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Custom cover made from brown paper. 46 postcards enclosed. Postcards from the "NUOVE CARTOLINE" exhibition (see Folder: 852). Notable contributors: Vittore Baroni, Cracker Jack Kid, Enrico Staurani. Bakhchanyan contributed to this exhibition, but his own work is not included here.

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Plain card with 2 stained circles in red and tan.

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Black hieroglyphic-like design: "8" or infinity symbol, "+", and character similar to "¬" in an oval. Rubber stamp in purple ink: diamond design with sender's return address.

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in purple ink: diamond design with sender's return address. A4 corner-stapled booklet (13 sheets), ACTUAL ART GALLERY. Typewriter art by Supek, 1 sheet of carbon paper.

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in purple ink: diamond design with sender's return address. Hole punched through entire cover. No enclosures, cover not opened by Bakhchanyan.

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Envelope flaps drawn onto plain card with black marker. Rubber stamp in purple ink: diamond design with sender's return address.

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Paper square glued to plain card, face up is white and face down is black. Hole punched through postcard to reveal black side on reverse. Rubber stamp in purple ink: diamond design with sender's return address.

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Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in purple ink: "SUPEKMATISM" in Latin and Cyrillic alphabets, "1608", and diamond design with sender's return address. A4 sheet enclosed. Thin translucent paper, invitation to participate in a mail art project on the theme of "August 16th" as a day when "nothing important happened".

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Catalogue of participants in the mail art project organised by Supek on the theme of "August 16th" as a day when "nothing important happened" (see Folder: 863).

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Stylized drawing of a cat with plants. "GOOD MEOW VAGRICH" handwritten in red, green, and blue marker. Rubber stamp in black ink: "JUPITER-LARSEN HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS...", and sender's return address. "Post Me" handwritten in black ink. Small piece of card depicting a zeppelin over a landscape glued to reverse of postcard.

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Photograph of woman's leg with ankle tattoo, original artwork by Tisa. Inscription states that Tisa saw an advertisement in BAMBU (see Folder: 914) for Bakhchanyan's publication ARM NEWS, and requests more information.

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Photograph of shirtless singer, with sewing pins through the photo paper. Rubber stamp in blue ink: "PHOTO CARD". Rubber stamp in red ink: sender's return address. Inscription states that Tisa really liked Bakhchanyan's 'Stalin Test" in SIN #2 (see Folder: 925).

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Photograph of Indian women by water, with staples through the photo paper. Rubber stamp in blue ink: "PHOTO CARD". Rubber stamp in red ink: sender's return address. Typewritten inscription thanks Bakhchanyan for the card he sent.

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with 2 artist stamps made from photographs of women, labelled as being from a fictional Republic. Sender's return address printed on cover. US Legal sheet enclosed. Light card, poster for an exhibition titled "ARTIFACTS AT THE END OF THE DECADE" taking place at 4 East Coast locations. List of artists does not include any recognisable mail artists, but one of the locations, Franklin Furnace (NY), is an important venue for mail art. US Legal sheet enclosed. ...

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Origami snail design folded from newspaper with Japanese characters and a map portion of the Atlantic Ocean visible. Snail shell painted in pink and green, snail head painted in blue. Address plate and postage stamps both placed directly on snail shell portion. Item was likely 3-dimensional when first folded, but has been flattened in the post.

Scope and Contents Rubber stamp in blue and black ink: "PAZ" covered by speech bubble design with cross inside. Rubber stamps in black ink: oval seal with flowers and "PRIMER DEA EMISION / 21.09.79 / FIRST DAY COVER", winged creature design, circular design with butterfly and cross, and sender's return address with name "G.E. MARX VIGO". Letterpress text: "PRIMAVERA SUB-TERRANEA * PRIMER DIA EMISION / UNDER-GROUDN SPRINGTIME * FIRST DAY COVER", and "21.09.1979". "102" stenciled on reverse in black ink. Sheet...

Scope and Contents Rubber stamp in blue and black ink: "PAZ" covered by speech bubble design with cross inside. Rubber stamps in black ink: oval seal with flowers and "PRIMER DEA EMISION / 21.09.79 / FIRST DAY COVER", winged creature design, circular design with butterfly and cross, and sender's return address with name "G.E. MARX VIGO". Letterpress text: "PRIMAVERA SUB-TERRANEA * PRIMER DIA EMISION / UNDER-GROUDN SPRINGTIME * FIRST DAY COVER", and "21.09.1979". "106" stenciled on reverse in black ink. Sheet...

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Photograph of sculpture by Vigo. Artist stamp with geometric design and "(THEY) DIED IN POVERTY". "FREE" stenciled with straight and curved borders on top of photograph and stamp. Artist stamp with geometric design in olive ink on reverse. Rubber stamp in black ink: concentric circle design. Rubber stamp in blue ink: sender's return address. "049" stenciled in black ink.

