Sale 1150 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 1 March, 2017
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 178-179)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
806
2c Vermilion, Imperforate (178a). Horizontal pair, original gum, large margins to clear, small thin spot at top of left stamp, Very Fine appearance, with 1976 P.F. certificate
600
160
807
5c Blue, With Gill (179c). Original gum, h.r., deep rich color, very strong grill impression which causes a few tiny pinholes (a normal occurrence for these grills), Fine and scarce, it is believed that the Continental grills were made experimentally in 1876, after a stamp-cleaning court trial renewed fears of stamp re-use, the primary source of the rare J Grills was the Worthington collection, which was dispersed in 1917, it is believed that most or all examples in collectors' hands came from the archive of Charles F. Steel, who patented the grilling machines used between 1867 and 1873
4,500
750
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5c Blue, End Roller Grill (179c var). Original gum, strong grill covers left third of the stamp, rich color, few short perfs, one pulled perf at upper left, otherwise Fine, the end roller grill is extremely rare -- none were located with Power Search -- ex Braus, listed but unpriced in Scott
E. 1,500-2,000
3,250
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