Dear Ruud... I have like some of us a large relationship with a people in Post Office and we have a P.O. Box too... (in my case... for 27 years...) that in my Country is named Apartado Aéreo by the acronym A.A.
It´s a good idea to held a conversation and exchange opinions about The Post Office... and the P.O. Box too... this inusual objetc for XX century... because for the young people (teenagers) It´s irrelevant and Unknowing service...
That´s all by the moment...
Thank you...
I have always had good experiences with the postal office, the workers there and the P.O. Boxes. Mail-Art isn't always understood, but they seem always willing to help me. That is what I like so much abouth them.
Yes... of course... in the same way of your opinion... They celebrates always with your anonymous gesture our wild & informal communication trough Mail Art media and Channels... Like Post Office Places and P.O. Boxes analogical spaces...
Thanks for feeds this communication... Ruud...!!!
My post office is great. The workers treat the artified envelopes and objects that I mail with great respect. When the mail comes in for POSTMARKED annual events, they treat them with special care. Terrific folks! (POSTMARKED 2009 is coming in March)
Me, I'm quite satisfied with my P.O. staff's attitude to mail art and to my activities as well. Some of the P.O. girls even come to my mail art show presentations. When I send something extremely "unusual" they ask me where to put cansellation stamps. They even allow me to photograph them at mail art work:
I also love the post office staff where I go the most often. I've had some bad experiences with some post offices where they don't know me but they are rare and I just avoid those. :) My favorite post office in this area is in El Sobrante and it's the main post office there. It's really big, new, easy to park there, and the people who work there are not only kind and friendly but also supportive to mail artists and other people using the post office a lot. I don't live in El Sobrante, though, I live in Richmond (and have my PO Box in Berkeley). In Richmond, I have two Post Offices I go to - my favorite is on San Pablo Ave. near Garvin. Each post office has its own flavor - the way it looks, its age and size, but mainly the people who work there. I also love my mail carrier. He's got a great upbeat attitude and is very solicitous of my mail art going out and coming in.
Usually I mail my art just in the post box, so no need to go to the post office. Unfortunately may be. And now I even have one reason less: I've bought quite some stamps in advance so I don't need to go to the PO for them.
The nice thing is that I bought some old stamps, priced in guldens (guilders/florins) so before 1-1-2002 and the euro era.
In my younger years I used to collect these stamps, also special editions, but because too many people collected them their price is lower than their value nowadays. Very strange, but I pay 10% less for postage than with contemporary stamps and they really look nice on the mail. You need many of the, whole sheets, because of the inflation and it takes some time to calculate between euros and guldens. But as I said I love the special look of these
In Venice we were looking for any post office to send tourist cards. We were lucky to find the main one. We were greatly impressed by this magnificent building and the yard:
Just discovered this place today, and am intrigued by
the nice relationships many have at the post office with mail art.
Not so easy for me in Greece, maybe because it is a rare item
to see: mail art. I have found it easier to just buy a horde of stamps
and guess the weight of my mail art sendings. A few large items were
not well appreciated by the postal clerks :" Oh, can we send THIS, like THAT?". and I must always add "contents: postcards, letter,etc.", so they don't panic and think it is "ART" and will need to open and charge me with smuggling valuable Greek art out of the country. sigh.
Just recently, I played with making faux stamps, and I fear that even though the REAL stamps are in a prominent place, the postal authoities have not sent my mail art out, or at least they have been delayed? I may have to place my faux stamps only on cards INSIDE envelopes. Not a big problem, I guess.
Here are those friendly yellow mail boxes
at the Harilaou Branch of the Greek Post Office
where I send out my mail art all over the world.
ELTA (Remember that the upside-down V is the Greek "L")
EL = Elliniko (Greek...or literally: Hellenic, from Hellas ..careful!)
TA = Taxydromeio (now that's a mouth full..)
taxy = fast, speedy and dromeio = way or road
Ah! The Greek Speed Way? No, no, no. The Greek Post!
