The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-09-13
POSTALSTAMP ODDITIES.
Gen. HaZen Talks Entertaining1y
About New Designs.

Third Assistan Postm as!er Gener-
al Hszen has returned to Washing
ton after a unique vacation trip. He
Joined his three brothers in a trip to
Name and Nova Scotia, while his
family remained lat Atlantic City.
During his absence the American
Bank Noe Company, which has the
contract for making the postal stamp,
has been working on the design for
the Columbian issue, which is to be
out on the first of January, and to
continue in uss during the year in
honor Of the anniversary of Colum.
bus discovery OF America. These
designs are only suggestive, and Gen.
Hazen has yet to lay them before the
Postmaster General. There is not
much to spare if the plates are to be
prepared and the new issue be made
ready by January 1. One of the de-
signs will be q head of Columbus.
Another will be the lanGing of Colum-
bus, from the well-known American
painting representing Columbus stand
ing on the shore of America, sword
in one hand and banner in the other.
The same picture was used in the de,
sign for the 15c stamp of the issue of
1869. These stamps were printed in
two colors and the scene Was set in the
center of a square with wide border
surrounding it. 1t may be that the
department will have to make the
Columbian stamps square to allow
room for the elaborate designs with
which it is proposed to decorate them.
In the stamps Of 1869 much of tie
design was sacrificed because it was
impossible to crowd so many figures
into 60 small space as WAS allowed
on the stamp surface.
Mr.. Hazen was asked if the depart
ment would return to the present &c
stamp at the end of the year, or 60
back beyond that to the Venetian red
stamp. which was very popular few
years ago.
I'VE will probably 60 back to the
the stamp now in use," said Mr..
Hazen. II think this issue has been
very popular. We have seen very
few criticisms of it. There is an ad-
vantage in the color now used which
we do not talk about very much. be-
cause it might suggest fraud to certain
persons. These stamps will not bear
washing. Of, course. there is not
much danger that any one will COM
NIT q great fraud 10 this direction, be
cause any one who washed stamps IN
quantities would be detected in trying
to dispose of them. But it is just as
well to be provided against it, and
these stamps will not bear washing.
Now, the old red was a pretty fast
color. So was the old green, which
was exceed, ely unpopular"
1t wss suggested that, perhaps, the
introduction Of 1c postage would make
a new popular stamp necessary. the
postal revenues now almost meet the
expenses, and, according to the the
ory of Mr.. Wanamaker that postal
revenues are trust fund and to be
expended only iu the postal service,
1c postage would seem to be immi.
nent.
"We can always find good use for
the postal revenue in improving the
service without reducing the rate Of
postage" said Mr.. Hazen. "The
present rate is the same as the English
penny postage, and if you reckon
distances eur rates are much lower
than those in England.
Speaking of the number Of stamps
that would be used in excess of the
usual consumption when the new issue
is made, Mr.. Hazen said:
"You will fiud that there will be a
rush Of advertising az soon as the new
stamps come out. There always is as
soon as a new issue of stimps is made.
Merchants wait to get the first batch
of stamps and use them in sending
out circulars, because they attract at
tention. The department revenue will
be increased by this quite a little
when the new stamps are issued
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