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1870-88 Bank Note Issues (National Grills, Scott 134 thru 144)
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
465 og image1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, original gum, lightly hinged, clear grill points, intense color on bright paper, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. AN UNUSUALLY WIDE-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM ONE-CENT 1870 NATIONAL GRILLED ISSUE WITH REMARKABLY FRESH GUM, PAPER AND COLOR. A BREATHTAKING STAMP.

With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,300.00 6,500.00
466 og image1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade, unusually precise centering, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) 2,300.00 1,050.00
467 image1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, clear grill points, bright color, circle of V's and part of red cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Saadi, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image) 165.00 325.00
468 image2c Red Brown, Grill (135). I. Grill, wide balanced margins, deep rich color and lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine (Image) 70.00 250.00
469 og image3c Green, Grill (136). H. Grill, original gum, beautiful centering and margins, bright shade and sharp impression, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) 725.00 950.00
470 ogbl image3c Green, Grill (136). H. Grill, block of four with bottom sheet margin, original gum, lightly hinged, right pair light vertical crease, otherwise Fine, scarce, photocopy of 1991 P.F. certificate for a block of eight, this being the right block of four (Image) 3,100.00 375.00
471 og image6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, original gum, unusually rich color for this stamp, beautifully centered with even balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1870 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE, COMBINING THE QUALITIES OF COLOR, CENTERING, AND IMPRESSION.

A review of past auction catalogues serves to demonstrate how scarce this stamp is in sound, centered, original-gum condition. The Golin collection contained an example with disturbed original gum, Lilly's copy was sound with original gum, but off center, as was the example offered in Braus. Klein owned two off-center blocks of four. Most other collectors, including Zoellner and Weisman, had to settle for copies without gum. The two finest original-gum examples we have offered in recent years each realized $9,500.

With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,750.00 14,000.00
472 image6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, incredibly wide balanced margins, town and target cancels, Extremely Fine Gem (Image) 525.00 525.00
473 image6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, exceptionally well-centered, fresh color and boldly cancelled by a large blue crossroads, Extremely Fine (Image) 535.00 1,000.00
474 image6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, fresh color, bold NYFM Geometric cancel, Very Fine (Image) 525.00 190.00
475 image6c Carmine, Grill (137). H. Grill, light red town datestamp, fresh color, Very Fine and choice (Image) 560.00 575.00

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