Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**1870-88 Bank Note Issues (National Grills)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
364		1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered, fresh and bright color EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 ONE-CENT GRILLED ISSUE. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,900.00	2,900.00
365		2c Red Brown, Grill (135). Part original gum, perfectly centered with enormous margins all around, deep rich color and proof-like impression EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1870 2-CENT GRILLED ISSUE IS RARE WITH SUCH ENORMOUS MARGINS. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,100.00	1,100.00
366		2c Red Brown, Grill (135). Unused (no gum), beautifully centered, rich color and sharp impression, small corner crease, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	500.00	135.00
367		2c Red Brown, Grill (135). Beautifully centered with wide margins all around, clear grill, fresh color, light strike of cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	65.00	160.00
368		3c Green, Grill (136). Block of four, slightly brownish original gum redistributed over small thins at top, crisp impression, Fine (Image)	3,100.00	350.00
369		3c Green, Grill (136). Unused (no gum), bright color on fresh paper, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	325.00	160.00
370		6c Carmine, Grill (137). Clear grill points, sharp impression, light cancel, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	525.00	300.00
371		6c Carmine, Grill (137). Vertical strip of three, each stamp shows clear grill points at lower right, fresh and bright color, tied on small orange piece by blue target cancels, Very Fine-Extremely Fine strip, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,605.00	850.00
372		7c Vermilion, Grill (138). Choice centering on fresh paper with long full perforations all around, bold pinwheel fancy cancel, boldly struck grill, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	400.00	1,000.00
373		10c Brown, Grill (139). Rich color and sharp impression, cork cancel with trace of red transit cancel at bottom, fresh and Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	700.00	375.00
374		10c Brown, Grill (139). Well-centered, rich color, clear grill points at bottom, segmented cork cancel, single nibbed perf at right and small corner creases, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	650.00	350.00

1870-88 Bank Note Issues (National Grills)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

364

1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered, fresh and bright color

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 ONE-CENT GRILLED ISSUE.

With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,900.00

2,900.00

365

2c Red Brown, Grill (135). Part original gum, perfectly centered with enormous margins all around, deep rich color and proof-like impression

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1870 2-CENT GRILLED ISSUE IS RARE WITH SUCH ENORMOUS MARGINS.

With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,100.00

366

2c Red Brown, Grill (135). Unused (no gum), beautifully centered, rich color and sharp impression, small corner crease, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

500.00

135.00

367

2c Red Brown, Grill (135). Beautifully centered with wide margins all around, clear grill, fresh color, light strike of cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

65.00

160.00

368

3c Green, Grill (136). Block of four, slightly brownish original gum redistributed over small thins at top, crisp impression, Fine (Image)

3,100.00

350.00

369

3c Green, Grill (136). Unused (no gum), bright color on fresh paper, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

325.00

160.00

370

6c Carmine, Grill (137). Clear grill points, sharp impression, light cancel, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

525.00

300.00

371

6c Carmine, Grill (137). Vertical strip of three, each stamp shows clear grill points at lower right, fresh and bright color, tied on small orange piece by blue target cancels, Very Fine-Extremely Fine strip, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,605.00

850.00

372

7c Vermilion, Grill (138). Choice centering on fresh paper with long full perforations all around, bold pinwheel fancy cancel, boldly struck grill, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

400.00

1,000.00

373

10c Brown, Grill (139). Rich color and sharp impression, cork cancel with trace of red transit cancel at bottom, fresh and Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

700.00

375.00

374

10c Brown, Grill (139). Well-centered, rich color, clear grill points at bottom, segmented cork cancel, single nibbed perf at right and small corner creases, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

650.00

350.00