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Types of the Offset 2¢ Washington: The Toga Button 
  The Lines in the Toga Button

Type IV

Type V Type VA

The lines in the toga button form the word "DID" with the first "D" backwards. This occurs in Type IV only and is the easiest way to verify Type IV stamps. 

The 1st and 5th lines in the toga button are not joined and therefore do not form the "DID" of the Type IV stamps.

The 1st and 5th lines in the toga button are not joined and therefore do not form the "DID" of the Type IV stamps.

Variations in the Lines in the Toga Button on the Offset Stamps

 

Type VI

Type VII

The 1st and 5th lines in the toga button are not joined and therefore do not form the "DID" of the Type IV stamps.

The 1st and 5th lines in the toga button are not joined and therefore do not form the "DID" of the Type IV stamps..

 

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