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Topic: THANATOS stamps and covers.
Posted By: Panterra
Subject: THANATOS stamps and covers.
Date Posted: 12 June 2018 at 04:14
Another new cinderella land to add a page or three in your album for:

The Principality of Thanatos.


Thanatos 2018 20th Anniversary of Independence set, in the minisheet format they were issued in.

The Principality of Thanatos, a small isle off the British coast, celebrates its 20th anniversary of independence in 2018, and to mark this historic event, this beautiful set of four stamps was issued.

The designs each show the ruler, HRH Prince Michael Damian the first, and

50p ... Passion flower, the national flower.

£1 ... Badger, the national animal.

£1.50 ... Aerial view of the island.

£4 ... the painting "A Dream of Spring" (1901) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

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Originally posted by Wikipedia Wikipedia wrote:

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 – 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life he enjoyed significant popularity in France and the United States, was given numerous official honors, and received top prices for his work. As the quintessential salon painter of his generation, he was reviled by the Impressionist avant-garde. By the early twentieth century, Bouguereau and his art fell out of favor with the public, due in part to changing tastes. In the 1980s, a revival of interest in figure painting led to a rediscovery of Bouguereau and his work. Throughout the course of his life, Bouguereau executed 822 known finished paintings, although the whereabouts of many are still unknown.

Bouguereau was a staunch traditionalist whose genre paintings and mythological themes were modern interpretations of Classical subjects, both pagan and Christian, with a concentration on the naked female form. The idealized world of his paintings brought to life goddesses, nymphs, bathers, shepherdesses, and madonnas in a way that appealed to wealthy art patrons of the era.


Prince Michael Damian intends this set to remain in use as the definitive stamps of the island for the foreseeable future.

Folks interested in acquiring stamps and covers from Thanatos could contact the Prince at
1 Arbor Court, Abingdon Road, Leicester LE2 1HA, England. 
Apparently, the Prince is amenable to exchanging his stamps for other mint sets.  Make him an offer.
  Wink




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Posted By: Panterra
Date Posted: 30 June 2018 at 00:55
Speaking of Thanatos, I have just completed one of the most challenging print jobs I have EVER done, on an Adana press.  It is a registered mail label, so quite small.  The client requested that the name of his town, Tyrsby City, should have a diaerisis accent (2 dots) over the first Y in the 10 point Tyrsby.

I don't have ANY accented letters among my fonts at all, so considered getting a polymer plate made for this.  But finally, I just printed the name, then ran them through the press a second time and printed a colon on its side in the correct location.  A rather tricky make-ready to do that one!

I hope I don't get asked for cedillas next!  That would be trickier!


Front cover of the booklet of Registered mail labels, Tyrsby City.


Registered mail label for Tyrsby City, Thanatos.


Posted By: Panterra
Date Posted: 30 June 2018 at 17:32
Another gem from
The Principality of Thanatos.


Thanatos 2018 50th Anniversary of Independence of the http://okusi1.tripod.com/" rel="nofollow - Sultanate of Occussi-Ambeno .

The Principality of Thanatos issued this set on 8th April 2018, to mark this historic event for their good friend and ally,  http://okusi1.tripod.com/" rel="nofollow - Occussi-Ambeno .
 The issue date was Occussi-Ambeno's independence day.

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Originally posted by  <font color='#0000FF'>http://okusi1.tripod.com/ rel=nofollow</font> - Occussi-Ambeno website http://okusi1.tripod.com/ rel=nofollow - Occussi-Ambeno website wrote:

The port town of Oekusi was established in the 15th century as a provisioning station for Portuguese privateers. Until recently Oekusi was the seat of power ("government"). All administrative functions are now carried out in the much more recently established town of Pante-Makassar, 20km north east of Oekusi.

(NB: Propinsi Indonesia was annexed in 1975 as a consequence of a petition from the Indonesian people. Propinsi Indonesia is a large hinterland which constitutes a Special Annexure of the Sultanate, and is not included in this country profile.)

In 1985, the Sultanate was admitted to the http://www.angelfire.com/art/icis/" rel="nofollow - International Council of Independent States (ICIS), the "United Nations" of the Fifth World, and has since played a leading role in that forum.




Posted By: Panterra
Date Posted: 20 September 2019 at 23:50

Thanatos, Scotland 2019 Charming kittens set.

His Royal Highness, Prince Michael Damian the first, has announced that the Principality of Thanatos will issue a set of four stamps featuring charming kittens, to the certain delight of the mail-using populace of the Principality.

Originally posted by The Cinderella Philatelist, January 2019 The Cinderella Philatelist, January 2019 wrote:

The Principality of Thanatos is a tiny country located on a remote island in Scotland. Its exact location is kept secret by the head of state, HRH Prince Michael Damian I, who moved to this 4.3 sq km isle some 20 years ago.  There is a small population of no more than 35 adults, whose principal occupations are fishing, chicken farming, weaving and dying, and fruit and vegetable production.  There are also 6 cows, which provide milk, butter, cream, and cheese for the small population, which resides in one of the two settlements on the island called Tyrsby and Cove Bay.


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Posted By: Panterra
Date Posted: 10 October 2019 at 13:57

Thanatos, Scotland 2019 The Thanatos Guard commemoration.

His Royal Highness, Prince Michael Damian the first, has announced that the Principality of Thanatos will issue a single £2.50 stamp celebrating the Thanatos Guard, our Ministry of Defence who keep us safe in our homes and crofts in our small island.

Originally posted by The Cinderella Philatelist, January 2019 The Cinderella Philatelist, January 2019 wrote:

The Principality of Thanatos is a tiny country located on a remote island in Scotland. Its exact location is kept secret by the head of state, HRH Prince Michael Damian I, who moved to this 4.3 sq km isle some 20 years ago.  There is a small population of no more than 35 adults, whose principal occupations are fishing, chicken farming, weaving and dying, and fruit and vegetable production.  There are also 6 cows, which provide milk, butter, cream, and cheese for the small population, which resides in one of the two settlements on the island called Tyrsby and Cove Bay.


"The Guard is an important institution. Without them, we could become over-run with tourists and philatelists seeking to buy up everything available in our general stores and post office," said http://www.angelfire.com/art/okusi/kdpn1.htm" rel="nofollow - His Royal Highness .  "Therefore it gives Us much pleasure to introduce this stamp, showing the Guard on parade, so that our happy citizens at last have a chance to have photos of these brave and gallant defenders of our land on their letters and parcels," he concluded.

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Posted By: Panterra
Date Posted: 16 November 2019 at 22:24
I got a nice package from the Prince of Thanatos recently, and after a merry scribble over the nice GB stamps, evil Mister Pen also proceeded to scribble over the Thanatos stamps at the foot, despite the fact that they were already datestamped!


I guess this proves that it is truly an anti-philately campaign, not just trying to "cancel" stamps.



Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 17 November 2019 at 01:57
[QUOTE=Panterra] evil Mister Pen also
proceeded to scribble over the Thanatos stamps at the foot, despite the fact that they were already datestamped!

I am not certain on this but isn't it illegal to not cancel stamps with an official postmark thereby evidencing when and where they were handled by the post office?

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Posted By: Panterra
Date Posted: 19 November 2019 at 18:01
I don't know about the "illegal" aspect, as UK has different laws to us (thankfully!).

But it is certainly unethical to pen-scribble.

And the evil Mister Pen should (imho) be burnt at the stake for her/his crimes of scribbling on those GB stamps!

A nice Thanatos cover, fortunately un-noticed by the evil Mister Pen.



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