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Cover with address window. Hand drawn body in blue marker below US postage stamp depicting a ram's head. Yellow tape across cover flap with "CENSURED" in black marker. "DON'T OPEN" repeated in black marker across flap (Bakhchanyan has opened cover at the side). Rubber stamp in purple ink: "BESOS E IDEAS Y ...". Photograph enclosed. close up of woman holding baby with out-of-focus figures in the background.

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Cover with address window, spray painted in metallic blue and silver with "CENSURE" stencil. "Kisses tania" written in pencil. Address plate on reverse. No enclosures, cover unopened.

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Postcard depicting a woman with pirate headdress and jewelry. Altered with lines and text in black ink: "SHE IS AFRAID OF SEEING". Torn paper scrap with "MAIL ORDER" glued on top. Rubber stamp in black ink: "BESOS E IDEAS Y ..". "KISSIS" handwritten in purple marker. Inscription informs Bakhchanyan of Erlij's new address, and requests an invitation to "the next MOMA disco show".

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Cover from "Commonwealth Gas Company". Printed text redacted with black tape. Bakhchanyan's address written in blue crayon. Rubber stamp in black ink: sender's return address. Cover flap is closed with scraps of black tape. No enclosures visible inside, cover unopened.

Scope and Contents Previous address redacted with black marker and replaced with Bakhchanyan's. Inscription on reverse: "I was trying to cath the 2:00 bus, this was the last would take me to Boston on time to my therapy group" [sic]. Rubber stamp in black ink: "CANCELLED SEP 1984". "I MENT : DATED" [sic] handwritten below rubber stamp. "1984" altered to read "1983". Trading card enclosed. Mork and Mindy card ©1978 Paramount Pictures....

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Postcard made from collage of newspaper clippings in English and Russian. Article and phorograph from Sommerville MA running event features Erlij. Stencil in yellow marker: "THIS IS A GOSSIP" [sic]. Date unknown (CDS too faint).

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Photocopied newspaper clipping featuring engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana glued to card. "I AM JEALOUS", "YOU ARE TOO?", and "YES NO" added in black, red, and blue marker below photo of engagement ring. Stencile in purple marker: "submission ot ARM NEWS". Rubber stamp in red ink: "BESOS E IDEAS Y ...". Inscription thanks Bakhchanyan for his "ear". Date unknown (CDS misses card).

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Weekly planner design with expressions of affection and desire added to each day in pink ink: "i like you", "i want to kiss you", "I want to marry YOU" etc. Yellow masking tape with rubber stamp in black ink: "RESPOND". Print of a woman in brown ink, possibly Native American or Asian. Hand drawn star, pointing hand, and arrow in yellow marker.

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Cover with address window. Rubber stamp in purple ink: sender's return address. Card enclosed. Religious painting depicting a woman in a purple robe contemplating scripture. Rubber stamps in purple ink: "i wish u were my lover" [sic]. Date unknown, no postage stamps or markings on cover.

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Cover with address window. Cover flap sealed with brown tape. No enclosures, cover unopened. Inscription in black marker about decorating covers, and mentioning that Bakhchanyan's copy of Commonpress #44 is enclosed. Date unknown, no postage stamps or markings on cover. Probably arrived inside another cover along with missing copy of Commonpress #44.

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US Letter sheet. Photocopied collage of family photograph with photograph of the Guggenheim Museum New York atrium. "WHAT IS WRONG IN THIS PICTURE?" handwritten in black marker. Other text redacted with black marker, and "CENSURED" written in red marker. Letter to Bakhchanyan on reverse. No cover.

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US Letter sheet. Outlines of Erlij's left hand and right foot. Request for personal information to participate in "let me know you" project. Deadline January 15 1981.

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Pink US Letter sheet. Invitation to participate in mail art show "FUCK with mail art/tania". Deadline 26 March 1983. Letter to Bakhchanyan on reverse. No cover.

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Green card. Photocopied collage of text fragments and various objects (screw, leaf, stove element). Robber stamps in black ink: "ARTURO JACKSON", sender's return address. Lines for recipient's address are waved to resemble postage cancellation stamp.

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Postcard depicting the graffiti carved by Rimbaud into the Temple at Luxor, Egypt, with "Rimbaud!!?" added in red marker. Caption on reverse reads ""RIMBAUD !!?" - Alfio Fiorentino Luxor 4.1.1980". Rubber stamps in purple ink: "URGENTE, MAIL ART". Rubber stamps in red ink: "MAIL ART".

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Large postcard, 28 x 15 cm. 2 oranges, 1 orange ring, and 1 orange slice painted on front. Inscription of reverse: "3rd National Postal Art Exhibition".

