Richard's US Postage Guide: 19th Century Postal Stationary Dies

19th Century US Postal Stationaruy Dies

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Organized by United States Design (USD) Numbers

This page contains examples of the 120 major designs of regularly issued United States stamps issued before 1902. This organization of US stamps was developed by xxx, yyy, zzz to have a more sensible alternative to available catalogs.

19th Century US Stamp Designs

1847 Issue

1 - 5¢ Red Brown	2 - 10¢ Black

1851-1856 Imperforate Issue

3 1¢ Blue	4 - 3¢ Dull Red	5 - 5¢ Brown	6 - 10¢ Green	7 -12¢ Black

1857-1860 Perforated Issue

8 - 1¢ Blue	9 - 3" Dull Red	10 - 5" Brown	11 - 10" Green	12 -12" Black	13 - 24" Gray

		14 - 30" Orange	15 - 90" Blue

1861-1866 Civil War Era Issues

16 - 1" Blue	17 - 2" Black	18 - 3" Rose	19 - 5" Brown	20 - 10" Green	21 - 12¢" Black

	22 - 15" Black	23 - 24" Lilac	24 - 30" Orange	25 - 90" Blue

1869 Pictorial Issue

26 - 1¢ Buff	27 - 2¢ Brown	28 - 3¢ Ultramarine	29 - 6¢ Ultramarine	30 - 10¢ Yellow	31 - 12¢ Green

	32 - 15¢ Brown and Blue	33 - 24¢ Green and Violet	34 - 30¢ Blue and Carmine	35 - 90" Carmine and Black

1870 -1873 Large Banknote Issue

36 - 1¢ Blue	37 - 2¢ Brown	38 - 3¢ Green	39 - 6¢ Rose	40 - 7¢ Vermilion	41 - 10¢ Brown


42 - 12" Violet	43 - 15" Orange	44 - 24" Purple	45 - 30" Black	46 - 90" Carmine

1875 - 1888 Large Banknote Altered Designs and Colors

47 - 2" Vermilion	48 - 5" Blue	49 - 5" Brown	50 - 2" Red Brown	51 - 4" Green	52 - 1" Dull Blue

53 - 2" Green	54 - 3" Vermilion	55 - 4" Carmine	56 - 5" Indigo	57 - 30" Orange Brown	58 - 90" Purple

1890 - 1893 Small Banknotes Issue

59 - 1" Dull Blue	60 - 2" Red	61 - 3" Purple	62 - 4" Brown	63 - 5" Chocolate	64 -6" Brown Red


65 - 8" Lilac	66 - 10" Green	67 - 15" Indigo	68 - 30" Black	69 - 90" Orange

1893 Columbian Issue

70 - 1¢ Blue	71 - 2¢ Brown Violet	72 - 3" Green	73 - 4" Ultramarine

74 - 5" Chocolate	75 - 6" Purple	76 - 8" Magenta	77 - 10" Black Brown

78 - 15" Dark Green	79 - 30" Orange Brown	80 - 50" Slate Blue	81 - $1 Salmon

82 - $2 Brown Red	83 - $3 Yellow Green	84 - $4 Crimson	85 - $5 Black

1894 - 1895 First Bureau Issue

86 - 1" Blue	87 - 2" Red	88 - 3" Purple	89 - 4" Dark Brown	90 - 5" Chocolate	91 - 6" Dull Brown	92 - 8" Violet Brown


93 - 10" Dark Green	94 - 15" Dark Blue	95 - 50" Orange	96 - $1 Black	97 - $2 Blue	98 - $5 Dark Green

1895 - 1898 First Bureau Issue, New Colors

99 - 1" Green	100 - 2" Carmine	101 - 4" Rose Brown	102 - 5" Blue	103 - 6" Lake	104 - 10" Brown	105 - 15" Olive

1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue

106 - 1" Green	107 - 2" Copper Brown	108 - 4" Orange	109 - 5" Blue	110 - 8" Violet Brown


111 - 10" Gray Violet	112 - 50" Sage Green	113 - $1 Black	114 - $2 Orange Brown

1901 Pan-American Issue

115 - 1¢ Green and Black	116 - 2¢ Carmine and Black	117 - 4¢ Red Brown and Black	118 - 5¢ Ultramarine and Black	119 - 8¢ Violet and Black	120 - 10¢ Yellow Brown and Black

19th Century Stamps

19th Century US Postal Stationaruy Dies