| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 2388 | |
3c Rose, A. Grill (79).
Original gum, fresh color, minimal perf flaws, slight gum soak in the top
margin, tiny thin speck, otherwise Fine
(Image) |
7,500.00 | 1,900.00 |
| 2389 | |
3c Rose, A. Grill (79).
Unused (no gum), rich color, well-centered, usual perf faults, few toned
specks on back, appears Very Fine (Image) |
2,500.00 | 625.00 |
| 2390 | |
3c Rose, A. Grill (79).
Unused (no gum), pale shade, perfs better than usual for this all-over
grilled stamp, some slight overall soiling, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
2,500.00 | 350.00 |
| 2391 |
3c Rose, A. Grill (79).
Bright color, neat target cancel, reperfed, Very Fine appearance (Image) |
1,350.00 | 750.00 | |
| 2392 |
3c Rose, C. Grill (83).
Choice centering with well-balanced margins, rich color on bright paper,
easily discernible grill, cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1988
P.F. certificate (Image) |
1,100.00 | 950.00 | |
| 2393 |
3c Rose, C. Grill (83).
Bright color, clearly-defined grill, bold quartered cork cancel, Very Fine
and choice, with 1988 and 2004 P.F. certificates
(Image) |
1,100.00 | 325.00 | |
| 2394 |
3c Rose, Partially Erased C.
Grill (83 var). Boldly struck rosette fancy cancel, prominent grill
points, top left corner torn and rejoined, otherwise Fine, this is the
famous Worthington stamp that Elliot Perry believed to be the B Grill --
the partially-erased grill variety was created by insufficient erasing or
planing away of the points between the grills when the A Grill was
converted to the 13 x 16 mm C Grill -- ex Worthington and Dos Passos, with
copy of 1981 P.F. certificate (Image) |
2,750.00 | 260.00 | |
| 2395 |
3c Rose, C. Grill, Double
Grill (83 var). Target cancel, second grill impression widely displaced
allowing for easy identification of second grill, internal break in the
grill, single nibbed perf at top, otherwise Fine, rare variety, with 2000
P.S.E. certificate (Image) |
2,400.00 | 850.00 | |
| 2396 | |
3c Rose, C. Grill,
Imperforate (83a). Original gum, huge margins all around, bright fresh
color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1991 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for
pair is $1,500.00 (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 650.00 |
| 2397 | |
2c Black, D. Grill (84).
Bottom sheet margin, original gum, clear and sharp grill points with second
impression of grill in selvage, centered to rightVERY GOOD. A RARE AND PRESENTABLE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL. 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 (2/12/68), 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 1993 and 2000 P.F. certificates (Image) |
15,000.00 | 4,750.00 |
| 2398 |
2c Black, D. Grill (84).
Clearly-defined grill, intense shade, bold strike of quartered cork cancel,
hoice centering for this difficult issueVERY FINE. A RARE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) |
3,750.00 | 2,300.00 |