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• Liberty Head 1881-1887

  Typographed by M. G. Richard, Paris, on white paper which was first tinted by lithography (except Scott #8a).

  • Imperforate First Issue (July 1, 1881)

    Plate Ⅰ, printed 1881: 1c. vermilion, 2c. purple¹, 3c. bistre, 5c. green, 7c. blue, 20c. red-brown.
    Sc 1 / YT 1

    Sc 2 / YT 2

    Sc 3 / YT 3

    Sc 4 / YT 4

    Sc 5 / YT 5

    Sc 6 / YT 6

  • Perforated Issues (1882–1886)

    Line perf. 13½.
    

    Scott #	value	plate	printed	color
    7	1c.	Ⅱ	1882	deep vermilion
    "	1c.	Ⅱ	1883	pale vermilion
    8	2c.	Ⅱ	1882	dull purple¹
    8a	2c.	Ⅱ	1883	deep purple¹/white
    8d	2c.	Ⅲ	1884	reddish mauve
    9	3c.	Ⅱ	1882	gray-bistre
    "	3c.	Ⅱ	1883	olive-bistre

    Scott #	value	plate	printed	color
    10	5c.	Ⅱ	1882	blue-green
    10a	5c.	Ⅱ	1882	yellow-green
    10b	5c.	Ⅲ	1884	deep green
    11	7c.	Ⅱ	1882	blue
    12	7c.	Ⅱ	1883	ultramarine
    13b	20c.	Ⅱ	1883	red-brown
    13	20c.	Ⅲ	1884	pale brown

    
    The perforated stamps were not released immediately and all at the same time, but only after the respective values of the previous issue had been used up.
    Sc 7 ('83) / YT 7

    Sc 7 2nd prt. / YT 7

    Sc 8 ('83) / YT 8

    Sc 8a ('84) / YT 8a

    Sc 8d ('85) / YT 8b

    Sc 9 / YT 9

    Sc 9 2nd prt. / YT 9

    Sc 10 / YT 10

    Sc 10a ('85) / YT 10

    Sc 10b ('85) / YT 10

    Sc 11 ('85) / YT 11

    Sc 12 ('85) / YT 11a

    Sc 13 ('86) / YT 12

    Sc 13b ('84) / YT 12

  • Reengraved Issues (1886–1887)

    Perf. 13½; new dies (diff. design), printed 1886: 1c. vermilion, 2c. purple¹, 5c. green.
    Sc 18 / YT 13

    Sc 19 / YT 14

    Sc 20 ('87) / YT 15
    ¹ Variously given as purple or violet, other stamps with the same color are most often described as brown-purple.