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Mail art is also often called correspondence art. Mail art is, basically, art sent through the mail, including faux postage, postcards, ATC's (Artist Trading Cards), copy art, handmade books, etc. Not all mail art is rubber stamped, though rubber stamps are used on mail art quite often and there is a strong overlap among stamp artists and mail artists. Much mail art is dadaesque, but another common school of mail art is a lush, collaged style similar to the work of Nick Bantock in the Griffin & Sabine books. An artistamp is something on a piece of paper or card that looks suspiciously like a stamp of some form. It is usually attached to another piece of paper or card and many regard it as much more attractive and interesting than the "real" postage stamps. Also called Faux Postage.
Mail Art is defined as any piece of art, using any medium, that goes to it''s destination through the mail.

An artistamp looks like a stamp but is more attractive and interesting than the "real" postage stamps.

This category is primarily for web sites that focus on artistamps (or faux postage). This category contains pages that discuss the creation, trading and history of the art form.
Please submit only non-commercial web sites to this category.
Web sites that are primarily the work of an individual mail artist.
Please submit only sites that are non-commercial to this category.
This category is for sites which discuss the history, production, trading sessions and techniques for ATCs (Artist Trading Cards).
Please submit only non-commercial web sites to this category.
Discussion forums (BBSes, chat rooms, boards, groups, etc.) to talk about mail art and artistamps.
Submit links that are relevant to mail art and artistamps including discussion forums, chat rooms, message boards and groups.
Web sites which allow collaborations between mail artists and help them connect with each other.
Web sites focussed on the history of the art form and educational resources about all mail art techniques.
Please submit only non-commercial sites to this category.
Tutorials on how to create artistamps and mail art.
This category is for books, zines, magazines and ezines about mail art or containing mail art.
This category is for well developed blogs that focus on Mail Art and Airstamps. Weblog entries must be dated, and they should be updated frequently.