CATALOGUE UNITED STATES POSTAGE STAMPS. 135 



1870-1874— Continued. 



Buff paper. 

 3c. Green.* 

 3c. Yellow green.* 

 3c. Blue green. 

 6c. Dark red.* 

 6c. Red.* 

 6c. Bright red.* 

 12c. Plum.* 

 12c. Purple slate.* 

 15c. Orange.* 

 15c. Red orange.* 

 24c. Purple.* 

 24c. Lilac. 

 30c. Black.* 

 90c. Carmine.* 



Plimpton Manufacturing Company. 

 1874-1876: 



Ic. Die A. Back of bust pointed and nearly touches the frame. 1 does not 

 touch the oval at top, distinct circle in O of POSTAGE. 

 Die B. Back of bust forms a straight line. of POSTAGE with oval cen- 

 ter crossed by two intersecting lines. 

 2c. Die A. Bust narrow at the back. Thin figures of value. Head of P of 

 POSTAGE very narrow. 

 Die B. Bust broad; figures of value in long ovals. 



Die B2. Same as die B, but tail of left figure 2 touches inner line of oval. 

 Die B3. Similar to die B but the of TWO has the center netted instead 

 of plain, and the G of POSTAGE and C of CENTS have a diago- 

 nal cross line. 

 Die C. Bust broad; numerals in ovals short and thick. 

 Die C2. Same as die C but tail of left figure 2 touches inner line of oval, 

 and line extends from top of U of UNITED into outer frame line. 

 Die C3. Same as die C, but the diagonal center stroke of N of CENTS is thin. 

 Die D. Bottom of bust forms an almost exact quarter circle. 

 3c. Die A. Tliin lettering; long, thin figures of value in large ovals. 

 Die B. Thick lettering; figiu^es in ovals well formed. 

 Die C. Top of head egg-shaped. Knot of queue well marked. 

 5c. Die A. Figures of value with thick curved tops. 



Die B. Figures of value with long thin tops. 

 10c. Die A. Very large head. 



Die B. Ordinary size head. Knot of queue stands out prominently. 



distinguishing features of REAY and PLIMPTON DIES. 



Ic. Reay die. Bust points at N of ONE. 



Plimpton die. Bust points between N and E of ONE. 

 2c. Reay die. Bust narrow at the back; small thick figures of value. 



Plimpton die. Bust narrow at the back; thin figures of value, or bust broad 

 at back. 

 3c. Reay die. Queue projects below bust. 



Plimpton die. Queue does not project below bust. 

 6c. Reay die. Neck very long at the back. 



Plimpton die. Neck very short. 

 7c. Reay die. The figures 7 are normal. 



Plimpton die. The figures 7 are turned up at the ends. 

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