Adanaland

[William M]

A wonderful surprise to find this in my mailbox recently. One of my favourite pieces of mail. I love how the envelope is painted to emulate an air mail envelope. Inside things were just as wondrous with these fantastic artistamps.

[FinnBadger]

I do, too, because it makes each envelope an original. And using unusual colors is highly original. Really great work.

[William M]

i like the stodgy bits. it's like how i appreciate printing imperfections on various older printed materials, or scratches on film, etc.

[Alan Brignull]

It's hardly an original design, but it is interesting to see it in different colours instead of the boring old red white and blue.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan98/14579672718

[FinnBadger]

Thanks for the info, Alan, your painted airmail border envelopes are fantastic, and actually the inspiration for the chevrons I've printed on some recently sent envelopes.

[Alan Brignull]

The border was stencilled on the paper before folding into an envelope (the splodgy bits are where the paint went under the stencil edge)

[FinnBadger]

Even more impressive is that the airmail border is also painted (or is it printed?) on the back as well.