There are 39 designs of indicia whose face value is two cents. Six of these designs are distinctive enough that they can be identified by examining the images immediately below. The remaining 33 designs feature a bust of Andrew Jackson (15 designs), a bust of George Washington (16), or a large numeral inside an oval (2).
   For a key to the Jackson designs click here.
   For a key to the Washington designs click here.
   For a key to the large numeral designs click here.

Busts of Columbus and Liberty	design U76	You have identified design #U76, printed in violet on white paper and diagnostic for Scott #U349; or printed in dark slate (erroneously) on white paper and Scott #U349a.
Grant	design US1	You have identified design #US1, diagnostic for Scott #U293 (printed in green on creamy white paper).
Liberty Bell	design U94	You have identified design #U94, diagnostic for and printed in carmine on white paper and shared by Scott #s U522 (die 1) and U522a (die 2).
Mount Vernon	design U95	You have identified design #U95, printed in carmine on white paper and shared by Scott #s U525 (die 1) and U525a (die 2); or printed in carmine on blue paper (erroneously) and diagnostic for Scott #U525b (die 1, rare). For a guide to identifying the two dies, click here.
Star and Pinwheel Authorized Non-Profit Organization	design U124	You have identified design #U124, diagnostic for Scott #U577 (printed in red on white paper)
Postal Savings	design UO25	You have identified design #U25, diagnostic for Scott #UO72, printed in carmine on white paper, and erroneously as UO72a on manila.

pointed (go to Question 3)

design U17

design U18

design U19

design U20

rounded (go to Question 6)	design U24	design U36	design U37	design U38

design U39

design U40

design U41

design U42

design U43

"Postage" (go to Question 4)	design U17	design U18
"Post." (go to Question 5)	design U19	design U20

They merge	design U17	You have identified design #U17, printed in black and shared by Scott #s U46 (buff) and W47 (dark manila).
They do not merge	design U18	You have identified design #U18, printed in black and shared by Scott #s U48 (buff; not regularly issued) and U49 (orange; not regularly issued).

24–25 mm	design U19	Design U19 Scott Equivalents printed in black Scott # envelope U50 buff W51 buff U52 orange W53 dark manila
25.5–26.25 mm	design U20	Design U20 Scott Equivalents printed in black Scott # envelope U54 buff W55 buff U56 orange W57 light manila

circle (go to Question 7)	design U24	design U36
oval (go to Question 8)	design U37	design U38	design U39	design U40
	design U41	design U42	design U43

finely done	design U24	Design U24 Scott Equivalents printed in brown Scott # envelope U78 white U79 amber U80 orange W81 manila
coarsely done	design U36	Design U36 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope notes U122 brown white U123 brown amber U124 brown cream not regularly issued U125 brown orange W126 brown manila W127 vermilion

yes

design U41

Design U41 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U149 vermilion white U150 vermilion amber U151 vermilion blue U152 vermilion fawn U149a pink white U151a pink blue

no (go to Question 9)	design U37	design U38	design U39
	design U40	design U42	design U43

yes	design U38	You have identified design #U38, printed in brown and shared by Scott #s U132 (white), U133 (amber), and U133A (cream; not regularly issued).

no (go to Question 10)

design U37

design U39

design U40

design U42

design U43

yes

design U39

Design UScott Eq39 uivalents Scott # color envelope notes U134 brown white U135 brown amber U138 brown orange U137 brown manila U137A vermilion white not regularly issued U137B vermilion amber not regularly issued U137c vermilion orange not regularly issued W138 vermilion manila not regularly issued

no (go to Question 11)

design U37

design U40

design U42

design U43

sharply	design U43	You have identified design #U43, printed in vermilion and shared by Scott #s U156 (white), U157 (amber; rare), and W158 (manila).

gradually (go to Question 12)

design U37

design U40

design U42

same thickness	design U42	You have identified design #U42, printed in vermilion and shared by Scott #s U153 (white), U154 (amber), and W155 (manila).
thicker (go to Question 13)	design U37	design U40

relative tall and in tall ovals	design U37	Design U37 Scott Equivalents printed in brown Scott # envelope note U128 white U129 aamber U130 cream not regularly issued W131 manila

relatively short and in short ovals

design U40

Design U40 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope notes U139 brown white U140 brown amber W141 brown manila U140a reddish-brown orange not regularly issued U142 vermilion white U143 vermilion amber U144 vermilion cream U145 vermilion orange not regularly issued U146 vermilion blue U147 vermilion fawn W148 vermilion manila U142a pink white

angled	design UO9	You have identified design #UO9, printed in dark red on white paper and diagnostic for Scott #s UO19; or printed in vermilion and shared by UO32 (white) and WO33 (manila).

rounded

design UO18

You have identified design #UO18, printed in red and shared by Scott #s UO47 (white), UO48 (amber), UO49 (orange), and WO50 (manila).

