One of those stampdesigns made by Lon Spiegelman (USA)

A rubberstamp with history. Lon Spiegelman (USA) designed the logo for this stamp. He made a complete set of logo's for several mail-artists that were active in 1990. I transferred one logo he made into this rubberstamo which still is being used.

More details on Lon Spiegelman:

Lon Spiegelman (1941-2002) was an American mail artist and networker who initiated the concept called “Money & mail-art don't mix” stating that mail-art is non-commercial art and so can’t be bought or sold. He also coined the term “N-tity” with American mail artist Carlo Pittore, a term that refers to the spirit of networking and founded Spiegelmism Post. He was guest editor of Umbrella in the 1980s, a magazine originally started and edited by Judith A. Hoffberg.

source: http://oberlin.edu/library/art/mailart/bios/spiegelman.html

IUOMA stamp from the 80-ies

Thia rubberstamp was my own design. The logo was used in the beginningfase of the IUOMA in the beginning years 1988-1990 and also a bit later

Gift from Tensetendoned - USA

One of my favourite rubberstamps is this one that Tensetdoned (USA) designed and made for me. I still use it quite a lot.

Gift from the Stickerdude - NY - USA

New Rubber

Above is a print of one of the new Rubberstamp that have been added to the collection. On my outgoin mail-art you will get to see it from now on when the occasion calls for it. I have made a series of new rubber lately. Here is a small overview:

Gift from Mim Golub - USA

With the mail last month a wonderful gift arrived from Mim Golub (USA):

The envelope (see below) with all these old rubberstamps arrived some time ago. A donation to the TAM Rubberstamp Archive by Mim Golub (Scalin) in USA. Some of the rubberstamps I will surely use on outgoing mail-art before they are archived. Thanks for this wonderfull donation!

Stamp Sheet 56005 from Rain Rien - USA

Rain Rien from USA made a 3D object out of the stampsheet I sent thim. May Wilson as a stamp but also as an object, a Corsage. Thank you!

Rubberstamp Performance

For people who are looking for this collectors item:

Description:: Picasso Gaglione and J. Held Jr. where editors; illustrated thru out with b&w rubber stamp images; attached to front cover is a rubber stamp titled " Fake Picabia Bros. and images of Picasso Gaglione and John Held; plastic black spiral spine; xiv, 58pp; size: 9 x 11-1/4in; "This is a special rubber stamp edition of the FAKE PICABIA Bros. tour of Europe from 1 to 11 May 1995"; text by John Held jr.; contributors: Sophie Nagiscarde, Sanja Radivovic, Michel Hosszu, Daniel Daligand, Guy Bleus, Rod Summers, and Ruud Janssen; in EXCELLENT COND.

L'Art Tampon. a Rubber Stamp Performance (illustrated Periodical with an origianl rubber stamp multiple )GAGLIONE, Picasso / John Held Jr.

I found out that someone is selling a copy for 35 Euro's :

http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=367286784&searchurl=kn%3Druud%2Bjanssen%26sortby%3D3%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D14%26y%3D10

I have my own signed copy received from Bill (Picasso) Gaglione himself.

New stamps for TAM Rubberstamps Archive

gift from Litsa Spathi.

4 Collage Stampsheet returned

Not often a 4-collage stampsheet returns to the TAM-Rubberstamp Archive. They sometimes are collected by someone with a mail-art archive as well I believe. A pitty, because these sheets deserve to be in the archive for sure. Contributions by: Massimo Medola (Italy), Mark Greenfield (UK), Keith Bates (UK) and MailartMartha (UK).

Thanks for returning Martha!

Contribution from StickerDude - NY - USA

Contribution from Torma Cauli - Hungary

New rubberstamp for TAM-Archive

Just orderd this new rubberstamp. Symbolic for my life: It is changed by Mail-Art quite a lot. So why not share that with others. The rubberstamp still has to be made. I expect it in 2 days and will then start to use it.....

Sheet from Snappy - USA

Another enveloppe arrived from Snappy. Every week more sheets come if for the growing collection.

Stempelmekka - 1999

Article published in Rubberstampmadness 1999 about Stempelmekka in Hagen, Germany.

Sample of a collage stampsheet: 53211

Stamp Collage - New Project

Donation by MART from Poland

A wonderful contribution to the TAM Rubberstamp Archive was sent by MART from Poland.

52977 and 52976

Lothat Trott combined two sheets and made this artwork out of it.

Stampsheets on the Internet

Sometimes one finds Stampsheets on blogs that aren't returned to the archive yet. A nice example is at the blog by Roland Halbritter in Geramny (see: http://socks-stockings.blogspot.com/) where I found images of stampsheets he has worked on and has passed on to othet mail-artists. Photo's are by Roland Halbritter.

TAM Rubberstamp Archive Address List

1996-version

1994 version

1995 version

Over the years I have kept a database with all the addresses of mail-artists that contributed to the TAM-Tubberstamp Archive. The list grew over the decades and contains also the historic addresses. I printed the list every month and send old versions into the network. Some versions I kept in the TAM-Archive and above you find three old versions. The 1996-version was 50 pages thick....

Roberto Formigoni - Italy

Roberto Formigo from Italy taped two stampsheets together he had received and used the backside as a letter. The frontside side he used for this stampwork / collage and returned it to me.

Mail from Jim Leftwich - USA

Two sheets returned today to the Archive. Sent by Jim Leftwich. Contribution from him and Frips and John M. Bennett.

Hagen - Stempelmekka 1992

A small selection of my erasercarved stamps on exhibit at the Stempel Mekka in Hagen, 1992

Catalogue available at LuLu

The catalogue of the exhibition in the L-Gallery in Moscow is now available at LuLu. Just go to:

http://www.lulu.com/content/1862885

07-337

Sheets that were sent in for the Exhibition at L-Gallery in Moscow.

06-017

04-055

03-218

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