Tuesday, July 27, 2010

FAIRY ART POSTER STAMPS/ 'Faery Hill'/ FAIRYLAND ETHERIC FAUX POSTAGE/ a cinderella CYBERSTAMP by Eric Whollem






Faery Hill
Fairyland Post Office
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist


The Stamps of Fairyland
A MICRONATION BY ERIC WHOLLEM

This is my first published cyberstamp from Fairyland, a realm
for which I have been Postmaster General since the first issues
in DOS System Print Master Program typeface. These were in limted
editons in black on various colored paper stock. This was back in 1999,
at the inception of my Artist Stamps.

These were later reissued in full color from manually rendered
proof sheets, which were then printed on a Canon Laser Printer,
gummed with homemade stamp gum, and perforated by manual
die cutter--in signed edtions of 100.

With so many stamps to create and share with the world, the many
hundreds of my early issues have not yet been viewed online.

This stamp from the Cantharidian Isle is a recent issue from a fairy
kingdom that exists on an ephemeral island off the Scottish coast.
Cantharidia is the isle of my Muse.


FAY OF THE ARROYO
Cantharidian Postal Service
2011
by Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist

Below is a sample of my virtual poster stamps, a fantasy creation for
the Angelica Sea Salt Works in the mermaid micronation of Undinia



ANGELICA SEA SALT
2011
by Eric Whollem
COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST
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For an article that deals with the subject of 'fairyland' I recommend:

See more of my posts of POSTER STAMP concepts on this link:
http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/poster%20stamps

VIEW MY ANGELICA SEA SALT POSTER STAMP VIDEO:



See my posts of FAIRY ART on this link:
http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/fairies

A FAIRYLAND STAMP VIDEO BY ERIC WHOLLEM:



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CANTHARIDIAN CINDERELLA STAMPS/ 'Flora' / A fairy art stamp by Eric Whollem/ Faux postage PENNY POST from the micronation of Cantharidia/ A CYBERSTAMP from a sheet of twelve/ DIGITAL SERIAL ART




Flora
Cantharidian Postal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

A Short History of the Penny Post

These stamps are my own fantasy rendition of the Penny Post,
which originated in 1680 in London, when a merchant, one William
Dockwra, established a local postal service for the city.

In 1840 Rowland Hill established a national Penny Post for Britain.
The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp was born.

See this link for further data:
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Post

Also:
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/pennypos.html

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CANTHARIDIAN CINDERELLA STAMPS/ 'Flora'/ AN ALLEGORY OF NATURE'S CHARM/ A block of four stamps featuring Fairy Art by Eric Whollem/ DIGITAL SERIAL ART





Flora
Cantharidian Postal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

Fairy Stamps From Cantharidia

These Penny Post stamps feature an image of Flora, the
artist's personification of the Spirit of Nature. Nature spirits,
or fairies, are given varying names in different cultures.

The Irish call them Leprecauns. One designation of the Welsh
is the Tylweth Teg. In France they are called the Fays, etc.

These stamps are dedicated to the principle of  'Saving Our
Pollinators,' as nature's charm naturally incorporates the
survival of the means of nature's regeneration. In our supposed
modern times, humanity has neglected it's duty to the planet, and
the results have been grievous.

I have had numerous posts on the topic of fairies; view these links:

For a comprehensive article on fairies see:

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