Or, as it is on the mailbox: "Hellenic Post".
From me to you :)
I used to work at the post office in my hometown for a while. well, it wasn't as beautiful as shown here, but it stands to reason Post-Office deals with all incoming and outgoing mail-art:) and it's full of art and even magic itself: all those beautiful stamps from all over the world (I naturally became obsessed collecting them and downloading the pictures of them by rapidshare search engine and many others), post cards, even lotteries...no emails can substitute that!
Un omaggio alla città di Portogruaro attraverso un progetto di arte postale che pone a tema tre delle parole chiave costituenti le ragioni della sua fondazione, unite dal comune scorrere.
A tribute for the city of Portogruaro through a project involving art through mail. The keywords chosen as the theme are the motif of its foundation, joined in a common flow.
Limite
margine tra terra ed acqua,
tra il porto fluviale e le strade del commercio,
tra i canali e i giardini dei palazzi,
costante riferimento ad un cambio di sistema, materia e colore.
Limit
border between earth and water,
the river harbor and the trade routes,
the channels and the gardens of the palaces,
a constant reference to a change in system, material and colour.
Scambio
non solo di merci ma anche di colori, profumi,
influenze artistiche ed architettoniche,
di reciproca conoscenza,di cultura quindi.
Exchange
not only of goods but also of colours and scents,
artistic and architectural influences,
mutual knowledge, therefore culture.
Segno
condizione di assenso gestuale, conclusione di un accordo,
e contrattazione, una traccia sovrapposta a tante altre
il cui significato è oltre la somma delle parti
Sign
a condition of consent expressed in gesture, the conclusion of an agreement,
a trace superimposed on many others:
whose meaning is beyond the sum of the parts.
Progetto a cura di Rizoo Group, Tiziana Baracchi e Proloco di Portogruaro
Formato e dimensioni dei lavori:
quadrato di dimensione massima 21 x 21 cm
Solo invii per posta, non e-mail
Nessuna restituzione, nè tassa, né giuria, né vendita
Mostra in programma a Portogruaro (VE) nel 2010
Documentazione on line sul sito: www.rizoo.altervista.org
info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com – aurogentile@tiscali.it
Scadenza 31 Marzo 2010
Spedire a:
Proloco di Portogruaro,
via Cavour 33
30026 Portogruaro (VE)
Project by Rizoo Group, Tiziana Baracchi and Pro Loco di Portogruaro
Format and dimension of work:
square of maximum size 21 X 21 cm
No e-mail
No returns, no jury, no fee, no sales
Exhibition in Portogruaro, 2010
On line documentation: www.rizoo.altervista.org
info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com – aurogentile@tiscali.it
Deathline to be received March 31, 2010
Send to:
Proloco di Portogruaro
via Cavour 33
30026 Portogruaro (VE) - ITALY
"Mail Art"...The mail box is used by the Greek postal service to store the day's mail delivery for a local area of about 10 city blocks or so. Then the postman comes by and picks up what he can carry to deliver to the first neighboring area and returns to pick up more as the day goes by, etc.
This particular box is on the corner where the soccer fans pass by on their way to the stadium which is two blocks away. Thus the GRAFFITI!
There really is a "mail box" under all that "art" :-)
5.30 Uhr – Monopolkommission kritisiert Post: Die Deutsche Post gerät wegen der Portoanhebung bei Briefen in farbigen Umschlägen in die Kritik. Laut BILD bezeichnete der Vorsitzende der Monopolkommission, Justus Haucap, den Aufschlag von 35 Cent als „Schritt in die falsche Richtung“. Zugleich monierte Haucap das generelle Preisniveau für Briefe bei der Deutschen Post. „Das Briefporto ist prinzipiell zu hoch. Der Spielraum nach unten beträgt einige Cent“, sagte der Chef der Monopolkommission.
Tulio Restrepo
It´s a good idea to held a conversation and exchange opinions about The Post Office... and the P.O. Box too... this inusual objetc for XX century... because for the young people (teenagers) It´s irrelevant and Unknowing service...
