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Designs of the 10¢ to $5 Baby Banknotes and Triangles
 

   10c Webster of 1890
The 10c Webster of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 226
The 10c Webster of 1894 and 1895 with Triangle
Scott 258 and 273
The 10c Webster of 1898 New Color
Scott 282C and 283
...Year... ..Scott.. .Issued). ..Perf.. .Watermark. ...Printer... ..Type/Color.. ..Triangle..
1890 226 70,000,000 12 none American green none
1894 258 12,000,000 12 none BEP green Yes
1895 273 60,000,000 12 D/L BEP green Yes
1898 282C 42,000,000 12 D/L BEP  Type1/brown Yes
See  Types of the 10c Webster of 1898  to help distinguish 282C and 283
1898 283   65,000,000   12 D/L BEP Type 2
lt. brown		 Yes

   15c Clay of 1890
The 15c Clay of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 227
The 15c Clay of 1894 and 1895 with Triangle
Scott 259 and 274
The 15c Clay of 1898 New Color
Scott 284
Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1890 227 5,500,000 12 none American dk. blue none
1894 259 1,500,000 12 none BEP dk. blue Yes
1895 274 7,000,000 12 D/L BEP dk. blue Yes
1898 284 16,000,000 12 D/L BEP olive green Yes

   30c Jefferson of 1890
The 50c Jefferson of 1890 - American Banknote Company Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1890 228 1,700,000 12 none American black none

   50c Jefferson of 1894
The 50c Jefferson of 1894 and 1895 with Triangle Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1894 260 200,000 12 none BEP orange Yes
1895 275 1,000,000 12 D/L BEP orange Yes

   90c Perry of 1890
The 90c Perry of 1890 - American Banknote Company Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1890 229 200,000 12 none American orange none

   $1 Perry of 1894
The $1 Perry of 1894 and 1895 with Triangle Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Type/Color Triangle
1894 261 30,000 12 none BEP 1/black Yes
1894 261A 9,000 12 none BEP 2/black Yes
See  Types of the $1 Perry  to help distinguish 261 and 276 from 261A and 276A
1895 276 200,000 12 D/L BEP 1/black Yes
1895 276A 60,000 12 D/L BEP 2/black Yes

   $2 Madison of 1894
The $2 Madison of 1894 and 1895 Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1894 262 10,000 12 none BEP blue Yes
1895 277 30,000 12 D/L BEP bright blue Yes

   $5 Marshall of 1894
The $2 Madison of 1894 and 1895 Year Scott Issued (M) Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1894 263 6000 12 none BEP deep green Yes
1895 278 30,000 12 D/L BEP deep green Yes
 

 

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The stamps of 1890, without triangles, were printed by the same company that printed Scott 182-218 and the Columbians, the American Banknote Company. Philatelists therefore consider these stamps to be banknotes, the "Baby Banknotes", and although very similar in appearance to the later issue with triangle, they are actually quite different stamps, printed by a private company on the soft porous paper of the American Banknotes. The "Triangles" ushered in a new era of stamp production with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, a branch of the U.S. government finally printing its own stamps. The issues of 1894-1898 printed by the BEP with triangles are known to U.S. collectors as the "First Bureau Issue"

The initials "BEP" stand for "The Bureau of Engraving and Printing"";  "D/L" stands for "double-line watermarked". The quantity issued are estimates based on available information. 
 

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