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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.

Discussion Forum

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 August 31, 2019 at 1:58pm

Oh, welldone William. and thanks.  My computer skills are always a little hit or miss . . .

Comment by William M on August 31, 2019 at 1:57pm

those are great Mary Anne. Especially loving the ones from Hong Kong.

Comment by Mary Anne on August 31, 2019 at 1:55pm

The link to Anna Banana stamps on Ebay doesn't seem to want to cooperate so I put an image of them here.  Anyone interested should maybe have a search for themselves?  I found them by searching ebay for 'artistamps'.  They are not exactly cheap!

Comment by Mary Anne on August 31, 2019 at 1:49pm

I thought perhaps the work of Michael Thompson deserves to be noticed.  He has produced many interesting sheets of stamps and uses them on correspondence, first day covers and even imitation junk mail.  Look him up on the internet.

Comment by William M on August 31, 2019 at 1:43pm

i think something went wrong when Mary Anne posted the link. I think this is the one she posted:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANNA-BANANA-Artistamps-6-del-1998-original...

Comment by Ficus strangulensis on August 31, 2019 at 1:12pm

I clicked on all 3 links and got the same, IUOMA error msg. 'group not exist'

Comment by Mary Anne on August 31, 2019 at 1:08pm
Comment by Mary Anne on August 27, 2019 at 11:18pm

 I found this on eBay and thought it might be of interest. 

BAUDHUIN SIMON PIG DADA ARTISTAMPS LEMON MAIL ART 20 x 30 cm 2005

https://ebay.us/Gpb0lD

Comment by Alan Brignull on August 25, 2019 at 9:50am

I think you'll find that is a bogus stamp (but some philatelists think artistamps are bogus). For years certain philatelic scammers have produced 'collectable' stamps in the names of poor or disputed administrations who are unlikely to prosecute. There were several featuring Monica Lewinsky supposedly from Abkhazia, .

Comment by Mary Anne on August 25, 2019 at 1:12am

The world of artistamps is, so I have found, generally free of the silliness attached to mainstream politics but I notice that there are a growing number of Trump stamps about.  They are unanimously 'anti', as one would expect, but, I ask myself, what about the 'pro' Trumpers?  Surely there must be a stamp or two for the other side?  In answer to myself I post an image of a stamp, apparently a real one, from 2016; A wonderfully pompous creation that, I am hoping, is meant to be ironic (but I doubt it).  Imagine it on some mail! How are we meant to satirize such a creature? If only we humble arty-types could have access to the necessary technology and resources so as to make such lavish productions ourselves.  Dream on people, dream on.

 

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