That´s all by the moment...
Thank you...
Jan 15, 2009
Ruud Janssen
Jan 15, 2009
Tulio Restrepo
Thanks for feeds this communication... Ruud...!!!
Jan 15, 2009
Anne Seltzer
Jan 16, 2009
Ivan Zemtsov
Jan 16, 2009
Ruud Janssen
At the Postoffice in Breda Centrum - Netherlands
Jan 17, 2009
Ivan Zemtsov
In this wideo you can see me at home and at the post office with mail art works I send and receive.
Jan 19, 2009
Ruud Janssen
Jan 25, 2009
Ruud Janssen
Jan 27, 2009
Carla Cryptic
Apr 2, 2009
Jan-Willem Doornenbal
The nice thing is that I bought some old stamps, priced in guldens (guilders/florins) so before 1-1-2002 and the euro era.
In my younger years I used to collect these stamps, also special editions, but because too many people collected them their price is lower than their value nowadays. Very strange, but I pay 10% less for postage than with contemporary stamps and they really look nice on the mail. You need many of the, whole sheets, because of the inflation and it takes some time to calculate between euros and guldens. But as I said I love the special look of these
Is this allowed in other Euro countries as well?Apr 10, 2009
Ivan Zemtsov
Apr 22, 2009
Joli
This is the post office "Neude" in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Some Pictures from inside..
And here you see the postman who stamped my mail. He didn't want his face on the picture, but I can tell you, he was a nice and happy smiling man.Apr 27, 2009
Dede van der Roove
Aug 12, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
the nice relationships many have at the post office with mail art.
Not so easy for me in Greece, maybe because it is a rare item
to see: mail art. I have found it easier to just buy a horde of stamps
and guess the weight of my mail art sendings. A few large items were
not well appreciated by the postal clerks :" Oh, can we send THIS, like THAT?". and I must always add "contents: postcards, letter,etc.", so they don't panic and think it is "ART" and will need to open and charge me with smuggling valuable Greek art out of the country. sigh.
Just recently, I played with making faux stamps, and I fear that even though the REAL stamps are in a prominent place, the postal authoities have not sent my mail art out, or at least they have been delayed? I may have to place my faux stamps only on cards INSIDE envelopes. Not a big problem, I guess.
Aug 12, 2009
CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ
CALL ART POSTAL (MAIL ART)
THEME: “BETWEEN TAPIÈS AND KISSES”
REGULATION:
TECHNIQUE: FREE (collage, photography, drawing, printing,
stamps, photocopy).
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 31 OCTOBER 2009
TYPE OF WORK: postcard (15 X 10,5 centimeters)
SEND WORK FOR:
CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ
Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213
Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ
CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL
The work will not be returned.
.
.
CONVOCATION D'ART POSTAL
SUJET : « ENTRE TAPIÈS ET BAISERS »
RÈGLEMENT :
Technique: libre (collage, photographie, dessin, sérigrafie, timbres, photocopie )
limite d'envoi : 31er octobre 2009
FORMAT DU TRAVAIL : carte postale (15 X 10.5 centimètres)
ENVOYER DES TRAVAUX POUR :
CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ
Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213
Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ
CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL
Les travaux ne seront pas retournés.
.
.
CONVOCATORIA DEL ARTE POSTAL (ARTE CORREO)
TEMA: “ENTRE TAPIÈS Y BESOS”
REGLAMENTO:
TÉCNICA: libre (encolado, fotografía, dibujo, sérigrafie, estampillas, fotocopia)
LÍMITE DE ENVÍO: 31 de octubre de 2009
FORMATO DEL TRABAJO: tarjeta postal (15 X 10.5 centímetros)
ENVIAR LOS TRABAJOS PARA:
CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ
Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213
Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ
CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL
El trabajo no será vuelto.
Aug 21, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Here are those friendly yellow mail boxesat the Harilaou Branch of the Greek Post Office
where I send out my mail art all over the world.
