ARCHAIC EMANATIONS
2015
Eric Whollem
poster stamp
copyright by the artist
POSTER STAMPS AND ART STAMPS
These stamps are digital paintings by Eric Whollem. In the processes of making such a painting, many color and textural varieties occur. These stamps demonstrate the digital embossing technique.
A 'poster stamp' is a non-postal stamp that is used as an advertisement, announcement, or promotion for an idea, as opposed to a 'faux postage stamp,' which is a postal fantasy. Poster stamps were quite popular in the late 19th century.
The 'artistamp' concept was developed by Bidner in 1982. He was involved in the mail art movement.
Artistamps are very often faux postage stamps, but others, without denominations or fantasy country of origin could be considered poster stamps, in this case promoting an artistic idea.
The term 'Art Stamp' was first used as parcel of the poster stamp collecting craze of the early twentieth century. The Art Stamp Society arose, promoting albums for collectors. Stamps of film stars were popular at the time. But the classical 19th century poster stamps were also avidly collected at the time.
Today a good example of contemporary commercial poster stamps are Starbuck's Coffee stamps, which are now popular collectibles.
ARCHAIC EMANATIONS
2015
Eric Whollem
poster stamp
copyright by the artist
ARCHAIC EMANATIONS
2015
Eric Whollem
poster stamp
copyright by the artist
ARCHAIC EMANATIONS
2015
Eric Whollem
poster stamp
copyright by the artist
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