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 Mary Anne on July 17, 2019 at 1:00am: I have been chattering away in the mini-mail art group and somehow found myself with a little project that may be of interest here.

I was reminiscing about the days when people cut out imitation stamps from papers and magazines, drew stamps by hand or used collage or photocopies all hand perfed with needles or sewing machines.

Wonderful things are being done with computers and home printers but I miss the element of hand made, the random and the experimental.

So I have hatched a project. send me any hand made artistamps, singles or sheets; on envelopes or enclosed inside. Anything as long as there is an element of the hand made. If I get a dozen or so I will come up with some sort of paper documentation for every one. No deadlines. No themes. No rules!

address is 128 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JX U K

Have fun and surprise yourselves.

Comment by Miguel Zavarof on June 28, 2019 at 12:31pm: salve !

Comment by Domenico Ferrara Foria on June 22, 2019 at 6:04am

Comment by Konstantin Kalendaroff on December 31, 2018 at 3:28pm

Comment by William M on December 18, 2018 at 4:12pm

Comment by William M on December 18, 2018 at 4:11pm: love that fluxus wave sheet b.g.!

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