Sale 905 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 December, 2005
Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues (National Grills, Scott 134 thru 144)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1751
1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, disturbed original gum, bright color, clearly visible grill points, Very Fine
2,500
900
1752
1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, disturbed original gum, h.r., easily identifiable grill points at left, bright color, Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
2,500
525
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1c Ultramarine, Grill, Major Double Transfer (134 var). H. Grill, unused (no gum), choice centering, brilliant color, small thin spot and few minor toned spots, appears Very Fine, scarce variety, Scott Retail as with gum
2,800
400
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E
1c Ultramarine, Grill, Points Down (134 var). H. Grill, unusually strong grill points, unused (no gum), s.e. at top and bottom, some slight toning, light crease at bottom left, appears Fine, reported to be unique, the grill is so strong that this may in fact be an essay
E. 750-1,000
625
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2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, original gum, bright color, wide margins, light horizontal crease in top margin, appears Very Fine, with 1989 and 2003 P.F. certificates
1,200
0
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2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, slightly disturbed original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, Fine and attractive, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,200
300
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2c Red Brown, Grill (135). Choice centering with extra wide margins at top and bottom, bright color, strong grill impression, light grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
80
290
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2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, attractively margined and centered, light cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
80
110
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2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, beautifully centered, light blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
83
200
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3c Green, Grill (136). H. Grill, slightly disturbed original gum from hinge removal, bright color, well-centered, Very Fine
750
300
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3c Green, Grill Imperforate (136a). Horizontal pair, original gum, large margins, rich color, clearly-defined grills, Extremely Fine
1,200
800
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6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, unused (no gum), nicely centered and rich color, soiling on some of the grill area on reverse, otherwise Very Fine
2,000
0
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6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, unused (no gum), rich color, beautifully centered but skillfully reperfed at right (not noted on certificate), Very Fine and choice appearance, with 1978 P.F. certificate
2,000
700
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6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, perfectly centered, New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel, Extremely Fine, a beautiful example of the 6c National Grilled Issue, with 2001 P.F. certificate
525
525
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6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, bright shade, lightly cancelled, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
525
375
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1767
7c Vermilion, Grill (138). H. Grill, unused (no gum) which leaves grill clearly visible, bright color, short perf at bottom not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
1,500
650
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). Choice centering, vivid color, beautifully struck 8-Point Solid Star fancy cancel, Extremely Fine, an outstanding stamp featuring great color, centering and cancel, with 2002 P.F. certificate
475
750
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). H. Grill, exceptionally well-centered, bold large blue bars cancel and part of matching circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
485
325
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). H. Grill, nicely centered, vivid color, bold unusual cork cancel, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
475
250
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). H. Grill, bright color, New York Foreign Mail cancel, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
475
260
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10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill, faintly cancelled, appears unused, small diagonal crease, bottom perfs touch, Fine appearance, with 2005 P.F. certificate
725
210
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10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill, lightly cancelled, rich color, reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
725
300
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10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill, rich color, bold strike of circle of wedges cancel, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
725
650
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10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill, nice margins and centering, neat red crossroads cancel, tiny corner crease and single repaired perf, otherwise Very Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate
725
450
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10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill with clearly-defined grill, pretty shade, centrally-struck target cancel, reperfed at left, appears Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
725
240
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10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill, unusually sharp grill with points clearly visible from the front, light cancel, small diagonal crease, reperfed at right, appears Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
725
240
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10c Brown, Double Grill (139 var). H. Grill, one grill with clear points at left, other with clear points at right, rich color, neat crossroads cancel, small corner crease at bottom right, appears Fine
1,300
0
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, handsomely margined and nicely centered, odd cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate
1,200
750
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24c Purple, Grill (142). H. Grill, Rich color, unusually strong grill with every point clearly visible, grid cancel, sealed tear at left of grillVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 24-CENT 1870 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With 2005 P.F. certificate
6,500
2,400
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24c Purple, Grill (142). H. Grill, bright color, cork cancel, faint pressed-out crease at bottom right, few improved perfs at rightVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1870 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With 1993 P.F. certificate
6,500
1,600
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24c Purple, Grill (142). H. Grill, unusually strong grill (at first we thought this might be an I Grill, but there are 12 definite rows across), cork cancel, diagonal crease and short perf at top rightVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 24-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With 1960 P.F. certificate
6,500
2,400
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24c Purple, Grill (142). H. Grill, clear grill points at bottom, pretty pastel color, bold cork cancel, corner crease at top rightFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 24-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With 1969 P.F. certificate
6,500
2,400
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30c Black, Grill (143). H. Grill, original gum, lightly hinged, discernible grill points at right, intense shade and impression, faint creases visibly only from the back, small stains are barely noticeableVERY FINE APPEARANCE FOR THIS ISSUE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 30-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
Small backstamp. With 1983 P.F. certificate
17,000
3,750
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30c Black, Grill (143). H. Grill, intense shade, wide margins, bold strike of crossroads cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 30-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With 2005 P.F. certificate
3,250
2,900
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90c Carmine, Grill (144). H. Grill, uncharacteristically wide margins and well-centered, wonderful fresh color, segmented cork cancel, two perfs added, Very Fine and choice appearance, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
2,200
550
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90c Carmine, Grill (144). H. Grill, nicely centered, s.e. at left, circle of wedges cancel, small corner crease, Very Fine appearance, with 2005 P.F. certificate
2,200
375
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90c Carmine, Grill (144). H. Grill, rich color, lightly cancelled, reperfed at right and bottom with Very Fine appearance
2,200
200
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