TWO CENTS. Post horse and rider facing to the left, trees, fence, etc., in background, surrounded by ornamental scroll work, "_United States_" in small colored capitals on the ground above, a curtain inscribed "_Postage_" in colorless capitals at the top. "_Two Cents_" at the bottom on a ribbon with large numeral "2" between the words, both in outline shaded. Color, light bronze. Plate impression, 20 by 19 mm., in color, on white paper, perforated 12, grilled and without grille. 2 cents, yellow-brown, light and dark chestnut-brown. THREE CENTS. Locomotive heading to the right, surrounded by ornamental scroll work, "_United States_" in colored block capitals on a curved band, "_Postage_" in colorless capitals in a tablet beneath, at top. "_Three Cents_" in outline shaded block capitals, in two scrolls at the bottom, with numeral "3" in a shield (sic) between the words. Color, Imperial ultramarine blue. There is no shield as stated in the official description. Plate impression, 20 by 19 mm., in color, on white paper, perforated 12, grilled and without grille. 3 cents blue. SIX CENTS. Head of Washington, three quarters face looking to the right, on a ground of vertical and horizontal lines, bordered by a solid broad colored line, ornamented by 68 pearls. Spandrels checkered and bordered by colorless lines. Frame square, composed of vertically lined squares in the upper corners, with narrower horizontally lined label between, with a broad colored border, ornamented by pearls and exterior colorless and colored line above. The colored labels are narrower than the upper squares at the sides, and are bordered by colorless pearls and an interior white line, an exterior colorless and fine colored line. Horizontally lined label across the entire bottom, widened at the ends to correspond with the upper squares, with exterior colorless and colored line. "_U. S._" in upper left and right corners of frame respectively. The word "_Postage_" in upper bar of frame, "_Six Cents_" in lower, the numeral "6" between the words, and "_United States_" on each side. Color, ultramarine. Plate impression, 20 by 20 mm., square, in color, on white paper, perforated 12, grilled and possibly without grille. 6 cents blue. TEN CENTS. Shield of the United States on which is resting an eagle with outspread wings, looking to the left. "_United States_" in small colored capitals with "_Postage_" in large outline capitals, shaded in a second line beneath, in the upper section of the shield, numeral "10" in lower. The words "_Ten Cents_" in scroll at the bottom in outline shaded capitals. The whole design surrounded by thirteen stars arranged in a semicircle, (sic) color, orange. The background is rayed behind the eagle and the semicircle of stars are upon this only, the background behind the shield is of clouds, there is no frame. Plate impression, 19 by 18 mm., in color, on white paper, perforated 12 and grilled, possibly also without grille.