Label 228
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Label 228 is a type of sticker
issued by the United States Postal Service
, made to be used for labeling packages with a mailing address. These stickers are given out by the postal service for free, either by mail or at the post office
.
Because of the label's availability, and the relatively large blank areas within the design, it has been widely used in sticker art
and graffiti
. Unlike many other stickers and labels, Label 228 is completely free, and can be acquired in large quantities very easily. It can be drawn on using many different artistic mediums, including acrylic paints and simple pencils, and also can be applied to many surfaces very quickly, reducing the risk of being caught.
Sticker
A sticker is a type of a piece of paper or plastic, adhesive, sticky on one side, and usually with a design on the other. They can be used for decoration, depending on the situation. They can come in many different shapes, sizes and colours and are put on things such as lunchboxes, in children's...
issued by the United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
, made to be used for labeling packages with a mailing address. These stickers are given out by the postal service for free, either by mail or at the post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
.
Because of the label's availability, and the relatively large blank areas within the design, it has been widely used in sticker art
Sticker art
Sticker art is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers...
and graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
. Unlike many other stickers and labels, Label 228 is completely free, and can be acquired in large quantities very easily. It can be drawn on using many different artistic mediums, including acrylic paints and simple pencils, and also can be applied to many surfaces very quickly, reducing the risk of being caught.
See also
- United States Postal ServiceUnited States Postal ServiceThe United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
- Culture jammingCulture jammingCulture jamming, coined in 1984, denotes a tactic used by many anti-consumerist social movements to disrupt or subvert mainstream cultural institutions, including corporate advertising. Guerrilla semiotics and night discourse are sometimes used synonymously with the term culture jamming.Culture...
- Sticker artSticker artSticker art is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers...
- GraffitiGraffitiGraffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....