I used to collect. My father still has a collection. I, of course have a number of my stamps. Some framed signed by the artist, my father and myself.
Yes, that was my 15 minutes of fame.
This was staged by the artist, Warc Brackett. I remember that he did not like the lighting in his studio so we climbed out the window and are actually standing on a roof.
Mr. Brackett had been commissioned by the USPS to design a number of stamps. When he came up with the idea for a Law and Order stamp he decided on this design. He knew my father was a local policeman who had done some modeling with 2 sons. Here is a little article from the local paper.
