Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-04-11
SOME NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.
The Late President Hnrrison's Face
to Appear on Overwhelmingly
on Postal Card


The bureau of engraving and print
ing has received instructions from the
post Office department to prepare de-
signs for an entire new series of post
age stamps.
The question of 4 new series was dis
cussed in the autumn after the death
of President Nc Kinley, and the impress
sion prevailed then that when the new
set was ordered the portrait of Presi-
dent Mckinley would adorn one of the
denominations. Undoubtedly that
was the plan, but the department de-
cided to place the portrait of the late
president upon new postal card of
special design, and this removed him,
in a sense, from the list of eligibles.
new face will appear upon one of
the stamps; that of the late President
Harrison. In order that there might
be place for his portrait, new de-
nomination was created-a 13-cent
stamp.
There will be practically no demand
for a stamp of this value for domes-
tic use, but for foreign use there is
a place for it. Thirteen cents is the
cost of sending n registered letter
weighing not more than one-half
union. Heretofore it has been neces-
sary to use a five and an eight-cent
stamp. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison has
been requested to furnish the depart
ment photograph or portrait of Gen.
Harrison, which meets her approval,
for the purpose proposed.
Aside from the Introduction of Gen.
Harrison's face into the postal gallery
of notables, only one other change
will be made in the series. Commodore
Perry, whose face has adorned the
90cent stamp from 1870 down to 1894
and the one dollar stamp from 1894 to
the present date, will be superseded
upon the one-dollar denomination. by
another famous sea-fighter, Admiral
Farragut. Commodore Perry disap-
pears permanently.
AS at present constituted the full set
Is as follows: One cent, green, face OF
Franklin; two-cent, carmine, face OF
Washington; three-cent, purple, face
of Jackson; four-cent, dark brown,
face of Lincoln; five-cent, chocolate,
face of Grant; siX-cent, red-brown,
face of Garfield; eight-cent, mauve,
face of Sherman; ten-cent, light
brown, face of Webster; 15-cent, dark
blue, face of Clay; 50-cent, orange, face
of jefferson; one-dollar, black, face OF
Perry; two-dollar, sapphire, face OF
Madison; five-dollar, dark green, face
of Marshall.
The present series of postage stamps
has been in continuous use for just
12 years, which is much longer than
the life of the ordinary series. There
have been some changes since 1890
such as the substitution of the 50-cent
for the 30, the one-dollar for the 90
cent, the addition of the two-dollal
and the five-dollar values and some
slight changes of interest to STAMP
collectors, but the size, designs anc
colors of most of the stamps are the
same as in 1890.
True, there have been the Columbian
Trans Mississippi and Pan-Americar
series, but these were commemorative
and in use only during limited period
The regular series stamps were always
on sale in connection with the specia
stamps.
The post Office department has re
quested the bureau to take specia
palms to make the new series partic
ularly attractive and distinctive. 1t i:
suggested that the Pan-AmericaI
stamps were extremely satisfactor,
from an artistic standpoint and thu
hope is expressed that the new set ma.
be equally fine specimens of American
handiwork.
1t is proposed that everything in con
nection with the series shall be new
New designs for borders will be drawn
new shades of color employed and th
new stamps may be of different siz
and shape. The post Office department
has requested the bureau to secure, j
possible, new portraits, and better one
II obtainable.
1t may have escaped public notice
but the faces of Franklin, Washington
and Jackson, on the one, two and three
cent stamps are side views, as are ais
Jefferson and Perry on the 50-cent an
one dollar. 1t is the desire of the de
partment that the new portraits 70
these values, at least, showing the sui
jects facing three-quarters or sever
eighths full, shall bo substituted.