Sorry, I make stamps never more! [postcard]

Kocman, Jirí Hynek [J. H.], Aart van Barneveld, ed.

Amsterdam: Stempelplaats, 1978. No binding. Postcard measuring 15 x 10.5 cm (5.9 x 4.13"), rubber-stamped in black at recto and printed in black at verso.

Artists’ postcard by J. H. Kocman with a declarative statement about his artists’ rubber stamp activities that reads, “Sorry, I make stamps never more! JHK, 1978.” A charming example of Kocman’s conceptual demeanor, published by Aart van Barneveld at Stempelplaats, who also issued and edited the artists’ magazine ‘Rubber, A Monthly Bulletin on the Use of Rubberstamps in the Arts,’ in which the same rubber stamp appears in blue ink in Vol. 1 No. 10, published October 1978. Here, Kocman’s stamp is accompanied by a printed note at the bottom of the page that reads, “post-scriptum: my stamp activities remain in my nostalgic memories as a time of ‘breezy’ creativity. in the year 1975 i have finished my rubber stamp activities with the ‘last art stamp’ since this time i make stamps never more. jhk, july 1978.” Of course, Kocman had to have the last word, creating another rubber stamp to mark the end of his stamp-making activities.

Artifact Vibration Standard Score: 8.3.

Bumps to upper corners and trace amounts of handling creases. Very good.

[TIOTB Catalog 6 item 7d.]. Item 1237.

Price: $75.00