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Grant County Herald
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
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New 11-cent peacock blue postage stamp with Rutherford B. Hayes portrait issued October 4 at Fremont, O., for his 100th birthday, per W. Irving Glover. First in new series: 5-cent Roosevelt stamp October 27; 50-cent Arlington amphitheatre and unknown soldier tomb on Armistice Day. Series drops 13-cent, adds 14-cent and 25-cent stamps.
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A new 11 cent postage stamp of peacock blue color with the portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes, were placed on sale October 4, at Fremont, O., commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the former President's birth, according to W. Irving Glover, third assistant postmaster general at Washington.
This is the first stamp of the complete new series contemplated. The new 5 cent Roosevelt stamp will be available October 27, his birthday.
The new 50 cent stamp with a picture of the Arlington amphitheatre and the tomb of the unknown soldier will be sold on armistice day.
In the new series the 13 cent stamp has been dropped, and 14 cent and 25 cent stamps have been added.
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Fremont, O.
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October 4, October 27, Armistice Day
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A new 11 cent postage stamp of peacock blue color with the portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes was placed on sale October 4 at Fremont, O., commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the former President's birth, according to W. Irving Glover, third assistant postmaster general at Washington. This is the first stamp of the complete new series contemplated. The new 5 cent Roosevelt stamp will be available October 27, his birthday. The new 50 cent stamp with a picture of the Arlington amphitheatre and the tomb of the unknown soldier will be sold on Armistice Day. In the new series the 13 cent stamp has been dropped, and 14 cent and 25 cent stamps have been added.