The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-30
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OUR POSTAGE STAMPS.
4 Circulating National Portrait Gallery
Beginning in 1877.

Chicago Inter-Ocean-
Few people realize that me government
has published a national portrait gallery.
and that il has been. and s, IN circulation
al over the Union; and IS collected and
priced by thousands OF people al over the
world. Yet such Is the fact.
n 1871 the government commenced 20 IS
sue postage stamps. on July l OF that
year they issued TWO stamps OF the de-
nominations Of and 70 cents. Upon the
Eve was put the portrait OF BENJAMIN
Franklin. and Washington on the 1o-cent
stamp Since that time The issues OF
stamps. with but two exceptions, have had
portraits OF national interest upon them.
Those exceptions were the issue OF 1853 and
the Columbian issue Of 1879. On the 1853
issue all the stamps but three were Of en-
blemat-cal design. the other three had por-
traits CT Franklin, Washington and Lin
coin.
The Columbian issue contained a series Of
pictures commemorative Of the lie Of CO.
lumbus and discovery OF America.
George Washington has appeared upon
the greatest number of stamps: first upon
the - cents OF 1s47. upon nine different
stamps between 1851 and 1850. and five of
the eight stamps issued in 1861 have his
portrait upon n m. He also appears upon
the cents Of the issues Of 1863 1866. 1870.
1872 and 1871; upon the cents of 1869 and
the 2-cent stamps of 1SS3. 1857 1890 and 1894
Of first postmaster general, takes second
place. HIS portrait has appeared upon
twenty-one stamps. fifteen times upon J.
cent stamps, five times upon 50 cents, and
once upon 5-cent stamp. that of the first
issue in 1S47.
Thomas jefferson is next in number of
times represented. He appeared first upon
the scent stamp of 1851, and twelve others
since that time
Andrew Jackson appears upon ten diff
ferent stamps, commencing with the ?
cent stamp Of 1858
Abraham Lincoln first appeared upon the
l5-cent stamp of 1896. Since then he has
been in every entire issue UP 10 date with
the exception Of the Columbian issue.
Edwin NJ. Stanton has only appeared
once. that was upon the 7-cent stamp of
1870, which vas issued TO prepay postage
to Germany and Denmark but upon the
adoption Of universal rate of cents, this
stamp was dropped
Henry Clay appears upon the u cents Of
1870 and the IS of 1890 and current issue
Daniel Webster was first seen upon the
15-cent stamp Of 1870, again in 1880 and the
Decent stamp of 1890 and 1894
Alexander HamIton's portrait came into
the gallery in 1870 appearing upon the So
cent stamp.
Oliver Hazard Perry (Commodor0 is
shown nnon the 90-cent stamps Of 1870. 1872.
1855 ana 1870
Winfield Scott is placed upon the "A cents
Of 1870
Zachary Taylor came In upon the scent
stamp Of 1875.
james A. Garfield took his place upon the
5-eent stamps of 1852, again in 1855. and on
the cents OF 1890 and present issues
Ulysses ). Grant was placed upon the b
cent stamp in 1890 and also the current is
sues
William Tecumseh Sherman is the last
ON - -
postage stamp. In 1898 the government re
duced the registration fee to S cents. and
SO necessitated the issue of a new stamp
or that denomination. Sherman's portrait
was put upon it.
William Henry Seward has not appeared
upon the general postage stamps. but he
IS SHOWN upon the 2 ;, 10 and 20-doliar
postage stamps issued in 1873 for the de-
partment Of state
The government has thus issued por-
traits OF sixteen of our greatest men, dis
tngushed as presidents. statesmen and
warriors. upon our postage stamps, and
thirty-two others besides the above upon
revenue stamps.
Upon all the revenue stamps for docu-
ments and the proprietary stamps the head
or Washington appears. There are ia
stamps OF those issues. Upon the beer
stamps the following portraits have been
issued; Jackson, Lincoln. Webster. Farra-
gut. Sherman. Mccullough, Hamilton.
Johnson Washington, Corwin Benton
Thomas, Jefferson, Peabody and Wright
On the liquor stamps are shown Taylor.
Lincoln. Grant, Levi Woodbury. Scott and
Sherman. The cigar stamps or bands have
Lincoln, Washington, Sherman, Grant De-
lano, Fessenden, Hancock, J. Adams and
Chase
The tobacco stamps have had Washing
ton. j. Q, Adams. Boutwell,. Farragut,
stanton. Jackson. Benton. Lincoln Gar
held Orion. Douglas. morrill,, Taylor. JET
ferson, Chase. FeHman. Hamilton. De-
!ano, Richardson, Mccullough and Gin
ton, on the snuff stamps j. O. Adams
F2rrasut Stanton. Hamilton. Deiano. Lin
coin, Taylor. Madison. Washington. Han
cock. Relknap. Boutwell,. Sherman. Dawes.
sheridan. RaWlins. Cartier. Monroe, Thad
stevens, Jackson. Cambridge and Seward
mus we have 50 far upon the postage and
revenue stamps forty-e.ght different cele-
hF-tes represented. Washington is repre-
scented full face. and three-quarter both
right and lef, In civilian clothes and twice
IN military uniform. a,so IN bust profile.
Franklin is represented only once full face,
IN all others be g shown in bust profile
either right or left.
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