My trail name has been a nickname since my college days. My email has
incorporated it for almost a decade.
Someone, many years ago, contacted a rubberstamp company with name
stamps, wherein a person could request a unique name to be made that
was not available in the stores.
He had "KuKu" made for me.
When I started LBing in 2003, I had my trail name AND my signature
stamp ready to go.
It is not handcarved, but it is unique, as it is custom made.
I'll admit, when I finally started meeting letterboxers, I was a
little nervous.
I ended up chatting with Der Mad Stamper. When I mentioned my stamp
was not handcarved (kind of apologetically), he assured me it was
custom & unique, no problem there.
I personally don't have problems with anyone having storebought stamps
for their sig stamps. I know a couple of LBer's who do and think they
are great!
KuKu
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel"
wrote:
>
> So if a person can draw, but not carve, and has their original, one of
> a kind drawing made into a stamp, is it considered a "store bought"
stamp?
>
> Daniel T
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "xxxxxxxx" wrote:
> >
> > There's nothing elitist about it. Why, when someone's opinion
> doesn't match
> > someone else's opinion, is the first person's opinion suddenly
elitist?
> > It's my opinion, based on what I like about letterboxing. And for
> what it's
> > worth, stamps can be very cheap to have a company make.
> nwstamps.com can
> > often make them up for less than they can be bought at Hobby Lobby
if a
> > person emails them their drawing.
> >
>