In from DVS

First mail art from De Villo Sloan.

I like this piece a lot, makes me think of reflected trees. And it looks a bit like it is speaking...

LWA

There was a giveaway at LWA at the end of December.

Played some more with the letter rubber stamps. And it is tough to send just one of the 2016 World Stamp Show stamps.

Still more brown red and white envelopes

Number 633 to Eva

...numbers 653 and 654 to Kathie and Adrienne...

...numbers 649 and 650 to Nikki and Rose...

...and numbers 647 and 652 to Honi and Pamela. That's the last of them! 

Sunday Stamps Water Birds

Water birds is this week's Sunday Stamps theme. Go here for more entries.

Last year the post office issued a new set of non-denominated postcard rate stamps - currently 35c. I don't think many countries offer a postcard rate any more, and I am not sure why the US still does - is it really cheaper to deliver a postcard compared to a letter? I suppose they do weigh less, so maybe on balance less fuel is required to deliver one?

Anyway, the set of 4 stamps issued is titled coastal birds. I have sent and received all of them.

They feature the Frigatebird, Red Knot, Spoonbill, and King Eider.

The other water bird I have sent out in the past is the Tufted Puffin stamp. This was issued in 2013 at 86c, which was the cost of the 3oz letter rate at the time (currently 93c).This is a great stamp, really unusual subject. They are found in the northern Pacific, and have been sighted as far south as Northern California.

I sent one out in combination with a Frigatebird on a another bird-themed envelope made from a Charley Harper calendar.

And just received one in the last few days:

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Last time I participated in Sunday Stamps I chose a bridge stamp that I have in my possession, but have never used. Well, here it is with a few others on a package I sent to Finland recently.

White shapes II

More white shapes, this time sent to Dale J.

This is not the minizine you were looking for...

From Steve D.

Where the envelope is also the letter (I almost missed this, and only saw the typing when I was putting the minizine back in the envelope).

Cartoon mail art call

Roberto Bergamo at IUOMA has a cartoon mail art call.

This is what I sent him. Creatures are drawn by Dale J, text by me (based on a real conversation I overheard in a department store!)

Sent in envelope 706.