Scope and Contents US Letter sheet, no cover. Type-written letter from Cracker Jack Kid, explaining that Commonpress 47 is being prepared. Mentions a "handfolded envelope" enclosed made from clothing material sent by mail artists (see Folder: 640), with instructions for altering the envelope for a mail art exhibition (handmade envelope not present, presumably sent back for exhibition). Rubber stamp in black ink: "MATERIAL METAMORPHOSIS" logo (circular design with bird...

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Collage print of head in ocean. Print of masked head, possibly in boyscout uniform, on reverse. Rubber stamps in red ink: "CRACKER JACK KID", oval design with horse and "PONY EXPRESS MAIL ART ROUTE", sender's return address. Inscription thanks Bakhchanyan for the card he sent, and states that Welch will send a letter soon with an invitation to participate in a mail art show in the Omaha area.

Scope and Contents A4 sheet with integral address plate. Rubber stamps in black ink: neo-dada design of cow divided into different sections with names of neo-dada mail artists, "MALAISE/HISTORY/" with "memory" handwritten in black ink, and sender's return address. Poster for "INTERNATIONAL CONCRETE POETRY ARCHIVE OXFORD" exhibtion. Information and list of participants arrange in a grid like a wordfind. Letters to spell "PAULA CLAIRE" circled in red marker (see Folder: 1002, 1004). Letters to spell "VAGRIC...

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A4 sheet. Poster for exhibtion of work by Robin Crozier, TWO PICTURES OF A ROSE IN THE DARK at Galerico gallery in Rosenheim, Germany. No cover.

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Magazine cutout of The Small Temple at Abu Simbel glued onto card. Egyptian hieroglyphs from the image are extended by hand in pencil and black ink. Rubber stamps in red ink: "MAIL ART".

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Cutout of photocopied Egyptian hieroglyphs glued to card. "2000 b.C.-2000 e.C." handwritten in red ink. Rubber stamps in red ink: "MAIL ART".

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: "DADA, USA", cow skulls, "MODERN MAIL", and "I'M GOING TO STAMP UNTIL MY FINGERS BLEED". US Letter sheet enclosed. Chain letter ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: cow skulls, cartoon crocodiles.

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in green ink: "Prize Winner!". US Half Letter folded booklet enclosed, 3 sheets. List of participants in "1983 General Mail Art Project". Photocopied collage of names and addresses over Japanese text.

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in red and blue ink: instrument design with "MUSICA". Rubber stamps in blue ink: sender's return address, "STAMPE". US Letter sheet enclosed. Typewritten letter from J.P. Jacob (see Folder: 724-7) providing an update on the "Second International Portfolio of Artists' Photography", and accompanying exhibtion at Liget Galéria in Budapest (see Folder: 983).

Scope and Contents No cover. US Letter sheet. Invitation to participate in "AU INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBTION IN OSAKA." organised by Ryosuke Cohen (see Folder: 610 for poster). US Letter sheet enclosed. Rubber stamps in red ink: "SALVATORE DE ROSA", cartoon pig, rabbit, and goose. Frame made with typewriter repeating "BAKHCHANYAN". Translation of Mayakovsky into Italian. US Letter sheet enclosed. Collage of brick pattern and cartoon animal rubber stamps in various colors. Rubber stamp in blue ink:...

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Commercial postcard depecting a photograph from the series PRIVATE MOMENTS IN PUBLIC PLACES by Phyllis Prinz and Stephanie Saia. Photograph shows the boots of two people in one restroom stall. Stamps made with lips in red on reverse.

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Collage of lettering cut from magazines to make Bakhchanyan's name and address. Animal paw footsteps drawn in black ink from sender's return address to Bakhchanyan's. No enclosure.

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Photograph of woman posing next to elaborate sand castle on tropical island beach, glued to bainbridge board. Red star and clock face collaged on top of sand castle, surface laminated with dotted texture. No cover, no postage stamps or postal markings. Black adhesive sticker on reverse with "HOVIK DILAKIAN", "Represeted by Les Mintz" at "INCANDESCENT INK, INC.", possibly an art gallery.

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Commercial postcard from Philadelphia Academy of Music, depicting a figure made from grand piano shapes. Rubber stamp in red ink: sender's return address. Rubber stamp in purple ink: circular design with arrows, "?", and "POST NATAL". Rubber stamp in blue ink: train. Artist stamp depicting the piano figure from front with "POST-NATAL".

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Folded card sheet. Invitation to participate in the "GOOD '85" mail art project. Also requests "a photo from yourself [sic] and a photo from your surroundings" "for my collection". Illustrated with a winged and crowned serpent. Rubber stamps in purple ink: "dressler", oval design with "MAIL-ART".

