Sale 924 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 3: Bank Note and Bureau Issues and Postage Dues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 November, 2006
Category — 1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Grilled Issue
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
6
10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill, several noticeable vertical rows of grill points, original gum, deep rich color, unusually wide margins for this issueEXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 10-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE GRILLED ISSUE.
This stamp is found more frequently with small margins and very few visible grill points. The original-gum example offered here, with extra wide margins and a well-defined grill, is a condition rarity and ranks among the finest known.
With 1997 P.F. certificate
7,000
22,000
