Common Press 15, Self-Portraits

Amsterdam, Stempelplaats, 1979. A collection of 56 cards, 9.7 x 14.4 cm, rubber stamped on recto, housed in the original transparent plastic bag. First edition of 200.

This issue of mailart magazine Common Press was guest edited by Aart van Barneveld and contains rubber-stamped portraits made by over fifty international artists including Anna Banana, Vittore Baroni, Paulo Bruscky, Ulises Carrión, Robin Crozier, Bob Gaglione, György Galántai, Johan van Geluwe, Klaus Groh, E. F. Higgins, Raul Marroquin, G. E. Marx Vigo, Michele Perfetti, Pawel Petasz, Guy Schraenen. The index on verso of the title card lists 56 portrait cards, this collection lacks No.55 and No.56. All cards and the original plastic bag are in rare mint condition. Scarce.