The man wot pays no postage - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

The man "wot pays no postage" here is Van Buren ally and publicist Amos Kendall. The profits and influence Kendall derived from publication of the administration organ the "Extra Globe" were no doubt increased by his free use of federal franking privileges and the mails. The particular issue addressed here is uncertain, but involves a claim submitted by a Mr. Reeside. Here Kendall is seated at a table strewn with documents "Post Roads," "Mail," and "A. Kendal Dr. to Reeside." He is confronted by an unidentified man (probably Reeside) at left who presents a bill for
Entd . . . 1839 by H.R. Robinson . . . Southn. Dist. of New York.
Printed & publd. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt.
Signed: N.S. (Napoleon Sarony).
Title appears as it is written on the item.
Weitenkampf, p. 58.
Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1839-17.