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Like many people influenced by Mail Art I like to make faux postage, or artistamps. To make an artistamp the artist invents a stamp design which resembles a real stamp but is not intended to fraudulently masquerade as actual postage. Some are very detailed and could almost fool a casual observer into thinking they are legitimate. Others are farther away from looking official but have something "stamplike" about them that suggests postage markings. They can be commemorative, they can have a monetary "value" as part of the design, or be from a real or imaginary country or post office. The stamps are often placed alongside real stamps on envelopes, and are traded and collected both in sheets and singly. Many different techniques are used to create them, including pen and ink, collage, rubber stamps, computer graphics, watercolor, and more. Often the originals are photocopied. They may or may not be produced on gummed paper or perforated just like a real stamp.
Click the thumbnail of the green bordered images to see a larger version. Then click the large image to return to this page. And if you would like to see more faux postage examples, see the Gallery page at Carolyn's Stamp Store. |
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The card at left was made with the following rubber stamps from my line: Set of Four Double Spirals Unmounted, Faux Postage Set 4 Unmounted, Faux Postage Shapes Set 2 Unmounted, Retro Double Leaf Unmounted, and Retro Flower Head 2 Unmounted. | |
 "Alien Hitchhiker" |
 "American Cuisine" | |
 Collaborative Stamp Sheet Made with Carrie and Ellie at the Open Door Art Studio Detail of larger collage 68K |
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 "Great Deserts of the World" 77K |
 Untitled 55K | |
 "What's That in My Tea?" Detail of larger collage |
 "Five Kinds of Tea that Don't Seem to Sell" Detail of larger collage 83K | |
 "Have a Cup of Lime Green Post" Detail of larger collage |
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Carolyn's Stamp Store Rubber art stamps designed by Carolyn Hasenfratz for your creative craft projects. Many faux postage and Route 66 designs available. www.carolynsstampstore.com |
Carolyn Hasenfratz Design Award-winning web design and development, Flash animation, presentations and slide shows, and graphic design. www.chasenfratz.com |
The John's Modern Cabins News Chronicles historic preservation efforts on Route 66, the Main Street of America. www.jmcnews.com |