ELTA (Remember that the upside-down V is the Greek "L")
EL = Elliniko (Greek...or literally: Hellenic, from Hellas ..careful!)
TA = Taxydromeio (now that's a mouth full..)
taxy = fast, speedy and dromeio = way or road
Ah! The Greek Speed Way? No, no, no. The Greek Post!
Or, as it is on the mailbox: "Hellenic Post".
From me to you :)
Aug 31, 2009
sam
Oct 20, 2009
TIZIANA BARACCHI
LIMIT, EXCHANGE, SIGN
Un omaggio alla città di Portogruaro attraverso un progetto di arte postale che pone a tema tre delle parole chiave costituenti le ragioni della sua fondazione, unite dal comune scorrere.A tribute for the city of Portogruaro through a project involving art through mail. The keywords chosen as the theme are the motif of its foundation, joined in a common flow.
Limite
margine tra terra ed acqua,
tra il porto fluviale e le strade del commercio,
tra i canali e i giardini dei palazzi,
costante riferimento ad un cambio di sistema, materia e colore.
Limit
border between earth and water,
the river harbor and the trade routes,
the channels and the gardens of the palaces,
a constant reference to a change in system, material and colour.
Scambio
non solo di merci ma anche di colori, profumi,
influenze artistiche ed architettoniche,
di reciproca conoscenza,di cultura quindi.
Exchange
not only of goods but also of colours and scents,
artistic and architectural influences,
mutual knowledge, therefore culture.
Segno
condizione di assenso gestuale, conclusione di un accordo,
e contrattazione, una traccia sovrapposta a tante altre
il cui significato è oltre la somma delle parti
Sign
a condition of consent expressed in gesture, the conclusion of an agreement,
a trace superimposed on many others:
whose meaning is beyond the sum of the parts.
Progetto a cura di Rizoo Group, Tiziana Baracchi e Proloco di Portogruaro
Formato e dimensioni dei lavori:
quadrato di dimensione massima 21 x 21 cm
Solo invii per posta, non e-mail
Nessuna restituzione, nè tassa, né giuria, né vendita
Mostra in programma a Portogruaro (VE) nel 2010
Documentazione on line sul sito: www.rizoo.altervista.org
info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com – aurogentile@tiscali.it
Scadenza 31 Marzo 2010
Spedire a:
Proloco di Portogruaro,
via Cavour 33
30026 Portogruaro (VE)
Project by Rizoo Group, Tiziana Baracchi and Pro Loco di Portogruaro
Format and dimension of work:
square of maximum size 21 X 21 cm
No e-mail
No returns, no jury, no fee, no sales
Exhibition in Portogruaro, 2010
On line documentation: www.rizoo.altervista.org
info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com – aurogentile@tiscali.it
Deathline to be received March 31, 2010
Send to:
Proloco di Portogruaro
via Cavour 33
30026 Portogruaro (VE) - ITALY
Oct 22, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
"Mail Art"...The mail box is used by the Greek postal service to store the day's mail delivery for a local area of about 10 city blocks or so. Then the postman comes by and picks up what he can carry to deliver to the first neighboring area and returns to pick up more as the day goes by, etc.This particular box is on the corner where the soccer fans pass by on their way to the stadium which is two blocks away. Thus the GRAFFITI!
There really is a "mail box" under all that "art" :-)
Nov 10, 2009
TIZIANA BARACCHI
ciao TIZIANA
Dec 19, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
and may we not forget our good
postal service workers!
Dec 20, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
with the kourabiedes, melomakarona and Vasilopita!
Happy Mail Art New Year to all!
Dec 30, 2009
Ruud Janssen
source: http://www.bild.de/BILD/politik/wirtschaft/2010/01/18/beamte-machen...
Jan 20, 2010
Ruud Janssen
Mail-art and snow DO mix
Jan 31, 2010
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Torn off through the postal machine??
And I want to see those "Hungry mailboxes"!
Feb 5, 2010
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
"great minds..." and all that
Feb 5, 2010