Mail art. Sometimes the envelope is the point.
by Jonas Keller·🇩🇪Leipzig, Germany
Photographs of mail sent by Objects That Are Letters
Genuine mail art, posted without an outer envelope wherever the postal service permits it. Subscribers have received a wooden spoon with an address written on the handle, a stamped and franked house brick (once, and never again), a jigsaw arriving one piece per week, and a great many things that are technically letters and technically not. Every item is legally postable and has actually travelled through the German postal system with the address on its surface.
One per calendar month, from the creator
August 2026 · just now
After the brick, my local branch has asked that I bring anything over 500g to the counter rather than the box. This is fair.
The understanding is that I may continue, provided nothing is sharp, nothing is wet, and nothing is a brick. I have agreed to two of these three.
What went out, month by month
A wooden spoon, addressed on the handle, stamped on the bowl. 94% arrival rate.
Fourth of six pieces. Nobody knows what the picture is yet.
Posted flat with instructions. Inflating it reveals the message. Several arrived pre-popped.
🇫🇷Marseille, France
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🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan
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