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Ration(al) Thought from Mr. Forgettable
Posted by Leslie Levenson on November 20, 2025 at 4:01am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Stamps, a stamp book, and great envelope from Mr. Forgettable in Chaska, Minnesota.
From Kiki
Posted by Oberdada Jr. on November 19, 2025 at 7:00pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
These came today.
Telephone on landline was a really good idea. You didn't have to write text messages, no stupid apps to stalk your whereabouts, and inside it had real bells.
Thanks Kiki!
Ryosuke Cohen 251118-2 (Brain Cell 1257)
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Ryosuke Cohen 251118-1 (Brain Cell 1256)
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well received, thank you very much
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j'ai bien reçu votre courrier, pour lequel je vous remercie!
double-mail delight
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Oooo, lucky me
I received Mail Art from James Kellis, Asheville, NC. Thanks!
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I received Mail Art from Kit Gonzales Moore, Ocala, FL
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Thanks!
Wood's Spirits from Lau Wilmet
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Somehow people always think that if a group of artists work together that then there must automatically be some kind of organisation that coordinates it all. Well, in mail art there are many groups working together. These groups themselves also work together, but there is NO organisation that arranges all the things that go on in the mail art network. The I.U.O.M.A. is the Union that mail artists can become a member of. The Union has no rules. Everybody who is active in mail art and hears about the Union can become a member just by saying so.
In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. I invented this name and made forms for people to become a member of this (fictive) union. About 300 mail artists reacted in a year, and official membership cards were made, even a official Union Magazine was published. Anybody who was a member of the Union could also claim a special function within the Union.
Even today, people still join the Union. And somehow it gives power, to say that YOU are a member of the International Union too. It is just the center for archiving all the things that are going on. But I am not in control of the Union. I just invented it. And to make it official, I made myself General-President of this Union. Sure was impressive when I travelled to the USSR in 1991 and went to visit some friends there who were also members of this Union........
Today online on Ning there are thousands of members. On December 2nd 2018 the 5000th member joined in.
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June 1, 2025 at 6pm to December 31, 2025 at 7pm – Sinnai, Sardinia, IT
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ANyone Interested 3 Replies
Started by Amber Scribble in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Juan Petry 21 hours ago.
ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED 14 Replies
are there any volunteers for the research?a few days ago they didn't want to receive my envelope at the post office.The reason was the ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED.They say that any color can be used except red.Red is supposedly for controllers.If anyone…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Nov 10.
Mail art envelope orientation query 5 Replies
Hey mail art friends, is it correct that if I want to send a mail art envelope with the envelope design and its address info oriented to portrait style vs landscape style, it costs extra postage?Continue
Started by Melanie Reed in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by holly johnson Nov 6.
🖐️❗ 3 Replies
if anyone happens to think that this is not visual poetry ~ we are not of the same mind.but we remain friends...😊❗Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Oct 31.
Literature about mail, post, postman, etc. 27 Replies
This book came to me, with the content written on stamps (Shaun Tan: Tales from Outer Suburbia).Do you know (illustrated) (children) books about: mailpostpostmanstampsetc.?No matter what the language is.Thank you!…Continue
Started by Szabó Zelmira in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Szabó Zelmira Oct 21.
An Eastern European Story of Censorship and Mail Art 2 Replies
Greetings to Vladimir. An Eastern European Story of Censorship and Mail Art[Hommage à Franz Kafka]https://viragfold.net/post/796038304120324096/greetings-to-vladimirContinue
Started by Peter Abajkovics in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Szabó Zelmira Oct 20.
Carla Bertola Anthology Exhibition: "Interferences and Interweavings Between Words and Images"
Press release BONGIANI ART MUSEUM COLLECTION Carla Bertola Retrospective Exhibition "Interferences and Interweavings…Continue
Tags: Museum, di, Salerno, Italy, Art
Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Oct 16.
M.A.D. 16 ottobre 2025 - Giornata Internazionale dell'Arte Postale
Tags: Montecarotto, (AN), Mail, and, Art
Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Oct 16.
New Mailart Call
Astronomy for Developmentdescription- How can astronomy drive community development?- What inspiring initiatives already exist (such as astro-tourism, citizen science, or education)?- How can we build a more equitable world through knowledge of the…Continue
Tags: mailart
Started by Ogata Tetsuo in Mail-Art Projects Oct 15.
***HELP FROM FRIENDS *** 14 Replies
Does anyone know for sure what the term "library manuscript" means? maybe a photo of it?,*** believe it or not, I can't find it on the Internet. (And my encyclopedias are not in the same place that I am.)can inbox so we don't get bored.. .I need it…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Oct 1.
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