The sun., 1909-02-28
OTHER LINCOLN STAMPS
HIS BUST HAS APPEARED ~
SEVERAL ISSUES.
Some Specimens Now at = Premium M,
Portrait on the Firs' War Time Ten
Dollar Utilised on Many Inltrd
States Notcs-TrlaI Lincoln Nlrkp,


The Lincoln commemorative postage
stamps are only one Of several issue
on which his head appolrs. Lincum's
portrait indeed has been fayorte
with the engravers Of stamps and paper
currency.
The first use of his bust on a stamp
was on a fifteen cent stamp issued on
April Is, 1890. This stamp was printed
! in black and on each side of the p,r.
/ trait of Lincoln were fasces, the old
Roman emblem Of authority The stamc
was used for registration purposes. the
fee in 1880 being fifteen cents II s now
moderately scarce in unused condition
and is valued at $40.
The next stamp TO bear his portrait
was the ninety cent black and carmne
stamp of the pictorial issue Of 1869. II
showed a three-quarter face In an oval
The portrait, reproduced from a photo.
graph, was in black and the ornamental
and scroll work in carmine. This stamp
is now rare and Is quoted at $40 in unused
and SIS in used condition.
In 1870 Lincoln's portrait was placed
on the six cent carmine stamp the
portrait OF Commodore Perry being sub
stituted on the ninety cent denomination,
In 1890 his portrait appeared on the -four
cent dark brown stamp.
The last denomination previous 10 the
commemorative issue which showed
Lincoln's head was the five cent blue
stamp OF the 1902 issue.
stamp was taken from the statue Of
Lincoln by Saint Gaudens in Lincoln
Park, Chicago.
Among the newspaper stamps OF the
issue Of 1885 Lincoln's bust was
shown on the twenty-five cent carmine
red variety and IL was also on the six
cent envelope stamp.
Lincoln's portrait has often been used 2
on paper money Of the United Statef
When the first paper notes 70 circulate
as money were issued by the Govern
ment In 1881, those known as demand
notes, the ten dollar bill bore the por-
trait of Lincoln. These notes were the
first greenbacks.
Lincoln's portrait appeared on the first
Of the legal tender notes of the issue Of
1882 being shown on the ten dollar bill
In the fourth issue of legal tender bills
of 1898 Lincoln's bust was placed on the
500 bill.
When the 1901 series Of gold certificates
was authorized Lincoln's bust was placed
on the $500 bill, and II appeared on the
same denomination of the third and fourth
issue OF 1870 ana 1855. ift dueSt inlte0
States note TO bear his portrait is the sioo
gold certificate OF the series Of 1908.
On the silver certificate Of the issue Of
I 1870 the one dollar bin shows small vign-
cites OF Lincoln and Grant under The
chief device of the American eagle, with
the Capitol in the background.
His portrait is also found on the one
wear note authorized in 1853. which bore
interest Of S per cent. The twenty dolr
bill showed Lincoln's bust, the figure OF
Victory and mortar. The compound
interest note Of the denomination Of So.
authorized March 8. 1882. bore Lincolns
portrait.
Lincoln's portrait appeared on only ono
and one issue Of the frac-
tional paper currency, the fifty cent note
VI the iS69-75 series While the hiIsts
" living men were freely used on the
ISSUES Of United States fractional cur.
'enoy in the early '6Cs. objection was
,oon raised TO the practice. and a law for
bidding II was passed by Congress on
April T. 1895 The matter was brought
o bead by the issue of two varieties Of
ifteen cent fra ctional currency notes with
portraits Of Grant and Sherman.
The use Of Lincoln's head on a United
states coin has been attempted only
,nce. in 1896. when the mint engravers
placed his bust on five cent nickel pat
ern coin. This did not get beyond the
stage. only a few pieces IN
opper and in nickel being struck. none
4 which was intended for general circu-
alton.