▁this ▁climate ▁of ▁ill ▁will , ▁a ▁set ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁p ict orial s — - ▁an ▁issue ▁that ▁avoided ▁moder ate ▁solutions — - ▁was ▁particularly ▁vulner able , ▁for ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁st amps ▁that ▁were ▁un famil iar ▁could ▁easily ▁be ▁character ized ▁as ▁hop eless ▁fla ws ▁by ▁oppon ents ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Butler , ▁Car p enter ▁fight . ▁The ▁pictures , ▁in ▁fact , ▁were ▁only ▁one ▁unusual ▁factor . ▁The ▁st amps ▁were ▁smaller ▁in ▁dimension ▁than ▁previous ▁ones ▁and ▁nearly ▁square ▁in ▁format , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁ob long ▁shape ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁custom ary . ▁The ▁reduced ▁size ▁enabled ▁National ▁to ▁fit ▁ 1 5 0 ▁stamp - images ▁on ▁a ▁p ane ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁normal ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁Butler , ▁Car p enter ▁had ▁character ized ▁this ▁shr ink age ▁as ▁a ▁pen ny - pin ch ing ▁short - cut ▁that ▁re ek ed ▁of ▁unf air ▁competition . ▁It ▁is ▁perhaps ▁not ▁a ▁coinc idence ▁that ▁public ▁critic isms ▁frequently ▁de pl ored ▁the ▁small ▁size ▁and ▁un famil iar ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁p ict orial s . ▁ ▁Not ▁all ▁ob jections , ▁however , ▁can ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁il leg it imate . ▁It ▁was ▁surely ▁imp olit ic ▁to ▁ou st ▁Washington ▁from ▁his ▁acc ustom ed ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁normal ▁first - class - letter ▁stamp ▁and ▁replace ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁Bald win ▁locomot ive .