▁states man - port ra its ▁appear , ▁in ▁fact , ▁on ▁only ▁three ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁p ict orial ▁issue : ▁the ▁ 1 - cent ▁Franklin , ▁the ▁ 6 - cent ▁Washington ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 0 - cent ▁Lincoln . ▁The ▁other ▁seven ▁denomin ations ▁contain ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁images . ▁Three ▁st amps ▁illustrate ▁means ▁of ▁postal ▁transport ation : ▁delivery ▁on ▁horse back ▁( 2 ▁cent ), ▁by ▁locomot ive ▁( 3 ▁cent ) ▁and ▁by ▁steam ship ▁( 1 2 ▁cent ). ▁Two ▁others ▁present ▁historical ▁table aux ▁drawn ▁from ▁famous ▁paint ings ▁of ▁cru cial ▁hem is pher ic ▁events : ▁John ▁V ander lyn ' s ▁Land ing ▁of ▁Columb us ▁( 1 5 ▁cent ) ▁and ▁John ▁Tr umb ull ' s ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁( 2 4 ▁cent ). ▁The ▁remaining ▁values ▁( 1 0 ▁cent ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁cent ) ▁are ▁variants ▁of ▁a ▁patri otic ▁e agle - and - sh ield ▁design . ▁An ▁innov ation ▁no ▁less ▁striking ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁p ict orial s ▁was ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two - color ▁st amps ▁of ▁U . S . ▁postal ▁history , ▁on ▁the ▁four ▁denomin ations ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁c ents ▁and ▁greater . ▁Each ▁color ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁printed ▁separately ; ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁sheets ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 - cent , ▁ 2 4 - cent ▁and ▁ 3 0 - cent ▁st