Cinderella Stamps From Delphys/ A Stamp for the Selkies

"THE SPAVIET PEGASUS"

Delphys Royal Post Office

2003

by Eric Whollem

edition of 100, plus ten artist's proofs

Copyright by the artist.

A STAMP FOR THE SELKIES OF DELPHYS

The design above shows the spirit of Bobbie Burns

above his mystic mount, "the Spaviet Pegasus."

Spaviet means spavined in Scottish dialect.

("Spavined" is defined as swayback, indicating a

horse with a poor spinal alignment.)

This stamp was issued especially in honor of the

colony of Scottish seals that live on the north coast

of Delphys. They came to Delphys in the great

selkie migration a hundred years ago. Bobbie

Burns wrote of the "spaviet Pegasus"  in his

poetry, which is the Scottish selkies' favorite

literature.

The selkies, of course, are the mermaids of

Scottish, Irish and Shetland lore. One of

the favored manifestations of the selkie is

embodiment as a seal. However selkies are

described as shape shifters and can take a

great number of forms.

THE POSTAL VALIDITY OF THE STAMPS OF DELPHYS

This stamp and all others from Delphys are

valid for postage across the Empire.

As to whether the Universal Postal Union

recognizes the Delphys Postal Administration is

another matter. The Empire of Delphys is a

member of the Amphoran Postal Union, and

as such mail from Delphys is honored on the

continent of Amphora.

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