Cinderella issues

Cinderella issues are stamps that are intended to express a message, but never intended to serve as legal postage.

Gay Kingdom, 2006

Gay Kingdom is an unrecognized "country" off the coast of Australia in the Coral Sea. It was founded by gay activists upset at a proposed Australian constitutional amendment to define marriage as being for straights only. Gay Kingdom has no regular population and is ruled by a self-proclaimed emporer who lives in Australia. Sadly, Gay Kingdom has suffered setbacks in recent months. The emporer has been deposed, the original website has gone down, and several factions scattered around the world are laying claim to the country. Is war inevitable? Only time will tell.

Island of Offenses, 2000

I have seen this sheet of stamps a number of times over the years, but have never learned who printed them or why. (If you know more, do let me know!)

Lion's Club of Khumalo, ?

This cinderella stamp is sold on eBay on occasion. Khumalo is a city in Zimbabwe. I know nothing about the chapter or what types of work they have done, but they did print these up to promote AIDS awareness. Kudos to them.