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on December 05, 2025

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2026 Breda Happy New Year Merry Christmas Netherlands Ruud Janssen

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Ruud Janssen, Mail Artist, publisher of mail-interviews, founder of the IUOMA & the TAM Rubber Stamp Archive, and basically all that has to do with mail art...

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