The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
Parcels Post Issue the Most
Beautiful Ever Made by
the Department.
ON SALE ON JANUARY FIRST
Supplies Of the New Postal Issue Have
Been Shipped to Kenosha and They
are Being Eagerly Sought by Col
lectors-No Sales Before New Year.

When the new postage stamps to
be used for parcels post service after
Jan. |, 1913, are released for sale, the
finest series of postage stamps ever
issued by any government in the world
will be shown, in the opinion of en-
gravers and printers who have seen
the stamps.
While the local postal officials will
not be permitted to offer these stamps
for sale until after the first OF the
new year, Postmaster Baker expects
the first allotment of the stamps for
the postoffice to arrive almost any
day
The government engraving and
printing bureau at Washington, under
Director Ralph, decided at the time
these stamps were authorized, to bend
every effort to surpass anything ever
before attempted in printing and en-
craving government paper. A supply
is already being distributed among
the 10000 postofices under the care of
Uncle Sam, and it is expected by the
time the use of these stamps for for
warding packages by mail is author
lied Jan. /, 1913, over 100,000,000 Of
these stamps will have been placed in
the hands of postmasters throughout
the country.
There are twelve designs of the
stamps Of values, l, 2, 8, 4, 5, 10, Is,
20, %, so, rs cents and $1-all print
ed in red ink. There are postage due
stamps printed in l, 2, 5, 10, and 25
cent values, in green ink
\ The stamps are one inch by one and
one-half inches in dimensions at the
line of perforation, and all but the
postage due stamps are ornamented
with exquisitely delicate engravings
representing the va&ed activities Of
the postal service or Of the Industries
whose productions will be specially
benefited by the privileges of the par
cells post.
The postofice clerk occupies the
sesst of popularity by being the sub
ject of the tiny engraving that orna-
ments the 1-cent stamp. 1t is expect
ed that more of these will be used
than any other denomination. The
clerk is shown distributing mail in the
many bags Of mail rack, illustrat-
ing the system in vogue in all large
postofices. On the 2-cent stamp is
shown the city letter carrier at work.
He is at the front door Of city res
idence, waiting for response to his
ring to deliver the mail.
The subject of the Scent stamp is
the railway mail clerk. On the 4-cent
stamp is shown the rural carrier and
his wagon and horse. The mail train
is pictured os the Scent stamp. The
subject of the 10-cent stamp affords
the engraver fine opportunity, being
the steamship and mail tender. The
automobile service illustrates the IS
cent stamp, showing the quick way of
collecting mail in the cities. An aero
plane carrying mail, depicted on the
20-cent stamp, is prophecy of what
is certain to be a factor in future mail
service.
AS the stamps grow in denomina-
tional value they are used for illus
trating big industries such as steel
plants, harvesting, fruit growing,
dairying, etc. The 25-cent stamp
whose title is manufacturing, shows
steel plant. Dairying is the occupa-
tion exhibited on the 50-cent stamp.
harvesting on the 75-cent stamp, while
fruit growing, one of the most widely
diffused occupations of the farmers.
holds the position of honor on the 81
postal engraving.
Each Of these engravings is crowd
ed into the tiny piece provided on
so small piece of paper as a postage
stamp, leaving space for the margin
and engraved border. Yet each illus
tration is depietsd with excellent
elearness OF aeeeliii,
The first design was approved in
October. Since tnen all the stamp
plates have been engraved and many
deliveries made to the postofice de-
partment for circulation.
The Kenosha allotment is being
eagerly awaited and it is said that
local philatelists will vie with each
other in being the first to purchase a
complete set Of the new government
paper when it is placed on sale in the
government building and branch post