Designs of the 1894 Series – The First Bureau Issue or “Triangles”

Printed by The Bureau of Engraving and Printing · Perf. 12 · Uniform Design Size: 19 x 22 mm · The 3¢ – $5 values have collectible arrow blocks. Note the triangles at upper left and right – See 1890 for comparison with the American Bank Note Company "Baby" Bank Notes. The "Triangles" and other revisions to the 1890 Series were added by G.F.C. Smillie, J. Kennedy, M. W. Baldwin and E. M. Hall A Souvenir Card was issued by the BEP in 1994 in black, and again in 1995 in blue, with engraved designs of each of the the 13 denominations.

· Types I, II and III of the 2¢ Stamp
· Type III Vs IV of the 2¢ Stamp
· Types of the 10¢ Stamp
· Types of the $1 Stamp

1¢ Franklin Design of 1894 · Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Edward C. Steimle · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	246	10/17/1894	~67.3 million	none	bright to dark ultramarine; double transfer; Pl#’s 2, 6, 15, 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35	possible on all four sides; sheets of 400 cut into four panes of 100	The one-cent stamp paid the rate for local letters.
1894	247	11/5/1894	~337 million	none	bright to dark blue; double transfer; Pl#’s 18, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 98, 99, 101, 102, 119-122
1895	264	5/16/1895	~1.97 billion	double-line USPS	pale to dark blue; double transfer; there are about 75 plate numbers known for this stamp
1895	264S E		—	—	"Specimen" overprint in purple		Specimen Stamp
1897	264S O		125	—	"UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS" overprint in red		Specimen Stamp

1¢ Franklin New Color of 1897-98 · Designer: Alfred P. Major · Vignette: Edward C. Steimle · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1898	279	1/29/1898	5,216,159,932	horizontal double-line USPS	green to deep green; yellow to dark yellow green; double transfer; more than 270 plate nos. are known for this stamp	possible on all four sides; sheets of 400 cut into four panes of 100	The new color was to conform with the U.P.U standard, that is, one cent stamps were to be printed in green.
1902	279a		—	D/L vert.	deep green; note that this a variety and not a booklet stamp
1898	R153		—	double-line	green; red I. R. overprint (rectangular periods)	—
1898	R154		—	double-line	green; red I. R. overprint (oval periods)	—
—	R154a		—	double-line	inverted red I. R. (oval periods)	—
—	R154b		—	double-line	red I. R. (oval periods) on back of stamp	—
—	R154c		—	double-line	setenant pair; one with red I. R., one without	—
1898	279 Revenue		—	double-line	deep green; black overprint "Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7-5-’98" large I.R.		Private Die Proprietary
1898	279 Revenue		—	double-line	deep green; black overprint with serifs " Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7–’98" small I.R.		Private Die Proprietary
1898	279 Revenue		—	double-line	deep green; black overprint without serifs " Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7–’98" small I.R.		Private Die Proprietary
1899	Cuba 221		4,000,000	double-line	yellow green with Cuba 1 c. de PESO overprint in black		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Guam 1		25,000	double-line	deep green with GUAM overprint in black		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Philippines 213		5,500,000	double-line	yellow green; PHILIPPINES black overprint; inverted overprint		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Porto Rico 210(a)	3/15/1899	1,000,000	double-line	yellow green; black PORTO RICO overprint at a 36 degree angle; varieties at 25 degrees; PORTO RICU		U.S. Possession Postage
1900	Puerto Rico 215		500,000	double-line	yellow green; black PUERTO RICO overprint at a 25 degree angle		U.S. Possession Postage

