Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-28
THE NEW STAMPS.

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The Color Of the New Postage Stamps-Soms
Interesting Information
AS some of the new stamps are finding
their way to Fort Worth hands, the fol-
lowing from the Washington City Star
will be read with interest:
ONE CENT.
Profile bust, after Rubricht, of Benja-
min Franklin, looking to the left, on an
| oval disk with dark background aud mar
! row white border, Immediately above
which, set in panel conforming to the
curve OF the disk, are the words "Unlted
! States Postage, in white capitals, and
| below which, in slightly larger and
! shaded letters, arranged in a waved line
/ running nearly the whole width of the
stamp are the words Zone cent. Just
above these latter words, on either side,
! is a white numeral of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
( Arabic figure ''l''-in q small oval
space, surrounded by an ornate scroll =,
the upper portion of which is connected
with and serves as support to the panel
around the medallion. The whole is
placed upon q distinctly lined oblong
tablet, seyen-eights of an inch high By
three quarters of an inch wide, with
bevelled sides'and bottom. The color is
ultTamaripe blue.
TWO CENTS.
Profile bust, after Houdon, OF George
Washington, looking to the left, on an
oval disk. The surroundings Of the me-
dallion are the same as in the one-cent
stamp, with the necessary changes and
letters representing the denomination.
Color, oarmine.
THREE CENTS.
Profile bust, after Powers, of Andrew
Jackson, looking to the left, on an oval
disk. The surroundings of the medallion
are the same as in the one-cent stamp,
with the necessary changes of figures and
letters representing the denomination.
Color, purple.
-FOUR CENTS.
Portrait Of Abraham Lincoln, after q
photograph from life, three-qrarters
face, looking to the right, on an oval
disk. The surroundings Of the medal
lion are the same as in the one-cent
stamp, with the necessary changes OF fig
ures and letters representing the denom-
NATION. Color, chocolate.
FIVE CENTS.
Portrait of U. s. Grant, after photo
graph from life, three quarters face,
looking to the right, on an oval disk.
The surroundings of the medallion are
the same as in the one-cent stamp, with
the necessary changes of figures and let
tiers representing the denomination.
Color, light brown.
SIX CENTS.
Portrait Of James A. Garfield, after a
photograph from life, quarters
face, looking to the left, on an oval
disk. The surroundings.of the medallion
are the same as IN the one-cent stamp,
with the necessary changes in figures and
letters representing the denomination.
TEN GENTS.
Portrait of Daniel Webster. after a
daguerreotyps from life, three-quarter
face, looking to the left, on an oval
disk, with dark background and narrow
white border, around the upper half of
which, set in a panel conforming to
its curve, are the words fUnited States
Postage in small white capitals, the |
words "Teu Cents in somewhat similar |
letters, being placed in like panel be- |
low the madallion. Below this again, in |
the two lower corners of the stamp, are !
plain Arabic numerals OF denomination |
40, - set in circular spaces surrounded |
with ornate scrolls not unlike those In /
the one-cent stamp. The whole Is placed |
upon an oblong tablet seven elghths OF |
an inch high by three-fourths of an inch |
wide, with beveled sides and bottom.
The color is milori green.
FIFTEEN CENTS.
Portrait OF Henry Clay after q daguer-
reotyps from life, three-quarters face,
looking to the left, on an oval disk. The
of the medallion are sub
stantialiy the same as In the I0-cent i
stamp, with appropriate changes of fig
ures and letters representing the de-
nomination. Color. deep blue.
THIRTY CENTS.
Profile bust of Thomas Jefferson, after
Ceracchi, looking TO the left on an oval
disk. The surroundings of the medal
lion are the same as in the Decent stamp
with the necessary change OF the letters
and figures OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS letter,
however, being OF block form. Color,
black.
NINETY CENTS.
Profile bust OF Commodore o. d.
Perry. after wolcott's statue, looking to
the left, on an oval disk. The surround
ngs of the medallion are substantially
the same as in the 39-cent stamp, with
The necessary change of the letters and
1gures Of denomination. Color, orange.
The issue OF the new and Scent
stamps will be delayed for short period
on account of the dificulty experienced
n producing acceptable portraits or
Lincoln and Grant. 1t Is expected, how
,ver, that the new series will be COM