Sale 968 — The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 January, 2009
Category — 1868 Regular-Production Grilled Issue (F Grill, Scott 92-100)
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5c Brown, F. Grill (95). Mint N.H., deep rich color and proof-like impression, clearly-impressed grill, choice centering for this narrowly-spaced issue, single nibbed perf at top not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 5-CENT F GRILL.
We have offered only four other Mint N.H. stamps in Power Search. Most were removed from blocks, and only a few are sound.
With 1989 and 1997 P.F. certificates
3,750
2,600