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Artistamps go by many different names: faux postage, postoids, cinderellas. All of these terms basically describe an artist-created stamp that is not used as real postage. These stamps are created simply as an art form unto themselves, and are often used to decorate pieces of mail art, envelopes, or used in collage or altered books. Occasionally, the goal is to place them on an envelope so they are canceled just as real stamps are. However, one of the rules of artistamps is that artists must not attempt to defraud the post office by substituting their own artwork for the real thing.
Stamp Artists
Visit these sites to view stamps by talented artists...
- Faux Postage from Ten Two Studios
- Tons of faux postage stamps for sale!
- Lisa Vollrath - Artistamp Gallery
- Images of artistamps by Lisa Vollrath.
- The Poca Post
- Devoted to the issuance of artiststamps commemorating people and events on the Poca River.
- Stamps We'd Love to Lick
- Humorous and erotic faux postage by Pier Gustafson.
- Patria Post - Ramrajya-Dak
- A sampling of artistamps issued by the Inner Realm of Patria, a micronation founded on the teachings of Hindu dharma.
- Terra Candella
- Artistamps by Harley.
- The Dreaming Printer's Artistamps
- A gallery of stamps from imaginary countries by Jeanne Borofsky, a digital artist living in Massachusetts.
- Dennis P. Jordan Artistamps
- Wild collection of modern postage for the creative mailer.
- Matangi Island
- The Ficticious Tourist Bureau of Matangi Island, by Kiyotei.
- The Postal Authority of Azubia
- Artistamps from Karen Winters.
- Exotica Post
- Artistamps from Sheba Kitty.
- Anna Banana's International Art Post
- Anna Banana's custom international art post stamps. She's done stamps for Griffin & Sabine, Vancouver Art Gallery, National Post Museum, Washington State History Museum and many others.
- Fantasy Postage
- Artistamps by Cynthia Greythorne.
Artistamp Pics
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Organizations & Groups
Find your way with information from these enthusiastic groups...
- The Artistamp Mailing List
- A resource for people interested in discussing, trading, teaching and learning about faux postage.
- International Directory of Artistamp Creators
- Definitions, artistamp images, artist and exhibition listings.
If You Love Artistamps
...you'll love these books!
Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/11/2009) 
Used Price: $0.01
Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/11/2009)
Used Price: $6.05
Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues
Amazon Price: $14.36 (as of 07/11/2009)
Used Price: $0.01
Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds (v. 2)
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/11/2009)
Used Price: $5.49
Make Your Own
Information on making your own stamps...
- About Artistamps
- A basic article on artistamps.
- A Quick Faux Postage Lesson
- A crash course in making your first faux postage stamp.
by lisavollrath
Lisa Vollrath is a prolific mixed-media artist. Her work covers a multitude of techniques, from altered books to collage, from artist trading cards an...
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