, 1873-05-03
THE NEW POSTAGE-STAMPS.

Description OF the Different Varieties.
Ta'At90" 4prs q 1r4 ciErrfGods"e* 9arfd Of the hs"
hayo had look at tho new postngo-stampH
that arc to DO used By tho Beyeral Government
Dopartments aftor tho 1st Of July, wAon tho now
Postal law abolishing tho franking privilege
tho Departments will bo different from those in
general uso by public, Of which tl1erc are eleven
varieties, oach Of difroront denomination. Tho
1~cent stamp has the profile bust OF Franklin,
eaRs from IN ne Mo
vclyot brown: Three cents, Washington profile
Lincoln after voll, in cocGnoal red. Hoven
color: English yormillon. Ton cents, Jofferson
profile bust aftor Powers statue j. chocolate
color. Twelve conts, Clay prolific bust aftor
Hart purple. Fiftoon centH. Wohssor; profile
bnst litter osvspge9 sno
color, puro purple. Thirty cents, Hamilton :,
profile buat aftor Cerrachi color, black.
Ninety cents, Commodore 0. Il. PoEry profile
bust aftor Wolcutts atatuc color, ca1mine.
Those same nledallions arc to be used on .the
stamps for the departments, but ouch ono to bo
in diiferont color ind design with tho exception
Of the profile. That for tho War Department
has bonoath tho medallion i'll tho lowor corners
ahioll, md in tho upper corners the letters ~.
B.,' with {" War Department" writ ACROSS tho
top aud tho denomination across tho bottom or
tho Bta1np.
The Navy Department has o cable extending
around tho Htau,p outside of tho medallion, with
"Nnvy Department " and Two stara in the uppor
corners, tho denomination written across tho
bottom, and tho lottors "u. s." in tho lower
CORNERS.
Tho Treasury stamp has nothing particularly
emblomattcal. Tho Bidos around the medallion
are fi1lod with folds of drarory and hoavy uortls
and tassels depending. "Treaarry" III Writtcn
across tho top the denomination aeross tho bot
tom. and tho letters ~. s" in the corners,
,,udar tha ,vor1 &iT'rnanurvn
Stamps forthe White House have Executive"
writton across tho top in large lottera. and U.
g." III tho uppor corilors, plain 8idca, and de-
nomination huBoBs the bottom.
Tho interior stamps are tho handgomaat OF
the lot. Tho na,no Of tho Department ia writton
across the top, extending from side to Bide, with
'stars in the upper corners, md pillars on tho
sai ~ o s ottoFs 'fSn shS sot tGp p rao
The Btato Department stamp IL very plain.
The name OF tho Department IL printed across
tho top plum sides, with largo lettors "U. g." ut
tho 1owor corners, and denomination acroHs tho
bottom.
Tho Department. OF Justice has plain and
Hoycre-lookinR stamp, with plain Bidos and cor
ners department Of Justice " written norosB
tho top, and tho lottora U. ST. in lasge type sot
In stars at tho lover sidoa.
Tho Post O1tce Department stamp, Instead OF
tho medallion, will hnvo tho denomination IN
large tlgures and full relief II white on i, y black
quisito workmanship, and isco1nposcd OF q dolt-
cato wrcath Of loayes entwinod around tho
medallion tho lettors u. s." arc IN the lower
corners, mid two balls iu upper corners. Iho
reason Tor making the popt-ol1ice stamp differ
ont from tho others IL tlat tho PoHt-0lllco Do
partlnont l,ns to distribute these stamps to
30,0uo Postn1astors throughout tho country
for oillclal uao, aud 1t will occa-
tor s oareloss, ignornut, and dishonest poAt-
masters to daarrange tho system by having dig
tincsive stamp for their own ING. Encl depart
mont has different color, 10 TINT thoro will DO
no occasion for tic correspondence to got mixo1.
Tho color for the War Department is oarmno /;
tho Nnyy, blue; tho Interior, yermillion; State,
goron; Treasury, velyot brown; Post-Oilico,
black; Agricultural, atrag,ooor, Department
Congress appropriated for tho Executive Do
sss, 900; Posteof1lco Department, $500, 900 ;
Iseaaury. s5o4, 900; War, sl5aoq1; 6oS Nnvy sSs-
raj Department. go, 600; Dopartmont Of JUS
/ tlco, ai6000 It WIS ut first proposed to give to
| each department difforont aud onablomatio Do
sign, without regard to color, but upon consulta-
tion 1t was decided to mako tho color distinctive
leaving tho general design tho nanio tor all. Tho
Bhados used for tho departments will be entirely
1 diforont from those IN general uHo, 10 that Il
h glance will tlotornine tho tiinerenco Tho seloc.
Y fionB OF color8 haYo nearly All been lnado antl
n tho dosignn aolooted.
There IL in course Of preparation design for
1 special stamp to 10 used by tho State Depart
j mont, to covor Matter aBnt i'll lilHpAtolI-bagH to
foreign oountroH. Yhis s to 10 done IN two col
! orst with medallion of Seward engraved from
Il tile portrait OF him In Carpenters painting Of
Il tho agnng Of the Emancipation Proclamation,
which is said to be one of tho boat oyor takon OF
him.
rho contract for oil adhesive sta:npa used by
tho PoBt- Ofoo Department, haa beon giyoi,
tho Continental Dank Motto Company, Of
Now York;. at tho low figure Of ii
conts per Thousand. Tho for1nor ratio tor
the aaine work waB n conta. Tho work.
manshlp OF the specimens sent for approval to