Como Park Post issues Vincent van Gogh stamp
Minnesota-based Como Park Post on March 30 issued a local post stamp commemorating the 170th anniversary of the birth of the famous painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). The 3¢ local post stamp features an imitation of Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, which he completed in 1889 only about a year before his death.
![Como Park Post 3¢ Vincent van Gogh stamp](/images/blog/2023/como-park-post-vincent-van-gogh-stamp.jpg)
What’s really impressive about this is that Como Park Post operator Tom B. carves by hand the blocks he uses for printing his stamps!
Tom also shared a copy of an official seal printed on the backing liner for the self-adhesive stock on which it was printed instead of on the paper portion of that stock.
![Como Park Post official seal printed on wrong side](/images/blog/2023/como-park-post-official-seal-error.jpg)
This is without question an error, but I have no idea how common it is compared to the “normal” version of the seal. It does seem extremely unlikely to be found in used condition since a separate adhesive would have to be used to make it adhere to any surface.
Published 2023-04-16
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