Title
Mail art no. 57
Subject
Mail art
Description
Two-sided envelope submitted as part of the Millenium Mail Art Project. Front and back decorated with cardboard, stickers, thread and found objects. U.S. postage stamps affixed.
The front features layered paper fragments, typed text strips, barcodes, a small cut-out window, postal cancellations, and colorful stamps—including a Margaret Mitchell stamp and a “19th Amendment 1920” stamp—alongside a whimsical UFO sticker. The address is printed on a white label, accompanied by rubber-stamped text reading “2000 Anno Mirabilis.” The surface shows mixed textures from torn paper, tape, staples, ink smudges, and hand-stamped marks.
The reverse side continues the assemblage theme with light blue paper, scattered magenta postal ink, a bold green “10” sticker, “Sealed For Your Protection” text, and additional barcodes. A small dark rectangular print appears mounted on part of the envelope, adding a mysterious, fingerprint-like element.
Inside, the object contains a folded, printed sheet listing past mail art calls from the mid-1990s. The page resembles a newsletter: columns of names, project titles, and locations are arranged in monospaced type, emphasizing the archival, bureaucratic quality of mail art networks.
Two additional collage panels incorporate anatomical illustrations printed in black on white paper—faces, organs, cross-sections, and labeled diagrams—paired with cardboard and mounted photographic slides. Each slide contains a dark smudged mark resembling a partial print or abstract form, adding an enigmatic, almost forensic tone. Tape and uneven paper edges give the panels a handmade, tactile quality.
The reverse side continues the assemblage theme with light blue paper, scattered magenta postal ink, a bold green “10” sticker, “Sealed For Your Protection” text, and additional barcodes. A small dark rectangular print appears mounted on part of the envelope, adding a mysterious, fingerprint-like element.
Inside, the object contains a folded, printed sheet listing past mail art calls from the mid-1990s. The page resembles a newsletter: columns of names, project titles, and locations are arranged in monospaced type, emphasizing the archival, bureaucratic quality of mail art networks.
Two additional collage panels incorporate anatomical illustrations printed in black on white paper—faces, organs, cross-sections, and labeled diagrams—paired with cardboard and mounted photographic slides. Each slide contains a dark smudged mark resembling a partial print or abstract form, adding an enigmatic, almost forensic tone. Tape and uneven paper edges give the panels a handmade, tactile quality.
Creator
Hubadubarubba
Publisher
Poetry Collection, Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Poetry Collection, Special Collections, University Libraries
Date
1999
Contributor
Basinski, Michael
Recipient: Sticker Dude
Sticker Dude
Rights
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.
Type
Envelopes
Image
Still image
Text
Identifier
Mail Art Sticker Dude Box #1
MA0057
LIB-PC001
Alternative Title
Mail art
Date Created
2/13/2006
Date Modified
5/30/2006
Extent
10 x 23 cm.
Medium
Envelopes
Collection
Citation
Hubadubarubba, “Mail art no. 57,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/566.