Allen Jones, Mail Order, for Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art, from the collection of art critic Anthony Haden Guest, 1971

As a consequence of the prolonged strike by the Royal Mail postal workers in the United Kingdom, Allen Jones along with a group of British Pop artists including David Hockney, Derek Boshier, Christopher Logue, Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton, published ''Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art''to raise funds for the striking workers. The "stamps" were published in a limited edition of only 250, with Allen Jones signing each by hand in black ink with his initials on the lower left. The Jones stamp itself measures 3.25 by 2.75 inches, and it is affixed to a franked (postmarked) envelope which measures 6 inches by 9 inches, bearing the stamped text "Culture Carriers 23 Feb 1971" on the top left, and the stamp "CULTURE CARRIERS STAMP OUT ART" on the lower left (front). and the stamp "STRIKE ISSUE" lower right front of the envelope. Very desirable as an ensemble. these were known as The Post Office Worker's Strike Commemoration Stamps. This particular piece has superb and interesting provenance, as it came from the private collection of the American art critic Anthony Haden-Guest. As additional provenance, we will furnish the buyer with a xerox copy of the receipt from Flair Magazine, and a list of buyers of the stamps -- as Haden-Guest was apparently tasked with collecting funds from collectors for their purchased works through Flair magazine.

This will look terrific when framed. An unusual and memorable gift for any Allen Jones fan. Own a piece of 1970s British Pop (and Royal Mail) - history!

Signed in ink by Allen Jones on the lower left of the lithograph "Stamp", affixed to the envelope.  The artwork consists not just of the signed, limited edition postage "stamp", but also the franked envelope, which it is affixed to, with the stamps as described above. The entire mixed media piece is far more desirable than the stamp alone. 

Literature: Acquired from the personal collection of the American art critic Anthony Haden-Guest. 

Series: The Post Office Worker's Strike Commemoration Stamps