"OS" far apart. "S" of "CENTS" near oval line. Buff, Orange, Dark Manila.
"POST" 8 mm. "U" large, far from left oval, and near inner frame line.
"SP" wide at top. "PO" near, but top of letters some distance from outer frame line. "T" far from right oval. "T" of "TWO" close to left oval. "OC" near and top of "C" under the point. "CE" wide at base. "EN"
widely s.p.a.ced. "NT" wide at base. "TS" near. Nose near left oval.
Figures of value well centered in ovals. "W" line touches top of "P." A deterioration of this variety in which the nose almost touches left oval and "TW" touch upper and lower frame lines is called 14 a.
VARIETY 15. (25 x 16 mm.)
Bust touches line over center of "O." Buff, Orange, Amber, Dark Manila.
"POST" 8 mm. "U" large, near left oval and at top far from outer frame line. "P" to left of point. "O" well to right of point and slanting to right. "OST" near. "T" far from right oval. "T" of "TWO" close to left oval. "WO" close. "OC" wide. "C" low and touching outer frame line.
"ENTS" s.p.a.ced near, but "S" far from right oval. Nose near left oval.
Left figure "2" well centered, but right figure "2" much nearer to inner frame line. "W" line falls between base of "S" and the period. A deterioration of this die is Var. 15a.
VARIETY 16. (24-3/4 x 26-1/4 mm.)
Bust nearly touches line to right of "O." Buff, Orange.
"POST" 8 mm. "U" wide and far from left oval. "P" to left of point and close to outer frame line. "PO" wide. "O" far to right of point. "OST"
near. "T" far from right oval. "T" of "TWO" far from left oval. Inner frame line is some distance from top of letters "WO" of "TWO" and "N"
of "CENTS." "OC" wide. "CE" near but "EN" wide. "S" far from right oval. Nose far from left oval. Left figure "2" well centered, but right figure "2" much nearer to inner oval line.
D. DIES.
25-1/2 to 26-1/4 mm.
NOTE:--In Var. 17, 18, 23, 24, 31, and 34 the word "POST" is short and s.p.a.ced closely. Var. 22 has the narrow "U," and Var. 21, 27, 38, 39 and 40 show the widest s.p.a.cing of "POST."
CLa.s.s III.
Point of Bust over last bar of "W."
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VARIETY 17. (26-1/4 x 25-1/2 mm.)
"O" of "POST" considerably above level of "P." Wide s.p.a.ce, after "S" of "CENTS." Buff, Orange and Amber.
"POST" 7-1/2 mm. "U" near left oval and near inner frame line. "U.S."
close. "P" far to left of point; "O" near point. "OST" close. "T" very far from right oval. "T" of "TWO," far from left oval. "WO" near. "OC"
near. "CE" close at top. "N" above level of "E." "NT" close to inner frame line. Nose far from left oval. Figures well centered. "U" line touches "O" at right.
VARIETY 18. (26 x 25-3/4 mm.)
"OC" very near and "O" nearly touching line below. Buff, Orange and Amber.
"POST" 8 mm. "U" wide, slanting sharply to left and near left oval. "P"
is to left of point and slants to the left. "POS" near, but "ST" s.p.a.ced wider. "T" very far from right oval. "T" of "TWO" close to left oval.
"WO" close. "CE" close at top. "EN" well s.p.a.ced at top. "NTS" near and "S" close to right oval. Nose near left oval. "U" line touches base of "N." Envelopes only.
VARIETY 19. (26 x 25-3/4 mm.)
Letters evenly s.p.a.ced, those in upper label almost in vertical position. Amber and Light Manila.
"POST" 8 mm. "U" wide, nearly vertical and far from left oval. "U.S."
wide. "P" vertical and to left of point. "POS" widely s.p.a.ced. "ST"
near. "T" very far from right oval. "T" of "TWO" far from left oval and top stroke of "T" nearly touches "W." "WO" near. "OC" near. "C"
vertical but a little below "E." "Top stroke of "T" of "CENTS" close to inner frame line. "S" near right oval. Nose near left oval. Figures well in center of ovals. "T" line touches top of "E."
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VARIETY 20. (25-1/2 x 25-1/2 mm.)
Sharp point at base of right "2." Amber and Light Manila.
"POST" 8 mm. "U" wide and near left oval. "P" nearly vertical and to left of point. Top of "O" almost touches outer frame line. Base of "S"
and "T" close to inner frame line. "T" of "TWO" far from left oval.
"WO" very close. "OC" close. "CENTS" close and "S" far from right oval.
Nose far from left oval. "T" line touches "O" to right.
VARIETY 21. (26 x 25-1/2 mm.)
"ST" and "OC" extremely wide. Point of bust far from line. Sharply pointed nose. Amber and Light Manila.
"POST" 9 mm. "U" wide, near left oval, and sharply slanting to left.
"U.S." and "SP" very wide. "P" to left of point and slanting a little to the right. "PO" very wide. "O" far to right of point and turned to right. "OS" wide. "T" near right oval, "T" of "TWO" close to left oval.
"TW" very wide at base. "WO" close. "C" low and nearly under the point.
"ENTS" near and "S" close to right oval. Nose pointed and far from left oval. Figures well centered. "U" line pa.s.ses from tip of "E" to base of "N."
CLa.s.s IV.
Bust points to left line of "O."
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VARIETY 22. (25-1/2 x 26 mm.)