Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-13
THE NEW M'KlNLEY POSTAL. CARD
The New Berries OF Stamps-President
Harrison's Portrait to be Used on
l3-Cent Stamp.

l3-Cent Stamp.
A ncw-one cent postal card Is being
printed at the bureau of engraving and
printing, and when the first issue of 900
| 600 has been counted and bundled the new
card will be placed on sale. Its distinctive
| feature, says the Washington Evening
| Star. is that the new card contains a Wig
nette of President Mckinley In lieu OF
| President Jefrerson's portrait. The issue
of the jefferson card will be discontinued
| when the present stock on hand Is ex-
hausted When desired by purchasers the
new postal-card will be furnished In sheets
of a cards each. 1t is expected this ar
rangement will effect a large saving 10
purchasers who have their messages or
addresses printed on postal cards. In order
| to avoid the heavy black device at the
| top of the jefferson card and leave a clear
| space for the postmark, the new postal
| card has three lines Of small type printed
| about an inch below tho top of the card.
| 'The card is thus divided literally into two
| scctions--one for the postmark and one
| for the address The official description
Of the new card is in part as follows: IN
! the upper right hand corner is a portrait
Of the late President Mckinley, three
quarters face, looking to the left with the
| words Postage One Cent above and 1Si3
-Mckinley-l9o1.' below the stamp and
following it's elliptical contour. Tho por-
| trait used for the subject of the stamp IS
one which was preferred by Mr.. Mckinney
himself. The stamp Is prao tically DEVOID
of ornament The card will be the same
! size. "a by 81? inches, as the old one pear
| ing Jeffersons portrait.
The bureau of engraving and printing
! has received instructions from the Ios'-
! office department to prepare designs lor
| an entire series of postage stamps. ne
| question of n new series was discusFeu
in the autumn after the death or FRESH
l., =fs,n
vailed then that when the new set was or
dered the portrait OF President Mckinley
would Adorn one of the denominations.
/ Undoubtedly that was the plan then. nut
the department decided to place the
portrait of the late president upon the new
postal card and this removed MN
in sense from the list Of "ligibles.
A new face will appear upon one of the
stamps; that of the late President iarr!-
son. In order that there might be a place
for his portrait, new denomination was
creatcd--a 10 cent stamp. There Will be
practically no demand for a stamp or TINS
value for domestic use but for foreign u.s.
| there is a place for ii. Thirteen cents is
the cost for sending registered letter
/ weighing not more than onc-half ounce
Ito any country within the postal union.
/ Heretofore it has been necessary TO use "A
five and an cight-cent stamp MIS- Sen
jamin Harrison has been requested to 'ur-
IL
trait of Gen. Harrison. which meets her
approval for the purpose proposed
Aside from the introduction of Gen, Har-
rison's face into the postal gallery or
/ notables. only one other change VIII be
made in the series Commodore Perry.
whose face has adorned the 90-cent stamp
| from 1870 down to lsgi and the 81 stamp
from 1874 to the present date, will be SUI
perseded upon the 81 denomination by an
other famous sea fighter. Admiral Farra-
! gut. Commodore Perry disappears per
/ manently. rs at present constituted the
fun set is as follows: one cent, green. face.
l cf Franklin: two-cent, Carmine, face of
Lincoln; fiVe-Cent chocolate, face OF
Grant: six-cent red brown, face of Gar
i field: cight-cent mauVe, face of sherman;
lucent. light brown, face of Webster; To-
cent, dark blue, face of Clay; h-c mt
orange, face of jefferson; 81. black, face
Of Perry, s.. sapphire, face of Madison;
g., dark green. face of Marshall.
4 The present series of postage stamps has
been in continuous use for l. years, which
If much longer than the life of the ordi-
nary series There have been some
changes since 1890 such as the substi ion
of the 5o-cent for the 20, the 81 for the 80
cent. the addition of the s. and s. values
and some slight changes of interest &c
stamp collectors, but the size designs and
colors of most of the stamps are the same
as in 1881. True, there has been the Col
umbian, trans Mississippi and Pan AM ri
can series, but these were commemorative
and in use only during a limited period
The regular series stamps were always on
> sale in connection with the special stamps
Il The post-otfice department has requested
. the bureau to take special pains to make
the new series particularly attractive and
distinctive. 1t is suggested that the Pan
American stamps were extremely satisfac-
tory from an artistic standpoint and the
he equally hne specimens of AmeriC ar
:, handiwork. 1t is proposed that cveryth ne
> in connection with tho series shall he new
New designs for borders will be drawn
new shades ~ color employed and the new
stamps may even be Of different size and
shape. The postofice has requested the
bureau to secure, If possible. new por
traits and better ones if obtainabe.
1t may have escaped public notice. but
the faces Of Franklin, Washington ano
jackson. on the one two and three-cen
stamps are side views, as rre also Jeffer'
son and Perry on the 50-Cent and 81. II
is the desire of the department that new
portraits for these values at least show
, ing the subjects facing three quarters OF
seven Fights fun, shall be substituted. j
is proposed that above the face the word
Series 1902 shall appear In small typo
. and below the name of the subject with
date of birth and death. The Decent spe
Cial delivery stamp will be slightly
changed in design. and the color will bt
orange instead of blue.
Since 1861 but two presidents have no
: been honored by placing their portraits
upon q postage stampJohnson and Ar
thus-Cleveland. stil living, not bens
eligible. In the first entire series, in 1851
| Washington appeared upon all the demon
nations save two-Franklin on the one
and jackson on the five. In the 1870 Sc
ries stanton appeared upon the seven-cent
Scott upon the "a and Hamilton upon tho
30-cent. All have been permanently super
= seeded or the denominations abolished
Zachary Taylor appeared upon the five
cent value in 1875 when the value was
created, but disappeared in 1SS2 giving
: way to Garfield.
VERMONT PENSIONERS.
WASHINGTON March 11-Nermont pen.