ArtiStamps Creators

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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 William M on December 28, 2020 at 2:40pm: yes, fingers crossed. i read today that the number of flights from the uk have been halved. maybe mail will still be able to arrive but outgoing mail will be suspended(i can receive mail from canada and australia but i cannot mail to those countries).

Comment by Mel Anie on December 28, 2020 at 12:47pm: Thanks William M for letting me know. No updates here from Royal Mail since 23 Dec! It's possible mine got out before these suspensions. Fingers crossed and here's hope for a better future.

Comment by William M on December 28, 2020 at 12:38pm: ah, cool! but last i heard mail from and to the uk from taiwan has been suspended. it just went into effect today. hopefully what you sent has managed to make it out before this went into effect. i'll send something to you once i am able to mail to the uk again.

Comment by Mel Anie on December 28, 2020 at 10:53am: Thank you, William M, that's very kind. I sent you something a few days ago but it is not like these! But I will save some of these especially for you.

Comment by William M on December 28, 2020 at 9:19am: those are fantastic mel!

Comment by Mel Anie on December 27, 2020 at 9:18pm: Thank you, Jenn :)

Comment by Jenn Miltenberger on December 27, 2020 at 8:58pm: Great work, Mel :)

Comment by Mel Anie on December 27, 2020 at 8:56pm: I made an artistamp sheet, for the first time ever! There aren't any holes in it but I might poke some in. I've got some really hi-tech kit here in my sewing box. There isn't a postage rate or a country on it. I thought I'd scribble those on when I use them, so I can change my mind. It's printed on cheap copy paper on my unreliable little printer. No adobes were involved but the original monotype is twice the size of my head. This was so much fun. So much fun!!!!

Comment by Adam Roussopoulos on December 27, 2020 at 7:32pm: These are SO good Thom!!

Comment by Bradford on December 24, 2020 at 11:00pm: Great Artistamps! I wonder what Adam Roussopoulos thinks of these.

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