I don't know a whole lot about these. I first spotted them over on a Pinterest board all about mail. (It's a nicely linked board and quite well done. Too often, I find Pinterest to be a land bereft of citation.) A bit of Google image searching lead me to a site selling folk art from India. There is a tantalizing bit in one of the descriptions that states that the stamp paper doesn't have chemicals in it that interfere with the paints. Whatever the reasoning, I think these are fantastic and thought you'd like to see them too.
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September 09, 2013
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Neat! Thanks for posting these :)
Posted by: Valerie | September 09, 2013 at 03:50 PM
I actually bought some of those... :). Didn't think about the paper aspect beyond the fact that it is exceptionally cool -- from old ledgers, ergo the stamped images. The one on the bottom is on old Customs House paper, so the stamp isn't postage, but is related to a tariff or tax. The paper size is roughly around 10x14. The price on these works of art varies, starting around $20-$25 per sheet and then going up based on complexity of the image, how large the painting is, and whether or not it has gold paint or gold leaf applied. In case you were wondering. ;)
Posted by: CMN | September 10, 2013 at 05:12 PM