A rare stamp portraying movie star Audrey Hepburn smoking sold for 67,000 euros, or almost $106,000 (Canadian) at an auction in Germany yesterday.
The stamp run was destroyed after Hepburn's son, Sean Ferrer, objected to the cigarette holder dangling from the actress's mouth and refused to grant copyright.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/640907
This my reflection artistamp sheet about this auction case
And here's me, an Aardistampmaker unable to upload my Aardverx stamp sheets, cos ! use a Library terminal which won't allow it. But more cos I don't know my way around Internet techniks.
If U wanna C 'em, come to Minden (Ger) on 30 July. D R
Is anyone open to trading? Or should I assume everyone is! LOL
I like artistamps and I'm currently making some new editions. If you send me yours I'll do the same. Please include a note as to whether you have an archive, museum, gallery, etc. and how long you've been making artistamps. Any other related info you wish to include is appreciated.
I will add yours to my archive started in the late 70's and will show in my Artistamp Gallery. Open themes.
Ok, good people, I am relatively VERY new at this making of artistamps. My first attempts were just handmade-scanned add-to-an-old-stamp image. But this week in Thessaloniki, we have the International Trade Fair and "ELTA", the Hellenic Post (Greek Post) has a booth set up in one of the pavillions. At an expensive rate, we can have our photo taken and added to 10 REAL postage stamps. The digital resolution is a bit poor for the original stamps, but then I have scanned and added new portrait images, making faux stamps. I think the "artistamp bug" has bitten me! Let me post them and see what you think.
Artemis, Greek Goddess of the Hunt, from the Eastern Frieze of the Parthenon..and a digital pic of me in front of "POST" sign. These are actual, usuable 52 cent/EURO stamps. Original edition.
This is my addition of an artsy "portrait" to the KORE stamp, it is faux stamp. The symbol for ELTA (Greek Post) in the upper right corner is Hermes, messenger god, swift and fast? Deliver de letter de sooner se better :)
Carla Cryptic
Apr 21, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
;-)
Apr 24, 2009
TIZIANA BARACCHI
ciao
TIZIANA
Apr 24, 2009
Gik Juri
Apr 24, 2009
El Taller de Zenon
ARTISTAMPS call / STAMPS SHEETS
To see details and some of our works visit the new blog: http://artistampstz.blogspot.com/
Apr 26, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)

.cheers!
May 5, 2009
Samuel Montalvetti
May 16, 2009
Konstantin Kalendaroff
The stamp run was destroyed after Hepburn's son, Sean Ferrer, objected to the cigarette holder dangling from the actress's mouth and refused to grant copyright.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/640907
This my reflection artistamp sheet about this auction case
May 27, 2009
Samuel Montalvetti
mas estampillas en artistamps
Jun 1, 2009
Samuel Montalvetti
mas estampillas en artistamps
Jun 1, 2009
Samuel Montalvetti
mas estampillas en artistamps
Jun 5, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Jul 3, 2009
Gik Juri
Jul 3, 2009
Mike Dickau
Jul 3, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)

.Fish-i stamps series, from the drawing of my lino rubber stamp.
:-)
Jul 5, 2009
Mike Dickau
Jul 6, 2009
Peter Dowker

BYE BYE ROLAND.Jul 9, 2009
yves maraux

confessin'my first archive personnelleJul 10, 2009
Dawn Redwood
If U wanna C 'em, come to Minden (Ger) on 30 July. D R
Jul 10, 2009
El Taller de Zenon
mmmmm..... but what do I have to make to get one sheet...!!!??
Jul 10, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Jul 11, 2009
Gik Juri
Jul 12, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
:-)
Jul 13, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Jul 13, 2009
Gik Juri
Jul 13, 2009
Dawn Redwood
Dawwn Redwood, Aardverx
Jul 19, 2009
Peter Dowker
Received this brilliant sheet of artist stamps today from DC Spaulding.
Jul 22, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)

.Bolld&Iron- For Roland Halbritter's Otto v. Bismarck MailArtCall
Jul 29, 2009
Samuel Montalvetti
Un faro para Hèléne
estampillas de artista
Aug 5, 2009
Ashazart
Aug 5, 2009
ginny lloyd
Aug 8, 2009
Mike Dickau
Aug 13, 2009
Gik Juri
Aug 13, 2009
yves maraux
a stamp of approval & a stamp of desapproval
la dentelle ne fait pas le timbre
le timbre ne fait pas la dentelle
Aug 14, 2009
ginny lloyd
I like artistamps and I'm currently making some new editions. If you send me yours I'll do the same. Please include a note as to whether you have an archive, museum, gallery, etc. and how long you've been making artistamps. Any other related info you wish to include is appreciated.
I will add yours to my archive started in the late 70's and will show in my Artistamp Gallery. Open themes.
Aug 17, 2009
yves maraux
Bellot qui avait posé pour la toile de Manet (www) annonce la parution de l'album Au bon bock (1878)
Aug 18, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)
Aug 30, 2009
yves maraux
http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~cohen/info/ryosukec.htm
Aug 31, 2009
Gik Juri

My new artistamps - see more at my page here, album "Dadahomeya kit #1"Aug 31, 2009
yves maraux
& minimalist stamps
Sep 1, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)

.detail:

.from a drawing of mine of a figure of the Aegina temple pediment housed in Munich Glyptothek.
Sep 3, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Sep 11, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

Artemis, Greek Goddess of the Hunt, from the Eastern Frieze of the Parthenon..and a digital pic of me in front of "POST" sign. These are actual, usuable 52 cent/EURO stamps. Original edition.Sep 11, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

Artemis stamp with my blue profile addition, faux stamps.Sep 11, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

Statue of KORE from Merenda, Attiki, original actual 65 cent/EURO stamp. Digital pic a bit too dark, barely visible "ELTA" sign.Sep 11, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

This is my addition of an artsy "portrait" to the KORE stamp, it is faux stamp. The symbol for ELTA (Greek Post) in the upper right corner is Hermes, messenger god, swift and fast? Deliver de letter de sooner se better :)Sep 11, 2009
ginny lloyd
Sep 13, 2009
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Sep 13, 2009
ginny lloyd
Sep 13, 2009
Ptrzia (TICTAC)

.gone bananas
Sep 18, 2009