The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-31
HISTORY Of WORLD
SHOWN IN STAMPS
Great Events of the Last Sixty
Years Faithfully ChrOnicled
by Them.
INTERESTING DISCUSSION OF
SUBJECT BY AN EXPERT
Changes in Kingdoms and Rul-
ers Followed by New De-
signs for Stamps.
.Enncial 70 The TrihUne.


ing of the chronology nf events re-
marked a 'philatelist few days
since, cit is fact generally over
cooked that postage stamps since their
first appearance a little over 90 years
ago, have faithfully chronicIMG, great
events In history in n strilSingSy sig
nifcant manner,
''The introduction of adhesive
stamps found France a republic. a pro.
yisional government had just been es-
tablished on the ruins of the monarchy
which had been swept our of existence
in ls4S Therefore, the first postage
stamp issued by France, on New Year s
day, 1s49-lust two years after the
first issue of regular United States
stamps-hore the head of Ceres, emble
matte of Liberty. Three years later
Louis Napoleon seized the post of pow
er and as President Of the republic his
head figures on stamp issued in 1851.
The years later the empire was re-es
tablished and the inscription Repub.
Franc on the stamps was changed to
Empire Franc In 1863 The custom
ury laurel wreath, TO indicate the first
victories of the reign won in the war
with Austria, was added TO the Emper-
or's head. In 1870 the war with Ger
many resulted in the downfall of the
monarchy and the head of Liberty
again appears on series of stamps is
sued at Paris during the investment of
the city by the Germans. The issue of
stamps for Alsacc and Lorraine in 1870
marks the annexation Of the conquered
territory
History OF Italy Shown.
''Italy in 1850 was country OF
many petty States. each more or less
2 law TO itself, and each with its own
distinctive stamps. The stamps of the
60, 70 al
lectors, their design being the tiara
and crossed KEYS. King Bomba of one
OF the small States ordered his post
master general 10 search the earth for
an artist who could immortalize the
king by depicting his portrait upon tho
stamps. In lS59-60 occurred the union
of about dozen of the small States
into the Kingdom of Italy and one Sc
ries OF stamps bearing the portrait of
Victor Emmanuel ii. went TO use
throughout the Kingdom. In 1876 King
Humbert succeeded Emmanuel aud
his portrait appeared on all stamps.
The assassination Of Humbert and the
succession of Victor Emmanuel III,
was followed by n new series of stamps
bearing the latter S likeness,
''The stamps OF Germany tell a
somewhat similar story. They mark
the stages of absorption in the Con
federated States and the ultimate ere
alton of the German Empire. 1t is q
notable fact. however, that notwith
standing it is said that Emperor Will
liam very much covets the honor, the
conditions have never seemed prop-
tious for the placing of his portrait on
any Of the stamps OF the Empire to
succeed the imperial eagle which first
appeared in 1872.
"Indian postage stamps overprinted
with the initials &C. f. F. meaning
sChiru Eypnditjon Force soOt fo
China in 1901 to relieve the besieged
Embassies, mark an historical event
of no small Importance,
1.-The Confederate States issued 10.
Gals IN 1868, marking the period of
the Civil war. The postmasters having
been cut off from their regular supply
of stamps, issued temporary or provi-
siouel stamps, until the Confederate
government produced a general issue,
In 1861 the United States had made
new plates for stamps and declared all
stamps issued prior to that date un.
available for postage. This rendered
the vast quantities of United States
stamps in the hands of Southern post
masters valueess for postage.
''It is one of the unwritten laws
that portraits of living persons shall
never appear on our postage stamps.
The deaths of Presidents can be pretty
accurately determined by the appear
States stamps. Four series of commemo-
ratiye stamps have been issued bv the
United States, two of which mark i'm
portant events: the Columbian stamps
issued 70 mark the four hundredth an
nivcrsary of the discovery of America
by Columbus, and the series for st.
Louis to commemorate the purchase of
the great Northwest from France in
1S04.'
@'Thc stamps of the TransvaaI are
among the most interesting as finger
marks of history, telling Of the strug-
gle for supremacy in South Africa. In
1870 the Beers issued their first stamps,
and crude piece Of workmanship they
were, designed and printed in Germany.
Till 1877 they printed their supplies
IN their own crude way from the same
crude plates. Then came the first Bri-
tish occupation, when the remainders of
the stamps of the first South African
Republic were overprinted ". II.
Transvaal, to indicate British govern
ment. Then in 1878 the stamps Of the
Republic were replaced by those bearing
the Queen g head. In 1881 the country
was given back to the Bocrs, when they
In turn overprinted the Queen s head
stamps IN Boer currency to indicate
the restoration Of Boer domination. and
now; finally, in 1900, there is second
British occupation and 2 second over
printing of South African Republic
more, and perhaps finally, the supre.
macy of British rule in South Africa
The Mafeking stamps are also interest
ing souvenirs of gallant stand in the
same historical struggle
And So continued the philatelist
''stamp collectors may turn over the
pages Of their albums and point Ia
stamp after stamp that marks some i'm
portant development Of art, some criei;
in a country's progress, some struggle
TO be free or some great upheava
among rival powers. In fact ever,
stamp issued by country is more o.
less page of it's history. Teachers il
the public schools unite in declaring
that the boys and girls interested il
stamp collecting arc better history anC
geography students than their compan