Stamps of Mass Contamination - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Class Stamps

Archival inkjet print on 310 gsm Hahnemuhle paper.

Edition: 313

Year: 2020

Prints are approximately 33cm x 31 cm

Commemorating the first year of Covidian Culture.

Cautys iconic Queen in a Gas Mask stamp design was first issued in 2003 as 1st, 2nd and 3rd class Stamps of Mass Destruction to mark the beginning of the Iraq War, and withdrawn from sale after the threat of legal action by the Royal Mail. The 4th, 5th and 6th Stamps of Mass Destruction were issued in 2004 to mark the continuation of the War on Terror, and also withdrawn from sale after threat of legal action by the Royal Mail. These were followed by the England Day Climate of Fear stamps, a CO2 Global Warming stamp, Penny Blacks & Tupney Reds, and somewhere along the line the 7th and 8th class Stamps of Mass Production were issued as well as the 10th Anniversary bronze, silver and gold issue. All now very scarce.

In these new Covidian Culture Stamps of Mass Contamination, Cauty has subtly altered the original designs to suit the current Covidian Climate of Fear without compromising the classic iconoclastic iconography of the first issue.

Given the latest scientific opinion, the artist has decided full face gas masks are far more effective than N-95s and should be worn by all heads of state and political leaders at all times.