Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019

Category — 1867-1868 Grilled Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
519°
c
Sale 1211, Lot 519, 1867-1868 Grilled Issue1868 high-denomination F Grill stamps and 2¢ 1869 Pictorial on cover to India

30¢ Orange, F. Grill (100), used with 24¢ Gray Lilac, F. Grill (99) and 2¢ Brown (113), 2¢ and 30¢ straight edge at right, tied by circle of wedges cancels and red "Boston Paid Jun. 22" (1869) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednuggur, India, Bissell correspondence with printed address and "Via Southampton" route directive, red "36/2" crayon credit, red "London Paid" transit datestamp (July 5), red "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp deleted and re-rated "2d" in red crayon, Sea P.O. and red receiving backstamps, 2¢ small corner crease at top right, Very Fine and rare two-issue, three-color franking paying double 28¢ rate to India, ex Grunin, Ishikawa, Rose and Kuphal

E. 3,000-4,000
8,000