UNITED STATES 1902-1920 Presidents, small size stamps

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1902 Inscription "series 1902"

  1 c green
  2 c red
  3 c violet
  4 c brown
  5 c blue
  6 c brown
  8 c black
  10 c brown
  13 c black
  15 c green
  30 c orange
  1 $ black
  2 $ blue
  5 $ green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	vc	Exists imperforate: ***
2 c	***	vc
3 c	***	*
4 c	***	c
5 c	***	vc	Exists imperforate: R
6 c	***	*
8 c	***	*
10 c	***	c
13 c	***	**
15 c	***	*
50 c	R	***
1 $	RR	***
2 $	RR	***
5 $	RR	R

1903 George Washington

  2 c red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 c	*	vc	Exists imperforate: ***

1908 Portraits of Franklin (1 c) and Washington (all other values), "U.S.POSTAGE" straight on top of stamp

  1 c green 'ONE CENT' (Franklin)
  1 c green '1 CENT 1' (Washington, 1912)
  2 c red 'TWO CENTS'
  2 c red '2 CENTS 2'
  3 c violet
  4 c orange
  5 c blue
  6 c orange
  7 c black
  8 c green
  10 c yellow
  13 c green
  15 c blue
  50 c violet
  1 $ black

Most stamps are perforated 12, but perforation 10 also exists on some values as well as imperforate stamps and partial perforations for vending machines. They exist with and without watermark 'U S P S'.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Cheapest types
1 c	*	vc	'ONE CENT'
1 c	*	vc	'1 CENT 1'
2 c	*	vc	'TWO CENTS'
2 c	*	vc	'2 CENTS 2'
3 c	*	vc
4 c	*	vc
5 c	*	vc
6 c	*	vc
7 c	**	c
8 c	***	*
10 c	***	c
13 c	***	***
15 c	***	*
50 c	R	**
1 $	R	***

1909 Lincoln, inscription "1809 FEB.12 1909"

  2 c red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 c	*	c	Exists imperforate: **

1912 Washington with inscription "U.S.POSTAGE" curved at the top

  
  8 c green
  9 c red
  10 c yellow
  11 c green
  12 c brown
  13 c green
  15 c grey
  20 c blue
  30 c orange
  50 c violet
  1 $ black

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Cheapest types
8 c	**	c
9 c	**	*
10 c	**	vc
11 c	**	*
12 c	**	c
13 c	**	**
15 c	**	c
20 c	***	c
30 c	***	*
50 c	***	c
1 $	R	*

1918 Washington, new type

  2 $ orange and black
  2 $ red and black
  5 $ green and black

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 $ orange and black	RR	R
2 $ red and black	R	***
5 $ green and black	RR	R

1922 New permanent series, heads of presidents, famous persons and buildings, inscription "UNITED STATES POSTAGE"

  1 c green
  2 c red
  3 c violet
  4 c brown
  5 c blue
  6 c red
  7 c black
  8 c olive
  9 c red
  10 c yellow
  11 c blue
  12 c lilac
  14 c blue
  15 c grey
  20 c red
  25 c green
  30 c brown
  50 c violet
  1 $ brown
  2 $ blue
  5 $ red and blue

These stamps exists with 'Nebr.' (Nebraska) or 'Kans.' (Kansas) overprints (1929), in order to prevent robbed stamps to be used in these areas.

Two postal forgeries exist of the 2 c, the first one is very poorly done. The second one is quite deceptive:

(Postal forgery)

In the above postal forgery, the letters 'AGE' are not touching at the bottom (in the genuine stamps they do). Also the red 'penetration lines' in the bottom left parts of both '2's are not penetrating far enough compared to a genuine stamp.