At face value2008


The strategy of overprinting postage stamps as a way to cope with rapid changes in value during periods of economic instability in the early twentieth century poses problems for the role of the imagery defaced in such overprints. In At Face Value, overprinted stamps appear as interfaces between economic and historical representation.

Released
25. 7. 2026
Runtime
22 min
Certification
NO
Country, language
NL · EN