Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-19

To be ON sale for One Year and Then
withdrawn.

10 De on SHio IOE OhC Cur anu AhCH
withdrawn.
What is expected to be the finest lot Of
postage stamps ever issued is now being
prepared by the American Bank Note
Company for the United States Govern
ment.
The new issue will be acomplete set OF
fifteen different values to commemorate
the four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America by Columbus. The
designs used were nearly all taken from
celebrated paintings. The two-dollar
stamp is, however, after q painting by
Lentze, an American artist, who has
painted several pictures for the Capitol.
The stamps will be on sale for one
year, and then will be withdrawn from
general use. AS a source of revenue to
the Government the new stamps are ex-
pected to be very successful on account
of the purchases of the stamp collectors.
The following technical description of
the newissue was given yesterday by United
States Postage Stamp Agent Thomas A.
III. Hay:
ne-Cent--'' Columbus in Sight of
Land" after painting by William H.
Powell. On the left is an Indian woman
with her child, and on the right an In
dian man with headdress and feathers.
The figures are in sitting posture. Color,
antwerp blue.
Two.Cent-sI of Columbus"
after the painting by Vanderlyn in the
rotunda of the Capital at Washington.
Color, purple maroon.
Three Cent-"Flagship of Columbus"
the Santa Maria in mid-ocean, from a
Spanish engraving. Color, medium shade
of green.
Four-Cent-'cFleet of Columbus" the
three caravels-Santa Maria, Pinta and
| Nina-in mid-ocean, from Spanish en-
craving. Color, ultramarine blue.
Five-C ent-'C Columbus Soliciting Aid
from Isabella" after the painting by
Brozik in the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. Color, chocolate brown.
Cent" Columbus Welcomed at
Barcelona, y from one of the panels of the
bronze doors in the Capitol at Washing
ton, by Randolph Rogers. On each side
isa niche, in one of which is statue oil
Ferdinand, and in the other statue OF
Boabdilla. Color, royal purple.
Ten Cent? columbus Presenting Ma
tives," after the painting by Luigi Gre
gori at the University of Notre Dame,
South Bend, Ind. Color, vandyke
brown.
Fifteen Cent-"C Columbus Announcing
His Discovery, after the painting by r.
Balaea, now in Madrid. Color, dark
green.
Thirty-C ent-''C columbus at La Ra-
+ bida," after the painting by X. Maso
Color, sienna brown.
Fift-yCent-''Recall of Columbus,
after the painting by A. G. Heaton, now
in the Capitol at Washington. Color,
carbon blue.
e-Dollar-"Isabella Pledging Her
Jewels" after the painting by Munoz De
grain, now in Madrid. Color, rose
salmon.
Two columbus in Chains,
after the painting by Lentzc, now in
Providence, r. /. Color, toned mineral
red.
Three .Dollar-'Columbu Describing
His Third Voyage" after the painting by
Francisco lover. Color, light yellow
green. a. ~
Four-Dollar Portraits in circles O
Isabella and Columbus, the portrait o.
Isabella after the well-known painting IL
Madrid, and that of Columbus after thu
Lotto painting. Color, carmine.
Five Dollsr-Profile of the head o.
Columbus after cast provided by th'
Treasury Department for the souvenir
fifty-cent silver piece. The profile is IL
circle, on the right of which is the fig
ure of America represented by femal'
Indian with a crown of feathers, and oil
the left figure of Liberty, both figure
being in sitting posture. Color, black