PLUTO PROVISIONAL POST
2015
faux postage stamp cover
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist
PLUTO PROVISIONAL POST
After the discovery of the planet Pluto by Gwog, Postmaster General and time traveler from Gondwanaland, the news reached the cell of Captain Grunt, former sheriff of Dinosaur County in Western Gondwanaland.
Abner Grunt was in prison as a stamp forger. Perhaps he saw his chance at a commission from Gwog, when he sent this letter to Pluto Station, where Gwog was currently conducting his astrogeological observations on the terrain of Pluto.
PLUTO PROVISIONAL POST
2015
faux postage stamp cover
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist
ABNER GRUNT'S STAMP FORGERIES
The stamp in the lower left hand corner is one of the bogus Pluto Provisional stamps invented by Aber Gwog, infamous stamp forger from Gondwanaland.
The stamps and cancellation in the upper right hand corner are official issues of the Gondwana Postal Administration; but the zig zag cancel on the 'provisional' issue is the handiwork of Grunt.
PLUTO PROVISIONAL POST
2015
faux postage stamp cover
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist
RARE JAIL MAIL FROM GONDWANALAND
The irregularities in the typing and the shocking pink cover must have alerted the Prison Guards in Rockton, as this cover has a rare censorship cancel from the Dinosaur County Jail.
Specialists in this paraphilatelic sideline are rare, but Binky of Binky's Expertizing Service on Titania, remarks: 'This cover is no doubt one of Abner Grunt's infamous forgeries.'
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