3c Rose, A. Grill (79).
Rich color and sharp grill points, remarkably intact perforations for this
stamp, bold cork cancel, few minor paper defects caused by grilling as is
usual for this stamp, Very Fine, small purple backstamps
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3c Rose, A. Grill (79).
Irregular block of three, intense color, each stamp with well-struck
negative star fancy cancel of Boston Mass., usual perfs for this
grilled stamp, top left stamp diagonal crease, bottom right stamp tiny
pinhole, overall soiling, still appears Fine-Very Fine, scarce multiple,
with 1992 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as a pair and a single (Image)
3c Rose, A. Grill (79).
Full and intact perforations all around, almost perfectly centered,
brilliant color and detailed impression, tied by blue grid and small
"Baltimore Md. Sep. 14" circular datestamp on orange cover to
PhiladelphiaEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB STAMP IN TERMS OF CENTERING, COLOR AND PERFORATIONS, AND A BEAUTIFUL COVER IN TERMS OF CANCELLATION AND OVERALL FRESHNESS. PROBABLY THE FINEST COVER BEARING THE 3-CENT GRILLED ALL OVER STAMP IN EXISTENCE.
Pencil note on back reads "Perfectly centered. Finest I have ever seen P. H. Ward Jr. 1954." With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)
3c Rose, Partially Erased C.
Grill (83 var). Bright color, clear grill with extra columns of points
at left, wide margins, segmented cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with
1993 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
3c Rose, C. Grill (83).
Choice centering, fresh and bright color, clear grill, face-free circular
datestamp and cork cancel, Very Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c Black, D. Grill (84).
Perfectly centered, deep shade, lightly cancelled by blue cork, full
clear grill impression with the requisite 15 columns of
pointsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. APART FROM THE A AND Z GRILL RARITIES, THE 2-CENT 1868 D GRILL IS THE RAREST OF ALL GRILLED ISSUES. PROBABLY FEWER THAN TEN COPIES EXIST IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION.
The device equipped with the D Grill was refitted with the E Grill on or about February 9, 1868. Based on the earliest known usages of the 2c D Grill (2/15/68) and 3c E Grill (2/19/68), it is our theory that the conversion from the D to E Grill took place only a day or so after sheets of 2c stamps were first run through the D-equipped machine. The great rarity of 2c D Grills, relative to all other regular-production grills, bears out this theory.
With 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for Fine centering (Image)
3c Rose, D. Grill (85).
Brilliant color and near-perfect centering, clearly-defined grill points,
well-struck target cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT D GRILL WITH CLEAR GRILL POINTS, FRESH COLOR, ATTRRACTIVE CANCEL AND CHOICE CENTERING. A BEAUTIFUL STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT.
The 3c D Grill, while not as scarce as its 2c D Grill or 3c Z Grill counterparts, is nonetheless extremely difficult to find in this condition. (Image)