once (go to Question 2)	design U70	design U71	design U72	design U78

design U79

design U80

design U97

twice {there are a total of 12} (go to Question 8)	design U60	design U61	design U62	design U63	design U64	design U65

design U67

design U68

design U86

design U89

design U91

design U93

a circle	design U97	Design U97 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope notes U533 carmine white die 3 U533a carmine white die 1 U533b carmine white die 2 U533c carmine white die 4
a shield (go to Question 3)	design U70	design U71	design U72	design U78	design U79	design U80

green (go to Question 4)	design U70	design U71	design U72
carmine (go to Question 6)	design U78	design U79	design U80

no	design U70	Design 70 Scott Equivalent printed in green Scott # envelope U305 white U306 amber U307 oriental buff U308 blue U309 manila U310 amber manila
yes (go to Question 5)	design U71	design U72

more or less pointed (also, there is one line each for the ear and at the corner of the mouth)	design U71	Design U71 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U311 green white U312 green amber U313 green oriental buff U314 green blue U315 green manila W316 green manila U317 green amber manila U311a dark green white U312b dark green amber U313a dark green oriental buff U314a dark green blue U315a dark green manila U317a dark green amber manila
NOTE: Unless you have a mint, crisp image it is hard to differentiate U71 and U72 based on the lines at the ear and mouth, or the shape of the top of the head. An easier way to do so is to look at where the low, front point of the bust points toward the white oval. In U71 it points to the notch between the second and third diamond of the inner oval, in U72 it points towards the second diamond.
rounded (also, there are two lines each for the ear and at the corner of the mouth)	design U72	Design U72 Scott Equivalent printed in green Scott # envelope U318 white U319 amber U320 oriental buff U321 blue U322 manila U323 amber manila

first notch	design U78	You have identified design a#U78, printed in carmine and shared by Scott #s U358 (white), U359 (amber), U360 (oriental buff), and U361 (blue).
middle of the 2nd notch (go to Question 7)	design U79	design U80

yes	design U79	Design U79 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U362 carmine white U363 carmine amber U364 carmine oriental buff U365 carmine blue W366 carmine manila U362a dark lake white
no	design U80	You have identified design #U80, printed in carmine and shared by Scott #s U367 (white), U368 (amber), U369 (oriental buff), and U370 (blue).

yes, they are enclosed (go to Question 9)	design U60	design U61	design U62	design U63

	design U64	design U65	design U67	design U68	design U93
no, they are not enclosed (go to Question 17)	design U86	design U89	design U91

In a circle (in the lower half of the design)

design U93

Design U93 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope notes U429  carmine white die 1 U429a carmine white die 2 U429b carmine white die3 U429c carmine white die 4 U429d carmine white die 5 U429e carmine white die 6 U429f carmine white die7 U429g carmine white die 8 U429h carmine white die 9 U429i green white die 1 erroneous U430 carmine amber die 1 U430a carmine amber die 2 U430b carmine amber die 4 U430c carmine amber die 5 U430d carmine amber die 6 U430e carmine amber die 7 U430f carmine amber die 8 U430g carmine amber die 9

Design U93 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope notes U431 carmine oriental buff die 1 U431a carmine oriental buff die 2 U431b carmine oriental buff die 4 U431c carmine oriental buff die 5 U431d carmine oriental buff die 6 U431e carmine oriental buff die 7 U432 carmine blue die 1 U432b carmine blue die 2 U432c carmine blue die 3 U432d carmine blue die 4 U432e carmine blue die 5 U432f carmine blue die 6 U432g carmine blue die 7 U432h carmine blue die 8 U432i carmine blue die 9 U432j purple blue die 9 erroneous U432A carmine manila die 7 rare W433 carmine manila die 1 W434 carmine glazed brown die 1 w435 carmine unglazed brown die 1

In an oval (at midheight of the design) (go to Question 10)

design U60

design U61

design U62

design U63

design U64

design U65

design U67

design U68

outline	design U60	Design X Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope notes U227 red white U228 red amber U229 red blue U230 red fawn U227a brown white erroneous .
solid (go to Question 11)	design U61	design U62	design U63	design U64

design U65

design U67

design U68

four (go to Question 12)	design U61	design U62	design U63	design U64	design U65
two (go to Question 16)	design U67	design U68

fine and clear	design U61	Design U61 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U231 red white U232 red amber U233 red blue U234 red fawn W235 red manila U260 brown white U261 brown amber U262 brown blue U263 brown fawn W264 brown manila

thick and blurred (go to Question 13)

design U62

design U63

design U64

design U65

round	design U65	Design U65 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U247 red white U248 red amber U249 red fawn U273 brown white U274 brown amber U275 brown blue U276 brown fawn
oval (go to Question 14)	design U62	design U63	design U64

31/2	design U63	You have identified design #U63, printed in red and shared by Scott #s U240 (white), U241 (amber), and U242 (fawn).
21/2 (go to Question 15)	design U62	design U64

21/2	design U62	Design U62 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U236 red white U237 red amber U238 red blue U239 red fawn U265 brown white U266 brown amber U267 brown blue U268 brown fawn W269 brown manila
2	design U64	Design U64 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U243 red white U244 red amber U245 red blue U246 red fawn U270 brown white U271 brown amber U272 brown fawn

pointed	design U67	Design U67 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope notes U277 brown white U278 brown amber U279 brown oriental buff U280 brown blue U281 brown fawn U282 brown manila W283 brown manila U284 brown amber manila U277a brown-lake white U278a brown-lake amber U285 red white not regularly issued U286 red blue not regularly issued W287 red manila
rounded	design U68	Design U68 Scott Equivalents printed in brown Scott # envelope U288 white U289 amber U290 blue U291 fawn W292 manila

yes (go to Question 18)

design U86

design U89

21/2	design U86	Design U86 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U385 carmine white U386 carmine amber U387 carmine oriental buff U388 carmine blue W389 carmine manila U385a pink white U386a pink amber U387a pink oriental buff U388a pink blue U385b red red U386b red red U387b red red U388b red red
3	design U89	Design U89 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U395 carmine white U396 carmine amber U397 carmine oriental buff U398 carmine blue W399 carmine manila U395a pink white U396a pink amber U397a pink oriental buff U398a pink blue W399a pink manila

9 mm	design UO1	You have identified design #UO1 diagnostic for Scott # UO1 printed in black on lemon paper.
91/4 mm	design UO4	You have identified design UO4, printed in black and shared by Scott #s UO4 (lemon paper) and UO5 (white).