There are 18 designs of indicia whose face value is six cents. Seven of these designs are distinctive enough that they can be identified by examining the images immediately below. The remaining 11 designs feature a bust of Abraham Lincoln (4 designs), a bust of George Washington (5), or a large numeral inside an oval (2).
For a key to the Lincoln designs click here.
For a key to the Washington designs click here.
For a key to the large numeral designs click here.
yes (go to Question 3) no (go to Question 2) |
design U26 |
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design U48 |
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design UO11 |
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design UO20 |
You have identified design #UO20, printed in red and shared by Scott #s UO56 (white), UO57 (amber), and UO58 (cream). |
(go to Question 2) |
design U6 |
design U12 |
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(go to Question 3) |
design U14 |
design U21 |
design U93 |
design U12 |
You have identified design #U12, printed in red and shared by Scott #s U30 (white) and U31 (buff). |
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design U6 |
You have identified design #U6, printed in red and shared by Scott #s U11 (white) and U12 (buff) or printed in green and shared by Scott #s U13 (white) and U14 (buff). |
(go to question 4) |
design U14 |
design U93 |
design U21 |
You have identified design #U21, printed in pink and shared by Scott #s U62 (white) and U63 (buff) or printed in purple and shared by Scott #s U64 (white) and U65 (buff). |
design U14 |
You have identified design #U14, printed in pink and shared by Scott #s U38 (white) and U39 (buff). |
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design U93 |
You have identified design #U93, printed in orange and shared by Scott #s U529 (white paper; die 7), U530 (amber; die 7), and U531 (blue; die 7). |
design UO3 |
You have identified design #UO3, printed in black on lemon paper, and diagnostic for Scott # UO4. |
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design UO6 |
You have identified design #UO6, printed in black and shared by Scott #s UO12 (lemon paper) and UO13 (white). |