Sale 1108 — The Robert Bowman Collection of Superb U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 29 September, 2015
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 83-101)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
61
3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Rich color and detailed impression, clearly-defined grill points, bold rosette and New York circular datestamp cancels, unusually wide margins for this issueEXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 3-CENT Z GRILL.
The 3c Z Grill was in production for only a short period of time before the device was replaced with the F Grill. Only a small number of 3c sheets were fed thru the Z Grill, which accounts for the rarity of surviving examples. Our review of past auctions, including Power Search, found precious few sound copies with Extremely Fine centering.
Ex Floyd. Signed Brookman. With 1993 and 2001 P.F. certificates.
3,500
5,250