Worked on the next commemorative stamp project (FM2005.04 & AS2005.03), aiming for a first day cover release in August some time.
Worked on next series of postcards using the Los Baños/Merced disposable Advantix photographs. These will be FM2005.11. Painting with gouache on photo surface seens doable. Need to use a very small short flat/bright brush for control. Paint first, then add detail with the Staedtler pigment liner 0.5. Researched the brand i want identified (despite Christine’s abhorance to the idea). Tried to research old fruit labels for the San Joaquin valley. None at trove.net. Did skim “A Geographer Looks at the San Joaquin Valley.”
Christine thinks white ink instead of black would have been preferable.
I think the trims from the post card shapes could become ATC. The San Joaquin notes could go on the ATC — possibly try drawing fruit?
FM2005.04 & AS2005.03 * final stamp design * (almost) final envelope design [-] add URL? 2005-07-27 no [x] add sequence number? (which i forgot on the stamp) 2005-07-27 * printed two sheets of thirty stamps [x] cut out 60 stamps 2005-07-26 [ ] determine actual anniversary date [x] buy business envelopes [ ] rubber eraser cancels 2005-07-27 [+] print envelopes 2005-07-27 (12) [ ] make URL stamp? [ ] afix stamps, cancel
FM2005.11 & ATC2005.01
[x] design the postcard backs? & laser print? 2005-07-26
[x] laminate photos to stock 2005-07-26
[x] trim 2005-07-26
(Actually, i trimmed then glued, which turned out just fine.)
[-] mass paint the blue 2005-07-27 nope
[-] mass paint the red 2005-07-27 nope
[-] mass paint the lettering 2005-07-27 nope
[+] add the rest of the detail 2005-07-27 (4) 07-31 (3)
[x] addressed, stamped, canceled 2005-07-27
[x] exemplar scanned 2005-07-27