Local posts in New Hampshire, Minnesota, & Oregon release new stamps

The local post scene had, to the best of my knowledge, been pretty quiet overall over the past couple of months, but within the past week and a half, I’ve received new issues from three different sources!

The first came from New Hampshire’s Purgatory Post, which on September 19 issued a 14-sola stamp commemorating Pope Leo XIV. Robert Provost was elected pope in May; the Chicago native became the first pope born in the United States.

Coincidentally, Minnesota-based Como Park Post issued a new stamp on the same day as Purgatory Post’s latest stamp was released. The 3¢ stamp was printed from a handcarved wooden die.

And just last Wednesday, September 24, Mick’s Local Post in Oregon issued a stamp picturing the Coins-Donuts sign in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which points customers in the direction of Santa Fe Coins & Jewelry and Whoo’s Donuts, respectively. A release enclosed with the stamp I received identifies the sign as a “beloved icon” and “cultural treasure.”

Lots of local post activity, as you can see—and there’s more on the way this week with the planned release of Philosateleian Post’s new stamp picturing the Eel River in Massachusetts.

Published 2025-09-28