Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-17 | Page 12 | Stories in Stamps

y w h 1 I 4 ES iN E a H S i. i AM i 1 By I. I S. S Klein tj q w Y d 94 2 m Q I MOST 0 Q I tl 4 j O OF F F all famous men Christopher Christophe rs Columbus has been been pictured on most stamps of most countries t All except one of these countries countries' are in Jn the Western Hemisphere Spain Spam the only one of ot these countries outside the Americas j has issued 35 stamps in Columbus Columbus' honor The first country to re remember remember re- re member the great discoverer was was was' Chile which issued a Columbus stamp in 1853 Since then Chile has brought out nearly different different different dif dif- ferent stamps in honor of the ex explorer ex These differences are are I In values and dates of issue The United States has 28 Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- Co- Co lumbus stamps the first havin having been issued in 1869 It was th the cent 15 value illustrating th the landing of f Columbus The mos most famous Columbus stamps of th the United States States are are the 16 that tha make up the series issued in 1893 in commemoration of the discovery discovery ery cry of America These portray portra various various events in n the life lite of Columbus Co Co lumbus Altogether 23 21 countries hav iss issued ed a total tota 1 of nearly 40 stamps in honor honorof of the man Th The Thes s stamp tam p shown here issued by L Chile is one o othe of the earliest ever ve produced Copyright IU 1936 1336 n R Ine