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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.

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Could anyone exchange my artworks for your Artistamps ? 4 Replies

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Artistamp xchange 1 Reply

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Call 2 Replies

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Found some great scissors for cutting stamp edges! 10 Replies

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Help for How to Create Stamps 25 Replies

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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

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Comment by William M on April 19, 2021 at 8:16am: HilgArt you can buy pre-perforated stamp sheets from 100 proof press, the portland stamp company among other places. I don't know how much perforators cost. You might keep your eyes on any auctions involving postal equipment I suppose. There are videos up on youtube of how to perforate stamps with a sewing machine, but I've never tried it out(mainly because I don't have a sewing machine).

Comment by Ignacio Barsaglini on April 19, 2021 at 7:03am: from an imaginary country called bars where car accidentes are too common this campaign to prevent accidents

Comment by HilgART on April 18, 2021 at 11:47pm: Quick question to the masses: by what means do you (if you do; I haven't yet, but would like to play...) perforate your artistamps? Where does one go to get a perforating machine and how much do they typically cost? Has anyone played with creating 'homemade' perforating machines (such as rows of pins mounted into a block of wood or the like) and how has that worked out for you? Does anyone use the one-pinhole-at-a-time method, or is that as onerous and dissatisfying as it sounds? Other workarounds or adapted tools folks have tried? Thanks for your answers in advance!

Comment by Mikel Untzilla on April 18, 2021 at 8:55pm: Lancillotto Bellini 210415-2

Comment by Mikel Untzilla on April 16, 2021 at 9:14pm: Pier Roberto Bassi 210413-4

Comment by i'm a superhero on April 16, 2021 at 4:12am: Is an artistamp still an artistamp if it is only through the design phase and never makes it to paper?

Comment by Asoc. de Artistas Plásticos PR on April 15, 2021 at 8:24pm: https://vocesenmediodelapandemia.blogspot.com/p/convocatoria.html

Comment by Domenico Ferrara Foria on April 13, 2021 at 3:35am

Comment by sandra GACHES on April 12, 2021 at 3:14pm: Hello cascadia ^^ thank you very much, it is very kind of you to send me these works. It is with pleasure that I will receive them. Regards, sandra

Comment by Cascadia Artpost on April 12, 2021 at 2:07pm: Salutations de Cascadia, Sandra,

Merci d'avoir manifesté votre intérêt pour les artistamps. Je vous enverrai des œuvres d'art par courrier avec des timbres d'artiste par la poste plus tard dans la journée (12 avril). - JL

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