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The design can be used only on one day and in one place, the hometown of the artist. When I designed the World of Dinosaurs stamps, they asked me if I wanted to do an Artist Station cancellation. Here is the hand-lettered and drawn pen and ink art that I created. The Postal Service scanned the art and made a rubber stamp out of it.
Here's how the actual cancellation looked on one of the stamps. The designers make a few slight changes, making the "W" smaller and moving the date to the top of the circle.
And here's a one-of-a-kind postcard with a scene from Dinotopia: The World Beneath.
I would like to give this special signed gift to a lucky blog reader from anywhere in the world.
Here's what you have to do to win it. Just be the first person to leave a comment on this blog post after 5:00 PM New York time today (Wednesday). The winner will be the one who leaves the first comment to be posted after 5:00 Eastern time (or 17:00 on the 24 hour clock). My computer is logged to Apple time. You may comment more than once.
ADDENDUM: Daniel of Florida was the winner. Congratulations, Daniel, and thanks everybody for entering.
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I will be back at 5!!!
Ohhhh a good timing competition? Looking forward to it!
Wow James! I would love that!! 5pm in USA? Its 3.50 here now in Ireland at the mo - am I early or late for it???
Darn that's 5am in Hong Kong :(
I'll be back!
Time to wait till 5!
I will lose. I'm old and I'm slow.
Soon... Sooon.... *strokes the head of a microceratops cradled in his arm*
Oh, boy! I'll be here at 5! :)
Sweet!
Oh YES!!!! Thank you.
Ooooh what a TREASURE -- hoping, hoping, HOPING! :D
I have no idea what time it is now, being on Japan time, but good luck to everyone! That is a true treasure for whoever wins it. I am jealous!
Beautiful work....
Test comment!!
Alas I will be at work and not able to respond. My Congrats to the lucky winner though.
wow a hand lettered and drawn rubber stamp design, looks amazing! Sweet postcard too... I'll be back at 5!
Any reason they made the modifications? I like the balance of the arched lettering the way you had it and I think the larger W was classier and more interesting.
Great concept, Jim. Great traffic driver, as if you needed it. :-)
Right up my Avenue, James. I've designed several for the USPS, including the MT State Flag issue. They're fun to do.
Good luck everyone :)
oh god the anxiety!
Good luck everyone!
Awesome! I'll be back at 5!
What are these cancellations used for, sir?
I absolutelly wanna try!
+ Wow, six attempts to enter those awful antispam characters!
It's past. Who won?
Jon in France. My computer registers 3:53 Eastern right now, so we still have a little over an hour until the moment comes.
JG
Can't wait... :D
Totally wicked!
so nerve-wracking!
Good luck guys!
warming up =]
just testing
Not long now.... ;)
I've never heard of this done by the post before. I wonder if they have this in Australia...I'll have to look into it.
Thanks, James!
Who could be the winner? I do not know yet, but I'm going to try this once and bless these packets of information to be delivered by the internet gods! And congrats on whoever wins.
Okay. :D
5!
Mr. Gurney is there anything you can't do?
Who could be the winner? I do not know yet, but I'm going to try this once and bless these packets of information to be delivered by the internet gods! And congrats on whoever wins.
This is hilarious.
i like steak
Uh oh, is it time yet?
hoping for the best
Ha! Got an error because everyone posted at the same time. Congrats, Daniel.
Here I am!
Wow, that was a lot of people who hit send at the exact same time.
And so it begins
hmmm
comment!
I feel like a dummy. He said AFTER 5. lol
I just got my copy of Color and Light and have been digesting (photosynthesizing?) it with great pleasure.
Thanks,
Matthew
P.S You have the hardest Captcha I've ever used!
Attempting to win...
Woo, looks great, James!
I hope I won for my daughter but congrats to whom ever it is. Mr. Gurney - I do hope you come out to the Bay Area. We will be first in line =)
Best and be well. Ronnie & Amelia
Home from work late, stuck in traffic.
Daniel of Mims, Florida, You are the winner. Please email me your mailing address. My email is at the bottom left of the blog. Thanks everyone for trying.
5:00, Yeah I made iiittt...ah rats..
Aw, shucks! I read your blog a little late- but what a fun contest. I enjoy your sketches most of all- but also have fun with your art notes and musings.
Great Idea! i love it James!
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How very fun.
First?
Oh, no I guess not. Maybe I should read instead of looking at the art next time.
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I too, will be back at 5...;-)
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I wish I can win that postcard because I'm a fan of your blog and works for many years!
Love your blog and your artwork Mr Gurney....
have i won!?
;-)
ah ha!
I am a day late!!!
;-(
next time....
JPK--Sorry, it was yesterday!
thanks james....
although i didn't actually get sent the email until 22:00 on the 22nd.....
I'm in the UK....
;-(
JPK