Purgatory Post commemorates Boston Tea Party

The United States of America’s 250th birthday is just over two years away, and the United States Postal Service has already announced a 2024 stamp commemorating the semiquincentennial of the First Continental Congress. New Hampshire-based Purgatory Post is also getting in on the action with a stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

The 1-sola stamp was issued December 16, exactly 250 years to the day after dozens of members of the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships and tossed their cargo of tea into the harbor.

The stamp’s frame is based on the design used for the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition stamp, but where that stamp was printed in a single color—carmine—Purgatory Post’s new issue features a multicolored vignette.

Published 2023-12-27