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Plain commercial USPS prepaid postcard. Inscription informs Bakhchanyan of a new "non-urban" postal address.

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Folded green card. Rubber stamp in black ink: pterodactyl with "AIR MAIL" on wings. Invitation to participate in a mail art project at the Arts Foundation Haarlem.

Scope and Contents Heavily collaged cover. Cutouts of bear arms and head, blue and red striped postal design, envelope fragments, black rorschach blot-like shape. Black adhesive lettering: "I LOVE THE ARMNEWS SEX". Rubber stamps in green ink: "H.R.Fricker", "(Büro) für künstlerische Umtriebe auf dem Land" (office for artistic activities in the country), "HRF". Sheet enclosed. Collage of building facade with cutout of rampant bear. A4 sheet enclosed. Collage of shadowy...

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in blue ink: shadowy faces, "Muse ohne Wert" (muse without value), "H.R.Fricker", and "(Büro) für künstlerische Umtriebe auf dem Land" (office for artistic activities in the country). "ANARCHIV NEWS" written in metallic gold marker. Markings in red, blue, and purple pastel. A4 sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of text and abstract image (possibly distorted version of shadowy figures/faces used elsewhere by...

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in purple ink: shadowy face, "mail art ist nicht Schöne kunst es sind die künstler die Schön sind" (mail art isn't beautiful art, it's the artists that are beautiful), "H.R.Fricker", and "Büro für künstlerische Umtriebe auf dem Land" (office for artistic activities in the country). Inscription informs Bakhchanyan that Fricker intends to travel to New York City and hopes to visit him.

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A4 sheet. Photocopied collage of images and text: typewritten text, German newspaper headline, cutout of diver(?), wooden background with framed photograph of mountaineers or explorers(?). Yellow and orange highlighting added to images. Invitation to participate in a mail art show. A4 sheet. Identical content to first sheet, except images are only highlighted in yellow, not orange. Deadline listed as "30 July 1982". No cover.

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A4 sheet. Original pastel drawing of shadowy figure with Christian icon. "SAN DIEGO" and "SAN SALVADOR" written in metallic silver marker. Invitation to participate in a mail art exhibition with the theme "ICON". Deadline listed as "31.October 1983". No cover.

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Rough print of face. Rubber stamps in black ink: sender's return address, burning city design with "SCHUTZEN RETTEN HELFEN ZIVILSCHUTZ" (protect, rescue, help, civil defence), and "all rights reserved 1982 martin gasser". Adhesive sticker of green cartoon fish.

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Red card shaped like a luggage tag with string loop. "KEEP IN FRONT" printed in black ink. Label with address of the Whitney Museum of American Art. White label with recipient's name listed as "Artist" and address as "Title". Rubber stamp in black ink: "Rimma & Valery Gerlovin". Whiteney Museum acquisition label on reverse: "Artist - Bakh-Chan Yan", "Title - armnews", "Date - Apr 27 1981", "Size - 6" x 4"", "Medium" (blank), "Acq. No. - 348091".

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with pencil sketches on lined writing paper taped down. Rubber stamps in red ink: "NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER" and postal address, "Sep 23 1981", "Vagrich Bakhchanyan", and "MOMA DISCO". Arrows and Russian text in pink marker. 3.5"x6 1/4" sheet enclosed. Textured gray card with promotional matchbook from "U.S. AUTO SCHOOL" stapled. Rubber stamps in red ink: "NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER" and postal address, "Sep 23 1981", "Vagrich Bakhchanyan", and "MOMA...

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Postcard depicting French Socialist leader Jean Juarès. Clipping of a service available in New York and Brooklyn areas glued to reverse. Texts in Ukranian. Rubber stamp in black ink: "POST CARD".

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Postcard with cartood depicting the "last meal" of Tsar Nicholas II, wearing the crown and eating heads from a bowl. Rubber stamps in black ink on reverse: "POST CARD", stars, diamond design with "SAMIZDAT".

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Red card from with string loop like a luggage tag. Card possibly from a storage company, mentions "Lot No." and "Vault". Clippings of Cyrillic text and hole punch reinforcers arranged to make a face. Rubber stamp in black ink: sender's return address. Date unknown (CDS incomplete), but likely similar to item in Folder: 693.

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in blue ink: "STAMPE", cartoon bearded man, sender's return address. Sheet enclosed. Typewritten invitation to contribute work to an art project about the relationship between art and hardcore pornography. Postcard sheet enclosed. Photograph of a man with text in speech bubble. Invitation to contribute to Bambù mail art magazine, edited by Giacomucci (see Folder: 914). Paper slip enclosed. Green paper, print of a man...