El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-28
OMAHA EXPOSE
TON STAMPS
History of the Great West Illustrated
In chronology, al Order in the Con-
secutive Denominations.
Washington Post.

Washington Post
On the first of June next, or sooner if
practicable, the department will begin
ssuing to postmasters, and will con-
inue to issue until December 81, 1898,
new series of postage stamps com
nemorstive of the holding of the ma
ional and international Trsnsmissis-
-ippi exposition at Omaha, Neb., dur
ing the coming summer and fall. They
will be known as the Tran smis 81 'sippi
series, and will comprise the following
denominations: !, 2, 4, 5, s. 10, aod 80
cents ana 81 and 81.
These stamps are not Intended to
supersede the ordinary series now in
-s-; SO that postmssters may obtain
supplies of either or both whenever
need d. In ordering the new stamps
q special form of requi-itiou should be
l-ed, supplies OF which may be had
rom the division of supplies of the
irit assistant postmaster generals Of
fee from now on.
The Trspsmississippi stamps differ
materially in size from the ordinary
cries, the engraved space being abou,
seven-eiR b tbs of an inch wide by about
one and three seighths long. The de-
signs are also radically unlike the Or
iiunry lamps, consis ing of border
touUSt6utidliy blS 6duo III Oil UuV oOi
nominations, except that the colOrs
and figures ana letters represen log
values are differently aud centra-
cane in b. sck, indie. tive in some way
Of the development of the great region
beyond the Mississippi river. The
genes and the borders are all printed
from lined engravings on steel by the
bureau of engraving and printing OF
The treasury departm Mt.
The border, which forms in it's inner
line an irregular framework to the
scenes represen ed, consis OF fluted
dgure on ither side, with interior
crOssbars, beginning in single line
uear the bottom of the stsmo, and en-
,arRing until it r. aches q shield in each
# the upper corners, wherein il engrav-
ed the Arabic mineral of dem nina
.iOns-the dollar mark being inc ude
n the case of the one and two-dollar
stamps. AT the top, connecting the
wo shields, and united to the f1uteu
framework on the two sides, Is 3 curv-
ed tablet, on which are engraved ir
small white cap tails the words UNIT
ed States of America" Above this,
on either side, are heads of wheat, and
between these q small scroll I'm
media ely below the central scene is
he title of the picture in diminu-
tlV0 SOUulS l0tGSTS vi q
tablet, and below this on either side,
in scrolls, are the words of value
lone" ''two," aud SO on, in white capi-
tails, except in the case of the two
highest denominat' ous, when Isl .OO'
and $500" are substituted for letters.
Above each of these is ap-ojectinR ear,
and at the bottom of all, on straight,
b. sck tablet are the words; Postage.
One Cent?. Postage, Two Cents" and
o on, in white capitals.
The scenes represented on the
stamps, together with the colors of the
BORDERS of the several denominations,
are these:
Observation-Disclosures on the Mississippi -
from q printing by Lamorecht now In pos
kee VS., representing Father Ma que-te in
boat on the upper Mississippi preaching TO
thu Indians Color of border, dark green.
Two-cent-"Hsrvesting in the West &"
from photograph represen'i'g grain field
OF of border. .aPphirs ue.
Four-cent.-"Indian Hunting Buffalo," re-
production of an engravin in Schoo crafts
history of the Indian tribes. Color of tor
Five-cent-"Fremont on Rocky Noun
ia ms " modified from a wood engraving. re-
pres ntt ~ the Path nder Wanting the Unit
ed States flag on the highest peak of the
Rocky mountains. Color of border, dark
blue.
Eight-cent.-."Troops Guarding Train" re-
presenting q detachment OF United States
soldiers c. 'nvoytuR an emigrant train across
the prairies; from drawing by Fredrr c
Remington (permi- .ton 70 uss WHICH was
Of New York;: 90 or Of border. dark lilac. :
Ten-cent.-"Ba rdships of Emil sration.' -