Two-sided envelope with yellow mailing envelope decorated with rubber stamp ink created by Nicol A. Kostic. U.S. postage stamps affixed. Six sheets of mail art are inserted. A black-and-white surreal collage shows a person holding a cigarette, their head replaced by a textured brain filled with layered words (“Happenings,” “Fishkeeping,” “Crystal Flight,” “Nest”). Surrounding imagery includes a lizard, geometric diagram, palm tree, anatomical figure, cityscape, eyeglasses, and a crossword grid, with the phrase “light into your dark unconscious” at the bottom. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
IN COPYRIGHT. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Contact the Poetry Collection for more information.
Two-sided paper envelope piece. Yellow mailing envelope decorated on front and back with black ink and rubber stamp ink, stickers and tape created by Arturo Giuseppe Fallico. U.S. postage stamps affixed. Sheets of blue and white paper mail art are housed in the envelope. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
Two-sided postcard piece created by Rochelle Thompson. White cardboard decorated recto with printed paper and hand-colored images. Verso is decorated with stickers. U.S. postage stamps affixed. Front of postcard advertising a mail art show called "Body building." A picture of a female figure wearing a bikini in a kneeling pose shown twice on the card. Mail art recipient: Daniel Mark Graham.
Two-sided paper postcard piece created by the Cracker Jack Kid. A high-contrast black-and-white image is on front that shows a mirrored, abstract human-like form against a dark background, with the word “REJECT” stamped across the center. The verso is used as a postal card with black ink, rubber stamp ink, and U.S. postage stamp. This is a mailed postcard with a typed return address for “Cracker Jack Kid” in Omaha, a handwritten note to recipient Daniel Mark Graham, a “Crazy Horse” U.S. stamp, and a 1982 Omaha postmark.
Two-sided collage-style mail art postcard piece created by Rochelle Thompson featuring a turquoise running nude figure, grid background, red and yellow handwritten notes, a “Crazy Horse” U.S. stamp, and handwritten addresses for Daniel Graham and Rochelle Thompson. On the front: a mixed-media collage on a vintage newspaper advertisement shows repeated cut-out figures in motion layered around a group photo, with colorful paint marks and handwritten text reading “Some some some people and me, too." The back is covered with white printed paper with red color added. U.S. postage stamps affixed. Mail art recipient: Daniel Mark Graham.
Two-sided handmade mail art cardboard envelope, created by K. Champlin, with bird postage stamps, clear tape, and a drawn row of small television screens, some showing abstract patterns, with handwritten messages (Stay tuned for space travel!) and an address to Buffalo, New York. Clear plastic cover on back with found object added to back. U.S. postage stamps affixed. and an "open here" message with a down-pointing arrow at the top. Mail art recipient: Daniel Mark Graham.
Two-sided homemade postcard piece created by Rochelle Thompson. A collage based on a vintage photograph shows two people standing outdoors, one holding a very long snake, with handwritten notes and added color, the word “ANACONDA” along the side, and small illustrated snake images at the bottom. Clippings with color added are affixed with glue to the front. On the back is a handwritten postcard covered with notes, drawings, and red stamped open mouths, addressed to Dan Graham, with U.S. and Hong Kong postage stamps circled in red on the upper right. Rubber stamp ink with color are added and U.S. postage stamps affixed. Mail art recipient: Daniel Mark Graham.
Two-sided cardboard postcard. Front covered in black-and-white photograph reproduction, with blue color sample affixed with tape. Back is brown cardboard. U.S. postage stamps are affixed.
Two-sided homemade postcard. Front consists of laminated paper, printed and colored. Verso consists of white paper decorated with purple rubber stamp ink. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided cardboard piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Front and back decorated with Canadian postage stamps, paper, stickers, and paint.
Two-sided homemade postcard. Multicolored card covers the front, printed stationery covers the back.
