got a passport? then you’re in luck!
Ex Postal Facto has plenty of rubber stamping going on throughout the weekend — what would a mail art get together be, if it were lacking in rubber stamps? (boring, that’s what!) Attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite rubber stamps and art making tools to wreak artistic havoc in other people’s passports — all part of what makes a good correspondence “congress” GREAT. Here’s some inspiration:
During Ex Postal Facto, each day’s event has a special “visa” (see first photo above) which will only be stamped in Ex Postal Facto passports. Stop by the “Passport Control/WILL CALL” table to get yours!
yep: it’s exactly what you think it is…
In addition to passport visas, there will be a commemorative postal cancellation available during the opening reception of “mail/art/book” at SFCB. Ex Postal Facto attendees are welcome to bring their own pre-addressed mail art and hand it off to our Postmaster-For-The-Evening, Mr. James. For those of you travelling light, there will be a mail art creation station for those last minute valentines and love letters.
The following guidelines must be observed, if you are interested in bringing your own mail for cancellation:
- postcards/letters must be legibly addressed with proper postage. Your return address must be included in the upper left hand corner.
- if you have 3D elements attached to your outgoing mail, please affix the proper amount of postage (i.e. “more”). Otherwise, the recipient runs the risk of having “postage due”.
- mail art that does not have postage affixed, cannot be read, or does not have a return address will not be mailed and will find it’s way to the Red Letter Day Dead Letter Office.
- mail will not be cancelled at the event. It will be cancelled and mailed once Ex Postal Facto has wrapped up.
Alright gang: time to get to work creating something fabulous! Photos can be shared over at the Ex Postal Facto FaceBook page (if you’re into such things); just search “Ex Postal Facto 2014”.
Postally speaking —
–JH
Ex Postal Facto 2014's official blog 
Hi Jenny, I am Nina from the Netherlands. I am already in San Francisco! But… I tryed several times to buy 2 pasports at your site,but it won’t accepted my payment 😦 Can you please set apart 2 pasports? I will pay you at the opening. Thank you in advance!
Hi there Nina —
Consider it done! I’ll make a note and hand the list off to Postmistress Jennifer (who is in charge of WILL CALL passports.
Enjoy San Francisco — it’s stopped raining!
–JH
Thank you so much! Because of the fine weather we walked from the Golden Gate Bridge to Fishermens Wharf. See you Friday.
Hyperventilation. I want to see the rubber stamps in 3d and in action!