Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-101)
3c Rose, A. Grill (79). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color on bright paper, perfs are far better than normally seen on this issue with most intactFRESH AND FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1867 EXPERIMENTAL ALL-OVER GRILL. THIS DIFFICULT ISSUE IS RARELY SEEN WITH SUCH OVERALL FRESHNESS.
The experimental A Grill covered the entire stamp. On most examples, this caused the perforations to virtually disintegrate when the stamps were separated. When the unsatisfactory effects of the grilling process were observed during this experimental stage, the grill was reduced to a smaller area within the borders of each stamp. Many also tend to be soiled, due to the nature of the heavy grilling which attracts foreign matter. The example offered here is one of the freshest we have encountered.
Blue "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp.
3c Rose, A. Grill (79). Clear grill with much better than usual perfs for this issue (most recent certificate notes short perfs at left), bright color, neat blue rosette cancel, additional manuscript, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (G-VG 40; unpriced in SMQ), the highest grade awarded is one at 70, which has an SMQ value of $5,000.00, this is one of the best-centered examples we have encountered
3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Original gum, lightly hinged, clearly-defined C Grill, with the grill points facing up instead of down, fresh color, Fine, a scarce original-gum stamp, with 1999 P.F. certificate
2c Black, D. Grill (84). Detailed impression on bright paper, well-defined grill, bold strike of segmented cork cork cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL.
The 2c D Grill is the rarest of the regular-production 1867-68 Grilled Issues (excluding the 1867 trials and rarest Z Grills), followed in order of scarcity by the 3c Z Grill, the 3c D Grill and the 12c Z Grill.
With 2018 P.S.E. certificate
2c Black, D. Grill (84). Clear grill, crisp impression, blue grid cancel, diagonal crease at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, with 2009 P.F. certificate
3c Rose, D. Grill (85). Nicely centered, attractive color, clear grill points, lightly cancelled, nibbed perf at left, otherwise Very Fine, with 2010 Weiss certificate
2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Sharp grill points clearly showing the horizontal ridges, intense shade and impression, bold circle of V's cancel, tiny thin in lower right corner of the grill mentioned only on most recent certificate, still Very Fine and attractive, with 2000 P.F. and 2011 P.S.E. certificates (F 70; SMQ $725.00)
3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Unused (no gum), with wide top selvage, clearly-defined grill, bright shade, Very Good, scarce in unused condition, ex Col. Green with pencil notation of his sale date at top of selvage, with 1984 P.F. and 2018 P.S.E. certificates
3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Bright shade, clear grill, bold target cancel, better centering than normally seen on this issueVERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1867 3-CENT Z GRILL, SCOTT 85C.
Ex Dr. Hinrichs. With 1981, 2002 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $5,750.00). Only six have graded higher (only two of which are higher than a 90) and no others share this grade
3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Clearly-defined grill, rich color, bold rosette cancel, short perf at top right, otherwise Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate
3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Bright color, clearly-defined grill, neat strike of circular datestamp, Fine example of this scarce grill, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate
2c Black, E. Grill, Split Grill (87 var). Vertical pair with part imprint selvage at left, original gum, top stamp thick paper h.r., grill split horizontally, light creases, small toned spots, otherwise Very Good, a scarce pair and desirable with the part imprint, Scott Retail as singles
2c Black, E. Grill (87). Intense shade and near perfect centering, nicely contrasted by blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb 2c Black Jack with a blue cancel, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,150.00 without premium for the blue cancel), only three are graded higher
3c Rose, E. Grill (88). Brilliant color, clearly-defined grill, face-free strike of blue quartered cork and also part of matching circular datestamp, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal stamp in every respect, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,250.00), this is the highest grade awarded to a Scott 88 in any condition (used or unused) and the only example to achieve this grade
10c Green, E. Grill (89). Unused (no gum), rich color, clear grill points, wide margins, Very Fine, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate
1c Blue, F. Grill (92). Unused (no gum), magnificent margins and centering, bright color, sharp impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE ONLY UNUSED 1868 ONE-CENT F GRILL TO RECEIVE THE LOFTY GRADE OF SUPERB 98 FROM P.S.E. (WITH NONE HIGHER). A FABULOUS STAMP FOR THE CONNOISSEUR.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $4,700.00)
3c Red, F. Grill (94). Bright color, gorgeous centering, unobtrusive cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $375.00), only six have graded higher
15c Black, F. Grill (98). Unused (no gum), clear grill points, crisp impression, beautifully centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,900.00)
15c Black, F. Grill, Very Thin Paper (98 var). Clear grill, superb centering, crisp impression, neat target cancel, Extremely Fine example of this paper variety, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate
24c Gray Lilac, F. Grill (99). Incredibly well-centered for this difficult issue, excellent color with face-free cork cancel, barely noticeable lightened manuscript cancels at top right and bottom mentioned only on most recent certificate, still Extremely Fine, with 1997 and 2011 P.F. certificates
24c Gray Lilac, F. Grill (99). Clearly-defined grill, unusual bold Clothespin cancel, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, with 2018 P.F. certificate
90c Blue, F. Grill (101). Disturbed original gum, h.r., rich color, clear grill, small toned spot on one perf at topFINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 90-CENT F GRILL.
With 2018 P.S.E. certificate
90c Blue, F. Grill (101). Brilliant color, clear grill points, enormous Jumbo margins, cork cancel, tiny thin spot at left, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1987 P.F. certificate which does not note reperfed side