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**1867-68 Grilled Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
890		12c Black, E. Grill (90). Two on separate covers, first from Paterson N.J. to England, other from New York to Ireland and forwarded to Scotland, G.B. 1d Red (33) tied by Belfast duplex, both covers sent in July 1868, second cover with small edge tears, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, second cover with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	220.00
891		15c Black, E. Grill (91). Cancelled by cork, "San Antonio Tex. Apr. 26" circular datestamp on cover to Prague, Austria, red New York transit, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, with 1992 R.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	750.00
892		2c Black, F. Grill (93). Two, used with two 3c Red, F. Grill (94), tied by fancy geometric cancels on hardware merchant's corner card cover to Darmstadt, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Sep. 1" circular datestamp, purple "Bremen Franco 17-9-68" boxed transit, Darmstadt receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, a pristine cover with a beautiful array of elements, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	4,250.00
893		3c Red, F. Grill, Part Points Up and Part Points Down (94 var). Diagonal foldover causes grill variety and misdirected horizontal perforations, clear grill impressions, tied by Gainsville Ala. duplex cancel on fresh yellow cover to a Presbyterian Minister in Richmond Va., with original Feb. 1869 enclosure, stamp with fault at top left, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	100.00
894		3c Red, F. Grill, Part Points Up and Part Points Down (94 var). Vertical pair with diagonal foldover causing grill variety, clear grill impressions, used with normal pair and single, tied by bold circle of wedges cancels, on cover to Paris, France, straightline "Insufficiently Paid" and large "16" decimes credit cancels, Boston and blue French 1869 transits, cover slightly reduced at right affecting one stamp, left stamp folded over edge, small faults, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	210.00
895		10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Rich color, few perf flaws, tied by "Boston Mass. Jul. 19" duplex on 1869 folded letter to Port Au Prince, Haiti, commission merchant's embossing at left, horizontal file fold, Fine, scarce destination (Image)	E. 300-400	625.00

1867-68 Grilled Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

890

12c Black, E. Grill (90). Two on separate covers, first from Paterson N.J. to England, other from New York to Ireland and forwarded to Scotland, G.B. 1d Red (33) tied by Belfast duplex, both covers sent in July 1868, second cover with small edge tears, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, second cover with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

220.00

891

15c Black, E. Grill (91). Cancelled by cork, "San Antonio Tex. Apr. 26" circular datestamp on cover to Prague, Austria, red New York transit, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, with 1992 R.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

750.00

892

2c Black, F. Grill (93). Two, used with two 3c Red, F. Grill (94), tied by fancy geometric cancels on hardware merchant's corner card cover to Darmstadt, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Sep. 1" circular datestamp, purple "Bremen Franco 17-9-68" boxed transit, Darmstadt receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, a pristine cover with a beautiful array of elements, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

4,250.00

893

3c Red, F. Grill, Part Points Up and Part Points Down (94 var). Diagonal foldover causes grill variety and misdirected horizontal perforations, clear grill impressions, tied by Gainsville Ala. duplex cancel on fresh yellow cover to a Presbyterian Minister in Richmond Va., with original Feb. 1869 enclosure, stamp with fault at top left, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

100.00

894

3c Red, F. Grill, Part Points Up and Part Points Down (94 var). Vertical pair with diagonal foldover causing grill variety, clear grill impressions, used with normal pair and single, tied by bold circle of wedges cancels, on cover to Paris, France, straightline "Insufficiently Paid" and large "16" decimes credit cancels, Boston and blue French 1869 transits, cover slightly reduced at right affecting one stamp, left stamp folded over edge, small faults, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

210.00

895

10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Rich color, few perf flaws, tied by "Boston Mass. Jul. 19" duplex on 1869 folded letter to Port Au Prince, Haiti, commission merchant's embossing at left, horizontal file fold, Fine, scarce destination (Image)

E. 300-400

625.00