Two-sided postcard piece. Corrugated board with color postcard affixed to front and decorated with stickers and black ink. Back is plain brown and decorated with stickers. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided homemade postcard piece. Cardboard with color photograph collage on front and clippings on back. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided paper postcard piece. Front and back decorated with black ink. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided paper postcard piece. Decorated on front and back with black ink and multicolors. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
Two-sided cardboard postcard piece. Front is decorated with black ink and multicolors, with color photograph collage affixed with tape. Back is decorated with sticker labels. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided paper envelope piece. Front and back of white mailing envelope is decorated with black ink and rubber stamp ink. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
Two sided plastic postcard piece. Cloth, paper and other found objects laminated in plastic. Decorated on front with printed and handwritten labels. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
Two-sided plastic and paper postcard piece. Flattened and laminated in plastic fast food container, with sticker labels affixed to back. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided paper postcard piece. Front is multicolored postcard. Sales receipt, labels, and clippings are affixed to back. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
Two-sided cardboard piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Item is decorated with crayon and affixed with Canadian postage.
Two-sided paper U.S. postal card. Black-and-white printed paper attached to front. Back is decorated with clippings and stickers and added color.
Two-sided cut cardboard postcard piece. Front is decorated with clippings collage and tape. Verso is decorated with stickers, labels, clippings, and tape. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided cardboard homemade postcard piece. Front is covered with blue printed paper and decorated with clippings affixed with glue. Back is covered with yellow-orange paper and decorated with clippings, artist stamps, stickers and sticker labels. US, Indian, Italian, New Zealand postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided cardboard homemade postcard piece. Front is decorated with clippings, stickers and tape. Verso is decorated with clippings and sticker labels. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided postcard piece created by State of Being. The front is a black-and-white photographic triptych reproduction of a man in profile, with the final image altered by a drawn cartoon animal face over his head. Verso is printed in black and blue, decorated with rubber stamp ink. U.S. postage stamp affixed. Includes a mail art envelope with handwritten messages, crossed-out words, postage stamps, and a “MAIL ART / State of Being” label, addressed to Cleveland, Ohio. Mail art recipient: Baron.
Two-sided paper postcard piece. Front is covered with black-and-white photocopy paper affixed with tape. Back is decorated with stickers. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
One-sided envelope piece. White paper mailing envelope decorated on front with artist stamps and U.S. postage stamps.
Two-sided paper envelope piece. Front and back of yellow mailing envelope decorated with artist stamps, stickers, and rubber stamp ink. U.S. postage affixed. Enclosed is a handwritten letter decorated with rubber stamp ink.
Two-sided white paper window envelope piece. Front is decorated with rubber stamp ink, back is illustrated in red and blue, decorated with green-blue rubber stamp ink. Decorated on front and back with stickers. U.S. postage stamp affixed to front.
Two-sided piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Paper cutout mounted on front of white fome-cor (TM) board, sticker affixed on back with red and purple writing.
Two-sided paper envelope piece. White paper mailing envelope decorated on front with rubber stamp ink, sticker label, and foreign postage. Back is colored with green and purple marker.
Two-sided paper envelope piece. White paper postal envelope decorated on front and back with artist stamps, stickers, and rubber stamp ink. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
Two-sided postcard piece, created by Bill Fornof, featuring an abstract illustration of a fried egg floating against a blue gradient background.. Printed illustration in multicolors on front, black ink handwriting and U.S. postage stamp affixed to back. The back of a postcard has a handwritten message on the left and a mailing address on the right. A purple circular postmark from San Diego, California dated September 2, 1982 appears near the top center, partially overlapping the dividing line. A 15-cent U.S. postage stamp labeled “Architecture USA” featuring the Furness 1893–1912 Penn Academy, Philadelphia is affixed in the upper right corner. The sender’s handwritten name and location appear at the bottom left. Message reads: Our Generation can be the first free of the earth embryos of the future... Bill Ford San Diego, Ca. Mail art recipient: Daniel Mark Graham.
