Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue and 1875 Re-Issue (Scott 79-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1795
3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Clearly-defined grill, radiant color, cork cancel, Very Fine, with 1994 and 2010 P.F. certificates
1,100
425
1796
3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Clearly-defined grill, vibrant color, cork cancel, Very Good, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate
1,100
200
Back to Top1797
2c Black, D. Grill (84). Three wide margins, intense shade, neat four-ring target cancel (often found on the 2c D Grill), short perf at top, appears Fine, very difficult to find with acceptable centering, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate
5,000
1,000
Back to Top1798
3c Rose, D. Grill (85). Clearly-defined grill, radiant color, well-struck New York duplex datestamp cancel, Very Fine, with 2007 Weiss certificate
1,100
650
Back to Top1799
2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Well-balanced margins, essentially face-free cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate (VF 80)
1,100
1,100
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2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Choice margins with perfs completely clear of the design, segmented cork cancel, single nibbed perf at right, appears Very Fine, with 1987 and 2010 P.F. certificates
1,100
250
Back to Top1801
3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Brilliant color, clearly-defined grill, circle of V's cancel, reperfed, Fine appearance
3,250
375
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3c Rose, E. Grill (88). Original gum, bright color, choice centering and margins, clear grill, Extremely Fine, difficult to find well-centered with original gum, with 2020 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
950
5,250
Back to Top1803
15c Black, E. Grill (91). Choice margins and centering, bold strike of circle of wedges cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate
600
1,000
Back to Top1804
24c Gray Lilac, F. Grill (99). Unused (regummed), well-defined grill, centered to top, Very Good
3,250
700
Back to Top1805
30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Clear grill, vibrant color, well-struck segmented cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate
950
600
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1808
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Unused (no gum), wide margins and gorgeous color, Very Fine
350
275
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5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, wide marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
The 5c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. The Re-Issue plate can be identified by a notch at bottom. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 672 of the 5c were sold; the remaining 9,328 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
With 2020 P.S.E. certificate
2,500
2,500
Back to Top1810
12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Brown original gum, detailed impression, short perf at bottom, otherwise Fine, only 389 sold
3,500
500
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