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1891	18¢ Flag	1	Tagging shifted vertically
	Block tagging		Top of lighthouse is red
		2	Imperforate
			Untagged
			Maroon color
			Tip of land missing on right
		3	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Blue shore
		4	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Tip of lighthouse missing
			Red lines on back
		5	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Blue dot below “Se” of first “Sea” (1L)
		6
		7	Number at top
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Missing blue color
			Shooting star low on horizon (1R)
		No plate #	Red lines & blurred red markings on front
			Red “Lady Bug” ink blob on flag
			Top of lighthouse missing
			Horizontal black lines at top
			Ink smudge by lighthouse
			Ink dots on right side of stamps
			Red & blue ink smudges
1895	20¢ Flag Over	1	Imperforate
	Supreme Court		Number at top
	Wide block tagging		Tagging shifted horizontally
			Imperforate spliced with 17¢ Electric Car Plates 3A & 4A
		2	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Untagged
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Chill roller doubling - Located along the halyard (3L) & “USA & 20” (2R)
			Flying footprints (7L) and chill roller doubling (6L & 5L) and black dot under right leg of “A” of “USA” (1L)
			Dot to left side of opening of statue base at bottom (5L)
			Dot over Supreme Court (3L)
			Dot bottom center of stamp (2L)
			Light colored plate number (1L)
			Multiple ink splatters around “USA” & “20¢” (2L & 1R) & along flagpole and through Supreme Court building (1R)
		3	Imperforate
			Partial imperforate
			Number at top
			Untagged
			Speckled untagged spots
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Slate blue color
			Dot under right side of building (17L)
			Letters of “USA” distorted & dot LC (2L)
			Small diagonal mark below and to the right of plate number (1L)
			Crack at top – continuation down of the above variety (1L)
			Light colored plate number (1L)
			Dot UR of “A” of “USA” (3R)
			“PAC MAN” in zero of denomination (22R)
		5	Imperforate
			Untagged
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Black color omitted
			Slate blue color
			Partial brick red area covering about ⅓ of stamp
			Light colored plate number (1L)
		11	Imperforate
			Untagged
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Partial Brick red on right building
			Shading between digits of plate number
			Small perf holes
			Pale black vertical line along lower 4 and 5 perf holes on left side (1R)
		13	Imperforate
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Red ink printed very lightly
			Black block at LL of Supreme Court (25L)
		14	Imperforate
			Untagged
			Number at top
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Small perf holes
			Q line (1L)
			Dot in lower right margin (3R)
			Dot over “U” of “USA” (3R)
1895a	Narrow block tagging	4	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Untagged
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Hole in court (1L)
		6	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging sifted horizontally
			Supreme Court plate flaw (2L)
		8	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Untagged
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Small perf holes
			Red ink printed very lightly
			Brick red color on left building
			Slate blue color
			Blue plate number
			Wiper variation line
			Diagonal purple lines on back
		9	Imperforate
			Partial imp
			Number at top
			Untagged
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Small perf holes
			Gray field of stars
			Dot UR of “A” of “USA” (2L)
			Light colored plate number (1L)
			Wiper variation line
		10	Imperforate
			Untagged
			Top half untagged
			Number at top
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Small perf holes
			Northern Illinois color shift – blue and black inks shifted
			Three diagonal scratches in bottom margin to right of plate number (1L)
			Wiper variation lines
		12	Imperforate
			Number at top
			Tagging shifted vertically
			Tagging shifted horizontally
			Small perf holes
			Light plate number
			Wiper variation line
		No plate #	Red dot in flag
			White scratch in flag & doctor blade along bottom
			Black slash near number spot
			Missing black ink
1895b	20¢ Flag Over	14	Dot to left of flagpole (2L)
	Sup. Ct. Precancel		Number at top
			Break in top bar
			Double gap in bottom left bar (19L) & dot in LL (3R)
			Q line (1L)
			Dot in lower right margin (3R)
			Vertical scratches in bars

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