The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-17
SOME NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.
The Late President Harrison's Face
to Appear on One-MckinIey's
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 new series was dis
cussed in the autumn after the death
of President Mckinley, 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 elgibles.
y 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, a 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 a registered letter
weighing not more than one-half
ounce to any country within the postal
union. Heretofore it has been neces-
sary to use a five and an eight-cent
stamp. Mrs. Ben amin 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
90-cent 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the present date, will be superseded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
IL 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-dollar
and the fvedollar values and some
slight changes of interest to stamp
collectors, but the size, designs and
colors of most of the stamps are the
same as in 1890.
True, there have been the Columbian,
Trans-M Mississippi and Pan-American
series, but these were commemorative
and in use only during limited period
The regular series stamps were always
on sale in connection with the special
stamps.
The post Office department has re-
qussted the bureau to take special
pains to make the new series partic-
ularly attractive and distinctive II iS
suggested that the Pan-American
stamps were extremely satisfactory
from an artistic standpoint and the
hope is expressed that the new set may
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 the
new stamps may be of different size
and shape. The post office department
has requested the bureau to secure, if
possible, new portraits, and better ones
if 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 also
Jefferson and Perry on the 50-cent and
partment that the new portraits for
these values, at least, showing the sub
jects facing three-quarters or seven
eighths full, shall be substituted.