Sale 1156 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday, 11 May, 2017

Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue and Re-Issue (Scott 79-111)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3361
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Sale 1156, Lot 3361, 1867-68 Grilled Issue and Re-Issue (Scott 79-111)2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Slightly disturbed original gum, full and clear grill, three wide margins to touched at left, natural pre-printing paper folds at bottom

FINE AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT Z GRILL.

The majority of original-gum examples of this issue listed in Power Search are not well-centered -- with normally two sides close or touched by the perfs. This is an attractive example of this rare original-gum stamp.

With 2006 P.S.E. certificate

17,500
1,100