| Show COLUMBIAN STAMPS AND ENVELOPES A first consignment of the columbian series of postage stamps and en have come into the of postmaster nash of this city they are issued in denominations of 1 2 21 8 4 6 6 1015 30 and 50 cents and 1 2 3 94 4 and 5 these stamps differ in size and form from those now in use the engraved space being seven eighths of an inch by one and eleven thirty seconds inches each stamp bearing a design commemorative 01 the discovery of america by columbus following are the representations one cent columbus in sight eight of land after a painting by william H powell enclosed in a circle on the left is an indian woman with her child and on the right an indian man with head dress of feat feathers bere each in a sitting posture the color of the one cent stamp to is antwerp blue two cent landing of coulumbus lumbus Ci Cu pil after the painting of venderlyn the color Is purple maroon three cent flagship of columbus the santa maria in mid ocean from a spanish engraving color medium shade of green pour fou reent cent 1 fleet of columbus the santa maria nina l and pin talin ta l in mid ocean color ultramarine ultra marine blue five cent Il columbus soliciting aid of isabella 0 O from brozekat Br Bro ozeka painting fainting color chocolate brown six cont cent columbus welcomed at barcelona by randolph rogers ork on each side of the scene acene is a niche in one of which to la a statue of ferdinand and in the other a statue ot of bobadilla color royal purple ten cent I 1 columbus columbua presenting natives after luigi gregori gregoras Gre gorys Is kajut ing color vandyke brown fifteen cent columbus A ing his discovery after R Balo sa painting color dark green thirty aunt 1 columbus at JB abida s 3 after masons maso s painting color sienna brown fifty cent recall of columbus vi after the painting paint log of A G heaton color carbon blue one dollar c 41 isabella sabella pledging her jewels jewel 2 after Dogra De grains ims painting color rose salmon two dollar columbus in chains 91 after boutze s painting of tons toned d mineral red color three dollar I 1 columbus describing third voyage from bovers painting of light yellow green color four dollar portraits in circles of isabella and colum us color carmine five dollar profile of the head of columbus after a cast provided by the treasury department for the souvenir 50 cent silver piece authorized by congress the denominations denomination is received by the postmaster only include the those from I 1 to 60 50 cents they will be on sale monjay monday january 2 for the first time |
