U525 Question Raised "S"

Hi,
I'm seeking info about the "raised s" variety of this cut square (more like, cut polygon).
Thanks,
Stephen

Stephen,
Were you looking for an example, or something more detailed?
pat

Hi Pat,
I came across one on eBay that looked like mine, but the listing mentioned "raised s" and I didn't know what that meant. Are there 2 types of this embossment? I tried to find info on stamp smarter, and by searching here but no dice.
Thanks!

The "S" of Washington looks definitely different. It may be listed by the UPSS in their catalog



Peter

Oh, I see. I was thinking it had to do with the embossing, but the "s" in "POSTAGE" sits a little higher than the adjacent "O" and "T."

There were two printings of the 2¢. One flat bed press U525 (Die 155), and rotary press U525a (Die 156) with the raised "S".
pat

Thanks again.

A cancellation bar will often obscure the "S". It then becomes difficult to know which one you have. In this case you can use two other differences in Die 155 (U525) and 156 (U525a):

1. The horizontal baselines of the "2"'s in the circles are squared off at the right ends of Die 155. For Die 156, they are pointed.

2. The top half of the vertical line thru the right 2 cent mark is stubby on Die 156. On Die 155 it is tall as with the rest of the dies in this set.

Thomas - Thank you for pointing out the other features.
Pat

Excellent. Thanks Thomas & Pat.