This artistamp, designed by
W.C.
"Bill" Porter and manufactured by the Olathe Poste (Olathe,
Colorado), features a portrait of Buffalo Bill Cody and Chief
Sitting Bull. The two were friends, both in the wilds of the
untamed West and after Sitting Bull became "civilized." The
portrait was taken while both were members of the famous "Wild
West Show."
The above image is an enlargement; the
actual size of this artistamp is 37mm x 28mm (1.46" x
1.10").