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



There are 2 designs of indicia whose face value is ninety cents. They can be distinguished by answering the following question:

Question 1: Which better describes the inner portion of the shields that enclose the denomination?
(choose an answer below)


They barely project
into the oval surrounding
Perry's bust.
stamp image
design U33
You have identified design #U33, printed in carmine and shared by
Scott #s U105 (white), U106 (amber), and U107 (cream).
 
They clearly project
into the oval
surrounding
Perry's bust.
stamp image
design U56
Design U56 Scott Equivalents
Scott #
color
envelope
U211
carmine
white
U212
carmine
amber
U213
carmine
cream
U214
carmine
oriental buff
U215
carmine
blue
U216
carmine
manila
U217
carmine
amber manila
U342
purple
white
U343
purple
amber
U344
purple
oriental buff
U345
purple
blue
U346
purple
manila
U347
purple
amber manila

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