Show I New Postage Stamps I It has been announced that 31 new designs d signs signs' of United Unite 1 States pos pos- postage post postage tage t ge stamps will shortly be issued and md that these with it those already in circulation will include por pot portraits portraits traits of pt all Presidents not living Several changes will be made in inthe the denomination of stamps which bear the the- portraits of Presidents Presidents' represented in present issues The IThe first f issue of United States tates' tates postage stamps consisted of only two denominations the 5 ent used on ounce half letters going miles or less and the cent 10 for letters going a distance ex ex- exceeding exceeding miles The cent 5 stamp bore the por por- portrait portrait portrait trait of Benjamin Franklin our first postmaster the cent 10 stamp bohre bobre the time portrait of Washington and arad were first issued in 1837 al- al postmasters postmaster had is issued is is- issued sued some s me stamps at their own expense I for about two years pre- pre The very first adhesive oc o stamps stamps to be introduced in England nd in 1840 the example being being- quickly Q followed ved by other i The fr frit nit t of postage stamps n ii 18 1 7 would w seem very ery insignificant in cant c nt fn in volume compared with the tremendous trem n lous output OU of the precut is is estimated to be bC not less than 1 sa a year ear requiring 1000 S tons of paper toms toils of gum and ind tons of or Placed Pl end to to en end end this o iq y years year's ars ar's supply I would reach around arol id the earth at atthe the t 5 equator q Vv 1 1 at r 5 ten ien S times A. A v v 1 OJ f- f I S 5 5 a S S J |