▁size ▁and ▁val ued ▁one ▁doll ar ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁ 3 0 - c ents . ▁The ▁Post al ▁Service ▁l abeled ▁this ▁stamp ▁" The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sar at oga ", ▁down play ing ▁the ▁table au ' s ▁aspect ▁as ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁English ▁defeat . ▁ ▁O wing ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁p ict orial s , ▁the ▁National ▁Bank note ▁company ▁emb oss ed ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁smaller ▁gr ill ▁pattern — - ▁the ▁so - called ▁G - Gr ill — - ▁than ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁series . ▁The ▁G - Gr ill ▁is ▁found ▁only ▁on ▁this ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁issue . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁compet itor ▁ ▁However ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁role ▁Butler , ▁Car p enter ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁P ict orial s , ▁another ▁of ▁National ' s ▁riv als — - ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Bank ▁Note ▁Company — - ▁considered ▁the ▁issue ' s ▁failure ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁own ▁government ▁business . ▁Cont inental ▁already ▁supplied ▁the ▁nation ▁with ▁re venue ▁st amps , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁now ▁attempted ▁to ▁wrest ▁the ▁post age ▁stamp ▁contract ▁from ▁National . ▁During ▁late ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Cont inental ▁prepared ▁pre lim inary ▁ess ays ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁series ▁of ▁definit ive ▁st amps ▁and ▁submitted ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Post master . ▁These ▁designs ▁res emble d ▁the ▁company ' s ▁re