The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-04-10
The New Postage Stamp.

The printing of the new postage
stamp is rapidly progressing at the
establishment of the National Bank
Note Company in this city The print
ing is done under the supervision of
several officers of the Post Office De-
partment at Washington, specially de-
tailed for that purpose, and no "proofs
or spoiled sheets are allowed to he
taken Or carried away by anybody, not
even by the employees of the Bank Note
Company. A large quantity of the
new stamps have already been furnish
ed to the New York post office, but on
ly those for two cents are as vet sold
to the public, the old stock of the other
grades not having been exhausted, and
the new ones can he sold only when
none of the old style remain on hand
All the designs have been prepared,
and the engraving was done by the
Bank Note Company, and the specimen
copies, which could be inspected, pre-
sented not only a neat, but even a truly
artistic appearance, and are in every
respect vastly superior to the postage
stamps of any other country. They
are printed in various colors, all those
of higher grades, like the stamps for
fifteen, twenty-four, thirty, and ninety
cents, even in two colors All the col
ors, except black, are what are called
delible colors, in order to prevent the
abrasion or washing off Of the cancela-
ton mark and the use of the same stamp
the second time. Instead of the paral-
telegram, in which the former stamps
were designed, the new ones are all
square, and thus, both in color and size
readily distinguishable from those form
erly used The following are the de-
signs and colors for each particular
stamp:
ONE CENT-IIead of Franklin in cir
cular ornamental scroll. Color Roman
ochre
Two CENTs-Postboy on horseback,
with ornamental scroll-work, printed in
light brown.
THREE CENTs-Locomotive on track,
surrounded by ornamental scroll-work;
the color is blue, the word Postage"
in white on a panel of darker hue
SIX CENTs-Head of Washington in
square frame blue.
Ten CENTs-American shield and
eagle, surmounted by stars in the form
of section of circle, in clouds, printed
in orange.
TWELVE CENTs-Steamboa in mid
ocean, in circular frame of ornamental
scroll-work. Green.
FIFTEEN CENTs-The landing Of Col
umbus-aminature copy of the picture
in the rotunda at Washington. This is
| beautifully executed and printed in blue,
while the ornamental scroll or frame
around it is of pale reddish brown.
TwENTY-FoUR CENTs-The report of
the committee to the Continental Con-
gress in 1776 on the Declaration of In
dependence. Though of most dimin-
utive size the figures are all portraits.
This design is printed green and the
ornamental border purple.
THIRTY CENTs-On this is again rep
resented the American shield and eagle,
printed in carmine, resting on battle
flags of blue.
NINETY cENTs-Medalion head of
Lincoln, in black, the scroll-work and
lettering being carmine.
For the thirty-cent stamp another
design had been submitted, namely,
miniature copy Of the picture at the ma
tional Capitol, representing the Sur
render Of Burgoyne, to be printed in
black with greyish purple ,scroll-work
but for some reason this has been re-
jected and the eagle and shield substi-
| tuted-New York Herald.