There are 21 designs of indicia whose face value is three cents. One of these designs is distinctive enough that it can be identified by examining the image immediately below. The remaining 20 designs feature a bust of George Washington (16 designs), a pony express rider and a train (2), or a large numeral inside an oval (2).
For a key to the Pony Express rider and train designs click here.
For a key to the Washington designs click here.
For a key to the large numeral designs click here.
design U95 |
You have identified design #U99, diagnostic for Scott #U526 (printed in violet on white paper). |
yes (go to Question 15) no (go to Question 2) |
(go to Question 3) |
design U1 |
design U2 |
design U3 |
design U4 |
design U5 |
design U12 |
(go to Question 8) |
design U13 |
design U21 |
design U25 |
design U44 |
design U45 |
design U46 |
design U93 |
design U97 |
design U12 |
You have identified design #U12, printed in red and shared by Scott #s U26 (white) and U27 (buff). |
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(go to Question 4) |
design U1 |
design U2 |
design U3 |
design U4 |
design U5 |
(go to Question 5) |
design U1 |
design U5 |
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(go to Question 6) |
design U2 |
design U3 |
design U4 |
(go to Question 7) |
design U2 |
design U4 |
design U3 |
You have identified design #U3, printed in red and shared by Scott #s U5 (white) and U6 (buff). |
(go to Question 9) |
design U13 |
design U21 |
design U25 |
design U44 |
design U45 |
design U46 |
design U93 |
yes, they are enclosed (go to Question 10) |
design U13 |
design U25 |
design U44 |
design U45 |
design U46 |
design U93 |
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they are not enclosed |
design U21 |
You have identified design #U21, printed in pink and shared by Scott #s U58 (white) and U59 (buff), or printed in brown and shared by Scott #s U60 (white) and U61 (buff). |
(go to Question 11) |
design U13 |
design U25 |
design U93 |
(go to Question 13) |
design U44 |
design U45 |
design U46 |
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design U93 |
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halfway between the top and bottom of the design (go to Question 12) |
design U13 |
design U25 |
design U25 |
You have identified design #U25, printed in green and shared by Scott #s U82 (white), U83 (amber), and U84 (cream), or printed in brown (erroneously) on white paper and diagnostic for Scott #U82a. |
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design U13 |
You have identified design #U13, printed in pink and shared by Scott #s U34 (white), U35 (buff), U36 (blue), and U37 (orange; not regularly issued). |
design U44 |
You have identified design #U44, printed in green and shared by Scott #s U159 (white), U160 (amber), U161 (cream), and U162 (blue; not regularly issued). |
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(go to Question 14) |
design U45 |
design U46 |
design U46 |
You have identified design # U46, printed in green and shared by Scott #s U168 (white), U169 (amber), U170 (blue; rare), and U171 (fawn; rare). |
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design U45 |
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design UO10 |
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design UO19 |
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design UO2 |
You have identified design UO2, printed in black and shared by Scott #s UO2 (lemon paper) and UO3 (white). |
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design UO5 |
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