The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22
new SET OF STAMPS.
Series Will Be Attractive and
Distinctive In Design.

OaSelA"eelve III OcSi&tl.
GENERAL HARRISON HoEORED,
Late President'sL Face to Appear
ON q Thirteen Cent stamp-Presens
Series Has Beer In Use Twelve
Years-McKinley's Portrait ON Post.
III Card.
The bureau Of engraving and print.
ing has received instructions from the
postofice department to prepare de-
signs for an entire new series Of post
age stamps, says the Washington Star,
The question of a new series Of
stamps was discussed in the fan fol-
lowing the death of President McKin-
ley, and at that time the impression
prevailed that when the new set was
ordered the portrait Of President Nc
kinley 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
the late president upon a new postal
card of unique design. and this remoy-
ed him in a Gense from the list OF elipf.
bles.
However, a new face will appear III
on one of the stamps, that Of the late
President Harrison. In order that there
might be a place for his portrait, at the
same time giving the public the best
service, a new denomination was Gre
ated, a thirteen 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 de-
nomination. Thirteen cents represents
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 necessary to use
q five and an eight cent stamp. Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison has furnished the
department a photograph of General
Harrison which meets her approval for
the purpose proposed.
Aside from the Introduction Of Cen
era Harrison's face into the postal gal.
lery of notables only one other change
Will be made in the personnel of the
Commodore Perry, whose face
adorned then ninety cent value from
1870 down to 1894 and the dollar from
1894 to the present date, will be SUPER
seeded upon the dollar denomination by
another famous sea fighter. Admiral
F'arragut. Commodore Perry disap.
pears permanently.
AS at present constituted the full set
is as follows: One cent, green. face of
franklin; two cent. %carlnine, 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, face of Webster;
fifteen cent, dark blue, face Of Clay;
fifty 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
Twelve years, which is much longer than
he life of the ordinary series. There
have been some changes since 1890,
such as substitution OF the fifty cent
Tor the thirty cent. the dollar for the
ninety cent. addition Of the two dollar
md five dollar values and some slight
changes Of interest to stamp collectors,
the size. designs and colors of most
II the stamps are the same as in 1890.
The p~ostofice department. has re-
luested the bureau to take special
oains to make the series particularly
and distinctive. It is sug.
,ested that the Pan-American stamps
we're extremely satisfactory from an
standpoint, and the hope Is ex.
that the new set may be equal
as fine specimens Of American handi.
work.
It is proposed that everything in con-
lection with the series shall be new.
Jew designs for borders will be drawn,
lew shades Of color employed, and the
lew stamps may be of different size
nd shape. The postoffice department
as requested the bureau to c If
'ossible. new portraits and better ones
0~btainable.
1t is proposed that above the face the
words "Series 1902 shall appear in
mall type, and below the name Of the
with the date of birth and
The ten cent special delivery
lamps will be slightly changed In de-
ign, and the color will be orange In
tead of blue.
1t is interesting to note that since
86l but two presidents have not been
onored by placing their portraits upon
postage stamp, Johnson and Arthur,
cleveland, still living. not being eligi-