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ArtiStamps Creators

A Group for all that love and make artistamps. Stories, concepts, special issues, All there is to know

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An artistamp (a portmanteau of the words "artist" and "stamp") or artist's stamp refers to a postage stamp-like artform. It is similar to a Cinderella stamp in that it is not valid for postage, but it differs from a forgery or a bogus stamp in that (typically) the creator has no intent to fool any post office or collector of stamps. (However, depending on how the stamp is used, it may be difficult to distinguish artistamps from local post stamps.) The artistamp is intended to be a miniature artwork which can depict or commemorate any subject its creator chooses.

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Could anyone exchange my artworks for your Artistamps ? 4 Replies

Started by Kiki. Last reply by Kiki Dec 31, 2023.

Artistamp xchange 1 Reply

Started by JAC MAIL. Last reply by Sarah Roe Jul 13, 2023.

Call 2 Replies

Started by Alexander Limarev. Last reply by Juan Petry Jan 5, 2023.

Found some great scissors for cutting stamp edges! 10 Replies

Started by Terri Jones. Last reply by General Correspondence Oct 2, 2022.

Help for How to Create Stamps 25 Replies

Started by Rachel Fasig. Last reply by Oscar Yeats Mar 3, 2022.

Site in Germany (Yourstamps) 9 Replies

Started by Sandra Skies Ludwig. Last reply by Paul Wilkinson Aug 15, 2021.

Where to get sheets of dry gum paper 8 Replies

Started by A Badger. Last reply by Michael French Apr 27, 2021.

love all those invented stamps !!!

Started by Ifé Niklaus Dec 24, 2020.

"To perforate or not to perforate? That is the question" 11 Replies

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by Ficus strangulensis Sep 23, 2019.

Newbie to Mail Art 5 Replies

Started by The Artful Writer. Last reply by The Artful Writer May 27, 2019.

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Comment by Bradford on February 10, 2020 at 6:45pm

At the same site (AtlasObscura), there is an article from 2017 that features the Artistamps of Donald Evans:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cinderella-stamps-donald-evans

Comment by Bradford on February 10, 2020 at 4:44pm

I got that article on my newsfeed on my phone, but forgot to go back to it.  Thanks for sharing here.

Comment by Ficus strangulensis on February 10, 2020 at 3:22pm

Here's an article on faux postage of micronations.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/micronation-stamps?utm_source...

Comment by Domenico Ferrara Foria on February 5, 2020 at 1:09am

Comment by Carmen Kennedy on January 30, 2020 at 1:23pm

Love the artistamps, Ficus!

Comment by Alan Brignull on January 29, 2020 at 8:08pm

ficastic fantus!

Comment by William M on January 29, 2020 at 6:26pm

fantastic ficus!

Comment by Ficus strangulensis on January 29, 2020 at 4:55pm

a partially used sheet of artistamps combining references to jakalopes, Johnson, bunny crackers and goodness nose wot else.

Comment by Domenico Ferrara Foria on January 18, 2020 at 11:23pm

Comment by Alan Brignull on January 15, 2020 at 6:36pm

Received today from Alexander Limarev in Novosibirsk — a striking sheet of stamps from Red Zombia Post. Thanks, Alexander!

 

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