The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Of each OF the Is, q. and so-cents stamps
| OF the 1863 issue got out with the central
| picture printed upside down. These
stamps are very scarce. and a fine copv
unused, will bring close to a thousand
dollars
W!th the issue of 1870 a number of new
| faces appear upon stamps-Clay. Web
ster. Scott, Hamilton and Perry, warriors
and statesmen. but not President The
series comprised 1 cent face of Franklin
cents Jackson). 3 cents CVashinston)
g cents Q-incoln). 10 cents (Jeffcrson). Il
cents Clay, Is cents (Webster). "A cents
(ScotD 30 cents Uamiltou), 80 cents
perry.
In lS1. to meet the demand occasioned
by reduction In foreign postage. the =
cent veiue was added and Stanton's face
appeared, the stamp being printed in
bright vermillion. In 1874 the foreign rate
of postage was again reduced. this time
to cents, and a former President. Zach
ary Taylor was selected to do the honors
ON this stamp. The new postal treaty rem
dered unnecessary the ]. u and q cents
stamps and the faces OF Stanton. Clay
and Scott disappeared. the first and last
mentioned not to return again.
Upon the death of President Garfield
for the scent stamp and Garfeld's por-
trait superseded that of Taylor, who dis
appeared from the stage permanently
In 1SSj the rate for letter postage wac
reduced from 3 to cents and Washington
and jackson changed places, the Scent
stamp disappeared entirely for the time,
and Jacksons face iIlumined a new de-
nomination, the i-cents. In 1877 the Scent
value was again put into use and tho
face of Washington appeared upon 1t as
well as upon the 2-cent value In 1888 the
S0-cents was changed from black to
orange. the 90-cents from carrnins to pur-
pie, and the 4-cents green to carmine
In 1880 series with new designs. de-
nominations and faces appeared. In this
set Washington and Franklin retain their
places upon the l and cents; Jackson
takes Washington's place upon the
cents; Lincoln supersedes Jackson on
the cents; General Grant, who had died
short while previously, took Gariieids
place upon the cents, the latters por-
trait being transferred to the cents.
An entirely new value, the cents, was
added and the grim old warrior, William
Tecumseh Sherman. appeared in the pos
tai gallery. Webster takes Jefferson's
place on the 10 cents. Clay comes to the
fore again on the 15 cents, Jefferson is
transferred to the so cents, a new denomi-
nation, and Perry appears on the 81 val
ue, superseding the old 90 cents.
AT this point two new values were in
augurated. the 81 with the new face of
President Madison, and the s., bearing a
good likeness of John Marshall.
In 1898 q commemorative issue. known
as the Columbian series, from 1 cent to
IS was printed, said to be the finest series
OF postage stamps ever issued by any
country. There were sixteen designs, all
relating to and descriptive of the dis
covery of America by Columbus.
In 1898 a series especially commemora-
tive of the Trans Mississippi Exposition
at Omaha was printed. There were nine
values. from l cent to 81. No portraits
appeared upon the stamps. the designs
depicting life in the great Northwest.
In 1901, beginning with May l, the beau
tiful Pan-American stamps were placed
on sale. These stamps are in two colors
and pronounced by French critics to be
works of art AS was the case with the
two-color series in 1859. few sheets of
the and cent denominations escaped
from the bureau with the steamboat and
train inverted, and these stamps, unused
now. command from s25 to $50 each.
Whether a commemorative series for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in st.
Louis will be issued cannot be said. How
ever, the department has indicated its
willingness to consider such a proposition.
a number of unique changes in the gem
eral new series referred to at the outset
are contemplated. In this set the likeness
of President Mckinley will surely ap-
pear and George Washington NAV for
the first time since his profile had a place
upon postage stamp, be seen fun facing,
instead of side view.-New Orleans Times
Democrat