stamp art
new feature take two posts from the blogosphere to make a third:
* BuzzMachine: "Stamps.com got final approval to let you use your own photos to create stamps."
* Fleshbot (nsfw): "More than a decade ago, a French artist and photographer named Philippe De Jonckeere protested American censorship of the arts by mailing letters to himself. The catch? The envelopes he used were transparent and the erotic photos that he'd placed inside the envelopes were clearly visible. In the end, 24 of the 25 letters were successfully delivered by the US Postal Service and since the USPS is a federal agency, De Jonckheere made a subversive statement about attempts to censor erotic artistic expression. Given the current political climate, De Jonckheere's art is as relevant as ever: we can't help but wonder if he'd be as successful in 2004 as he was in 1990." Link
What type of stamps can you get away with sending via the U.S. mail? Terms & Conditions.
* seanbonner
* twistedfans.com
* Lance
All the stamps above are technically in violation of the stamps.com T&C so the next step is for someone to prove that they were able to print and mail them via the USPS.
Reuters reports that
Stamps Of Approval: Rosenbergs, Milosevic, Lewinsky dress now on official U.S. postage
* BuzzMachine: "Stamps.com got final approval to let you use your own photos to create stamps."
* Fleshbot (nsfw): "More than a decade ago, a French artist and photographer named Philippe De Jonckeere protested American censorship of the arts by mailing letters to himself. The catch? The envelopes he used were transparent and the erotic photos that he'd placed inside the envelopes were clearly visible. In the end, 24 of the 25 letters were successfully delivered by the US Postal Service and since the USPS is a federal agency, De Jonckheere made a subversive statement about attempts to censor erotic artistic expression. Given the current political climate, De Jonckheere's art is as relevant as ever: we can't help but wonder if he'd be as successful in 2004 as he was in 1990." Link
What type of stamps can you get away with sending via the U.S. mail? Terms & Conditions.
* seanbonner
* twistedfans.com
* Lance
All the stamps above are technically in violation of the stamps.com T&C so the next step is for someone to prove that they were able to print and mail them via the USPS.
Reuters reports that
McBride said roughly 2,000 orders for stamps featuring kids, weddings, dog and cats and travel shots had poured in during the two days the service has been available.UPDATE Smoking Gun wins!
Photos with nudity, profanity, celebrities or politicians will not be accepted, he said.
"We are asking people to stick with the family-oriented intention of the product," McBride said. "We are staying out of the realm of the controversial, which includes political candidates," he said.
Consumers submitting photos must sign a legal consent form declaring that they have permission to use any photo used on a stamp. Celebrity fan photos will be rejected. Every photo is checked by human editors before it is printed into stamps.
Stamps Of Approval: Rosenbergs, Milosevic, Lewinsky dress now on official U.S. postage
