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


There are 9 designs of indicia whose face vale is twenty-five cents, each of which is distinctive enough that it can be identified by examining the images below.

Circle of
13 stars on
round-cornered rectangle
 stamp image
design U157 		You have identified design #U157, diagnostic for
Scott #U611 (printed in dark red and deep blue on white paper).
 
Snowflake
 stamp image
design U159 		You have identified design #U159, diagnostic for
Scott #U613 (printed in dark red and green on white paper).
 
Circle of
13 stars on
"perforated" background
 stamp image
design U160 		You have identified design #U160, diagnostic for
Scott #U614 (printed in dark red and deep blue on white paper).
 
Circle of
13 stars on
round background
 stamp image
design U161 		You have identified design #U161, diagnostic for
Scott #U615 (printed in dark red and deep blue on white paper).
 
Love!
 stamp image
design U162 		You have identified design #U162, diagnostic for
Scott #U616 (printed in dark red and bright blue on white paper).
 
Shuttle and space station hologram
 stamp image
design U163 		You have identified design #U163, diagnostic for
Scott #U617 (printed in ultramarine on white paper).
 
Vince Lombardi trophy hologram
 stamp image
design U164 		You have identified design #U164, diagnostic for
Scott #U618 (printed in vermilion on white paper).
 
Great Seal of
the United States
(embossed)
 stamp image
design UO30 		You have identified design #UO30, diagnostic for
Scott #UO77 (printed in black and blue on white paper).
 
Great Seal of
the United States
(not embossed)
 stamp image
design UO31 		You have identified design #UO31, diagnostic for
Scott #UO78 (printed in black and blue on white paper).

 

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