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1869 15¢ Columbus Type I & II (#118, 119)
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The first bi-colored stamp - the 15¢ Landing of Columbus was based on Vanderlyn's painting, which hangs in the U.S. Capitol. Two design types are known and can be distinguished by looking at the brown frame line below the "T" in POSTAGE.
   

 
#118 - Type I

Brown frame line is straight under the "T" in POSTAGE 		 
   

 
#119 - Type II

Diamond-shaped ornament in brown frame line under "T" in POSTAGE 		 
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