Virgil O. Stamps

Virgil O. Stamps uses his Brooklyn neighborhood and surrounding boroughs as a source of inspiration and income, by recycling products that would usually be thrown away. All of his cards are backed by recycled chipboard from the nearby comic book store.

Virgil can, of course, print on anything you like. Even regular paper. Or nice thick cotton paper. Sometimes you need to be normal—Virgil understands that and promises not to judge you.

Your business cards and invitations and stationery and notecards and envelopes are all little pieces of you. They communicate the kind of person you are, so why would you want something that's the same as everyone else?

Using iron machinery that's older than his mom, Virgil letterpresses each card individually, giving them that handcrafted feel, not found in those lip-gloss, neon, 1000-cards-for-$25 deals you've been spammed about.

And if you need help setting the type or coming up with the design, Virgil is pretty good at that too.

Gunned Shot up targets donated from a New York City gun range and its owner, Bob.	Child Labor Little kid friends of Virgil donate their used coloring books and pretty pictures that he turns into cards.	Child Abuse Bitten, torn, eaten, or ripped to shreds are these cards that are made from kids books that would otherwise be discarded. The pages are backed by recycled chipboard.	Say It With Flowers Virgil's neighborhood bodega owner, Ho, wraps all purchased flower bundles in this white and gold print that reads, "Say It With Flowers." Virgil has turned them into cards that are backed by recycled chipboard.	National Geographic Pages torn from old National Geographic magazines and backed by recycled chipboard. Naked Pygmees not guaranteed.
Fragile Recycled chipboard backed with Fragile packing stickers.	Gym Floor Tape Gone Black From the days of 3rd grade dodgeball, come these black gym floor taped cards that are backed by recycled chipboard.	Hello, My Name Is. Recycled chipboard backed with Hello My Name Is stickers.	La Duct Tape Original Duct tape works for everything. Now, it can even work for your cards. Backed by recycled chipboard, these cards will show off your trashy side.	La Red Duct Tape When you're looking to go high-class, print your cards on recycled chipboard that's been backed with the fanciest duct tape of all.
Wrapping Taper Recycled chipboard backed by the stringed patterns of wrapping tape.	Gym Floor Tape Gone Yellow Yellow gym floor tape defined the dodgeball outbox where Virgil often sat, and now it's used for cards.	Masked Virgil's mom masking taped his mouth shut whenever he interrupted her Carole King meditation, so now he uses the tape to make cards.	Worn German Books and Other Antique Papers Paper so old that it cracks when touched; layered and sanded on the backs of recycled chipboard.	Weekly Met The weekly window ads from Virgil's neighborhood Met Grocery Store in Brooklyn, cut up and backed by recycled chipboard.