Sale 1234 — The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 29-30 April, 2021
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue and 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 81-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
127
12c Black, F. Grill (97). Block of four, original gum, bottom pair h.r. straddling the two stamps, clear grills, intense shade and impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF THE 1868 12-CENT F GRILL WITH EXTRAORDINARILY PRECISE CENTERING. VERY FEW BLOCKS OF THIS QUALITY REMAIN INTACT TODAY.
Our records contain around a dozen original-gum blocks of the 12c F Grill. Some of these have probably been broken to feed collector demand for singles, and therefore the number of surviving multiples may be smaller. Blocks of four are the largest surviving multiples, since the Caspary block of eight has been broken.
Ex Whitman. With 1983 and 2006 P.F. certificates. Scott value $40,000.00
E. 10,000-15,000
11,000