The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-10
NEW SERIES OF STAMPS.
Designs Are Now in Course Of
Preparation.
LMashingtOn Star.

Designs Are Now in Course Of
Preparation.
washington starr
The bureau of engraving and print
ing has resolved Instructions from the
pOstoffice department to prepare de-
signs for an entire new series Of post
age stamps. The engraving branch OF
the bureau is now at work upon the
preliminaries in connection with the
new series.
The question of a, new series of
stamps was discussed in the fan, fOi-
lowing the death Of President Mckln-
ley, and at that time the impression
prevailed that when the new set was
ordered the portrait of President Nc
kinney would surely adorn one Of the
denominations. Undoubtedly that was
the plan At that time, but the depart
ment concluded to place the portrait of
I the late president upon a new postal
[ card Of unique design, and this removed
/ him, in a sense, from the list Of eligi-
! bles.
However. a new face will appear
upon one of the stamps; that of the
/ late President Harrison. In order that
/ there might be a place for his portrait
I at the same time giving the public the
/ best service, a new denomination was
/ created-a 13-cent stamp. There will
/ be practically no demand for a stamp
of this value for domestic use, but for
/ foreign use there is a place for this
| denomination. Thirteen cents repre-
/ sents the cost of sending a registered
/ letter weighing not more than one-half
/ ounce 10 any country within the postal
/ union. Heretofore it has been neces-
I sary TO use 5 and an Scent stamp
/ Mrs. Benjamin Harrison has furnished
/ the department a photograph of Cen
/ eral Harrison, which meets her ap-
prevail for the purpose proposed.
/ Aside from the introduction of Cen
! eral Harrison's face into the postal gal
/ lery of nOtables, only one other change
/ will be made in the personnel of the
/ series; Commodore Perry, whose face
/ has adorned the 90-cent value from 1875
+ down TO 1894 and the 81 from 1884 to the
1 present date. will be superseded upon
/ the 81 denomination by another famous
/ sea fighter Admiral Farragut. Com
modore Perry disappears permanently
/ As at present constituted, the full SET
J is as follows:
/ 1-cent, green. face of Franklin.
/ 2-ceut. carmine. face of Washington
I Scent. purple. face Of Jackson.
Accent, dark brown. face. of Lincoln.
5-cent, chocolate, face of Grant.
] scent, red brown, face Of Garfield.
scent, mauve, face Of Sherman.
/ 10-eent, face of Webster.
( 15-cent, dark blue, face of Clay
50-cent. orange, face of Jefferson.
I 81, black. face Of Perry.
81, sapphire, face Of Madison.
s., dark green, face of Marshall
The present series Of postage stamps
has been in continuous use for jus
twelve years, which IS much longe
than the life of the ordinary series
/ There have been some changes Sine
1890, such as substitution of the 50-cen
for the 80; the 81 for the 9G-cent: add
ton of the 81 and s. values, and SOM
slight changes of interest TO staml
collectors, but the size designs an,
colors of most Of the stamps are tn
same as in 1890. True, there have beel
the Columbian, trans Mississippi AM
Pan-American series, but these wer
commemorative" and in use only dur
ing a limited period. The regular serie
stamps were always on sale in connec
ton with the special stamps
The postofFice department has re
D
in. the preparation of designs for tn
new stamps. This is not the languag
used. but the bureau is requested [
take special pains to make the serie
particularly attractive and distinctly,
1t is suggested that the Pan-Ameri
can stamps were extremely satisfactOr
from an artistic standpoint, and tn
hope is expressed that the new set ma
be equally as fine specimens of Amer
lean handiwork The director Of tn
bureau of engraving and printing ha
entered into the spirit of the enterpris
, and it may be assumed the design
finally accepted win represent the yer
highest type of stamp production bot
! in point of conception and execution
{ It is proposed that everything in COZ
p nection with the series shall be ney
5 New designs for borders viii be draw
, new shades cf color employed. and II
; new stamps may be of different sil
and shape. The pOstOffiCe departmeI
has requested the bureau to secure,
possible, new portraits, and better ont
il obtainable-
II may have escaped public motto
but the faces of Franklin. WashingtC
I and Jackson, or the 1, and seer
stamps, are side views, as are also Je
) . ferson and Perry on the 50-cent ar
81. It is the desire of the departmel
that new portraits for these values,
least, showing the subjects facir
three quarters or seven-eights fu
/ shall be substituted.
! 1t IS proposed that above the IA
/ / the words Series 1902" shall appear
! small type, and below. the name Of u
/ subject with the date Of birth al
death.
The Decent special delivery stam
. ! viii be slightly changed in design. al
the color viii be orange instead Of blu
1t Is interesting to note that sin
, 1851 but two presidents have not be-
: honored by placing their portrait up
- a postage stamp-JObnsOn and Arth
p / Cleveland, still living, not being elig
r bic.
/ IN the first entire series, in Isl
Washington appeared upon all the
Q nominations save two-Franklin on q
one and jackson on the five. In q
1870 series Stanton appeared upon 4
4 7-cent, Scott upon the 24-cent al
s Hamilton upon the 30-cent. All ha
d 1 been permanently superseded or {
= / denomination abolished Zachary Ia
T Tor appeared upon the scent value
r 1879, when the value was created. b
e disappeared in 1882, giving way TO ca
) field.
d II is not unlikely that when anOth
g / new design for postal card shall
q I adOpted-and these designs chan
o / Often-that President Mckinley "
g take place upon a postage stan
2 possibly superseding sherman on t
Scent or Webster on the 10-cent.
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q References.