Single white envelope with red marker border
White envelope addressed in black; stamped in red ink on front and rear; address and return address circled with multicolored crayon. U.S. postage stamp affixed to the front of envelope.
White envelope addressed in black. Red and blue ink stamps on front of envelope. Return address stamped in blue on back. U.S. stamp postage affixed.
White envelope addressed in black on the front; stamped in purple on the back; U.S. postage affixed. Contains a handwritten press release and a photocopy of two pages of a book.
This item contains a number of printed and copied newspaper articles, chain letters, and court proceedings all adorned with handwritten notes and comments. The topics addressed within the materials ranges from the tomato debate between fruit or vegetable to a get-rich-quick chain letter. Most of the materials contain a stamp of the artist's name and address. The envelope is dark yellow and affixed U.S. postage stamp.
White postcard stamped with red and blue ink
U.S. postage stamp and artist created paper stamps affixed to the back.
Three-dimensional cardboard clothing box piece with tape. Inside box is green and yellow paper, green cellophane, various multi-colored cloth and thread pieces, and dried flowers.
Poetry Collection, Special Collections, University Libraries
The image of the couple, attached to the postcard with glue, has become detached and is now being held together with an orange clip.
The image on this postcard is a color xerox photo copy of a card from circa 1907. The mail artist's great uncle had sent his mother this card around the same time. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
This white postcard is adorned with a repeated stamp in black, blue-green, and red-violet colors. The text of the postcard details the artist's history of art shows. There is also a blue-green visual stamp of a paint brush on the front. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
White postcard with a black and white illustration. There are two unique stamps on the back as well as a sticker with an image of a fish. The text of the postcard thanks the recipient for a previously received underwater photo. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
This piece consists of a white envelope decorated with rubber ink stamps, copied photographs and textual writing. The contents of the envelope include a handwritten letter and a business card.
Postcard with a black and white cover image; the word REJECT is printed on the front in dark maroon ink. U.S. postage stamp affixed to the back of the card along with a note in black ink from Chuck Welch to Dan Graham concerning an art show focused on rejection.
This item contains a sheet of four black and white homemade "mumblepost" postage stamps. The envelope is light brown and has a colored copy of one of the enclosed "mumblepost" stamps. Besides the affixed U.S. postage stamp there is also an "Easter Seals" stamp on the front of the envelope.
White envelope has multicolor hand-painted face; verso has a handwritten note in black and pink marker. Envelope contains a small piece of white paper with a black and white image on one side, and a short poem written by the mail artist on verso. Affixed is a pair of US Christmas postage stamps.
Item contains a copy of a newspaper article discussing film director David Lynch. The verso of the article features a handwritten letter from the artist to the recipient. The verso of the white envelope contains a multicolor hand-painting by the mail artist. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
Item contains two fliers for a pot luck dinner printed on white paper with numerous stamps. Each stamp is slightly different and has a unique heading. The white envelope is decorated with various pink and green U.S. postage stamps. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
White postcard with a black and white image on the back created by Mumbles. There is one textual stamp that reads "Merry Christmas" and one visual stamp of an angel. The affixed U.S. postage stamp is of Buffalo Bill Cody. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
Three-dimensional light brown cardboard clothing box piece, created by Amelia Etlinger, tied with a tan ribbon and black and silver glittery yarn and decorated with plant material tucked in between the ribbon and the box. Views of the back of the box and a side view with a bit of ribbon visible complete the piece. Mail art recipient: Karl C. Gay.
