Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 803
r, the writer in describing thewooden cannon used these words, The mostcurious fact about the design of the stamp is thatthe muzzle of the gun faces the shaft of the carriageinstead of the more natural direction. This webelieve was rather annoying to the horses.That looks and sounds very… … turn our attention to the new stamps. Whatstrikes one first of all is the very unusual instancehere shown of a foreigner portrayed upon a na-tions stamp. Usually, national pride insists uponsome native hero being shown. There have beena few instances where, for one reason or another,this rule has…
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