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

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

There are 4 designs of indicia whose face value is seven cents. Two of these designs are distinctive enough that they can be identified by examining the images immediately below. The remaining 2 designs can be distinguished by answering the question following those two images.

DC-4 Skymaster	design UC3	You have identified design #UC3, printed in blue and diagnostic for Scott #UC26 (white).

Jet airplane silhouette	design UC8	You have identified design #UC8, printed in blue and diagnostic for Scott #UC3 or printed in red and diagnostic for #UC34.

Question 1: Are the lower end of the numeral 7's turned upward?
(choose an answer below)

yes	design U49	You have identified design #U49, printed in vermilion and shared by Scott #s U185 (white paper; not regularly issued) and U186 (amber).

no they are curved but not turned upward	design U27	You have identified design #U27, printed in vermilion and diagnostic for Scott #U88 (amber)..

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