Sale 1084 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 November, 2014

Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-91)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3267
bl
Sale 1084, Lot 3267, 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-91)12c Black, E. Grill (90). Block of six, clear grills, crisp impression, neat strikes of "leaf" fancy cancel, slight wrinkling at top of top right and top center stamps

FINE-VERY FINE AND RARE. THIS IS ONE OF THREE RECORDED USED BLOCKS OF SIX, THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF THE 1868 12-CENT E GRILL.

Ex Herzog and Hanschen. Scott Retail $3,700.00 as a block of four and pair.

E. 3,000-4,000
2,600