Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Outstanding United States Stamps continued...

**1867-68 Grilled Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2465		10c Dark Green, F. Grill (96a). Deep rich color, choice centering, bold strike of Leaf cancel, Extremely Fine example of this shade variety, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	250.00	425.00
2466		10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Wide margis, clear grill, blue target cancel, small thin spot, appears Very Fine (Image)	255.00	160.00
2467		12c Black, F. Grill (97). Original gum, lightly hinged, almost perfectly centered with remarkably wide margins all around capturing the characteristic plate burrs of 12c 1868 grills, intense shade and impression, clearly-defined grill EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 12-CENT F GRILL. AN EXTRAORDINARY STAMP AND CERTAINLY AMONG THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. We acknowledge the past existence of original-gum 12c F Grill multiples, which in recent years have been broken to furnish choice singles. However, the quality of this particular stamp -- its centering and margins, shade and overall freshness -- qualify it as one of the three or four finest in existence. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,250.00	6,500.00
2468		12c Black, F. Grill (97). Wide margins, crisp impression on bright paper, quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce with such wide margins, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	275.00	300.00
2469		12c Black, F. Grill (97). Choice centering with wide margins, pretty shade, circle of wedges cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	275.00	300.00
2470		12c Black, F. Grill (97). Choice centering, bold strike of cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	275.00	160.00
2471		12c Black, F. Grill (97). Choice centering, wide margins, lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine (Image)	275.00	250.00
2472		12c Black, F. Grill (97). Proof-like impression on bright paper, quartered cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	275.00	220.00
2473		15c Black, F. Grill (98). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp proof-like impression, unusually wide margins for this difficult issue, a few gum toned spots barely show on face EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB WIDE-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 15-CENT F GRILL. We have encountered very few examples of the 15c F Grill in original-gum condition that have the margin width of this stamp. (Image)	4,000.00	7,500.00
2474		15c Black, F. Grill (98). Unused (no gum), detailed impression, well-balancd margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	1,500.00	1,050.00
2475		15c Black, F. Grill (98). Intense shade on bright paper, light strike of target cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	300.00	350.00

1867-68 Grilled Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2465

10c Dark Green, F. Grill (96a). Deep rich color, choice centering, bold strike of Leaf cancel, Extremely Fine example of this shade variety, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

250.00

425.00

2466

10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Wide margis, clear grill, blue target cancel, small thin spot, appears Very Fine (Image)

255.00

160.00

2467

12c Black, F. Grill (97). Original gum, lightly hinged, almost perfectly centered with remarkably wide margins all around capturing the characteristic plate burrs of 12c 1868 grills, intense shade and impression, clearly-defined grill

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 12-CENT F GRILL. AN EXTRAORDINARY STAMP AND CERTAINLY AMONG THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

We acknowledge the past existence of original-gum 12c F Grill multiples, which in recent years have been broken to furnish choice singles. However, the quality of this particular stamp -- its centering and margins, shade and overall freshness -- qualify it as one of the three or four finest in existence.

With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,250.00

6,500.00

2468

12c Black, F. Grill (97). Wide margins, crisp impression on bright paper, quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce with such wide margins, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

275.00

300.00

2469

12c Black, F. Grill (97). Choice centering with wide margins, pretty shade, circle of wedges cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

275.00

300.00

2470

12c Black, F. Grill (97). Choice centering, bold strike of cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

275.00

160.00

2471

12c Black, F. Grill (97). Choice centering, wide margins, lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine (Image)

275.00

250.00

2472

12c Black, F. Grill (97). Proof-like impression on bright paper, quartered cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

275.00

220.00

2473

15c Black, F. Grill (98). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp proof-like impression, unusually wide margins for this difficult issue, a few gum toned spots barely show on face

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB WIDE-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 15-CENT F GRILL.

We have encountered very few examples of the 15c F Grill in original-gum condition that have the margin width of this stamp. (Image)

4,000.00

7,500.00

2474

15c Black, F. Grill (98). Unused (no gum), detailed impression, well-balancd margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

1,050.00

2475

15c Black, F. Grill (98). Intense shade on bright paper, light strike of target cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

300.00

350.00