John Evans - Collage

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Another of John's birthday "coillages" sent in 2003.

"Blaster" Ackerman - Envelope

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Sent by Al in 1987. No postage stamp which he either forgot or it fell off? On the reverse is a Swinepost stamp and photocopy of "..Ackerman with his funny glasses and his funny tongue".

Eugeniusz Jozefowski - Postcard

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Eugeniusz sent this card from Poland back in late 80's I think. On the reverse is a cut up and collaged flyer for my rubber stamp exchange and some stamps cut from Stanly Gibbons catalogue or similar.

Red Herring - Postcard

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Postcard from the mid 80's. Reverse reads- "My what a big one you've got (referring to my big rubber stamp). I'm ink-lined to make a device to ink my rear bike wheel thereby creatingthe world's longest stamp to put you guys in the shade."

Peter L. Grosse - Collage

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PLG sent this mid 80's.

Philip Spellacy - Envelope 1968

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One of the oldest bits of "mailart" I have in my archive from a time I was an art student in Manchester. Phil was an art student in Leeds. This envelope is made from a recycled page of a children's colouring book and Phil has drawn some special attachments to make donkeys life more bareable.

Celia Llewhellin - Envelope '71

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An envelope made from the sleeve of a single record. Inside is a flexi-dsic "Michael Aspel Talks to the Barclay Girls".

Barry Wenden - Envelope 1973

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This envelope from Barry is made from a re-cycled page from a Beano Annual and some added collage from the Arthur Mee's Childrens Encyclopedia.

Celia Llewhellin - Envelope 1971

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An early envelope from Celia made from re-cycled magazine illustration and other found materials.

Priority Stampsheet - Collaboration

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A card from the post office originally used for driving license stamps. I sent out a few to be added to and passed along. This one returned with stamps and additions by Les Cammer,Patrick T, Artfoot and Creative Thing etc. etc.1989.

Pierre Alechinsky - Postcard

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Part of the documentation for an exhibition in 1990 called "Timbre D'Artiste" at E.S.P.A.C.E in Toulon, France, Curated by jean Noel-Laslo. This card despicts an artistamp by Pierre Alechinsky made in 1985.

Oleg Yudin - Cartoon strip

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Russian artist Oleg Yudin in response to my cartoon "How many Rascists Does It take To Change A Lightbulb?" did this follow up strip in 1990. Pen and ink.

Paul Jackson - Collaborative postcard

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Postcard by Tom Phillips which Paul has added to with rubberstamps and pen and ink. 1980's? It has a 9p stamp so must be around then.

Creative Thing - Envelope

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Leslie Caldera a.k.a. Creative Thing in California sent this envelope in 1991.

"Blaster "Ackerman - Pastel drawing

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A pastel drawing of "Happy Tea Heads" inscribed to me on the back, dated 1982. Al Ackerman lived in San Antonio Texas but now lives in Baltimore.

John M. Bennett - Postcard

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One of the earliest John M. Bennett postcards I have in m y archive from 1982. On the reverse is a poem-

THE MEMORY

The hammer.
The dog.
The sack.
The lice.

c.281 - jmb

Edgardo Antonio-Vigo - Postcard

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A postcard from Argentina sent in the early 80's despite the date saying 1974.

Pat Fish - Postcard

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One of the first people I corresponded with in the early 80's. I think Michael Scott gave me her address. She used to co-compile an assembling called Art/Life which I took part in a couple of times. It was 200 pages though so quite pricey to send when you are on the dole, which I was then. I think pat gave up mail art and opened a tattoo parlour on Venice Beach.

Carlo Pittore - Postcard

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One of the very first postcards I got back from Carlo was this one with lots of helpful addresses. On the reverse he points me to Umbrella magazine and Judith Hoffberg, Abracadada, and Bern Porter.1982.

a1_tam

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One of the many mailartsists to visit us when we lived in London was Ruud janssen of TAM fame. Here we are posting some mail at my local post office in Lambeth Bridge Road. Late 80's I think judging by our youthful complexions.