2¢ Washington Design of 1894 · Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson Types I, II, III and IV of the 2¢ Stamp
Year	Cat. #	No.	Watermark	Type / Colors	Straight-edge/	Purpose
1894	248	10/16/1894	~35	none	Type I; pink,	straight-edge Pl#’s 112-117, Pl#’s 126, Pl#169 (type II) Pl#’s 141-143, Pl#’s 141//503 The plate number	The two-cent
1894	249	10/11/1894	~96	none	Type I; carmine lake; double
1894	250	10/11/1894	none	Type I; carmine,
1894	250a	10/13/94	none	Type I; rose
1894	250b scarlet		none	Type I; scarlet
1895	251	2/12/1895	none	Type II; carmine;
—	251a scarlet		none	Type II; scarlet
1895	252	4/02/1895	~83	none	Type III; carmine,
—	252a scarlet			none	Type III; scarlet
1895	265	5/2/1895	~300	double-line	Type I; carmine,
1895	266	5/27/1895	~125	double-line	Type II; carmine;
1895	267	5/28/1895	~7.48	double-line	Type III; carmine,
1895	267S E			"Specimen"
1897	267S O		125	(Specimen)
—	267 dot in S			double-line	Type III; pink; dot
—	267S E dot in S			"Specimen"
—	267b vermilion			double-line	Type III; vermilion
—	267c rose carmine			double-line	Type III; rose carmine
1897	279B	7/6/1899	12 billion	double-line	Type IV; red,
—	279Bc			double-line	Type IV; rose
—	279Bd orange red	6/8/1900		D/L horiz.	Type IV; pale
—	279Be orange red			D/L vert.	Type IV;
1897	279Bf carmine			double-line	Type IV; carmine,
1897	279Bg pink	12/1/1897		double-line	Type IV; pink,
—	279Bh vermilion			double-line	Type IV; vermilion,
1899	279Bi brownish orange			double-line	Type IV; brown orange
1900	279Bj booklet	5/4/1900		D/L horiz.	Type IV; booklet
1902	279Bk red booklet stamp			D/L vert.	Type IV; booklet pane of
1898	267 Revenue pink	7/1/1898		double-line	pink; type
1898	267 Revenue carmine	7/1/1898		double-line	carmine; type		—
1898	R155 pink	7/1/1898		double-line	pink; type
1898	R155 carmine	7/1/1898		double-line	carmine; type		—
1898	267 Proprietary pink			double-line	pink; type III;		Private Die Proprietary
1898	279B Proprietary pink			double-line	pink; type IV;		Private Die Proprietary
1898	267 Proprietary pink			double-line	pink; type III;		Private Die Proprietary
1898	279B Proprietary pink			double-line	pink; type IV;		Private Die Proprietary
1898	267 Proprietary pink			double-line	pink; type III;		Private Die Proprietary
1898	279B Proprietary pink			double-line	pink; type IV;		Private Die Proprietary
1899	Cuba 222			double-line	reddish carmine;		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Cuba 222 vermilion			double-line	vermilion; type		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Cuba 222 invert			double-line	reddish carmine;
1899	Cuba 222 vermilion			double-line	vermilion; type		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Cuba 223			double-line	reddish carmine;		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Cuba 223 vermilion			double-line	vermilion; type		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Cuba 223			double-line	reddish		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Cuba 223 vermilion			double-line	vermilion; type		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Guam 2		105,000	double-line	red;		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Guam 2 rose carmine			double-line	rose carmine;		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Philippines 214		6,970,000	double-line	red (light red);		U.S. Possession Postage
1901	Philippines 214 orange red			double-line	orange red		U.S. Possession Postage
—	Philippines 214 reddish			double-line	reddish		U.S. Possession Postage
—	Philippines 214 rose carmine			double-line	rose carmine;		U.S. Possession Postage
1900	Philippines 214 booklet			double-line	Booklet Pane;		U.S. Possession Postage
1899	Porto Rico 211	3/15/1899		double-line	reddish

