Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1869 — More New Postage Stamps. [ARTICLE]

More New Postage Stamps.

Our complaint of the inKrioi' quality of mucilage on the present issue of postage stamps finds justification in a recent occurrence. A few days since agentlff'iutn received official notice from the Dead Letter Bur< nu of tlicPostofficc Department at Washington, that a letter addressed to him had reached that bureau, and WQitld be forwarded to his address on the receipt of three cents. Upon receiving the letter lie found that a stamp had been affixed to it, but of such limited adhesiva quality that it came off. Hence all this fuss. It should be added that the letter was mailed at an up-town postoffice station in thiscity, and had to go no further’ than. to the General Postoffice in Nassau street. Will Mr. Creswell not give us sonic better stamps.— A etc York World. There is no doubt but the now postage stamps are a nuisance. The old issues were far superior everv way, and no reason, other than Postmaster General Randall’s assistants s.jid they were tired of seeing the old stamps, has ever been given for changing them. Since M Creswell assumed charge of the Postoffice Department he has decided to make another change, and Third Assistant Postmaster G< i>.c • <■ Terrell has received numerous designs from which the selections are to be made. There is nothing appropriate in having a locomotive (an English invention), on the three cent stamps, or a post boy on the two cents. The old system of heads is to be restored. That of Lincoln will be upon the cent, Frankliif on the two cents, and Washington on the three cents, as heretofore—only the design is beter and more pleasing. The bad qualities of the mucilage on the present stamps causes frequent delays and occasionally great inconvenience.— Jud. Journal.