146 BULLETIN 103, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



1887-1897— Continued. 



Aviber manila paper. 



Ic. Deep blue. 



Ic. Blue.* 



Ic. Dull blue.* 



Ic. Milky blue. 



2c. Green, die A. 



2c. Dark green, die B.* 



2c. Deep green, die B.* 



2c. Green, die B.* 



2c. Deep blue green, die B. 



2c. Blue green, die B.* 



2c. Yellow green, die B.* 



2c. Gray green, die B.* 



2c. Green, die B, cap on 2. 



2c. Green, die C* 



2c. Green, die D. 



4c. Lake carmine.* 



4c. Carmine.* 



4c. Pale carmine.* 

 30c. Brown.* 

 30c. Red brown.* 

 30c. Yellow brown. 

 90c. Violet.* 



Overprinted universal postal congress in black. 



Ic. Blue on white paper.* 



Ic. Greenish blue on amber paper.* 



Ic. Dull blue on manila paper.* 



Ic. Greenish blue on amber manila paper.* 



Ic. Deep blue on manila paper.* 



2c. Deep green on white paper, die B.* 



2c. Green on white paper, die B.* 



2c. Gray green on white paper, die B.* 



2c. Deep green on amber paper, die B.* 



2c. Green on amber paper, die B.* 



2c. Gray green on amber paper, die B.* 



2c. Gray green on buff paper, die B.* 



2c. Green on blue paper, die B.* 



2c. Gray green on blue paper, die B.* 



2c. Green on manila paper, die B.* 



2c. Gray green on manila paper, die B.* 



2c. Green on amber manila paper, die B .* 



4c. Rose carmine on white paper.* 



4c. Rose red on amber paper.* 



5c. Deep blue on white paper, die A.* 



5c. Deep blue on amber paper, die A.* 



The overprint is type set in tln-ee lines. Two varieties of alignment of the 

 words are known. 



The sets were given as souvenii's to the delegates to the Universal Postal Con- 

 gress held in Washington, D. C, May 5 to June 15, 1897. 



1893: COLUMBIAN. 



Die A. Period after CENTS; meridian back of Columbus's head. 

 Die B. Period after CENTS; no meridian back of Columbus's head. 

 Die C. No period after CENTS; meridian back of Columbus's head. 

 Die D. No period after CENTS; no meridian back of Columbus's head. 