Issued / Varieties Pl#s million pale pink; double transfer; vertical pair imperforate horizontally possible on all four sides; sheets of 400 cut into four panes of 100. Pl#’s. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8-13, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30, 32 (type I) known on Cat. # 248, 249 & 250 plate nos. 78-80, 82, 88, 89, 96, 97, 110, 111 (type I) are known on Sc249, 250 & 265 (Pl#’s 89 & 110 are not known on Cat. # 265)
124, 125, 144 (type I) are known on Cat. # 250 & Cat. # 265
131-133 (type II) are known on Sc251 & 266.
is only on Sc266. Pl#170 is setenant, the first 3 columns are type II, Sc266 and the other 17 columns are type III, Sc267.
145, 146, 148-158 (type III) are found on Cat. # 252 and 267
(type III) are found on Sc267 while Pl#’s 505//1493 (type IV) are found on Sc279b. Note that if the plate number is 505 or greater it must be a type IV stamp.
is over stamp 7 in the top right margin except on plate 802, in which it is over stamp 8. stamp paid the first class letter rate. million impression rowspan="3">~910 million dark carmine; double transfer horizontal pair imperforate between rowspan="2">~97 million dark carmine million pale carmine; horiz. pr. imperf. vert. or between dot in "S" of Cents million deep carmine; double transfer million type II and III setenant pr. billion deep carmine, reddish carmine; scarlet (267a); double transfer; dot in "S’ of CENTS overprint in purple; type III; carmine "UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS" blue overprint in "S" of Cents overprint in purple; type III; pink (1899) (1899) light red, deep red; double transfer; triple transfer; upper right triangle not shaded rose carmine 3/30/1899 carmine, bright carmine rose to dark to deep orange red vertical wmk. orange red (as 279Bd); the vertical watermark was an error 11/18/1897 reddish carmine bright pink 2/27/1899 pale vermilion – Type IV pane (6); red, light red, orange red 6; red (1902) III; blue I. R. overprint (round periods); varieties: inverted or missing overprint; overprint on back III; blue I. R. overprint (round periods) IV; blue I. R. overprint (round periods); varieties: inverted overprint; overprint in magenta III; blue I. R. overprint (round periods) black overprint " Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7-5-’98" – Large I.R. black overprint " Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7-5-’98" – Large I.R. black overprint with serifs "Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7–’98" – Small I.R. black overprint with serifs " Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7–’98" – Small I.R. black overprint w/o serifs " Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7–’98" – Small I.R. black overprint w/o serifs " Dr. K. & Co./I. R./7–’98" – Small I.R. type III; with Cuba 2 c. de PESO overprint in black III; with Cuba 2 c. de PESO overprint in black type IV; black overprint Cuba 2 c. de PESO ; Varieties: "CUBA" at bottom or inverted; "CUPA" IV; with Cuba 2 c. de PESO overprint in black type III; with Cuba 2½ c. de PESO overprint in black III; with Cuba 2½ c. de PESO overprint in black carmine; type IV; black overprint Cuba 2½ c. de PESO IV; with Cuba 2½ c. de PESO overprint in black type IV with GUAM overprint in black type IV with GUAM overprint in black type IV with PHILIPPINES black overprint (pale/deep); type IV with PHILIPPINES black overprint carmine carmine; type IV with PHILIPPINES black overprint type IV with PHILIPPINES black overprint red (orange red) ; type IV with PHILIPPINES black overprint carmine; type IV; black PORTO RICO overprint at a 36 degree angle; Varieties: overprint at 25 degrees; FORTO RICO; PORTO RICU; PORTU RICO; PURTO RICO; FURTU RICO src="http://1847us.com/1894/1894Series3c.jpg" width="184" height="208" align="left" hspace="20">

3¢ Jackson Design of 1894

· Designer: Thomas F. Morris
· Vignette: Charles Skinner
· Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson
· Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson

EDU
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	253	10/20/1894 off cover, 11/15/1894 on cover	20,214,300	none	purple to dark purple; sheets of 400 cut into four panes of 100. Pl#’s 44, 46, 47, 48 sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100. Pl#’s 91, 95, 103, 107	400-subject sheets: possible on all 4 sides 200-subject sheets: left or right only	The three-cent stamp was used as an all-purpose stamp to complete postage requirements as needed.
1895	268	12/1/1895	203,057,170	double-line USPS	purple to dark purple; double transfer; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100 Pl#’s 91, 95, 103, 107, 447-450, 1213-1216
4¢ Lincoln Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Alfred Jones · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	254	10/16/1894	16,718,150	none	dark brown, brown. sheets of 400 (4panes of 100): Pl#’s 45, 50, 51, 59 sheets of 200 (2 panes of 100): Pl#’s 92, 94, 104, 106	400-subject sheets: possible on all 4 sides; 200-subject sheets: left or right only	The 4-cent stamp paid double the first class letter rate and was sometimes used as a substitute for the eight-cent stamp to pay the registry rate, using two stamps.
1895	269	7/22/1895	78,167,836	double-line USPS	dark brown, dark yellow brown; double transfer sheets of 200 (2 panes of 100); Pl#’s 92, 94, 104, 106, 194-197, 456-463	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100
1898	280	11/13/1898	153,499,379	double-line USPS	rose brown; double transfer extra frame line at top – plate 793	possible on all 4 sides; sheets of 400 cut into four panes of 100
—	280a			double-line USPS	lilac brown; brownish claret
—	280b			double-line USPS	orange brown
5¢ Grant Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	255	10/23/1894	30,688,840	none	chocolate, deep chocolate, yellow brown; double transfer; lines missing in background oval; vert. pair imperf. horiz.; sheets of 400 (4panes of 100): Pl#’s 49, 53, 54, 56 sheets of 200 (2 panes of 100): Pl#’s 128-130, and 134, 161-164	400-subject sheets: possible on all 4 sides; 200-subject sheets: left or right only	The five-cent stamp paid the U.P.U. rate for foreign mail.
1895	270	9/12/1895	123,775,455	double-line USPS	chocolate, deep brown; chestnut brown; double transfer; lines missing in background oval; sheets of 200 (2 panes of 100): Pl#’s 128-130, 134, 161-164, 189, 190, 192, 193, 250-253, 351, 353, 357, 359, 389-392	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The five-cent stamp paid the U.P.U. rate for foreign mail.