White postcard contains an image of Santa Claus in a pink Santa suit holding his stomach. There are two textual stamps on the front and the U.S. postage stamp contains an image of a young deer. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
Ivory postcard mail art, created by DPH, printed with black ink. U.S. postage affixed on right top corner. dated 10/90. On the verso, the Ivory postcard affixed with 28 red and white 1 cent U.S. postage stamps featuring Margaret Mitchell. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
White mail art postcard, created by Anastasia Anesthesia, is addressed in black ink over green and yellow-green labels. Rubber stamped in black ink. U.S. postage stamp affixed, postmarked from Charleston, WV, dated October 1983. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
White mail art postcard by creator Don Morgan, has an image of a cat painted in red. The printed text on the back of the postcard reads "The fake contest committee has determined YOU WIN! Send one hundred and three dollars to release your prize money!" Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
Mail art item, created by Don Morgan, consists of a purple envelope with a drawing of an eyeball in brown and black marker. The envelope contains a small card with a string which reads "You're it!" as well as a rubber ink stamp. U.S. postage stamp affixed. Mail art recipient: John M. Bennett.
Paper covered in watercolors and adhesive tape and bandages.
Mixed-media painting of a white, mask-like face with round eyes and a curved smile, covered in handwritten English and French phrases about feeling well, language, and daily life.
Yellow paper painted in multiple colors.
Decorated white envelope housing five sheets of stamps and stickers and a few pieces of ephemera.
Three-dimensional cardboard clothing box piece. Decorated with cloth ribbon and flowers, covered with waxed paper and tape.
Booklet submitted as part of the Recycling Art Project. Text pages are printed yellow paper, decorated with rubber stamp ink. Cover is red with black printing; stapled.
Piece is a two sided envelope constructed from printed paper with metal punch holes, decorated on front and back with fur swatches, stickers, rubber stamp ink, pink writing, and affixed with U.S. postage stamps.
Two-sided envelope piece. Cut out with multiple pieces inside. Decorated on front with rubber stamp ink. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided computer circuit board submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Front decorated with cutout designs, printed paper, and affixed with Canadian postage stamps.
Two sided brown envelope piece. Front of envelope decorated with black-and-white photocopy, black rubber stamp ink and affixed with Belgian postage stamps. Verso decorated with black-and-white photocopy with red ink and black ink.
Piece is cardboard wrapped in wax paper, decorated with thread and tape with blue cellophane paper.
Beige burlap cloth piece tied with orange cloth.
Piece is aluminum foil wrapping with lace cloth and cloth pieces.
Paper piece with cloth ribbon tied around it, wrapped in waxed paper affixed with tape.
Two-side yellow mailing envelope with tape, black writing, and U.S. postage stamps. Envelope contains beige burlap and orange thead.
Two-side orange construction paper and cloth piece. Paper folded and tied with yellow cloth ribbon, containing cloth, buttons and thread.
One-sided waxed paper piece. Contains paper, tape, and lined paper.
Multi-sheet paper piece. Inserted items are lined white paper decorated with pencil, red ink, gold string, and tape.
Two-sided piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Pressed plastic decorated with paint and marker.
White envelope piece. Writing on front and back with U.S. postage stamp.
A book-like mail art object with a layered exterior and an open interior spread. The first image shows the closed piece made from handmade paper with metallic mesh fabric draped across the surface, translucent floral material beneath, and colored threads extending from the edges, with handwritten text along the right margin. The second image shows the piece opened flat: the left page has pale pastel color washes and a faint heart shape, while the right page contains attached fibers, small seeds or fragments, pieces of fabric, and red thread, all mounted on light-colored paper against a black background.
White envelope decorated with black ink, colored paper, tape, and U.S. postage stamps.
Two-sided mailing envelope piece. Decorated with green and blue writing, rubber stamp ink, tape, and affixed with U.S. postage stamp.
One-sided brown mailing envelope piece. Front decorated with black and red writing, rubber stamp, ink and U.S. postage stamps.
Two-sided brown mailing envelope piece. Front is decorated with clear tape, crayons, paper, eyelet, thread, and cloth. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
Two-sided corrugated board piece. Front of piece affixed with printed paper and stickers. Back of piece decorated with rubber ink stamps, stickers, and Japenese postage stamps.
Two-sided piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Styrofoam covered with printed paper on both sides, decorated with paint. Negatives attached. Canadian postage stamps affixed.
