3c Statue of Liberty Stamp (1954): How to Identify It

• Design subject and motto: pictures the Statue of Liberty together with the words 'In God We Trust.'
• Color: deep violet.

The 3c value is a single (monocolor) deep-violet design paying the basic first-class letter rate; the 8c value is a larger two-color (bi-colored) stamp for international mail, printed in dark violet blue and carmine. See the 8c Statue of Liberty page.

• Measure the perforations with a gauge; the same design often exists in two or three gauges, and that is usually what separates the common one from the scarce one.
• Sheet, coil or booklet: coils have two straight edges on opposite sides; booklet panes have one or two straight edges from the pane edge.
• Tagging: hold it under a longwave UV lamp; tagged and untagged printings of the same design are listed separately.
• Condition (centering, gum, cancel) is a separate question from identification.

Lay the stamp flat on a dark background in daylight, fill the frame, and keep the phone parallel so the perforations are not distorted. Photograph the back too if there is a watermark or gum question. The app reads the design and denomination; the perforation and tagging checks above settle which listing it is.