Sale 1024 — The Natalee Grace Collection of Used Stamps of the United States, Part One: 1847-1868 Issues
Sale Date — Thursday, 7 June, 2012
Category — 3c 1867 C Grill, 2c-3c 1868 D Grill (Scott 83-85)
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2c Black, D. Grill (84). Intense shade and detailed impression, well-balanced margins, wonderful perforations, clearly-defined grill, bold strike of cork cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ISSUE TO OBTAIN IN SOUND AND CENTERED CONDITION.
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. It is our theory that two grilling machines were used simultaneously, and that one of the machines was converted from the D to E Grill in early 1868, after a small number of 2c sheets were run through the D-equipped machine. This was the first time the Black Jack received a grill.
Ex Twigg-Smith but not offered in his single-owner sale. With 1981 P.F. certificate
4,500
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