The times., 1898-07-12
TRANs-MIssIssIPPI STAMPS.
The POstoffice Departn ent Has Is.
sued Handsome New Series.

sued "A Handsome New Series.
As was done in honor Of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. the Postoffice De-
partment has issued a series of handsome
stamps In commemoration of the Trans
Mississippi Exposition. which is now be-
ing held in Omaha.
These stamps are designated in off,
cial language as the Trans-M Missis-
sippi series. They differ materially
from the ordinary series. the engraved
space being about seven-eighths of an
inch wide. and one and three-eighthS
inches long. The designs are radically
unlike those of the ordinary stamps The
central scene Eluztrates the development
Of the great region beyond the Missis-
sippi River
The scenes and borders are all printed
from lined engravings on steel, executed
by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
OF the Treasury Department The border.
which forms in its inner line an irregular
9yal framework 10 each of the scenes
REPRESENTED. consists Of a huted figure on
either side. with Interior erossbars. begin
ming in a single line near the bottom
of a stamp. and enIsrging until IL reaches
shield In this shield is engraved the
white arabic numeraI OF denomination.
The dollar mark is also included in the
case of the one and two dollar stamps.
At the top. connecting the two shields
and united to the futed 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 and between these a small scroll
Immediately below the central scene is
the title of the picture in diminutive white
gothic letters on curved tablet, and be-
low this on either side in scrolls are the
designations Of value. .'one" Two" and
upward. according 10 the denomination.
In the two higher denominations the
figures 81 90 and 500 are substituted
for letters Above each of these is a pro-
jecting ear OF corn
The scenes illustrated on the stamps and
the colOTs are as follows:
One-cent-~M Marquette on the Mississip-
pi,' from a painting by Lamprechs, now
in possession Of the Marquette College Of
I Milwaukee, Wis, representing Father
Marquette in a boat on the Upper Missis-
sippi, preaching to the Indians. Color.
dark green.
Two-cent-''F Farming in the West from
photograph. representing a Western
.
/ work. Color. copper red.
Z FOur-cent--~Indian Hunting Buffalo,
reproduction Of an engraving in School
crafts History OF the Indian Tribes.
/ Color. orange.
+ FiVe-ceht-''FTemOnt on Rocky Noun
/ tains. modified from wood engraving.
+ representing the Pathfinder planting the
United States flag on me highest peak
I OF the Rocky Mountains. Color dark
blue
Eight-cent.-'-TroOps Guarding Train
! representing a detachment of United
States soldiers conveying an enigra1t
train across the prairies. from draw
ing by Frederick Remington. permission
to use which was kindly given b. the
publisher, r. II. Russell. OF New York.
+ Color. dark lilac
Hardships of Emigration" Z"
from a painting kindly loaned BY the ar
+ tist. a. G. HeatOn, representing an emf
l grant and MS family on the plains in a
: prairie schooner. one OF tFle horses
having fallen from exhaustion. Color.
slate
E Fifty-cent-'-Nes Nesting Mining Prsspec-
+ tor from a drawing BY Frederick Rem
ingJon permission 20 use which has been
kindly given by the publisher r II.
Russell, of New sSrkl, sepre-entirg a
prospector with his pack mules in the
mountains. searching for gold Color.
olive
ne-dollar-"Western Cattle in Storm"
representing a herd Of cattle. preceded by
the leader. seeking safety from gath
ering storm. reproduced from large
steel engraving after picture by ], Mac
/ WhirTer-the engraving having been, kind
T ly loaned by Mrs. c. B. Johnson. Color.
black.
Two-doIlar-' Mississippi River BEtdge''
/ from an engraving. representa- ti0n of
the great bridge over the Mississippi at
ST. Louis Color. light brown.
+ No Trans Mississippi postal cards or
stamped envelopes will be issued. (
The series will be discontinued on De-
/ csmber 81, but Will be good for use after
that date.