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john held , jr. -lrb- mailartist -rrb-

john held , jr -lrb- born 1947 -rrb- born in new york , usa , is an american mailartist , author and performance artist who has been an active participant in alternative art since 1975 , particularly in the fields of rubber stamp art , zine culture , and artistamps .
he is one of the most prominent and respected promoters and chroniclers of mail art .
vittore baroni has written of him , `` he has been called the james boswell of mail art and indeed , like the renowned collaborator of writer samuel johnson , john held jr is the best biographer -lrb- and bibliographer -rrb- that postal art has ever known or might ever have desired . ''
