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Idaho: Variations

VARIATIONS

1916:  Type 1 - Round (1916 Kan.) dies      1 - 11805

       Type 2 - Square 1917 dies        12094 - 12882       (789 S)

1918:  Type 1 - Dark brown, dark green back, round slots

                                            1 -  4999     (4,999 P)

       Type 2 - Medium brown, dark green back, round slots

                                         5111 - 14688     (9,578 P)

       Type 3 - Medium brown front and back, round slots

                                        15005 - 20996     (5,992 P)

       Type 4 - As Type 3, but square slots

                                        21602 - 30800     (9,199 P)

       Type 3a                          34540 -

1919:  Type 1 - "IDAHO"                     1 - 39899

       Type 2 - "IDA"                   40048 - 42498     (2,451 P)

       Restored #182 seen in 1918 design; #43, 1438 normal.

(Various back colors seen 1920-21, 1928)

1932:    (Verify if A/1 10-000+ is on longer base)

1933:    (Verify if 1A-10-000+ has thinner "A")

1934:    (Verify if 1A-10-000+ has smaller serifs on first "1")

1935:     7-figures have smaller serifs on "1" of 1A.

          2A-20-56 (prototype) seen in different dies; 2A-616 normal.

1936:     7-figures have dies squeezed closer together.

1937-46:  7-figures have thinner dies.

1946:     2-O-10-80 has thinner dies.

1947:     7-figures have skier shifted right.

1959:  Type 1 - Bolt holes, 2 tab slots, all counties, including

                1A 34616, 8B 14634

       Type 2 - Bolt slots, no tab slots, late issues, 1A 37965,

                8B 16229 - 16344  (117 P)

1962:  Type 1 - Small slogan, sharp corners  (1A 36330)

       Type 2 - Large slogan, round corners  (1A 41839)

1963:  Reported large slogan K 3162, small slogan K 13424.

1964:  Type 1 - Wide 1957-63 slogan reaching slots, all counties,

                including 8B 21748, 2C 29265.

       Type 2 - Thin 1965 slogan, away from slots, late issues

                8B 22899, 2C 31118.

1965:  Type 1 - Wide date, square "O" of "IDAHO", counties 1B,3B,4B,5B,

                7B,8B,9B,10B,1C,4C,E,2F,2G,I,1J,K,1L,3L,1M,2M,N,1P,2P,

                S,2T,V,W, including 8B 4138, K 16606, 1L 9981, 2P 1,

                2T 324 - 12392.

               (Verify 2A,6B,5C,7C,2L,4L,1O,1T)

       Type 2 - Thin date, square "O" of "IDAHO", counties 1A,2B,2C,3C,

                6C,1F,1G,2J,2O,2T, including 1G 522, 2T 17401 - 23161.

       Type 3 - Thin date, round "O" of "IDAHO", late issues all above

                assignments 8B 23853, 1G 5177, K 18480, 1L 10054 - 10537,

                1O 2160, 2P 2931, 2T 24261.

1966:  Type 1 - Square "O" of "IDAHO", tall round slogan, counties
                3B,1F,2J,1L,2M,2T, including 1A 51893 - 55286,

                2T 177 - 20656.

       Type 2 - Round "O" of "IDAHO", short round slogan, counties

                1A,1B,4B,5B,7B,8B,9B,10B,1C,2C,3C,4C,6C,E,2F,1G,2G,I,K,

                2L,3L,4L,1M,N,1O,2O,1P,2P,2T,V,W, including 1A 47430,

                8B 24414, 2T 21814 - 25153.

               (Verify 2A,2B,6B,5C,7C,1J,S,1T)

       Type 3 - Square "O" of "IDAHO", square slogan, late issues

                1B 25777, 2B 3611, 8B 25511, 1G 5111, 1J 5901, K 18005,

                2M 8387 - 8630.

1967:  Type 1 - Open "7" of date, square "IDAHO" and slogan, counties

                1A,1B,2B,4B,8B,2C,3C,4C,5C,E,1F,2F,1G,1J,2J,K,1M,2M,1O,2O,

                2P,1T,2T, including 1B 2945 - 27881, 8B 1578 - 22259,

                2C 5234 - 37589, 1F 4353, 1G 5532, K 19688 - K 20126,

                2T 150 - 9141. (Verify V)

       Type 2 - Open "7" of date, square "IDAHO", round slogan,

                1B 119 - 120, N 18037 - 18153, 2T 10426 - 19535,

                2T 20938 - 24911  (13,203 P).

       Type 3 - Open "7" of date, round "IDAHO" and slogan,

                6B 800, 2C 23 - 2400, 1G 184 - 5324, 2T 20485 - 20490 (7,525 P).

       Type 4 - Closed "7" of date, square "IDAHO" and slogan,

                counties 3B,5B,7B,9B,10B,1C,6C,7C,1F,2G,I,K,1L,2L,3L,4L,N,1P,S,

                including 1F 11, K 772 - 16571, N 1522 - N 17824.

       Type 5 - Closed "7" of date, square "IDAHO", round slogan, counties

                2A,W, including 2A 66 - 2155, W 499 - 2982  (4,574 P).

       Type 6 - 1968 dies, late issues 8B 26655 - 26689  (35 P).

 

1968-73 BASE

1968      "68"   Type 1  - 1948-67 dies

1968      "68"   Type 2  - 1968 dies (needed since old dies over 9999

                                      wouldn't leave room for sticker)

1969      "69"   Type 3  - Thin dies, non-serif "1", open "4"

1970    10 "70"  Type 3a - As Type 3, but serif "1", closed "4"

1971     8 "71"  Type 4  - 1974 dies, dated "68", 2 decal boxes

Sep.71   3 "72"  Type 5  - 1974 dies, undated, no decal boxes

(Many spacing variations also exist)

 

1974-87 BASE

Jan.73   1 "74"  Type 1  - Dated "74", no decal boxes

Jul.74   7 "75"  Type 1a - Dated "74", 2 decal boxes

Sep.75   9 "76"  Type 2  - Undated, 2 decal boxes, off-white

Sep.76   9 "77"  Type 2a - Undated, no decal boxes, off-white

Aug.77   8 "78"  Type 2b - Undated, no decal boxes, snow-white

Dec.81   4 "82"  Type 3  - Graphic, capped "A" design

Jan.85   1 "86"  Type 4  - Mountain graphic, as 1987-92 base but

                           smaller prefix, solid horizon across

Nov.86  "11 87"  Type 5  - Mountain graphic same as 1987-92 base,

                           horizon cut off at upper left

(Many spacing variations also exist)

Type 1/1a:  2 "75" 2/C 49 416, 3/B 5 716, 2/L 5 092, N 22 424 - N 22 648.

                   1/P 8897 have "IDAHO 74" shifted 3/4" to right.

 

1987-92 BASE

12-1-86  "11 87"  Type 1 - Wide 1974-86 dies, horizon cut off at UL

Aug.89    "8 90"  Type 2 - Thin 1992-2009 dies, horizon same

 

1/A A5948 - 1/A A9759 and 1/A C1583 - 1/A C2634 seen with old graphic, as

Type 4 of 1974-87 base.  Were they using up old sheeting?

 

1998-2020 BASE

Jun.97            Type 1 - Embossed (1M 39377 seen with inverted "W" 8/24/05)

4/9/08  "SEP 08"  Type 2 - Flat

 

STICKER VARIATIONS

1986:  Small size, CS, or Large size, BS, for 11/86 and 12/86.

2009:  White/Red or Black/Red