As many are aware, many Native American people groups are recognized as a sovereign nation by the US Government. With this in mind, I was thinking about the Internet site, PhotoStamps.com. I don't know if there is any official connection with the US postal service, but I do know you can turn your own pictures into legitimate, functioning photo stamps. I have previously done this to send out invitations to birthday parties, etc.
Just because I thought John might think it would be interesting to have a "Jemez" stamp instead of the normal US government stamps, I prepared my stamp, and ordered a couple of sheets. I have been using a smaller computer that has only a small portion of my pictures on the hard drive. Although I have a couple that might have been a better fit, I used the "Eagle with shadow picture" that I recently posted here, for my stamp. (It is still pretty good, and was handy). John still doesn't know the stamps exist, but he does know I have a small gift for the next time we see each other.
Earlier today, I got an email, portions of which are re-produced below. This came totally out of the blue. So far it seems "legit" to me. Assuming that it is legit, I thought it might be of interest to some, especially those who have a copy of the image. I have been told that winning prizes can greatly increase interest in your work. Maybe this will go someplace.
Your image has been selected as a 2008/2009 PhotoStamps of the Year Contest candidate, making it eligible to be showcased in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.!
Each month our screeners review thousands of PhotoStamps images searching for the most unique, creative or interesting designs. Only a handful of candidates are asked to submit their images as a finalist entry, and you are one of them!
There is no additional purchase necessary. We only need you to agree to enter your image as a contestant for this contest, tell us a little bit more about the selected image, and submit your acceptance of this nomination by April 13th, 2009 at 11:59PM.
We choose three finalists every month who are automatically entered into our grand prize pool. If your image is chosen as the best image of the year, it will be placed on exhibit at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.!
Regardless of the final outcome, each of the three monthly finalists receives a free one-of-a-kind framed sheet of PhotoStamps with their personal postage image.
Just because I thought John might think it would be interesting to have a "Jemez" stamp instead of the normal US government stamps, I prepared my stamp, and ordered a couple of sheets. I have been using a smaller computer that has only a small portion of my pictures on the hard drive. Although I have a couple that might have been a better fit, I used the "Eagle with shadow picture" that I recently posted here, for my stamp. (It is still pretty good, and was handy). John still doesn't know the stamps exist, but he does know I have a small gift for the next time we see each other.
Earlier today, I got an email, portions of which are re-produced below. This came totally out of the blue. So far it seems "legit" to me. Assuming that it is legit, I thought it might be of interest to some, especially those who have a copy of the image. I have been told that winning prizes can greatly increase interest in your work. Maybe this will go someplace.
Your image has been selected as a 2008/2009 PhotoStamps of the Year Contest candidate, making it eligible to be showcased in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.!
Each month our screeners review thousands of PhotoStamps images searching for the most unique, creative or interesting designs. Only a handful of candidates are asked to submit their images as a finalist entry, and you are one of them!
There is no additional purchase necessary. We only need you to agree to enter your image as a contestant for this contest, tell us a little bit more about the selected image, and submit your acceptance of this nomination by April 13th, 2009 at 11:59PM.
We choose three finalists every month who are automatically entered into our grand prize pool. If your image is chosen as the best image of the year, it will be placed on exhibit at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.!
Regardless of the final outcome, each of the three monthly finalists receives a free one-of-a-kind framed sheet of PhotoStamps with their personal postage image.
