Sale 1247 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 14-15 December, 2021
Category — 1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Grilled Issue (Scott 134-144)
6c Carmine, H. Grill (137). Choice centering with wide and balanced margins, clearly-defined grill, radiant color nicely complemented by blue target cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
6c Carmine, H. Grill (137). Choice centering and margins, clear grill, bold segmented cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2000 and 2014 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
6c Carmine, H. Grill (137). Several clear rows of grill points, rich color, light strike of target cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1983 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80; SMQ $575.00)
7c Vermilion, H. Grill (138). Well-balanced margins, clear grill points, bright color, well-struck New York Foreign Mail Star cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
7c Vermilion, H. Grill (138). Bright color, clear grill, attractive centering and margins, segmented cork cancel, Very Fine, with 2014 and 2015 P.F. certificates (latter VF 80)
10c Brown, H. Grill (139). Bright shade, several clear grill points, segmented cork cancel, wide margins for this difficult issue, Very Fine and choice, with 1986 and 1989 P.F. certificates
10c Brown, H. Grill (139). Choice centering and rich color, easily noticeable grill points, quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2000 and 2016 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (140). Rich color, clear grill, bold strikes of circular datestamp and cork cancelsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
The 12c National Bank Note Co. Grilled Issue is an exceedingly difficult stamp to obtain with wide margins and is one of the most difficult of all of the grilled issues to obtain in higher grades.
Ex Merlin. With 2012 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $5,250.00). Only one grades higher (at 90) and two others share this grade.
12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (140). Several clear grill points, rich color, cork cancel leaves design clearly visibleVERY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With 1968, 1993, 2003 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75; SMQ $2,550.00)
12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (140). Clear grill points at top, perfs well clear of design all around, circular cork cancelFRESH AND FINE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1870 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With 1969, 1979 and 2017 P.F. certificates (F 70)
15c Orange, H. Grill (141). Perfs clear of design all around, cork cancel highlights grill which is completely visible from front, Very Fine, ex "Golden Oak", with 1984, 2014 and 2017 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
15c Orange, Split H. Grill (141 var). Grill split vertically, vibrant color, neat strike of target cancel, Very Fine, ex "Cloudrest", with 1997 P.F. certificate
24c Purple, H. Grill (142). Easily identifiable grill points, pastel shade typical for this issue, cork cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1870 24-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
Ex Saadi. With 1988 and 2013 P.F. certificates.
30c Black, H. Grill (143). Unusually wide margins for this difficult issue, virtually face-free cork cancel leaves design clearly visibleEXTREMELY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1870 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE WITH H GRILL.
With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80 Jumbo; SMQ $4,500.00). Only four grade higher (one at 85, three at 90) and no others share this grade.
30c Black, H. Grill (143). Detailed impression, well-defined grill, wide and balanced margins, small corner perf crease at bottom left only visible in fluidEXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 30-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY H GRILL.
This issue is difficult to obtain with such wide and balanced margins.
With 2012 P.F. certificate
90c Carmine, H. Grill (144). Rich color, clear grill, beautifully balanced margins for this difficult issue, unobtrusive cork cancelEXTREMELY FINE AND DESIRABLE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 90-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY H GRILL.
With 1993, 2003 and 2017 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
90c Carmine, H. Grill (144). Radiant color, several rows of clear grill points, cork cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 90-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY H GRILL.
With 1989 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates
1c Ultramarine, I. Grill (134A). Choice centering and margins, gorgeous glowing color, clear grill, barred oval cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $400.00), we feel the SMQ value on this 85 is quite stingy, a sound Extremely Fine 1c I Grill should be worth more than $25.00 over Scott value
2c Red Brown, I. Grill (135A). Choice centering and margins, rich color, essentially face-free duplex cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $350.00)
3c Green, I. Grill (136A). Outstanding centering with wide margins, clear grill, rich color and detailed impression, New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel, Extremely Fine, a very choice example of the 3c I Grill, with 2009 and 2017 P.F. certificates (XF 90 XQ), the "XQ" stands for "Extraordinary Quality"
6c Carmine, I. Grill (137A). Clear grill points, bright color, bold strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2017 P.S.A.G. and 2017 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
7c Vermilion, I. Grill (138A). Clear grill points, intense shade and impression, neat strikes of New York Foreign Mail Star cancel as well as red circular datestamp, balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2012 and 2017 P.F. certificates (VF 80)