U.S. 1890 Postage Stamps - The Baby Bank Notes - Scott 219 to Scott 229

1¢ Franklin of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Edward C. Steimle · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued*	Printer	Design Size	Colors/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	219	2/27/1890	2,206,093,450	American	19 x 22 mm Note that this issue is often called the "Baby Bank Note" issue due to the smaller size of these Bank Notes.	dull blue, deep blue, ultramarine; double transfer; Plate Nos.: C 11-15; G 36-40; Q 89-93; BB 145-149; FF 165-169; UU 240-244 ; C1 280-284; D1 285-289; F1 295-299	sheets of 400 stamps cut into four panes of 100 all four sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the one-cent stamp paid the rate for domestic third class mail and for drop letters
2¢ Washington of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued*	Printer	Design Size	Colors/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	219D	2/22/1890 First Day	~100 million	American	19 x 22 mm	lake; double transfer; at least 21 Pl #'s known	sheets of 200 or 400 stamps cut into panes of 100 all four sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the two-cent stamp paid the rate for domestic first class mail
	1890	220	3/11/1890	6,144,819,500	American	19 x 22 mm	carmine; dark carmine; rose; carmine rose; about 255 Pl #'s known
	1892?	220a cap over left "2" EDU 9/9/1892		---	American	19 x 22 mm	carmine/cap on left "2"; Plate #'s 235-236; 246-248
	1892?	220c cap over both 2's EDU 7/7/1892		---	American	19 x 22 mm	carmine/cap on both "2"s; setenant pair 220a & 220c Plate #'s 245-246
3¢ Jackson of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	221	2/28/1890	46,877,200	American	19 x 22 mm	purple; bright purple; dark purple; Plate Nos. 21, 72	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the three-cent stamp was used to complete other rates
4¢ Lincoln of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Alfred Jones · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	222	7/16/1890	66,759,475	American	19 x 22 mm	dark brown, blackish brown; double transfer Plate Nos. J 51-55 MM 200-204	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the four-cent stamp paid double the domestic rate for first class mail
5¢ Grant of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	223	6/14/1890	152,236,530	American	19 x 22 mm	chocolate, yellow brown; double transfer Plate Nos. I 46-50	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the five-cent stamp paid the foreign rate to most UPU destinations
6¢ Garfield of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	224	5/8/1890	9,253,400	American	19 x 22 mm	brown red, dark brown red; Plate No. 23	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the six-cent stamp was a versatile make-up stamp for a variety of rates, domestic rates in particular
8¢ Sherman of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1893	225	5/4/1893	12,087,800	American	19 x 22 mm	lilac, grayish lilac, magenta; Plate #'s ZZ 265-269	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the eight-cent stamp paid the registry rate starting Jan. 1, 1893
10¢ Webster of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	226	3/5/1890	72,746,160	American	19 x 22 mm	green, bluish green, dark green; double transfer; Plate Nos. E 26-30	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the ten-cent stamp paid the registry rate until Jan.1, 1893; it also paid double the UPU rate
15¢ Clay of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Charles Skinner · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	227	5/16/1890	5,548,710	American	19 x 22 mm	indigo, deep indigo; double transfer; triple transfer Plate No. 22	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the fifteen-cent stamp was a versatile make-up stamp for a variety of rates; registered letters and foreign rates in particular
30¢ Jefferson of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Alfred Jones · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	228	4/14/1890	1,504,408	American	19 x 22 mm	black, full black, gray black; Plate No. 24	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the thirty-cent stamp was a versatile make-up stamp for a variety of rates; small parcels and foreign rates in particular
90¢ Perry of 1890 Designer: Thomas F. Morris · Vignette: Edward G. Steimle · Frame: Douglas S. Ronaldson · Lettering: D. S. Ronaldson
	Year	Scott	EDU	No. Issued	Printer	Design Size	Color/Varieties	Straight-edge Possible	Purpose
	1890	229	?/16/1890 month unknown, off-cover example next earliest is 2/7/1892 (on cover)	219,721	American	19 x 22 mm	orange, yellow orange, red orange; short transfer at bottom Plate No. 25	sheets of 200 cut vertically into panes of 100 only the left and right sides are candidates for a natural straight-edge	the ninety-cent stamp was a versatile make-up stamp for a variety of rates; parcels for both domestic and foreign destinations, in particular fewer than 100 covers are known

Notes: The EDU information is based on the best information available. Please report any updates or corrections.

The straight-edge information is provided to assist in determining whether a stamp is a candidate for a reperfed straight-edge. Note that the 3¢ through 90¢ stamps were not made with naturally occurring straight-edges at top or bottom. Thus, it is unlikely that the perfs at the top or bottom of these stamps would be reperfed. On the other hand, well centered stamps should be closely examined at left and right to insure the perfs are genuine.

Bibliography and suggested additional reading:

Basic Information:
The Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Volume III, by Lester Brookman (1967)
The 1949 Scott U.S. Specialized Stamp Catalogue Scott Stamp & Coin Co. Limited

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 2 Issues of 1869-1893, by Roy H. White (1981)
The Micarelli Identification Guide to U.S. Stamps: Regular Issues 1847-1934 by Charles N. Micarelli

Postal History:

Websites of interest to the Small Bank Note collector:
There are no websites that deal exclusively with the American Bank Note Co. Baby Bank Notes, but the following sites will prove useful for additional information:
The Collectors Club Philatelist at www.collectorsclub.org.
The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues at www.uspcs.org
Siegel Powersearch at Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.