▁House ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Sal mon ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁P ict orial ▁Issue ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁definit ive ▁United ▁States ▁post age ▁st amps ▁released ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁Grant ▁administration . ▁Ten ▁types ▁of ▁stamp ▁in ▁denomin ations ▁between ▁one ▁cent ▁and ▁nin ety ▁c ents ▁were ▁initially ▁offered ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁with ▁eight ▁of ▁these ▁introduced ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁greatest ▁values ▁being ▁distributed ▁somewhat ▁later . ▁During ▁May , ▁however , ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁began ▁distrib uting ▁a ▁re vised ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 - cent ▁stamp , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁original , ▁poor ly ▁aligned ▁frame ▁had ▁been ▁modified ▁( a ▁diam ond ▁shape ▁was ▁added ▁above ▁the ▁v ign ette ); ▁and ▁collect ors ▁consider ▁this ▁ele vent h ▁stamp ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁P ict orial ▁Issue . ▁( The ▁two ▁ 1 5 - cent ▁st amps ▁were ▁assigned ▁separate ▁Scott ▁Catalogue ▁numbers : ▁ 1 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 1 9 .) ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" p ict orial " ▁denotes ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁series . ▁Here ▁the ▁design ers ▁re th ought ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁what ▁constit uted ▁an ▁appropriate ▁stamp ▁subject , ▁changing ▁the ▁established ▁convention ▁that ▁U . S . ▁post age ▁st amps ▁should ▁present ▁images ▁only ▁of ▁dead ▁states men . ▁Such