Sunday, September 22, 2019

PIRATE STAMPS OF LES ETATS BARBARU/ Cinderella Stamps by Eric Whollem/ A FEDERATION OF VARIOUS PIRATE ENCLAVES




PELLY'S NEST
Les Etats Barbaru
1895 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist


LES ETATS BARBARU

The Barbaru States, or Les Etats Barbaru, was the name of an old pirate federation along the Barbaru Coast. The Wench's Mint on Pelly's Nest, an island operated by the infamous pirate captain,  was the most prolific stamp producer in the region.

Included in this federation  were Pelly's Nest, Skag Dog Republic, the Mukka Republic, Kiklop Ada, and Rotter's Pit.




PELLY'S NEST
Shipwreck
1899 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist



PELLY'S NEST
Shipwreck
1899 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist




PELLY'S NEST
Steamship
1903 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist



KIKLOP ADA POST
Les Etats Barbaru
1899 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist

KIKLOP ADA

The Kiklop Ada Post, an enclave of Turkish pirates was run by Saddiya al  Hurra, a famous female Turkish pirate. The stamps of this island show various Turkish pirates.

Francois Ducat, a French pirate, allied with the Turks appears on the cover below, unfortunately damaged by sea water.




KIKLOP ADA POST
Salvaged Mail
1910 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist


ROTTER'S PIT POST
Salvaged Mail
1910 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist


ROTTER'S PIT

The only remaining stamp cover from Rotter's Pit is seen above.  It was damaged by sea water on the same voyage as the Kiklop cover above.....Kiklop, by the way, is the Turkish designation of the Cyclops.



PELLY'S NEST
An Apple a Day
1896 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist




PELLY'S NEST
Barbaru Coast Maiden
1899 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist





PELLY'S NEST
Daddy Dearest
1901 lol
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist


CLASSIC COVER OF PELLY'S NEST
cancelled with coins from Pelly's hoard
date uncertain (some experts conjecture early in the 21st century)
LOL 
Eric Whollem
copyright by the artist



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