Variety 3:—"S" of "U. S." nearly touches inner frame line. "CENT": "C" of "CENT" near inner frame line. "NT" wide. Back of Bust far from inner oval line.
10 mm. from "U" reaches to centre of "N".
" " " "N" touches "E" of "ONE".
" " " "T" strikes a little into the lower bar of "E" of "POSTAGE".
[HW: Distance from "E" to "C" is 3-1/2 mm.]
BUST POINTS BETWEEN A AND G.
Base line of bust passes through right bar of A.
Varieties 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Variety 4:—"O" of "POSTAGE" considerably above outer frame line; "TAGE" close, especially "GE", which are close to inner frame line and above level of the other letters. STAMP measures 20 × 24-1/2 mm. "ONE": "NE" far apart. Letters of "ONE" especially the "E" close to outer frame line. "CENT": "C" far from "E." "POSTAGE": "PO" close. "O" to "U": 7-1/2 mm. From end of upper right point of "C" to top of left stroke of "O" of "ONE" is 5 mm.
Variety 5:—"PO" of "POSTAGE" wide; "OS" and "AGE" near lower frame line: "GE" near. "ONE": "NE" wide. Distance between "ONE" and "CENT" widest. Sometimes a spot under left star and also in central oval at back of head. A rare die. "O" to "U": 8 mm. "C" to "E": 5 mm. falls considerably outside "E".