Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-12
Beautiful EngravingS Ctmmem-
Grating the Events Of the
Great Navjgators Life.
The Second Jubilee Series Ever
Produced LIE Several
PIeCtS Described.
Madison, Jan. Z. 1898.

II4S 4hSuLSO1 pOSL OIlCS StL1u uON d1IS OuC
by applying TO Postmaster Bryant OF
his deputy at the stamp window may
Tor the paltIy sum OF l cent secure Il
bright blue engraving OF Columbus
i'll sight OF land" the words OF mas
ter, OF for cents anyone can set Il
maroon tinted work OF art enuLeu The
! landing OF Columbus" Should anyone
desire Il series OF fifteen pictures, all
works OF masters, illustrating The Stir
ring events OF the life OF the great
navigator, Postmaster Bryant WILL be
happy to ObIge that person, upon the
payment OF $l6.z6, by giving MIN OF
her one OF each OF the Stamps alreadJ
at the office and by sending Tor The
rest OF the series.
1t is remarkable how quickly the pub
lie hears OF the arrival Oh a novelty and
this was evidenced To Il great extent
by the stream OF people Which moved
10 and from the stamp window yeSter-
Gay afternoon and evening, nearly
every one asking for the new CoIumD-
ian stamp. Poor Olu, lnuCn-uSeu W itsu-
mgtOn viii be given years rest III
the dusty corners Oh post Office drawers,
While the ElSkS OF carrying Tile mes
SenSerS OF IoYe, SOlroW anu happiness
OF Tie UnlIed States VIII De JnrOWn
upon the broad SuoIuerS OF his much
tdlAed-of brother III greatness CoIuuI-
bus.
AN edict was issued eight months ago
from TIE pOoIOnlCe department LuaU Tie
IOur nunureuLn anniversary OF Une ulS-
CoVery Oh America ny Columbus should
De COnllntunOrdUeu ny Lne COituuUlIII
series Oh postage stamps. There Will
be ntteen stamps III Tie series ana tney
VIII range III value from cent to 2o.
Inc denominations VIII be l, z, ., /, D.
y, IL, l0, 81, AND % Genus, anu 9l, o.
Po, qt, ana 9o. une stamps are
beautifully engraved and ale nearly
| Twice Iue size OF those oil the present
series, each piece UeaIluS Il uInCrenL
ueSISn lnSuLrauVe OIL lie discovery Oh
1a11erlviI Inc Series VIII DC COnunutu
during 1876, anu Wlu Ue Retired at the
CIOSe OIL lne year. Inc PRESENT lSSut
Will not be displaced, ana Dorn sel1es
Wln De sold from the same poSUOInCe
window. The puDuc may take its
choice between w asnlngUOn and Column
DUS. The designs on the Columbian
series OF stamps are heaIy WORKS OF
art, and We're indeed All originated by
artists OF great reno vn.
On the 1-cent stamp is columbus III
sight OF Land copied after the famous
painting ny W. ii. Powell; color, med
Ium snade OF blue.
Inc 'Lanuug OF Columbus, after the
painting by Vanderlyn which hangs N
the rotunda OF the Capitol at Wash
ingtOn, is seen on the 2-cent stamp. The
color OF this piece is a light maroon,
shaded towards the center
ON the scent stamp is shown the
Flagship OF Columbus" The fleet Of
Columbus is seen on the one that will
sell for 4 cents. The first is a medium
shade of green, while the second is a
light blue.
Columbus soliciting aid from Isabel
la" copied from the painting by Brozik
in the Metropolitan Museum of Art at
New York, is reproduced on the scent
stamp. This stamp is said to be the
nearest to perfection ever produced in
any country. The design is beautiful,
and in color it is a sort of chocolate
brown, a shade for which there is no
name,
The 6-cent stamp is also very beautiful
in design and color. On it is, columbus
welcomed at Barcelona" from one Of
the panels of the bronze doors in the
capitol, by Randolph Rogers. 1t is
shade Of royal purple.
10 n 10
Columbus presenting natives" by
Luigi Gregori. In color it is a Vandyke
brown, two shades being shown on the
piece.
The postal authorities went to Spain
: for a design for the fifteen-cent stamp.
1t shows copy of the great painting
columbus announcing his discovery"
by BalOca, which has never been al
lowed to leave Madrid. In color it is
the same shade of green that was used
on the Scent stamp of the last issue.
The 3O-cent stamp shows columbus
at La Rabida."
The Recall of Columbus copied
after the painting by A. C. Wheaton,
now owned in Washington, is shown on
the 50-cent stamp.
Isabella Pledging Her Jewels" Go
/, lumbus in Chains Columbus de-
scribing his third voyage" are shown
on the stamps of the 81, 50, and So
variety. On the two that sell respect
lively for 81 and So are portraits in cir
cles of Isabella and Columbus and the
Lolita profile of the head of Columbus.
Five new envelope stamps will be is
sued of values /, 2, 4, 5, and 10 cents.
: The general design of these will con-
| sist of profiles Of Columbus and liberty
, above the figure of an eagle with out
: stretched wings and surmounted by Il
shield similar to the one used in the
arms oft he United States.
This is the second jubilee series Of
stamps issued by any country. Eng
land honored Queen Victoria by issuing
5 special series in 1887, the fiftieth year
[ of her majesty's reign. They were
} printed in two colors and are beautiful
: specimens Of the stamp engraver's art.
e The United States has been very con-
9 sentative in the matter of getting out
new varieties Of stamps. Very few
people know what a great revenue
/ there in in the sale of stamps. Every
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