5¢ Grant New Color of 1898

Designer: Thomas F. Morris
· Vignette: Charles Skinner
· Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson
· Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson

Year

Cat. #

EDU

No. Issued

Watermark

Colors / Varieties

Straight-edge

Purpose

1898

281

3/19/1898

279,622,170

double-line USPS

bright to dark blue; double transfer; worn plate with diagonal lines missing in background oval

left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100

The new color was issued to conform with the U.P.U standard, that is, five cent stamps were to be printed in blue.

6¢ Garfield Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	256	8/11/1894	5,120,800	none	dull brown; vert. pair imperf. horiz.; plate nos. 28	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The six-cent stamp paid triple the first class letter rate and was often used as an all-purpose stamp to complete postage needs.
1895	271	9/14/1895	20,712,875	double-line USPS	dull brown, claret brown; very thin paper; plate no. 28, 184, 248, 373, 386, 451
—	271a with USIR watermark			USIR	—–
6¢ Garfield New Color of 1898 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1898	282	3/13/1899	46,457,450	double-line USPS	lake; claret; double transfer	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	the six-cent stamp paid triple the first class letter rate and was often used as an all-purpose stamp to complete postage requirements
—	282a purplish lake		double-line USPS	lake; claret		left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100

8¢ Sherman Design of 1895 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1895	257	5/8/1895	2,426,100	none	violet brown, bright violet brown; plate no. 58	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The eight-cent stamp paid the registry fee.
1895	272	9/11/1895	96,217,820	double-line USPS	violet brown, dark violet brown; double transfer; plate nos. 58, 249, 555, 928-931, 1094-1097
—	272a with USIR watermark			double-line USIR	—–

10¢ Webster Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	258	11/2/1894 off cover	12,263,180	none	dark green, green, dull green; double transfer; plate nos. 55, 62, 63, 64	possible on all 4 sides; sheets of 400 cut into four panes of 100	The ten-cent stamp paid the first class letter plus registry fee; it also paid double the U.P.U. foreign mail rate.
1895	273	7/25/1895	59,983,007	double-line USPS	dark green, green; double transfer; plate nos. 55, 62-64, 302, 303, 305, 306

10¢ Webster New Color of 1898 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties/Type	Straight-edge	Purpose
1898	282C	12/10/1898	42 million	double-line USPS	brown to dark brown; double transfer ype I – Types of the 10¢ Stamp	possible on all 4 sides; sheets of 400 cut into four panes of 100	The ten-cent stamp paid the first class letter plus registry fee; it also paid double the U.P.U. foreign mail rate. The color change was necessary to avoid confusion with the new green one-cent stamp.
1898	283	3/13/1899	65 million	horizontal double-line USPS	yellow to orange brown Type II
1900	283a with vertical watermark			vertical double-line USPS	yellow to orange brown Type II

15¢ Clay Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	259	12/6/1894	1,583,920	none	dark blue, indigo; plate no. 52	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The fifteen-cent stamp was used mainly for letters over 2 oz. to Europe and on 4th class mail and parcel post packages.
1895	274	5/5/1896	7,013,612	double-line USPS	dark blue, indigo; plate nos. 52, 264	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100
15¢ Clay New Color of 1898 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1898	284	3/3/1899	15,993,313	double-line USPS	olive to dark olive green	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The fifteen-cent stamp also paid triple the U.P.U. foreign mail rate and was often used as an all-purpose stamp to complete postage. The color change was necessary to avoid confusion with the new blue five-cent stamp.

