Thirteen sets were reserved for the contributors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Thirteen sets were reserved for the contributors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In the introduction, Gaglione mentions that Ben was the first to introduce rubberstampings into modern art in the late 50's and early 60's but that Kocman should be considered the "neo-father" of contemporary stamp art as demonstrated by his 1972 book "Stamp Activity." With this publication (30 copies), the concept of international stamp art was officially born into the eternal network. The rubberstamp collaged onto the cover carries the word, "touch." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This exhibition was curated by John Deumans. Anne Moeglin-Delcroix contributed an essay on contemporary artist-collectors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Presented and created by Bill Gaglione and edited by Ted Purves who state that art scholars consider Kocman the neo-father of contemporary stamp art aka rubberstamping art. Onthe inside back cover, Kocman has handwritten [facsimile] a paraphrasse by Wittgenstrin "The limit of my languafe is the limit of my world" as "The limit of my love is the limit of my world." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.