24c Gray Lilac, F. Grill, Split Grills (99 var). Positions 81-82/91-92R, block of four with bottom sheet selvage and straddle-pane margin at left with full vertical guideline, grills shifted towards bottom and showing part of the grill in the selvage, top right stamp does not show any trace of the grill at top, original gum, h.r. at left where few perf separations sensibly reinforced

FRESH AND FINE. A REMARKABLE POSITION BLOCK OF THE 1868 24-CENT F GRILL, SHOWING SPLIT GRILLS.

Our records contain fewer than ten blocks of four, plus the iconic ex Gross pieces--a plate block of eight (Sale 1188, lot 85) and a block of 15 (Sale 1200, lot 92). These blocks come from the complete pane in the de Coppet collection sold in 1893.

Ex De Coppet, Colonel Green and Drews. Scott value as normal block of four

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