Show I UNCLE SAMS NEW POSTAL A Portrait of John Adams Designed For the Smaller Sie New York Post The postoffice department depart-ment has received for approval the dies for the new postal cards The must remarkable re-markable thing about them is the fact that on one of them the head of Johr Adams the second president of the United States appears for the first time I in any postal issue The larger of the two sizes will carry the head of Jefferson I as before the threequarters face of Mr Adams being reserved for the smaller Some historical facts are recalled In I this connection Adams a will be remembered re-membered did not like Dr Franklin and I was somewhat suspicious of hm yet I I after the close of a century the special 1 department built up by Franklin does this honor to Adams who is the firs i Federalist to be recognised on a stamp or card Jefferson and Adams though politically divided bore each other personally i I per-sonally in close regard and ded on the I same day their companionship on tbo new postal cards has therefore a sentimental sent mental interest I 1 |