Como Park Post releases stamp, seal with raised ink

The latest mailing I’ve received from Minnesota’s Como Park Post contained a couple of interesting local post items. They appear to be new varieties of a 3¢ local post stamp originally issued on January 3 and an official seal I first reported in April 2023.

Como Park Post 3¢ stamp and official seal — Como Park Post 3¢ stamp & official seal

A couple of things are different. First, both the stamp and the seal have glossy ink raised well above the surface of the paper. It reminds me somewhat of the t-shirt paint my sister and I used to create custom t-shirts when we were kids. Additionally, unlike earlier versions of the seal that I’ve seen have an image of George Washington printed within the circle near the left edge of the design; this new variety has no such image.

Como Park Post’s operator, Tom B., included no details about how he created his new stamps, but I’m curious to learn what his process was for applying the raised ink.

Published 2024-09-25

Comments

Frank (2024-09-29 19:46):

Your Album pages for 2002 show a space for a usps EID stamp dated "2002". I have looked high and low for this stamp and can find no information anywhere. Is this possibly a misprint? Any information would be appreciated.

Kevin Blackston (2024-09-29 20:39):

You are correct; that is a typo. The space labeled with a 2002 date is for the 37¢ variety of the stamp, which is actually dated 2001. I will be posting a corrected page shortly.