Sale 982 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 16-18 December, 2009
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (F Grill - Scott 92-101)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5265
1c Blue, F. Grill (92). Unused (no gum), fairly well-centered, bright color, natural 6mm vertical paper fold bottom right of little consequence, otherwise Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
1,075
225
5266
2c Black, F. Grill (93). Mint N.H. block of four with part imprint selvage at left, h.r. in selvage only, natural gum skips and bends, clearly-defined grills, one or two minor perf separations at top, Fine, a scarce and attractive block, with 2008 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged block with no premium for the part imprint
2,750
475
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2c Black, F. Grill (93). Enormous margins all around, detailed impression, blue cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, sound examples of the 1868 2c F Grill are rarely seen with this combination of colored cancel and balanced Jumbo margins, with 2004 P.F. certificate
68
750
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5c Brown, 30c Orange, 90c Blue, F. Grill (95, 100-101). One three and two respectively, variety of cancels, small faults and mixed condition, Very Good-Fine appearance
8,800
1,000
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5c Brown, F. Grill (95). Original gum (disturbed in grill area), part imprint selvage at top, faint crease and few nibbed perfs, otherwise Very Good
3,750
500
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5c Black Brown, Double F. Grill (95a). Slightly disturbed original gum from hinge removal, Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal No. 95a, the premium for No. 95 with double grill is $500.00
4,750
800
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5c Brown, F. Grill (95). Block of four, unused (no gum), bottom pair creases, also paper "rift" (split) and minor edge stain, otherwise Very Good, Scott Retail as four no gum singles
5,800
650
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10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Redistributed original gum, wide margins and well-centered, tiny insignificant perf thin speck at bottom, otherwise Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.F. certificate
3,000
650
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10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Original gum, rich color and crisp paper, Fine, scarce in sound fresh original-gum condition, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
3,000
475
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10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Bright color, choice centering, cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
290
170
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10c Yellow Green, F. Grill, Very Thin Paper (96 var). Rich color, clear split grill, cork cancel and trace of red cancels, Very Fine and choice example of this scarce variety, with 1985 P.F. certificates stating "not very thin paper variety", with 2008 P.S.E. certificate stating "very thin paper variety", we concur with the latter certificate
325
200
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12c Black, F. Grill (97). Unused (no gum), attractively centered, natural burnishing lines in side margins as typically seen, light surface rubbing, otherwise Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
1,200
275
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15c Black, F. Grill (98). Original gum, tiny h.r., some tiny gum toned specks, otherwise Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
4,500
650
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5279
15c Black, F. Grill (98). Horizontal pair, unused (no gum), light horizontal crease and right stamp with couple thin spots, Fine appearance
3,400
400
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15c Black, F. Grill (98). Block of four, original gum, very slightly disturbed on bottom pair, minor crease on top right stamp only visible on gum sideA FINE AND VERY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF THE 15-CENT F GRILL.
Virtually all of the better-centered blocks of this scarce issue have been broken to feed the market for choice singles.
35,000
3,250
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30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Part original gum, Very Good, a scarce stamp even in this low grade
8,500
600
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30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Unusually well-centered with margins essentially clear of design all around, bold circle of four wedges, similar to Maltese Cross, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. certificate
1,000
300
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30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Bright color, clearly-defined grill easily visible from front, bold strike of segmented cork, Very Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
1,000
0
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