The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-27
NEW STAMP DESIGNS.
Series Being Prepared for the Govern
ment Envelopes.

Series Being Prepared for the Govern
ment Envelopes
In connection with the new series Of
adhesive postage stamps which the
government is now issuing, complete
new set of stamped envelopes is also to
be provided. Designs have been sub
mitted by the contractors, the Hartford
Manufacturing company. but only one
that for the tWo-ccnt value, has been
accepted. Two designs have been sub
mitted for the One-cent value. One,
which is quite effective is being con-
sdored by the authorities, and may be
approved, the drawing shows a perfect
circle with the head of Franklin in the
center and on either side Of the bust
the dates Of his birth and death, while
underneath appears the name Frank
lin" The outer line of the circle is
plain and the inside line of the saw
tooth variety, is about an eighth of an
inch from the outside line. Within this
space, are the words United States
Postage" and in the lower, One Cent"
with shield at the lowest point in the
circle containing the figure Il" The
other drawing, which was at once re-
jected as not being harmonious or eff
fective, was in the form of a square set
coruerWise with the bust of Franklin in
the center and dates and name as in
the preceding resign. The outside Dor
der is plain with rounded corners.
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outside by nearly a quarter of an inch,
and inside this in the two upper Sec
tions are words. UNITED States Pos
tage," and in the two lower sections
"One Cent"
The design for the tWo-cent envelope
it rectangular in shape with Washing
toms head in the center and dates and
name about as in othter designs, and
the figures 20" in each upper corner.
The words United States Postage are
in a sort of scroll over the head. while
the value in words is expressed in a
double curve below the bust. The four
cent value has perfectly square frame
with rounded corners. The bust of
Grant occupies the center. In other re-
spects the stamp is similar in many re-
spects to the twO-Cent. except that it is
square and the twO-cent rectangular.
The general effect, however, is not COM
parable to that of the two-cent. The
fiVe-cent, with portrait Of Lincoln, is in
the shape of a flattened circle, or clip
teal form, being shortest through the
top and bottom diameter There is the
plain outside border, saWtoOth inner
! border inside which are the letterngs,
as in the circular one-cent in fact
there is practically no deviation in the
designs of the round One-cent and the
five cent except the shape of the frame
and the bust. Both the four-cent and
the fifive-cent drawings are disappoint
ing and unsatisfactory to the officials of
the postoffice department, and the con-
tractors will be asked to usbmit other
drawings. The new stamps will be
printed In the colors now in use. OF the
new adhesive stamps the eight-cent
with portrait Of Martha Washington.
and the thirteen-cent, with Benjamin
Harrison, are already in use. and it is
| likely the four-cent and special deliVe-
ry stamp will next be seen. The new
| two-cent is now being printed and may
be ready for distribution by the first of
| the year The siX-cent model Is about
ready to submit to the department by
the bureau Of engraving and printing,
and the other values will follow rapidly.