Two-sided piece submitted as part of Millenium Mail Art Project. Cardboard center decorated with printed paper, paint, string, photograph negatives and a zippered plastic cover secured with staples. Front is covered with red construction paper decorated with stickers and affixed with Canadian postage.
Three-dimensional bottle piece. Plastic bottle with paper and sticker affixed to outside and U.S. postage stamps. Stained newspaper clippings, twine, and dried beans inside bottle.
Three-dimensional plastic bottle piece. Decorated with stickers, labels, paper bow, affixed with U.S. postage stamps. Bottle contains paper, plastic and cloth found objects.
Two-sided piece made of plaster with cardboard overlay. Piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Canadian postage stamps affixed to front. Back decorated with paint and textured engraving.
Three-dimensional particle board piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project by creator Frederic Decary. The front is covered with burned brown paper and decorated with Canadian postage stamps and black marker. The back is decorated with black marker. Mail art recipient: Sticker Dude.
Three-dimensional mail art piece by creator Doc Vinci. Corrugated board card tied closed with yellow coated wire. Cutout shape in center. Decorated with paint and paper pieces on front; verso is decorated with black-and-white photocopy paper. Painted black on the inside and decorated with pieces of magazine page. A glassine envelope is attached which holds papers. U.S. postage stamps are affixed. Mail recipient: Baron.
Two-sided styrofoam piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project by creator Katia Racine. Covered with paper and decorated with paint. Canadian postage stamps affixed. Mail art recipient: Sticker Dude.
Mail art piece is a two-sided paper piece created by Ficus Strangulensis. Pieces of cardboard soft drink container affixed together with tape. Decorated on front and back with labels, stickers, papers, found paper objects, metal piece, and wire with U.S. postage stamps affixed. Mail art recipient: Baron.
Two-dimensional piece submitted as part of the Millennium Mail Art Project. by creator Eve Champagne. Canvas is stretched over wood, decorated with tempera paints on back. Painted white on front, with black writing. Canadian postage stamps affixed. Mail art recipient: Sticker Dude.
Mail art piece, created by Ficus Strangulensis, is a McDonalds 4 piece Chicken McNugget (TM) fast food container. The item is sealed with clear tape, decorated with stickers and has U.S. postage stamps on the bottom. There is a rolled message on paper to mail art recipient Baron from the mail artist.
One sheet of artist stamps printed in black on white paper with perforation: sheet commemorates the "Decentralized World Wide Networker Congress"; signed in gold ink at bottom by the artist John Held. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Postcard fashioned out of red construction paper and newsprint. The verso contains addressee information and is decorated with stickers and U.S. postage stamps. The recto is covered with a color newsprint photographic image of the top half of a man's face, amended with black marker.
Piece consists of an envelope constructed from Dr. Pepper (TM) cardboard packaging and electrical tape, decorated with stickers and labels. U.S. postage and artist stamps are affixed.
The contents are pieces of paper, one typewritten, the other handwritten, with playing cards and other items laid overtop.
Brown paper envelope is adorned with numerous stickers, rubber ink stamps, red marker, and a yellow "hazardous waste" ribbon. British postage is affixed.
The envelope contains a small black-and-white satirical booklet styled as a mock Christmas catalogue, presenting absurd, fictitious products with vintage photographs, illustrations, prices, and deadpan copy. The pages parody mid-20th-century advertising through humorous gadgets, faux household items, and instructional text, blending surreal imagery with catalogue layouts and numbered listings.
Two-dimensional piece submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Cardboard decorated with styrofoam, paint and silver and black writing on front and back. Canadian postage stamps affixed.
Postcard on white paper, decorated with newsprint, printed paper, stickers, artist stamps, and U.S. postage stamp.
Piece is a 35mm photographic print used as a postcard. Back contains addressee information on a white label, with rubber stamp. U.S. postage stamp is affixed. Submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project.