Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-17

AASS
white people, shall be accorded the
place OF honor upon stamp issued to
commemorate the anniversary of the
first white settlement on the CONT
nent
Another collector suggests that one
of the stamps should depict the ruins
of the church, all that now remains to
mark the spot where the colonists es-
tablished the first settlement in James
town 299 years ago.
The consensus of opinion among
collectors and others who are not par
ticularly interested in stamp collect
ing, seems to be that at least one of
the stamps should bear the likeness of
Captain John Smith or the Indian
maiden Pocahontas, who rushed to the
rescue of Smith just as the tomahawk
Of the girls father, Powhatan, was
about to fall upon the head of the
Englishman. 1t seems to be almost
certain that a likeness of one or the
other of these historical personages
will appear on one of the stamps and
perhaps John Smith will be represent
ed on one and Pocahontas on the 9TH
er.
It has been suggested that the great
picture in oil which forms one of the
band Of great paintings encircling the
rotunda of the capital building in
Washington depicting the scene of
Pocahontas holding Captain John
Smiths head in her lap, while her war
rior father, Powhatan, brandishes his
tomahawk and the braves sit about the
campfire with disgust pictured on their
faces, might be reproduced on one OF
the Jamestown stamps. There is pre-
cedent for such action in the case of
the design for the SO cent Columbian"
stamp, issued to commemorate the
Worlds fair at Chicago in 1893. The
design for this stamp is a miniature
Of the painting In the senate, recall
OF Columbus" and aside from the lack
OF coloring the representation on the
stamp is perfectly true to life.
The picture on the 10 cent denomi-
nation Of the Columbian" series, por-
trays Columbus presenting the native
Indians which accompanied him on the
return voyage, to Queen Isabella. This
is scene very similar to that of Po-
cahontas saving John Smith, in the
capital rotunda and could be represent
ed on q postage stamp without diff.
Guilty.
Would Picture King James.
From several parties have come pro-
posals to place the portrait Of King
James I. upon one of the stamps.
James having chartered the company
which discovered Jamestown and set
tied there and which gave to the set
Element a name in honor Of their king.
This suggestion, however, will not be
seriously considered. 1t would be es-
tablishing a precedent that the gov
eminent desires to avoid.
When the question of designs for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
st. Louis. two years ago, was upper.
most at the department, serious con.
sideration was given to the PROPOSE
ton to place the portrait of Napoleon
on one OF the stamps. The principal
actors in the negotiations and final
sale of the territory, were depicted on
the stamps, Livingston, Monroe JEFF
ferson and Mckinley. From all points
OF view it seemed appropriate that
Napoleon, as the ruler who gave the
deed to the property hundred years
previously, should be honored on one
of the stamps, but it was finally de.
cided that such action would open a
door which might lead to embarrass-
ment at a future time and so map of
the coded territory took the place of
the portrait of Napoleon on the 10
cent stamp.
While there Is no precedent for
placing the likeness of king upon an
American postage stamp, there is pre-
cedent for bestowing such an honor
on a queen; the portrait of Isabella
having adorned the $500 denomination
OF the Columbian" stamps, in 1893;
her face having been the first of. her
sex to appear upon United States
stamp.
Frank +. Stillman.
E. f. YOUNG PROMOTED.