Show the first postage Poti ige stump tips the first on l postage stamps issued by the government were we the de denominations of live five and len ceata ceuta these stamps are now ob solete and they would not be recognized by the icea the live cent stamp contained a portrait ot of franklin made malda after a painting by john D B Lo longacre ngaere in which the first general is pro tented seated wearing a white waite chief and it coat coal with a fur collar the color ot of tile the stamp is a fl light ht brown and there Is a bor der ot of title baval ht lines around the entire tj i the ten cent stamp contained a pol portrait trait 0 of f washington tou made front from stewarts pantang its bior color was black and it had in the upper corners the letters U S fliehe two stamps were all that were u used until 1831 when letter po postage stage was re reduced ducett to three cents and a new baries of pit came lit in all ali of these stamps are arc now obsolete but they included eleven different denom ioa bons there was a one cent stamp a three cent and a 11 five cent stamp there were alho also tun ten twelve twenty four thit thirty ty andi and ninety cent stat statues ups and lit in addition to these two currii ctr rii r datil ench of which cost boht one cent thes so h tit tamp P all 1 bore the busts bust of 0 american nl louisville louis rille |