Identification guide for designs of United States stamped envelopes, wrappers, and letter sheets
twenty-two cents



There are 6 designs of indicia whose face value is twenty-two cents, each of which is distinctive enough that it can be identified by examining the images below.

Buffalo
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design U154
You have identified design #U154, diagnostic
Scott #U608 (printed in violet-brown on white paper).
 
USA / 22c
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design UC20
You have identified design #UC20, diagnostic for
Scott #UC50 (printed in red and blue on blue paper).
 
22c USA
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design UC21
You have identified design #UC21, diagnostic for
Scott #UC51 (printed in blue on blue paper).
 
Five stars
stamp image
design UC22
You have identified design #UC22, diagnostic for
Scott #UC52 (printed in red, black, and green on bluish paper).
 
The Great Seal of the United States
(embossed)
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design UO27
You have identified design #UO27, diagnostic for
Scott #UO74 (printed in blue on white paper).
 
The Great Seal of the United States
(not embossed)
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design UO28
You have identified design #UO28, diagnostic for
Scott #UO75 (printed in blue on white paper).

 

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