Show presidents president on Io lo taso stamps lamp ft it if president mckinless McKin leys portrait Is put on one ot of tile the postage stamps of the country as dispatches from washington have said is likely to be done in case the po department brings out a new issue his portrait I 1 aull ill be the ninth of a president to be used in that wry says the new york sun ever since uncle sams posto ilice began making stamps in 1847 or thereabouts tho the face of 0 washington has appeared on one ot of the stamps in every regular issie and with a single exception on a stamp of 0 low value and general it isi benjamin franklins face has always adorned postage stamps of low value and has bay thus become familiar to people who send or receive letters ever since I 1 1817 17 presidents other than washington whose faces have appeared on the stamps are jefferson jackson lincoln garfield grant ladison gladison and taylor of the stamps of higher values the 8 cent stamp now hears bears shermans Sher mans picture the 10 cent websters the 15 cent clays the 30 cent jeffersons the 60 cent jeffersons the dollar stamp perry s n jbf tb t tv two D dollar matisons Madi sons and the ile five file dolbur marchalls marshalls Mar |