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Going Postal
Going Postal: Mailing Label Street Art | Martha Cooper
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Because they are freely accessible in large quantities, postal stickers have long been a preferred substrate used by street artists to get up, without having to risk too much time executing their work in public places. With ample time to draw and tag on these stickers in the privacy of their own homes, these sticker artists achieve great feats of diverse artistry, not to mention exposure. Able to covertly apply a sticker to a lamppost in broad daylight in bustling city centers, or scale a billboard with a pocketful of already tagged stickers, the artists that use stickers minimize risk and maximize effect. Of course, because stickers from the US Postal Service, UPS, DHL and FEDEX are so readily available, so many of these stickers get lost in the fray. Thats where graffiti photography legend Martha Cooper comes in. Shooting the origins of hiphop and graffiti cultures since the late 1970s in New York City, and later all over the world, Coopers well-trained eyes know how to recognize deft sticker art. Here then is a collection of more than 200 photographs of some of Coopers favorite handmade postal stickers from her travels. Always armed with a camera when walking around a city, Cooper offers this personal collection of stickers that caught her attention, whether done by some of the scenes better-known artists or the anonymous, but no less astounding. Going Postal documents how an old-school method has burgeoned into another rich facet of the worlds graffiti cultures.
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Kshakal
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My #stuffedstockingswap package arrived today!!! So excited to open it!

@RosePressedPages @Avanders

Avanders 👏🏼👏🏼🎄☃️❤️ 2w
RosePressedPages 💙❄️☃️💙 2w
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Chrissyreadit
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This is one of my favorite litsy activities ❤️❤️❤️❤️
See @suvata to join a group and sign up 🎉

Chrissyreadit @Laughterhp I hope you‘re not too sick of me…. 2y
Laughterhp @Chrissyreadit Never!! 😄 2y
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Jerdencon
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Round 13 already! If anyone is interested in signing up for mysteries (group m) or anything else check out the sign up on @suvata page
#lmpbc

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Readergrrl
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My packages are finally off!!! Let‘s hope they make it. They were hamstrung by political aspirations, but let‘s hope for better days for the USPS!
#BlitsySwap
#BlackHistoryMonthSwap
#HappilyEverAfterSwap

Readergrrl I will keep an eye on delays, but they are supposed to get to their destinations by February 8th and a tad longer for 🇨🇦. I have their tracking #s too if needed. 4y
Chelleo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 😂 that pic 4y
Chrissyreadit 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌love your picture. 4y
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Kshakal
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Look what showed up on my doorstep today!! #elfswap @BookNAround

BookNAround Yay!!! 4y
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Jerdencon
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Hi #groupq #lmpbc

Here are my choices- let me know if any sound good/bad or if anyone has read any of them. I didn‘t have any YA in the house so they are all historical fiction.
@TheBookKeepers @kellyann28 @Johanna414

Johanna414 My vote is for either The Girl in the Blue Coat or My Dear Hamilton! 4y
TheBookKeepers These are all new to me! I‘d be excited for My Dear Hamilton since I‘m currently obsessed with the broadway production haha! But I‘d read any of them! 4y
Johanna414 @TheBookKeepers haha me too! My kids can both sing along with it! 4y
kellyann28 I haven't read any and will read any of them! 4y
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Deblovestoread
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Just signed up in Group G for a nonfiction/memoir round. We need one more to fill our group. Come join us! Looking forward to seeing what our choices will be. @suvata @Mynameisacolour @Pageturner1

Pageturner1 great! come read with us! 5y
HeathHof Hooray! 5y
rachelm Yay! I‘m in your group! 5y
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Kshakal
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I just wanted to let you know @Callemarie that I didn‘t have a book this month for our coffee and cozy book club so don‘t expect a package from me! 🤓

@Mommamanzi

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Jerdencon
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Look what came today!!! #lmpbc
@Chili @TheAromaofBooks @hes7
Only took a month but thank you to all the postal workers out there during this time!

Chili Yay! It finally showed up! And it doesn‘t look like it was run over by a truck. 🤣 5y
Jerdencon @Chili was in perfect shape - think it was just sitting in the post office somewhere! 5y
hes7 Yay! 5y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! So do we still want to try to mail the next round of books by the end of next week, or do we want to hold off? I haven't read mine yet, but should be able to read it next week sometime. @Chili @hes7 5y
hes7 @TheAromaofBooks @Chili I‘m good with whatever! 5y
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Kshakal
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Thank you so much @Come-read-with-me ... you are the absolute sweetest and I cannot wait to treat myself to a spa day!

