Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue, A, C, D, Z Grills (Scott 79-85E)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2345
2c Black, D. Grill (84). With bottom sheet margin, original gum, clear and sharp grill points with second impression of grill in selvage, centered to rightVERY GOOD. A RARE AND PRESENTABLE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL.
As a thorough search of past auction catalogues shows, the 2c D Grill in original-gum condition is conspicuously absent from most important collections. The finest examples are contained in the intact block of four, ex Caspary, Lilly and Klein. We have offered perhaps four or five sound copies with centering we would consider Very Fine. The example offered here, with selvage containing an additional imprint of the grill, is highly desirable.
Ex Hoffman. With 1993 and 2000 P.F. certificates
16,000
2,700