FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ A single stamp from a minisheet of four CYBERSTAMPS from the micronation of Urissakzillia/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION

Muse of the Wilds

Republika Urissakzillia 2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

Stamps From the Urissakzillian Mint

The artist's micronation of Urissakzillia has it's own government

printing house, the Urissakzillian Mint, which works in cooperation

with the Cinderella Printing House Ltd. The Urissakzillian Mint

is in an archaic fortress on an island in the Lake of the Daymoon. 

The capital city of Urissakzillia is Namsel. The currency system is

based on the Urissakzillian Thaler, which is worth 100 Kronik. 

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE URISSAK PEOPLE

The Urissaks are a proud people, descended from a race of 

fairy folk from the continent of Eronyk. This land with it's towering

mountains, harbors a splendid habitat of dense forests.

The Urissakzillian Republic is different from many fairy realms

insofar as it is a democracy, rather than a kingdom.

The Urissak Monarchy collapsed a hundred years ago, due 

mostly to the laughing fits that plagued the court. The wise

women from the forest recommended a remedial period of

democracy until such time as the fairy aristocracy gained it's

senses.

URISSAKZILLIAN STAMPS

The Urissakzillian Postal Authority was established

only this year with this first postal issue. Stamps were seen

as a sensible measure to help generate political equilibrium.

Depicted on the first postal issue of Urissakzillia is 'The Muse

of the Wilds,' a reformist fairy who has led the Urissaks in their

political experiment. Wisely she has not recommended postal

recognition by the Universal Postal Union (of the outer world

ruled by human beings), for the realm of Cinderella Stamp

users has been arguably the best niche for Urissakzillian letter

communications, as there the ephemeral and the etheric blend

in a more perfect harmony.

For a website that deals in depth with the subject of cinderella stamps see this link:

http://www.cinderellastampsforum.com/

For a concise definition of cinderella stamps see:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistamps

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Abstract art, digital art. Artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps by Eric Whollem.