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Mail Art: Cracker Jack Kid [Chuck Welch], Omaha, Nebraska to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1980 December 26

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 635
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-635

Scope and Contents

Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: Santa Claus, "merry christmas", cartoon santa in sleigh with reindeer, oval design with horse and "PONY EXPRESS MAIL ART ROUTE", mistletoe, sender's return address, snow flakes. Greeting card enclosed. Pink hand-made paper. Snow flake rubber stamps in red ink. Cream hand-made paper label glued to front. Rubber stamp in red ink: "Merry Yuletide" with dancing figures. Inscription wishes Bakhchanyan a "creative New Year", and thanks him for a "John Lennon piece".

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1980 December 26

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Language of Materials

English

Russian

Physical Description

1 cover; 1 enclosure

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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