Thursday, December 22, 2016

CINDERELLA STAMPS OF THE ARGONAUTIKA AUTONOMOUS REGION/ Fantasy Stamp Cover by Eric Whollem/ PARAPHILATELY


ARGONAUTIKA AUTONOMOUS REGIONAL POST
with postage due levies due to overweight cover
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade parchment cover
copyright by the artist



ARGONAUTIKA AUTONOMOUS REGION

Argonautika is an ancient region that is part of Northern Amphitritonia, an empire in the far north of the continent of Amphora. In recent years Argonautika was granted self government by the Empress of Amphitritonia.


ARGONAUTIKA
map stamp
2016
Eric Whollem
laser edition
copyright by the artist


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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

OGYGIAN GOAT CART COURIER SYSTEM/ Inaugural Route Cover from Attan to Delani/ CINDERELLA STAMPS BY ERIC WHOLLEM/ Paraphilately


OGYGIAN OVERLAND EXPRESS MAIL
Inaugural Goat Cart Courier Route
cover damaged by goat/ Fodder Surcharge Label
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade cover
copyright by the artist



GOAT CART PARCEL POST PACKAGE FRAGMENT
Ruminant Relief Fund Surcharge 5f
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade cover
copyright by the artist 



GOAT FODDER SURCHARGES OF OGYGIA

These covers include special markings indicating forms of postal taxation found in Ogygia. On the first cover there is a label reading 'GOAT DAMAGE Please Pay Your Fodder Surcharges Promptly.' The bite marks on the cover are the result of hungry goats, who have run out of food on the rocky trails that lead through the Ogygian mountains.

Unfortunately Ogygian postal goats have traditionally been fed letters from the Dead Letter Office, so that they have developed a taste for philatelic materials. The fine distinction between a living letter and a dead letter is a matter that does not seem to matter much to them. The fodder surcharge was developed at the insistence of stamp collectors who agonized over the ravaging of the mails.

The 'Ruminant Relief Fund' marking on some  of these covers represents the activity of a special agency of the Ogygian Postal System. Goats are ruminants, of course. This relief fund tries to find other snack foods that appeal to goats. Thus far tin cans seem to have found a following among many billy goats and fortunately are light and easy to carry, making their use amenable to cart drivers. However some nannies are finicky eaters and prefer less roughage in their diets.

The Axle Grease fee, as seen in the cancel on the last cover in this selection, was developed to insure that the goat carts are kept in a high order of maintenance. Some hungry goats found that axle grease is quite a delicacy, a fine dessert to follow a meal of 'dead letters' or other unauthorized philatelic hors d'euvres.





OGYGIAN OVERLAND EXPRESS MAIL
Inaugural Goat Cart Courier Service
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade cover
copyright by the artist



OGYGIAN OVERLAND EXPRESS MAIL
Inaugural Goat Cart Courier Service
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade cover
copyright by the artist



OGYGIAN OVERLAND EXPRESS MAIL
Inaugural Goat Cart Courier Service
Goat Fodder Fee 5f
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade cover
copyright by the artist



OGYGIAN OVERLAND EXPRESS MAIL
Inaugural Goat Cart Courier Service
Ruminant Relief Fund 8f
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade cover
copyright by the artist



OGYGIAN OVERLAND EXPRESS MAIL
Inaugural Goat Cart Courier Service
Axle Grease Fee 5f
2016
Eric Whollem
handmade cover
copyright by the artist


See more stamps and covers of  Ogygia:



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Saturday, December 17, 2016

FANTASY FIRST FLIGHT COVER FROM NORTHERN AMPHITRITONIA/ Cinderella Stamps by Eric Whollem/ PARAPHILATELY


FIRST FLIGHT COVER FROM ABYSSOS TO GUGU
Abyssos Air Central out of Northern Amphitritonia to the Grand Duchy of Guguwuph
2016
Eric Whollem.
handmade cover
copyright by the artist



NORTHERN AMPHITRITONIA
airmail stamp
2016
Eric Whollem
laser edition
copyright by the artist



NORTHERN AMPHITRITONIA
airmail stamps
2016
Eric Whollem
laser editions
copyright by the artist



NORTHERN AMPHITRITONIA
airmail stamps
2016
Eric Whollem
laser editions
copyright by the artist



See more stamps and covers from Minnemer 
and Northern Amphitritonia:


See more stamps of GUGUWUPH:
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