SECRET MARK ISSUES OF 1870-71 and 1873

SECRET MARKS TO LOOK FOR

1 Cent Secret Mark

The secret mark is located to the left of the number 1 in a small circle. It is a shape like a half a circle.

2 Cent Secret Mark

The secret mark is located above the U. S. POSTAGE header of the stamp and between the "U" and "S." It is a small diagonal line running up and to the right until it reaches the scroll.

3 Cent Secret Mark

The secret mask on this stamp is located under the "RE" of the "THREE" label. It is a string of heavily shaded vertical lines.

6 Cent Secret Mark

The secret mark on this stamp is located under and to the left of the "SIX" label. It is the first four vertical bars from the left, and they are shaded darker then the vertical marks to the right of them.

7 Cent Secret Mark

The secret mark on this stamp is located over the two creases of the ball in the lower right hand corner. They are shaped in small half circles.

10 Cent Secret Mark

The secret marks on this stamp is located under the "E" in "POSTAGE" in a tear drop. The secret mark is a small half circle.

12 Cent Secret Mark

The secret marks on this stamp are located in the number "2.". They are shape like a ball instead of a point in the design of the 2.

15 Cent Secret Mark

The secret marks on this stamp are located to the left of the "S." The lines are darken to form a V on the bottom of a partial rectangle.

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