The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-23

Guide must ne ignored The following de-
scr!puon - now the correct one:
Ire TratGsTlsSslSsippi stamps differ mate
rally in size from The ordinary series. the
engraved space being ABOUT seven -eighths
OF an inch wide 10y about one ana three
e.ghIhs long. The ies-g ns are also radi-
call unlike those of the ordinary Stamps
CoiS sting Of "A border substantially the
same in a. The deaomlnaiicuS. except that
the figures and letters representing values
are dinerenD and a central scene i1dioa-
great region beyond the Mississippi river
The sceness and the borders are ali printed
from lined engraTInsS en- steel. executed
10y the bureau Of engraving and printing
OF The treasury department.
The border, which forms in its inner line
an irregular oval frame work 10 each Of the
scenes represented, con-sis,s Of tuted tig
IRE on either side. with interior crossoars.
beginning in d single line near the bottom
Of the stamp. and enlarging until IL reaches
a shield in each OF the upper corners,
IumeFal OF denomiuation-the dollar mark
being also Included in the case Of the one
ana two-do.lar STAMPS At the top, con-
Meeting The TWO shields. and united 10 the
nuted framework on the two sides. is
curved tablet. on which are engraved in
small white capitals the words United
states OF America Above this. on either
side. are heads OF wheat, apd between
these small scroll. Immediately below
the central scene IS the title OF the picture
in diminutive white Gothic letters on a
side. in scrolls are the words of value,
one. two and 50 on, in white capitats.
except In the case OF the two highest de-
substituted for letters Above each Of these
~ a projecting ear OF corn. and al the
bottom OF all on straight black tablet
are the words Postage one Cent" Post
age Two Cents" ana 80 on. in white cap
itals
The scenes represented ON the stamps,
together with the colors Of the several de-
nonliudtiosls are these:
One-cent-' Marquette on the MisSissip-
pi." from a painting by Lamprecht. now in
possession Of the Marquette college, of
Milwaukee. Wis representing Father Mar
quette in a boat on the Upper Mississippi,
preaching to the Indians. Color. dark
green.
a photograph. representing a Western
grain field with a long row Of p,ows at
work. Color, copper red
Four-cent-'lndian Hunting Buffalo" re-
production OF an engraving in School
crafts History of the Indian Tribes Color.
orange.
Ffve-oent-"F Fremont on Rocky Noun
tains," modified from a wood engraving
representing the Pathfinder painting the
United States flag on the highest peak of
the Rocky mountains. Color. dark blue.
observation-disclosures Guarding Train"
representing detachment Of United States
soldiers conveying an enigrant train across
the prairies. from u drawing by Frederic
n Remington. permission 70 use which was
sell. Of New York Color dark lilac
Ten-cent-'H ardships OF Emigration"
from painting kindly loaned by the artist.
y. G.. Heaton, representing an em!grant
ard his family on the plains in Il prairie
schooner" one of the horses having fallen
from exhaustion Color, state.
Fffty-cent-"Wester Mining Prospec-
tor" from drawing by Frederic Rerning-
ton permission 10 use which has been
kindly given by the PUBLISHER r. II. Rus
sell. of New York;. representing prospec-
tor with his pack mules In the mountains,
searching for gold. Color. olive.
one-dolar-"Western Cattle in Storm"
representing herd Of cattle, preceded by
the leader seeking safety from n gather
ing storm. reproduced from large steel
engraving after a picture by J. MacWhir-
ter-thc engraving having been kindly
loaned by Mrs c, r. Johnson, Of Washing
ton. u. &. color. black.
Two-dolar-"M Mississippi River Bridge"
from an engraVing-a representation of the
great bridge over the Mississippi river at
81 Louis. Color. light brown.
No TrlpsniSsi0stppi postal cards or
slammed envelopes VIII 10 issued.
Although this series OF STAMPS Wal he
discontinued on TIE 3iSl Of December. 1s9S.
they viii he good for postage a any time
cflerward.