Scope and Contents Blue cover ornamented with rubber stamp in green ink: ornate design with heart and "LOVE CHAU IN PEACE". Rubber stamp in purple ink: circular seal design with pine tree in center and "PEACE ON EARTH". Rubber stamp in blue ink: rectangular design with "HOMENAJE TARDIO" (belated tribute), and numbers suggesting that this is #54 in an edition of 100. Rubber stamp in black ink: sender's return address. 2 artist stamps with biplane-like design and "PRE-NATAL". Pink slip with "53" glued to cover....

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in black ink: "STAMPATI". Return address for "BAMBU! 4 mail art magazine c/o ANGELO VITALE" typewritten on white paper slip glued to cover. Paper sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of typewritten text on retro sci-fi image of figures in spacesuits in a smoking landscape. Invitation to contribute to BAMBU 4 (see Folder: 914). Paper sheet enclosed. Text in purple ink: "WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?",...

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Sender's return address handwritten on reverse in blue pen. Paper sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of typewritten text with man holding a mask and a concentric circle/target design. Invitation to participate in a mail art project; "SEND ME 100 POSTCARDS".

Scope and Contents Hand-folded cover from heavy-duty card. Rubber stamps in green ink: "STAMPATI", fake CDS, and sender's return address. Envelope flap sealed with 2 gold metallic adhesive stickers. US Legal sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of typewritten text with background of film sprocket holes. Sandpaper heart glued to sheet. List of participants in a postcard mail art project (see Folder: 881). 28 postcard size items enclosed. Various artists on various grades of paper/card. Notable contributors:...

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Plain cover. US Letter sheet enclosed. Hand-written letter thanking Bakhchanyan for the 'Stalin Test' he sent: "I will be reminded that, no matter how many forms they may take, tyrants still exist".

Scope and Contents Rubber stamps in red ink: portrait of Oscar Rabin in rectangle frame, portrait of Oscar Rabin in circular seal design with "LIMITED INFINITY POSTALARI ZONA USA", red stars, "Red Mail" and "ZONA" in gothic lettering, Cyrillic text, triangular postage stamp design with "REDMAIL", postage cancelation waving lines, and rectangle postage stamp perforation design placed around official US postage stamp. Inscription to states that Carlo Pittore mentioned Bakhchanyan to the artist, who also saw one...

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: Mona Lisas, red stars, "ZONA" in both gothic and plain sans serif lettering, "REDPOST", box made from repeated text "RED MAIL", lightbulb design, triangular postage stamp design with "REDMAIL", postage cancelation waving lines, and sender's return address. Rubber stamp in blue ink: glasses placed over the eyes of one Mona Lisa. Address plate written on adhesive sticker in the shape of a US highway route shield with US flag colors. Sheet of...

Scope and Contents Hand-folded cover from textured card. Rubber stamps in red ink: "NEBULEUX 2", red star, and sender's return address. Envelope flap sealed by adhesive sticker with lightbulb rubber stamp in red ink. Address plate written on adhesive sticker in the shape of a US highway route shield with US flag colors. Small saddle-stapled booklet enclosed. NEBULEUX ?GAZINE 2, contains collage art by the artist investigating "NEBATRONOMY". US Letter sheet enclosed....

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: portraits of Bakhchanyan and "ROC" in rectangle frames, "ZONA" in gothic lettering, "Memo red", "DADA ON THE HOUSE", "NEBULAEIC", cartoon pointing hands, anvil, red stars, postage cancelation waving lines, box made from repeated text "PRINTED MATTER", and sender's return address. Portrait stamps are in grids of 3x2, and have stamp perforations cut around them. White paper fragment with...

Scope and Contents Yellow cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: "NEBULEAUX 3", "ZONA" in gothic lettering, neo-dada design of cow divided into different sections with names of neo-dada mail artists, postage cancelation waving lines, and sender's return address. Rubber stamp in black ink: square design with dotted image of a breast. Artist stamps depicting the artist(?) with Cyrillic text. Small saddle-stapled booklet enclosed. NÉBULEUX 3, contains collage...

Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: red star, sender's return address. Rubber stamp in brown ink: retangle frame with "SEPIA DRAWING MADE FROM". Rubber stamps in black ink: square frames with dotted images of breasts on front, and square frames with striped images of eyes on reverse. Postage stamp perforations cut around black stamps. Letter "N" stamped in red ink on breast stamps. "ILLEGAL FLUX OR THE N-TITY" handwritten in black ink under breast...

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Front printed with various portraits in red ink. Rubber stamps in red ink: "FEB. 30 1984", rectangle postage stamp perforation design with blank interior, and sender's return address. Rubber stamp in green ink: ZONA logo of letters combined together. Label with text "HOMAGE TO KURT SCHWITTERS". "DADABULK-MAIL" handwritten in black ink.