There are 17 designs of indicia whose face value (i.e., before any surcharge has been added) is one cent. Three of the 17 designs are distinctive enough that they can be identified by examining the images immediately below. The remaining 14 designs feature a bust of Benjamin Franklin. For a key to the Franklin designs, shown below, click here.

Busts of Columbus and Liberty	design U76	You have identified design #U76, diagnostic for Scott #U348 (printed in deep blue on white paper) For a guide to identifying the various dies, click here.
Mount Vernon	design U95	You have identified design #U95, diagnostic for Scott #U523 (printed in olive-green on white paper).
Postal Savings	design UO25	You have identified design #UO25, printed in green and shared by Scott #s UO70 (white) and UO71 (oriental buff).

once (go to Question 4 for further details)	design U69	design U77	design U85	design U96
twice (go to Question 7 for further details)	design U23	design U34	design U35	design U90	design U92

a shield (go to Question 5 for further details)	design U69	design U77
an oval or circle (go to Question 6 for further details)	design U85	design U96

blue or dark blue	design U69	Design #U69 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope note U294 blue white   U296 blue amber   U298 blue oriental buff not regularly issued U299 blue blue not regularly issued U300 blue manila   W301 blue manila   U295 dark blue white   U297 dark blue amber   U302 dark blue manila   U303 dark blue; manila
green	design U77	Design U77 printed in green Scott equivalents Scott # envelope U352 white U353 amber U354 oriental buff U355 blue U356 manila W357 manila

yes	design U85	Design U85 printed in green on white envelopes Scott equivalents Scott # envelope U379 white U380 amber U381 oriental buff U382 blue U383 manila W384 manila
no	design U96	Design U96 printed in green on white envelopes Scott equivalents Scott # note U532 die 1 U532a die 2 U352b die 3 For a guide to identifying the various dies, click here

yes (go to Question 8 for further details)

design U23

design U34

design U35

design U92

no

design U90

Design U90 Scott equivalents Scott # envelope die U400 white one U400a white two U400b white three U400c white four U401 amber one U401a amber two U401b amber three U401c amber four U402 oriental buff one U402a oriental buff two U402b oriental buff three U402c oriental buff four

Design U90 Scott equivalents Scott # envelope die U403 blue one U403a blue two U403b blue three U403c blue four U404 manila one U404a manila three W405 manila design 1 W405a manila two W405b manila three W405c manila one All U90 designs are printed in green. For a guide to identifying the various dies, click here.

one cent (go to Question 9 for further details)

design U23

design U34

design U35

cent

design U92

Design U92 Scott Equivalents Scott # envelope die U420 white one U420a white two U420b white three U420c white four U420d white five U421 amber one U421a amber two U421b amber three U421c amber four U421d amber five U422 oriental buff one U422a oriental buff four

Design U92 Scott Equivalents Scott # envelope die U423 blue one U423a blue three U423b blue four U423c blue five U424 unglazed manila one W425 unglazed manila one W425a unglazed manila three U426 glazed brown one W427 glazed brown one W427a unglazed–side brown one U428 unglazed brown one W428a unglazed brown one All U92 designs are printed in green. For a guide to identifying the various dies, click here.

points to the oval

design U34

Design U34 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope note U108 dark blue white   U109 dark blue amber   U110 dark blue cream not regularly issued U111 dark blue orange   W112 dark blue manila   U108a light blue white   U111a light blue orange

is more or less parallel with the oval (go to Question 10 for further details)

design U23

design U35

yes	design U35	Design U35 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U113 light blue white U114 light blue amber U116 light blue orange U117 light blue blue U118 light blue fawn U119 light blue manila W120 light blue manila U121 light blue amber manila		Design U35 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U113a dark blue white 114a dark blue amber U115a dark blue cream U116a dark blue orange U120a dark blue manila U115 blue cream
no, there is a very slight angle	design U23	Design U23 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U74 blue white U75 blue amber U76 blue orange W77 blue manila U74a ultramarine white U75a ultramarine amber

yes (go to Question 12 for further details)

design U10

design U9

no

design U11

You have identified design #U11, printed in blue and shared by Scott #s U24 (amber) and W25 (manila; rare).

yes

design U10

You have identified design #U10, printed in blue and diagnostic for Scott #U23(orange).

no

design U9

Design U9 Scott Equivalents printed in blue Scott # envelope note W18b white rare U19 buff   W20 buff   W21 manila   U21a orange rare W22 orange rare

yes	design UO17	Design UO17 Scott Equivalents design printed in red Scott # envelope UO44 white UO45 amber UO45A orange WO46 manila
no, there is a slight angle	design UO8	Design UO8 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope UO18 dark red white UO18A dark red manila UO30 vermillion white UO31 vermillion manila