Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-101)
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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1587
3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Horizontal pair, large part disturbed original gum, centered to left but with wide margins other sides, clearly-defined grills with some gum soaks, left stamp with diagonal creases at bottom leftFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 1867 3-CENT C GRILL.
The 3c is the only denomination that was regularly issued with the distinctive C Grill. Apart from the unique Partially Erased C Grill from the Whitman collection, this is the only original gum pair we located in Power Search.
With 2012 P.F. certificate.
13,000
1,600