Sale 1199 — Gem-Quality United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 1-2 May, 2019

Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-101)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1145
c
Sale 1199, Lot 1145, 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-101)2c Black, D. Grill (84). Clear grill, used with 1c Blue (63), slightly overlapping and tied by neat strikes of unusual target cancel, light strike of "Abbottstown Pa. Sep. 23" circular datestamp on purplish gray cover to Shrewsbury Pa.

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COVER WITH AN UNUSUAL USE OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 ISSUE AND RARE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL TO PAY THE 3-CENT RATE.

With 2003 P.S.E. certificate

5,250
1,300