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Fook Island Postcards

Item date(s): 1986

Walter Whall Battiss (1906-1982)

Size: various
Technique: Lithograph

Category: Found
Type: Graphic

ART 1068

Additional notes:
[A&B] Coloured postcards each with differing image and all marked "May King Ferd III always be heard". With FOOK ISLAND in Fook script at bottom right and "Published by King Norman © Norman Catherine. 1986. PO Box 393 Hartbeespoort Dam, Transvaal 0216, S. Africa".

[A] 8 cards 111x154mm:

1. Bay of Fook. King Ferd III and Norman King Norman.

1A. Fooklagune. King Ferd III + Norman King Norman. GERMAN

2. Fookfeast. Celebration in honour of King Ferd III.

2A. Fookparty. Feier zu Ehren King Ferd III. GERMAN

3. Giant Fookabug. Free Public Transport on Fook Island.

3A. Gigant Fookerbuck. Kostenfreies Nahverkehrsmittel auf fook island. GERMAN

4. Twin Gookers. Rare Waling Plants of Fook Island.

4A. Zwillingsgookers. Seltene Laufpflanzen auf fook island. GERMAN

[B] 18 cards 128x177mm titled "Fook Island Olympics '88" on the front:

1. Gallooper. Event: 3 Mile Cross-Country Gallop. Record: Never Clocked.

1A. Gallupper. Disziplin: 3 Meillen Gelandegallop. Rekord: Niemals Ermittelt. GERMAN.

2. Tick-Tock-Took. Event: 800 Kilometer Hurdles. Record: 4 Min, 44 sec.

2A. Tick-Tack-Tuck. Disziplin: 800 Kilometer Hürden. Rekord: 4 Minuten, 44 Sekunden. GERMAN.

3. Dodofook. Event: Cross island Rodeofook. Record: Who cares.

3A. Dodofook. Disziplin: Querfeldein Rodeo. Rekord: Unwichtig. GERMAN.

4. Fookerpillar. Event: Worm Marathon (1000 centimeters). Record: 12 Hours, 2 sec.

4A. Fookerpillar. Disziplin: Wurmmarathon (1,000 Zentimeter.) Rekord: 12 Stunden, 2 sekunden. GERMAN.

5. Rhinocerook. Event: 8 Meter Charge. Record: 7.05 sec.

5A. Rhinocerook. Disziplin: 8 Meter Trampellauf. Rekord: 7,05 sekunden. GERMAN.

6. Leapfrog. Event: Extra high Jump. Record: 88 Meters ,085 centimeters.

6A. Leapfrog. Disziplin: Extremalhochsprung. Rekord: 88 Meter, 085 zentimeter. GERMAN.

7. Fookvark. Event: 5 Mile Trot. Record: 5 hours, 5 min, 5 sec.

7A. Fookvark. Disziplin: Fünfmeilentrott. Rekord: 5 Stunden, 5 minuten, 5 sekunden. GERMAN.

8. Catasnapper. Event: Hop, Sprint and Leap. Record: 9 Meters ,99 Centimeters.

8A. Catasnapper. Disziplin: Hops - Hüpf - Sprung. Rekord: 9 Meter, 99 zentimeter. GERMAN.

9. Bubblefook. Event: Fook freestyle. Record: Depending on the currents.

9A. Bubblefook. Disziplin: Fookfreistil. Rekord: Gezeitenabhängig. GERMAN.

[C] 2 Lucky Rain Postcards with printed stamp and printed Battiss signature. Both stamped in blue ink with Fook Island stamp: "Fook is Free".

Ref: GB/50020