Sale 982 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 16-18 December, 2009
Category — 1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Grilled Issue (Scott 134-144)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5403
1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, vertical pair, original gum, grill faintly impressed on bottom stamp, Fine
4,750
0
5404
1c-3c 1870 Bank Note Grills (134-136). Blocks of four, 1c and 2c original gum, 3c unused (no gum), 1c bottom pair disturbed original gum and one stamp with creases, otherwise Very Good-Fine
19,400
1,400
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1c-7c 1870 Bank Note Grills (134-138). 2c unused (no gum, short perf), 3c original gum, others used, generally Fine, also incl. 10c and 24c without grills and 15c and 30c with fake grills
2,700
275
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2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, original gum, clearly-defined grill (at first we thought it might be an I Grill), bright color on crisp paper, Very Fine, with 1973 and 2001 P.F. certificates
1,100
300
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2c Red Brown, Grill (135). I. Grill, original gum, clearly-defined grill, nicely centered with fresh color, Very Fine and scarce example of this desirable grill, this is only the fourth unused example of the 2c with an I Grill that we have offered since we started keeping track of the different National grill types approximately six years ago, with 1992 P.F. certificate
1,100
0
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1c-15c 1870 Bank Note Grills (136, 138-139, 141). Unused (no gum), Very Good-Fine
7,175
800
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3c-90c 1870 Bank Note Grills (136-138, 141, 143-144). Incl. extra 6c, 7c and 15c, variety of cancels, one 15c "face-free", one 7c tied on piece by Maltese Cross, the other with leaf cancel, mixed condition and small faults, Very Good-Fine appearance
12,082
1,300
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3c-90c 1870 Bank Note Grills (136-137, 139, 141, 144). Eleven stamps, variety of cancels, incl. 3c and 10c end roller grills, the 3c impression is at a slight diagonal running from stamp center at bottom to top left corner, the 10c is in the usual place along one side, there are horizontal pairs of the 10c and 90c (one 10c corner damage and not counted), three 6c and two 15c singles, mixed condition, Very Good-Fine appearance, scarce lot
13,600
1,300
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6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, original gum, several noticeable grill points at center, rich color, tiny corner crease at top leftVERY FINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 6-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE.
With copy of 1986 and with 2005 P.F. certificate
5,250
1,100
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6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, unused (no gum), clear grill, beautiful rich color, well-proportioned marginsEXTRTEMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 6-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE GRILLED ISSUE.
With 1987, 2004 and 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
1,850
1,700
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6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, clear grill points, deep color, bold strike of cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,000.00), certificates do not specify the grill type
575
650
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6c-15c 1870 Bank Note Grills (137-139, 141). Five, three two and two respectively, nice cancellations incl. star, several New York Foreign Mail (one with additional red transit), bold circle of V's, one 15c with quartered cork and blue French diamond of dots, slightly mixed condition, overall Fine, very attractive and desirable lot
9,300
1,900
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6c-90c 1870 Bank Note Grills (137-139, 141, 143-144). Three 6c, two 10c and four 15c, one each of other three, one 10c circular datestamp, others various corks, mixed quality, Very Good-Fine appearance
16,750
1,500
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). H. Grill, partly redistributed original gum (from hinge removal), vibrant color, strong grill, three extra wide margins, faint corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, with 1992, 2000 and 2008 P.F. certificates (older two certificates state "previously hinged" and do not note small crease)
4,500
1,400
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). I. Grill, clearly-defined grill, brilliant color, unobtrusive cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $575.00), Scott Catalogue and SMQ do not distinguish between the H and I Grills, the I Grill is generally considered to be much scarcer
575
650
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). I. Grill, exceptionally choice margins and beautifully centered, rich color, attractive New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel, minute thin and negligible corner crease top right, Extremely Fine Gem appearance, Scott Retail with ordinary cancel
575
250
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7c-90c 1870 Bank Note Grills (137, 141, 143-144). Various cork cancels, 15c stain, Very Good-Fine
8,825
1,300
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12c Dull Violet, Grill (140). H. Grill, unusually choice centering with wide margins, beautiful rich color, cork cancel and traces of red cancel at bottom, many grill points showing clearlyEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE, GRADED XF-90 BY THE P.F.
With 1981 and 2008 P.F. certificates (XF 90). While this stamp is P.F. graded, the P.S.E. Population Report does not contain a used example graded XF-90 or better
3,750
5,750
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12c Dull Violet, Grill (140). H. Grill, attractively centered, unusually strong color, light central blue cork cancelVERY FINE. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1870 BANK NOTE GRILLED STAMP WITH A COLORED CANCELLATION.
With 2008 P.F. certificate
3,850
3,750
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, original gum, unusually well-centered, deep rich colorVERY FINE. A BRIGHT, FRESH AND WELL-CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 15-CENT GRILLED BANK NOTE ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
With 2000 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates
8,000
5,750
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, disturbed original gum from hinge removal, corner creases, otherwise Fine
8,000
600
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill , unused (no gum), bright color, slight soiling and thin spot, otherwise Fine, with 1968 P.F. certificate
2,750
550
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, brilliant color, unusual geometric cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate
1,500
600
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, unusually well-centered, small part of target cancel, faint crease at bottom, otherwise Very Fine
1,500
475
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, rich color with scarce red circle of wedges cancel, Fine
1,650
0
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15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, attractively centered, rich color, large split cork cancel, light vertical crease, Very Fine appearance
1,500
225
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30c Black, Grill (143). H. Grill, unused (no gum), intense color, Fine and scarce
7,500
950
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30c Black, Grill (143). H. Grill, choice margins, circle of wedges cancel, Fine
4,000
0
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30c Black, Grill (143). H. Grill, nice margins and well-centered, seven-ring target cancel, couple nibbed perfs and small filled corner thin, otherwise Very Fine
4,000
400
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30c Black, Grill (143). H. Grill, nicely centered, cork cancel, reperfed top and right, Very Fine appearance
4,000
375
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5435
90c Carmine, Grill (144). H. Grill, slightly disturbed original gum from hinge removal, Fine, rare unused stamp, especially with original gum
25,000
2,000
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