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in purple ink: "THE LOCALS SHOW", postbox. Rubber stamp in red ink: rectnagle design with "I SUPPORT THE POSTAL WORKERS", return address to "Canadian Union of Postal Workers", and "CANADADA". Rubber stamp ink green ink: handshake. US Legal sheet enclosed. Pink paper, instructions for participating in a mail art project using the 4 postcards enclosed. Postcards to be modified to artists and sent to members of the Canadian government protesting privatization...

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Crude cartoons of horses and figures. Rubber stamp in blue ink: "HELP our iNNoCencY". Rubber stamps in red ink: various letters and numbers, "MARTiN". Rubber stamp in black ink: sender's return address.

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in black ink: "ARTE INTIMO", "INMOST ART", "INTIM KUNST", "ART INTIME", and return address to "MAMABLANCA". Rubber stamp in red ink: seal of "MAMABLANCA". Sheet enclosed. Invitation to participate in CON-FUSION (ed) MARGINAL MAILABLE EDITIONS project. Rubber stamp in blue ink: "DOVE". Rubber stamps in red ink: seal of "MAMABLANCA", cartoon hand. Rubber...

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in purple ink: "RESIDUOS POETICOS / POETICAL DETRITUS", "con-fusión (ed) marginal actión". Rubber stamp in red ink: seal of "MAMABLANCA". A4 sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of newspapers, photographs, and text. Invitation to participate in a mail art project "POETICAL WASTE DUMP". 2 paper slips sewn to sheet.

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Date unknown. Top-right section has been cut out of cover, removing circular date stamp. US Legal sheet enclosed. Crudely handwritten text and numbers, labelled as "A letter to the MAGI (the three wise men...) wrote [sic] by MARTIN on march 1980." Cartoons in black marker on reverse, including Wonder Woman and Batman.

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Front side decorated with Christmas themed postage stamps from the American Lung Association featuring different states. Newspaper cutouts of faces glued on top, including members of 1981 hunger strikes by Irish Republican prisoners Tommy McKearney and John Nixon. "from current myths", and "merrychristmas & happynewyear" typewritten on card. Rubber stamp in black ink on reverse: sender's return address.

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in purple ink: sender's return address. Grid pattern drawn in faded yellow marker. US Letter sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of bird with leaf in beak, diagram of ribs, and various typewritten text in black. Invitation to contribute to Commonpress #44, curated by Erlij. This issue is not found in Bakhchanyan's collection (but see Folder: 915-8). Hand-written inscription in black pen thanks Bakhchanyan for his "myths"...

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US Letter sheet, no cover. Inscription typewritten in red ink mentions that Erlij believes she has already sent this invitation to Bakhchanyan, and it is the same sheet enclosed in Folder 661. Item in this Folder is dated February 1981, but must have been received after the item in Folder 661 dated April 1981.

Scope and Contents Address plate taped to cover, postage stamp design listing Bakhchanyan as "President Regan's Adviser On Mail Art". Border drawn in purple marker. Rubber stamp in black ink: sender's return address. 3 3/4"x3" polystyrene fragment enclosed. Rubber stamp in black ink: "congratulations". Inscription to Bakhchanyan in teal and pink marker. 7"x3" slip enclosed. Prints of faces in red ink. Rubber stamps in black ink: "CLUE #1", "BESOS E IDEAS Y...", "hola camarada!". 3 card slips from Porter Square...

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Folded card with window. Closed with yellow tape. Rubber stamp across close: "voyeurist". Interior collage of Japanese text (visible through window), newspaper clippings, and handwritten inscriptions in English and Russian.

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Orange card with cutout of female Saint glued on top, altered to have stigmata wounds and makeup blush. Inscription to Erlij on reverse. To reuse postcard, Erlij writes her inscription to Bakhchanyan on strips of white tape placed over previous inscription, explaining that she is in New York City for 3 days.

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Commercial postcard from the Bibliotèque Nationale, Paris, depicting Libra. Collaged fragment of an advertisement for a religious "reader & advisor". Inscription on reverse informs Bakhchanyan of Erlij's new address in Cambridge, MA.

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Developed photograph used as postcard, depicting exposed photographic negatives, or slide film (unknown if colors are inverted or not). Strip of white tape placed diagonally across card, with "ARE YOU REAL ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _" written in pink marker.

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Folded US Letter sheet. Photocopied image of a hand resting on a leg, Rubber stamps in green ink: "F3W3R S3CR3TS", "aquí", and cartoon hand. Originally a letter from "Ko De Jonge" inviting Erlij to send works to artists in Poland and to forward their addresses to her friends. Erlij has added a handwritten inscription to Bakhchanyan in green ink, informing him of how to obtain his copy of Commonpress #44.

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Folded US Letter sheet, pink paper. Photocopied pages of Polish phrasebook, altered with red, blue, and yellow crayons, and ornamented with verious rubber stamps in black and purple ink. Paper slip with inscription about decorating covers glued to reverse. Exact date unknown (CDS too faint).