New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
POSTAL PICTURE GALLERY
Presidents, Statesmen and Warriors
as Sho1cn Upon Postage Stamps.

Every citizen OF the United States uses postage
stamps more less, but how few OF them are
aware of the fine miniature portraits of some Of
the great American Presidents. statesmen soldiers
and sailors reproduced in steel by the best en-
gravers To illustrate the Historic value OF a col
lection Of United States postage stamps. short
sketches Of the dead whose pictures have
appeared the stamps Of this country at different
times will no doubt interest the younger collectors
OF the present time. OF the dead Presidents the
faces of Washington. jefferson. Madison. Monroe.
Jackson. Taylor, Lincoln, Grant. Garfield Harri-
son and Mckinley have had places on the stamps
OF this country. while the following have not been
so honored-the two Adarses. Van Buren,, William
Henry Harrison. Tyler. Polk. Fillmore. Pierce,
Buchanan, johnson. Hayes and Arthur.
In 1877 the United States issued two stamps of the
value OF FIVE and ten cents. The ten cent stamp
represents q reproduction Of Stuarts painting OF
Washington. first President: who was inaugur-
ated April 30 17ss and served eight years, and de-
clined third term. On the Declaration of hide
pendence he was made commander-in-chief of the
American colonies. His portrait be found on
all issues. except commemoration ones.
Thomas Jefferson the third President and
was a lawyer by profession and the author Of the
Declaration Of Independence and the measure sub
stituting dollars and cents for pounds shiIlngs and
pence. Jeffersons portrait put the five-cent
stamp. and retained that position until that issue
discontinued. IN 1869. In the following year II
placed the ten-cent series. and was replaced
later by that OF Webster. Madison who followed
Jefferson. did not appear until two-dolIar stamp
was issued in 1894 where II has remained until the
present time. Monroes portrait did not appear
until 1904: when the celebration OF the purchase OF
Louisiana was held 81. Louis il was printed on
the three-cent stamp From 1851 10 1866 the issues
Of and 10 cents added. The full face OF
Andrew Jackson appears upon the two-cent value
and the martyred Lincoln upon the ffteen-cent
issue Taylor. another President appears on the
hve-cent stamp. which issued in 1874 10 meet
the reduction in foreign postage rates. Upon the
assassination Of Garfield new design was made
for the fve-cent stamp. and Garfed's portrait
ceeded that OF Taylor In 1890 Grant took Garfelds
place on the ivecent and the atters face appeared
partnent issued its first series Of stamns in two
cooTs- The head OF Franklin appears upon the one
speed is shown upon the two-cent an old fashioned
wood burning. funnel stack locomotive is the cen
TraII 5fss resIlilg upon shleid represents me
four-cent IS reproduction or Trumbulls famous
painting, Declaration OF Independence" The pict-
Shield IN canine mon Fbsckpro,Ind % t9aos "a
blue The porfrait Of ISncoi in bsc " WIFI s ~
background and border Of carmine appears the
In 1880 an entirely new value the eight-cent
stamp. added and the grim old warrior Will
In the issue Of s6 number Of neW faces appear
upon stamps-Clay. Webster. Scott. Hamilton and
In 1903 the Sherman picture was laid aside to make
for the portrait OF the wife Of the first Presi
dent, Martha Washington, the first and only woman
TO appear upon United States stamp. This issue
also furnished another value thirteen stamp,
and also picture of BENJAMIN Harrison, grand
son Of former President The portrait of Presi-
dent Mckinley appears upon the fve-cent stamp OF
the commemorative issue Of the Louisiana Pur-
chase as does also that Of Livingston. American
1870 a seven-cent stamp Issued and showed the
well known portrait Of that great Secretary OF War
ing beard. This was the only STAN. Of this denom-
ination ever issued by this government.