There are 16 designs of indicia whose face value is ten cents. Seven of these designs are distinctive enough that they can be identified by examining the images immediately below. The remaining 9 designs feature a bust of George Washington (4 designs) or a bust of Thomas Jefferson (5).
   For a key to the Jefferson designs click here.
   For a key to the Washington designs click here.

Columbus and Liberty heads	design U76	You have identified design #U76 diagnostic for Scott #U351 (printed in slate-brown on white paper).
Liberty Bell	design U114	You have identified design #U114 diagnostic for Scott #U567 (printed in emerald on white paper).
Tennis racket	design U116	You have identified design #U116 diagnostic for Scott #U569 (printed in yellow, bright blue, and light green on white paper).
Compass	design U118	You have identified design #U118 diagnostic for Scott #U571 (printed in brown and blue on light brown paper).
DC-4 Skymaster	design UC4	You have identified design #UC4 diagnostic for Scott #UC16 (printed in bright red on pale blue paper).
Jet airplane	design UC7	You have identified design #UC7 diagnostic for Scott #UC32 (printed in blue and red on blue paper).
Jet airplane	design UC13	You have identified design #UC13 printed in red on white paper and shared by Scott #s UC40 (not revalued) and UC45 (revalued).

yes	design U51	Design XU51 Scott Equivalents Scott # color envelope U189 chocolate white U190 chocolate amber U189a blister brown white U190a blister brown amber U189b yellow-ocher white U190b yellow-ocher white U191 brown oriental buff U192 brown blue U163 brown manila U194 brown amber manila U192a gray black blue U192b red-brown blue U193a red- brown manila U194a red-brown amber manila
no (go to Question 3)	design U28	design U50

yes	design U50	You have identified design #U50, printed in brown and shared by Scott #s U187 (white) and U188 (amber).
no	design U28	You have identified design #U28, printed in olive-black and shared by Scott #s U89 (white) and U90 (amber), or printed in brown and shared by Scott #s U91 (white) and U92 (amber), or printed in dark brown on amber and diagnostic for Scott #U92a

yes	design UO21	You have identified design #UO21, printed in red and shared by Scott #s UO59 (white) and UO60 (amber).
no	design UO12	You have identified design #UO12, printed in red on white paper and diagnostic for Scott #UO25 or printed in vermilion on white paper and diagnostic for Scott #UO39.

only as the words "ten cents" (go to Question 2)	design U7	design U8	design U12
as the numeral "10" (twice) as well as the words "ten cents"	design U15	You have identified design #U15, printed in yellow-green and shared by Scott #s U40 (white) and U41 (buff), or printed in blue-green and shared by Scott #s U40a (white) and U41a (buff).

no, plus there are 2 stars in the design	design U12	You have identified design #U12, printed in green and shared by Scott #s U32 (white) and U33 (buff).
yes, and there are no stars in the design (go to Question 3)	design U7	design U8

about 15 mm	design U7	You have identified design #U7, printed in green and shared by Scott #s U15 (white) and U16 (buff), or printed in pale green on buff and diagnostic for Scott #U16a.
about 20 mm	design U8	You have identified design #U8, printed in green and shared by Scott #s U17 (white) and U18 (buff), or printed in pale green and shared by Scott #s U17a (white) and U18a (buff).