Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-13
Beautiful Engravings Common.
Grating the Events OF the
Great Navigator's Life.
The Second jubilee series Ever
pruuuced-ihe Several
tIeCes Described.
Madison, Jan. Z, 1893.


ing Columbian stamps have arrived at
the Madison post office and now anyone
by applying to Postmaster Bryant or
his deputy at the stamp window may
for the paltry sum OF L cent secure Il
bright blue engraving OF columbus
III sight Of land the words OF d mas
ter, OF for z cents anyone can set Il
maroon tinted work OF urt entitled Tie
landing OF Columbus" Should anyone
desire L series OF fifteen pictures, all
WORKS Of masters, illustrating the stir
ring events OF the life OF the great
navigator, Postmaster Bryant Will De
happy 70 oDlSe tnaL person, upon LIle
payment OF 4IG.26, by giving Lii or
her one Of each OF the stamps already
rest OF the series.
1t is remarkable how quickly the pub
IIc ueaIS Of Tie arrival Oh Il noVeIty and
this was evidenced to Il great extent
by Tie stream OI peOplc w lv4l liuM~u
" aud from the stamp Window yeSter-
day afternoon and evening, nearly
every one asking Tor the new Column
lnSton VIII Dc given II GU rtst IL
the dusty corners OF post office drawers,
while the tasks Of carrying the ines
SengerS OF love, sorrow ana happiness
OF lne UnILeu States VIII DC thrown
upon the UrO;,u SuU4uefo vi his lllItclI-
t;tlked-of brother i'll greatness CO4uli-
bus.
IiI.t IXT.c llJt lbs on
from NE pOslOulCe department InitC me
luur nuuufeulA annlt crsary OF tie dis
covery Of America by Columbus should
be COMMUNICATED by the Columbian
series OF postage stamps. There Will
DC utIeen stamps i'll the series ana tncy
Wi. range i'll value from / cent To so.
The denominations viii De l, :, =, i, ..
u, 10, L., ~, ana 81 cents, and 81, s.
95, 94, and 80. The stamps are
beautifully engraved ana are nearly
Twice Tie size OF those ot the present
series, each piece bearing u different
ueSlSn illustrative OF the discovery of
America. The series Will be COnunueu
curing 1898, and VIII De reLlreu at IIe
c4oae OIL TIC year. Inc present Issue
Will be sold from the same poStOttce
window. The puDnc may take It's
choice between washington anu Column
bus. The designs on the ColumDlal
series OF stamps are heally works of
art, and We're indeed all originated by
artists of great reno ,1n.
On the l-cent stamp is columbus in
sight OF land" copied after the famous
painting by w. Ii. Powell; color, med
ium shade Of blue.
The Landing Of Columbus" after the
painting by Nanderlyn which hangs II
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 viii
sell for cents. The first is medium
shade of green, while the second is a
light blue.
columbus soliciting aid from Isabel
Ia" copied from the painting by Brozik
in the metropolitan Museum of Art ut
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 sort Of chocolate
brown, Il 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 a
shade of royal purple.
On the 10cent stamp is reproduced
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 design for the fifteen-cent stamp.
1t shows a 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 30-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 5O-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 1, ?, 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 4
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
special series in 1887. the fitch year
of her majesty'S reign. They were
printed in two colors and are beautiful
specimens of the stamp engraver's art
The United States has been very con.
sentative in the matter of getting out
new varieties Of stamps. Very few
people know what a great revenue