Identification guide for designs of United States stamped envelopes, wrappers, and letter sheets
six cents



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.


Statue of Liberty head
stamp image
design U107
You have identified design #U107, printed in light green on white paper and diagnostic for
Scott #U551,or printed in dark gray-green on white paper and also diagnostic for
Scott #U551a.
 
Moby Dick
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design U108
You have identified design #U108 diagnostic for
Scott #U554 (printed in blue on white paper).
 
White House Conference on Youth
stamp image
design U109
You have identified design #U109 diagnostic for
Scott #U555 (printed in light blue on white paper)
 
Non-profit Organization
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design U155
You have identified design #U155 diagnostic for
Scott #U609 (printed in green-blue on white paper)
 
single-propellered airplane
stamp image
design UC2
Design UC2 Scott Equivalents
printed in orange on white paper
Scott #
DIE
REVALUED
UC3
2a
UC4
2b
UC5
2c
UC6
3
UC10
2a
revalued to five cents
UC11
2b
revalued to five cents
UC12
2c
revalued to five cents
UC13
3
revalued to five cents
UC27
2a
one cent surcharge
UC28
2b
one cent surcharge
UC29
2c
one cent surcharge
 
DC-4 Skymaster
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design UC3
You have identified design #UC3 printed in carmine on white paper and shared by
Scott #s UC18, UC20a (erroneous six-cent revaluation), and UC30.
 
flying eagle
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design UC6
You have identified design #UC6 printed in red on white paper and diagnostic for
Scott #UC25.



Key to designs that show a bust of Abraham Lincoln

Question 1: Do the words "War Dept" appear near the top of the design?
(choose an answer below)
yes (go to Question 3)     no (go to Question 2)
 

Question 2: Is the back of Lincoln's neck long or short?
(choose an answer below or return to the previous question (#1) you answered)

long
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design U26
Design U26 Scott Equivalents
Scott #
color
envelope
U85
dark red
white
U86
dark red
amber
U87
dark red
cream
U85a
vermilion
white
U86a
vermilion
amber
U87a
vermilion
cream
 
short
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design U48
Design U48 Scott Equivalents
Scott #
color
envelope
U181
red
white
U182
red
amber
U183
red
cream
U184
red
fawn
U181a
vermillion
white
U182a
vermillion
amber
U183a
vermillion
cream

Question 3: Is the back of Lincoln's neck long or short?
(choose an answer below or return to the previous question (#1) you answered)

long
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design UO11
Design UO11 Scott Equivalents
Scott #
color
envelope
UO23
dark red
white
UO24
dark red
cream
UO37
vermilion
white
UO38
vermillion
cream
 
short
stamp image
design UO20
You have identified design #UO20, printed in red and shared by
Scott #s UO56 (white), UO57 (amber), and UO58 (cream).



Key to designs that show a bust of George Washington

Question 1: Is the denomination expressed in words only (i.e., "six cents")?
(choose an answer below)

yes
(go to Question 2)
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design U6
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design U12
 
no
(go to Question 3)
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design U14
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design U21
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design U93

Question 2: Are there two stars in the design (one on the left side and one on the right)?
(choose an answer below or return to the previous question (#1) you answered)

yes
stamp image
design U12
You have identified design #U12, printed in red and shared by
Scott #s U30 (white) and U31 (buff).
 
no
stamp image
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).

Question 3: Are the numeral 6's enclosed?
(choose an answer below or return to the previous question (#1) you answered)

yes
(go to question 4)

stamp image
design U14
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design U93
 
no
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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).

Question 4: Are there 6's at the middle of the design?
(choose an answer below or return to the previous question (#3) you answered)

yes
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design U14
You have identified design #U14, printed in pink and shared by
Scott #s U38 (white) and U39 (buff).
 
no
stamp image
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).




Key to designs that show a large numeral in an oval

Question 1: How high is the numeral 6?
(choose an answer below)

91/2 mm
stamp image
design UO3
You have identified design #UO3, printed in black on lemon paper, and diagnostic for
Scott # UO4.
 
101/2 mm
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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).

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