San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-23
COLUMBIAN SOUVENIRS.
New Stamped Envelopes to Be
Placed on Sale Soon


Placed on Sale Soon
Postmaster Johnson expects to receive
and place on sale at the San Antonio
postoffice within few days. the new Co.
lumbar stamped envelopes. They are ali
made of specially watermarked, cream
tinted paper, of equivalent quality and
weight to the first quality envelopes OF
the regular series. They comprise eight
different sizes, viz: A, G. III, | and n,
each being of the same dimensions as the
envelopes of the same designations now
in use, aud three new sizes, viz: =, So X
| 33S inches: q, go 6@S inches, and K,
AS X SO inches. The series embraces the
following denominations: A. N, and p,
and ? cent only; G. H. and |, 2, 4, 3 and
10 cent; r, l, 2 and ) cent. Following is
a description of the several denominations
OF stamps on THESE envelopes: The gem
eral design is the same for all denomina.
tons, the letters of value, Of
course, being appropriately changed
This design consists OF an embossed
circular stamp, considerably larger than
the stamps on the current series of en-
velopeS, bearing as the principal features
profiles of Columbus and Liberty above
the figure of an eagle with Outstretched
to that used in the arms of the United
States. The colorS of the stamps are as
follows: 1c, blue; &c, purple brown; sc,
chocolate; 10c, red brown.
In this connection it will not be amisS
to give a description of the designs on
the adhesive Columbian stamps issued
on January lst, which has not heretofore
been published. They are as fellows: One
cent Antwerp blue, columbus in sight
of Land" after the painting by VIM. FL.
| Powell. This reproduction is Enclosed in
a circle. On the left of it is represented
an Indian woman with her child, and on
| the right an Indian man with headdreSS
of feathers, eacn figure in sitting post
ure. TwO-cent, purple maroon, Landing
of Columbus after the painting by Van
derlyn, in the rotunda of the capitol at
of green, Flagship of Columbus" the
Santa Maria in mtdocean, from a Span
ish engraving. Four-cent, ultramarine
blue, effect of Columbus" the three car
avels Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta in mid
ocean. from a Spanish engraving. Five
cent. chocolate, columbus soliciting aid
| Isabella" after the painting by Brozik
in the Met -opolitan Museum of Art in
New York City. Six cent, royal purple.
columbus Welcomed at Barcelind,"
scene from one of the panels Of the bronze
doors, by Randolph Rogers, in the CAPT.
tai at Washington. On each side of the
scene represented is niche, in one OF
which is statue of Ferdinand, and In the
other statue of Bobadila. Ten cent,
Vandyke brown, columbus Presenting
Natives, after the painting by Luig Gre
gore, at the University of Notre Dame,
South Bend, Ind. Fifteen cent, dark
covery," after the painting by Il. BALBOA,
now in Madrid. Thirty cent, sienna
brown, columbus at La Rabida," after
the painting by R. Maso. Fifty cent, Car
bon blue, Recall of Columbus, after the
painting by A. G.. Heaton, now in the cap
itol at Washington One dollar-Rose
salmon, Isabella pledging her Jewels,
after the painting by Munoz Degrain,
now'in Madrid. Two dollar-Toned min
painting by Leutze, now in Providence,
r. |. Three dollar-Light yellow green,
columbus Describing Third Voyage y
after the painting by Francisco Jo-
yer. Four dollar-Carmine, portraits
in circles, separated by an ornate device
of Isabella and Columbus, the former
after the well known painting in
Madrid and the latter after the
Lotto painting. Five dollarS-Black,
provided by the treasury department for
the souvenir 50-cent silver pieces author
lied by act of congress. The profile is in
a circle. on the right of which is the figure
of America, represented by female In
dian, with a crown of feathers, and on the
left figure of Liberty, both figures being
in a sitting posture.
A full set-of the Columbian stamped en-
velOpeS costs only Sl.05, while full set OF
the Columbian adhesive stamps costs only
Sl6. 26, and Columbian silver half dollars
are selling here now for 1925, so a full
set of these government-iSSued SOU
veniers would cost a collector at present
SIS "a. 1t is predicted that the half dol
lars will speedily rise in price,. as only a
limited number OF them are TO be issued,
and the same is the case with the higher
priced stamps, but the government Will
supply as many of the cheaper stamps
and OF the stamped envelopes as can be
sold during the present year, so Assistant
Postmaster Ogden Johnson states.