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Callemarie
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Hey @Avanders I got your #coffeebeanbookclub package sent off today. Should arrive wednesday!! (: @Mommamanzi

Avanders 💃🏽💃🏽☕️📖♥️ 5y
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Jerdencon
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Here are my choices:
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
Resistance by Anita Shreve
Hemingway‘s Girl by Erika Robuck
Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima
The Hollywood Daughter by Kate Alcott
#lmpbc #groupl @hes7 @TheAromaofBooks

Chili I haven‘t read any of them. They all look good. 5y
hes7 Good choices! I haven‘t read any of them. 5y
TheAromaofBooks I haven't read any of them, so I'm open to whichever you choose!! 5y
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Sleepswithbooks
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So excited to sign up for the 8th Markup Postal Book Club!!! Group E!!!

@suvata
#LMPBC

JudeCC Hi! We are on the same team! Group E for Horror! This is my first year! So Excited! Do you have any idea of the book you want to read? Keep me posted! 😃🙌 5y
Sleepswithbooks @WJCintron - Hi Winnie - I wanted to see how the team felt am “The Institution” (Stephen King) or “Dead Girls Club” (Damien Angelica Walters) or “The Twisted Ones” (T. Kingfisher). I wasn‘t sure if anyone already read any of those yet. 5y
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peaKnit
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@mngraham the #JolabokaflodSwap is on the way and should arrive tomorrow! Merry Christmas and happy reading! I have also received mine from Amber, it‘s wrapped and under my tree for the 24th❤️🎄Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for arranging this sweet simple swap, just what the doctor ordered this time of year!

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sprainedbrain
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I‘m really excited about another round of #LMPBC, and I love the new categories!

I signed up for Group L (literary fiction) along with our hostess with the mostest, @suvata 😃

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080444aead2ca0ff2-l...

suvata Wonderful. Glad to have you aboard. 5y
thebluestocking Yes!! I love the groups too. I joined in for literary fiction as well. 💙💙 5y
sprainedbrain @thebluestocking awesome! Looks like we also have the lovely @Chili in the group, too!🙌🏻 5y
thebluestocking Looks like an excellent group!! I‘m already pondering books... 🤓 5y
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Kshakal
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Another piece of book mail... can‘t wait till the 15th!!! @BookNAround #bookmarkswap

BookNAround Oh goodie! Glad it‘s arrived. 5y
LibrarianRyan yeahhh 5y
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Kshakal
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This came in the mail today!! @TheAromaofBooks #bookmarkswap

LibrarianRyan 😁👍🏻❤️ 5y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5y
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Jerdencon
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Hi to my #groupo #lmpbc people!
@RavenLovelyReads did even realize it was you when I signed up! And hi to @ladyneverwhere and @Shakespearience
Looking forward to another round!

bibliobard Hello! Excited for my first postal book club! 6y
RavenLovelyReads Hooray! We‘re in the same group again! 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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Just signed to for Round 6. Looking forward to it. #GroupX #TeamCanada

See @suvata for sign up link.

Bookwormjillk Woo hoo! 6y
bibliobard I just signed up too. This seemed like fun :) 6y
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Kaylamburson This is my first one and just signed up!! 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @Kaylamburson Yay! It's kinda weird at first to write in a book, but it's fun! 😆😊 6y
Kaylamburson Haha I was thinking how strange that will feel. And trying to imagine what kind of pen would be best for it, too lol. 6y
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kspenmoll
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#summersantagoespostal

Received my book box from @Kdgordon88 - so excited! Sent out my summer santa box to @Lovesbooks87 priority mail today. 🤶🏻🌻🏖📦📭🍹🎅🏻

Deblovestoread Yay!! So glad it arrived! Can‘t wait for opening day! 6y
Lovesbooks87 Yay! I will keep an eye out for it. Thanks! 6y
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Kappadeemom
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The #postlit package is headed your way!
@StellarDoc
@Soubhiville

StellarDoc Excellent! I was wondering if I got one this month. With the changes, I had three at once, then none, lol! 6y
StellarDoc Package received! 6y
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sweetpealsd
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@LA_Mead your #HocusPocusSwap goodies are on the way! 3 packages total. 2 are being delivered by Amazon. Enjoy!

LA_Mead @sweetpealsd Yay! So excited!!! 🎃😊 6y
rather_be_reading yay! 👏 6y
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