Two Cent Triangle Type IV: Toga Button

Comparison of Types III and IV of the 2¢ Triangle: Toga Button

Added Shading to Toga Button

Type III

Type IV

The toga button is an elongated oval, taller than it is wide. There is no separation in the lines of shading at the right of the button.

The toga button is a flattened oval, wider than it is tall. Most Type IVs show a slight separation in the lines of added shading at the right of the button.

This is the second key distinction separating the Type III and Type IV stamps. The extra shading must be present to be a Type IV stamp.

All the Type III examples are from the same scanned stamp, plate number 146, and all the Type IV examples are from the same scanned stamp, plate number 762.

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