Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-23


Mary, surrounded by twelve tiny lamps.
Stamps Of the papal states show the triple
tiara and the crossed keys OF heaven.
The 1900 issue OF stamps OF Crete are de-
voted TO depicting NEUROLOGICAL and /
legendary events, including the various |
gods. One OF these stamps portrays the /
legend Of Romulus sucked by wolf
Chinese stamps are very largely religious |
In design, wild-eyed dragons forming the |
central feature with pagodas, sacred birds |
and elephants a close second. Great Britain, !
which for sixty years used the portrait OF
Queen Victoria az the central figure on Its |
stamps, broke away from tradition in 1893
and issued for It's colony Of Barbados
series OF stamps in which tabled Neptune |
driving his sea-horses, occupied the entire
stamp.
Christ on stamp.
1t Is on stamp OF Portugal that the
picture OF the youthful Christ is presented,
and this forms one Of a most beautiful
and elaborate set issued by the government
In 1896 in commemoration Of the Tooth birth
day anniversary Of ST. Anthony of Padua,
The Christ stamp is of the lowest denom-
ination OF the set It's value being N reis,
or a little more than one-fourth Of an
American cent. The printing is in black
on white paper and the illustration repre-
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Outstretched to the heavens, where Jesus,
as child appears in cloud. The picture
is regarded as a masterpiece and the stamp
is highly treasured though II is not rare
nor expensive. A Characteristic OF this
stamp and the others OF the set that is not
possessed by any other postal products is
that there is printed on the back OF each
In Latin a prayer OF thanksgiving to God
for His manifold blessings.
The other designs in the st. Anthony
| series OF stamps continue the Christian idea
| and are equally we'll executed from ar
tistic standpoint. One tells in picture the
interesting story of the sermon preached
to the creatures that live in the deep. In
the course of his wide missionary work
st. Anthony is said to have come to the
town OF Arimini. where his diigent labors
TO turn the many heretics from the error
of their ways were met with rebuff after
rebuff, the unbeuevers even refusing to
hear his gospel. In sheer despair the saint
repaired him to the shore of the sea and
called upon the fishes to hear him. It is
narrated that at once all the Inhabitants
Of the deep appeared upon the surface of
the water and there remained, the large
and the small alike, until the preacher had
finished his eloquent discourse. The story
goes that when this news reached Arimini
the hearts of the people were changed and
they sought out st. Anthony, who ex-
pounded to them and finally converted
them.
Another stamp Of this series shows the
saint ascending to heaven attended by two
angels. while the fourth and last is a
, portrait Of ST. Anthony taken from a rare
painting in a French salon.
Apostle PauTs Experiences.
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era, upon whose shores Paul suffered ship
! wreclk-isSued a stamp in 1899 depicting the
, experiences OF that apostle as they are mar
E rated In the closing verses Of the twenty
seventh and opening verses of the twenty
;, eighth chapter of the Book Of Acts. Pau
] stands on the shore, while in the distance
4 is the wrecked ship from which he and 2,I
Z other souls had escaped. The asp which the
4 apostle shook from his arm to the surprist
. of the barbarians is rising from the GROUND
3 at the side OF Paul.
o Other symbols of Christian conquest ar,
e not lacking on stamps St. Georges battle
t with the dragon is shown on an issue o.
Crete, while St Michael, the patron saint o.
Belgium, is represented Staying a dragon OF
:, a stamp of 1897 issued in commemoration o
$ the great exposition at Brussels
nj The picture Of the Mother of the Babt
; born In g manager at Bethlehem 1900 year
), ago adorns many of the stamps Of tn
o Virgin islands in the West Indies. Tn
s island OF Grenada was discovered by Colum
% bus on the feast day of the Assumption o
Is the Virgin Mary in 1893 and was named Il
is Conception for that reason. commemora
8, tive stamp was issued eight years ago bear
# ing two Greek crosses The central fgur
& on this stamp is the craft of Columbu
3; nearing the new land.
% eta arh hat oovT,l
religious nature carry a suggestion q
Christmas, as do the great number Q
Z cross stamps"
y Cross on stamps.
The cross, the symbol OF Christ an
a Christianity has a special appropriateness
for Christmas or Christ day. and there
wonderful variety of these displayed o
stamps that must be interesting at thi
to season Some Of these cross stamps wer
lr designed by missionaries. Those of III
IT TonEan stamps bearing the Greek eros
ry were designed by Rev. S, w. Baker AT
other missionary designed the Samoa
III stamp, that is a reproduction Of the ia
d.. of the island, which flag he also modele
as as a member OF the provisional govern
ment The stamp and flag are quartere
as by a cross.
n Stamps OF British Africa have a croi
emblazoned on black shield and b.
r. meath the inscription light in Darkness
n Crosses of the maltese type appear
ar some Of the stamps OF the island Of Malt
he The Latin cross in which form the eros
piece, Is near the top, is portrayed {
mt various stamps. The British West India
or Island colony Montserrat issued a stan
al In 1903, showing a female figure clingir
uR 20 a Latin cross. stamp OF Venezue
am shows the discoveries OF the mainland
ed South America gathered about a Lat
aRl cross which they have planted upon 4
IN shore There Is also a Latin cross
the stamps Of the Dominican republic, b
of ing a part of the coat OF arms.
nd Brazil has q stamp cOmmemoratng
ul- discovery, above the scene on which is
re- cross. or crosspatte, which is a cross wi
he the ends Of the arms spread. The ssT
ste cross Is shown on the sails Of ships pictur
on the VascO da Cana issue OF stamps
ley Portugal. In 1892, Portugal issued a d
Dry tinctive stamp for the Red Cross societ
M carrying mail for that organization free
lur charge. The frame OF this cross Is bla
md with a red cross shown on a white shield
en- There are frequent other instances Of I
ich recognition Of religious principles In
dly designs of postage stamps. The Unit
states-the land Of all lands of religio
yer liberty-has no example Of this, the near,
ion approach being on a stamp of the TraI