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IS SIZE IMPORTANT IN CONTEMPORARY ART?
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It seems to be, ie the bigger the canvas the 'better' it is perceived to be, the more likely it is to be in important (museum) collections, the more money it will get at auctions, the more fame will…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ian C Dengler Sep 27, 2014.

TODAY IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VINYL ART DAY
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TODAY'S THE DAY!16 June, 2014, is going to  be celebrated by Vinyl Artists everwhere.For more…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gü Jun 17, 2014.

AN INSANE FRENCH ARTIST?
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The following story appeared in today's UK "Daily Telegraph":COCK-A- DOODLE OOH.... A MAN WHO SUFFERED FOR HIS ARTA South African performance artist who tied a live rooster to his penis during an…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Prairie Kittin Oct 22, 2014.

New VINYL ART Group!
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Would you like to join me in a new Group called 'VINYL ART'?I suspect that many of you, like me, have somewhere in your house/garage/attic a collection of old Vinyl records that you have probably not…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Jan 31, 2015.

 

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Hélène LAGACHE commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers
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Group for Cat-Lovers

A group for people who love Cats -- everyone's invited to join, and their cats, of course. We welcome all Cat lovers and any and all Mail Art that features anything about Cats or Kats. Group formerly known as Katerina Nikoltsou.See More
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 3. OLD GLORY!! 9. 48-Star Flag, 1912 “This version of Old Glory was official from 1912 to 1959 – the longests period any fixed star pattern has been used.…"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 2 5. Star-Spangled Banner, 1814 “At Baltimore’s Fort McHenry in 1814, the Star-Spangled Banner came under British fire in the War of 1812. Its…"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 1; 1. Forster Flag, 1775 “According to Forster family tradition, this flag was captured from the British by Minutemen on April 19, 1775, the first day of the…"
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"Boring BLUE Greek postcard of Santorini Island: (on its way to you, Val on this nice Winter Solstice Day! )"
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"Boring BLUE, Greek postcard of Mykonos Island: (but Heleen loves this color :-)"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"CUSTOM HOUSE EAGLE From the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.  "an enormous specimen of the American eagle, with outstretched wings befare her breast, and, if I recollect alright, a bunch of intermingled thunderbolts and barbed arrows…"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"US-USSR FRIENDLY RELATIONS Nice cufflinks, from the Gorbachov/Reagan years. Not the Trump/Putin years "
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
""ALL OUR COLOUTRS TO THE MAST" ECA Paris, again. Not a canoe, but at least it shows a boat."
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"RECONSTRUCTING EUROPE Nice scaffolding. Old postcard from 'ECA Paris'. (Methinks not the current European Canooe Association)"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"UNCLE SAM IIs he shooting himself in the head? ("The right to bear arms?")"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"NOT, REPEAT  NOT, TRUMP AND VANCE, BUT..... Chimpanzy 'Baldy', New York Zoological Park"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group BORING POSTCARDS
"1944: TWO POSTCARDS FROM NORMANDY, FRANCE 1. The Normandy Landing Beaches 2.  June, 1944 -- 'Thank you.' June, 1994 -- 'Welcome (back)''"
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
"found this gritty cement covered one in Athens:"
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Valentine Mark Herman commented on Fulgor Silvi's photo
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DIGITAL TECHNICAL POSTCARD

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese tell e how you do thee§ Thank you."
Dec 15

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Mail-Artist since:
1952 (when I sent a "Thankyou for my Birthday Present' to my Grandma, and illustrated it with a little drawing). Since then my Mail Art history has been, well, interesting
My Website (without http://):
http://www.val-herman-art.eu
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
Well, it's like this, Doc. I've got this thing about the Postlady....
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
billytulip1956@yahoo.com
1 Rue de la Vieille Fontaine, F-11130 Sigean, France

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MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC

Posted on December 5, 2025 at 11:30am 5 Comments

Denmark posts its last letters as hallowed national mail ends

The 400-year-old postal service stops delivering letters as digital communication takes over, leaving…
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SMELL A STAMP!! The French postals ervice is terrible....buts niffable

Posted on October 9, 2025 at 4:59am 2 Comments

France's postal service rolls out croissant-scented stamp

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France has launched a croissant-scented stamp to celebrate its emblematic flaky pastry, its national postal service, La Poste, announced on Wednesday

Scented stamps designed to celebrate artisan croissants hit letterboxes across…

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TOMORROW is the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day

Posted on May 30, 2025 at 10:43am 1 Comment

2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
 
It's the time of the year to raise global awareness of Manhole Covers. They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every day. And so on the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day -- Saturday 31 May TOMORROW-- please send me a photo of a Manhole Cover near your house, apartment, villa,…
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Coming soon and not to be missed! 2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025

Posted on May 13, 2025 at 4:46am 2 Comments

Bonjour,

2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
 
It's the time of the year to yet again raise global awareness of Manhole Covers. 
They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every…
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your mail art card arrived today Thank You

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Nous pourrons échanger en français! 
et oui, j’aime les chiens!

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Non rispondo ai maleducati!!!

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