50¢ Jefferson Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Alfred Jones · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	260	12/12/1894 off cover, 1/15/95 on	175,330		orange to deep orange; plate no. 75	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The fifty-cent stamp was used on multiple rate letters and parcels.
1895	275	5/5/1896	1,065,390	double-line USPS	orange to bright orange; plate no. 75
—	275a reddish orange			double-line USPS	red orange

$1 Perry Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Edward C. Steimle · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Type/Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	261	1/18/1895	26,284	none	Types of the $1 Stamp Type I; grayish black to black; plate no. 76	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100. Note that all of the stamps come from plate 76. The first 15 columns (150 stamps) starting from the left are type I and the last five columns (50 stamps) are type II.	The one-dollar stamp was used on high multiple rate letters and parcels.
1894	261A	3/22/1895	8,762	none	Type II; grayish black to black; setenant pairs and multiples with Cat. # 261; plate no. 76
1895	276	4/9/1897	192,449	double-line USPS	Type I; greenish black to black; plate no. 76
1895	276A	4/6/1896	63,803	double-line USPS	Type II; greenish black to black; setenant pairs and multiples with Cat. # 276; plate no. 76
$2 Madison Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Edward C. Steimle · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	262	7/6/1895 off cover, 7/15/1895 on cover	10,027	none	bright blue; plate no. 84	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The two-dollar stamp was used primarily on parcels.
1895	277	7/18/1895	31,720	double-line USPS	bright blue; plate no. 84
—	277a			double-line USPS	dark blue; plate no. 84
$5 Marshall Design of 1894 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Edward C. Steimle · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
Year	Cat. #	EDU	No. Issued	Watermark	Colors / Varieties	Straight-edge	Purpose
1894	263	7/6/1896	6,251	none	dark green; plate no. 85	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The five-dollar stamp was used primarily on heavy parcels.
1895	278	11/3/1896	26,965	double-line USPS	dark green; plate no. 85	left or right only; sheets of 200 cut into two panes of 100	The five-dollar stamp was used primarily on heavy parcels.

Notes:

The EDU information is based on the best information available. If you know of a documented usage earlier than the one listed, please let us know and the information will be updated as appropriate.

Bibliography and suggested additional reading:

Basic Information: The Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Volume II, by Lester Brookman (1966)
The 1949 Cat. # U.S. Specialized Stamp Catalogue Cat. # Stamp & Coin Co. Limited

Notable Auction Sales: The Whitpain Collection of U.S. 1894-1898 Bureau Issues – Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries #977 Dec. 2-3, 2009.
Design dimensions: The Postage Stamps of the United States, John Luff (1902 and 1937)
Colors:
The Encyclopedia of the Colors of United States Postage Stamps – Volume 3 – Issues of 1894-1907, by Roy H. White (1981).
The Micarelli Identification Guide to U.S. Stamps: Regular Issues 1847-1934 by Charles N. Micarelli.

Back of Book Identifiers

1¢ Franklin Design of 1894

1¢ Franklin New Color of 1897-98

2¢ Washington Design of 1894

Types I, II, III and IV of the 2¢ Stamp

3¢ Jackson Design of 1894

4¢ Lincoln Design of 1894

5¢ Grant Design of 1894

5¢ Grant New Color of 1898

6¢ Garfield Design of 1894

6¢ Garfield New Color of 1898

8¢ Sherman Design of 1895

10¢ Webster Design of 1894

10¢ Webster New Color of 1898

15¢ Clay Design of 1894

15¢ Clay New Color of 1898

50¢ Jefferson Design of 1894

$1 Perry Design of 1894

$2 Madison Design of 1894

$5 Marshall Design of 1894

Notes:

Bibliography and suggested additional reading:

2¢ Washington Design
of 1894