3c Green, Grill (136).
Original gum, clear grill points, bright color, perfectly centered with
wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. PROBABLY ONE OF THE FINEST UNUSED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT GRILLED BANK NOTE ISSUE.
With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)
6c Carmine, Grill (137).
Original gum, beautiful bright color and sharp impression, very
well-centered with well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY FOR ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 6-CENT GRILLED BANK NOTE ISSUE. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY.
With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Brown, Grill (139).
Original gum, fresh color, wide margins on all sidesEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF THE GRILLED BANK NOTE ISSUES TO OBTAIN IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Brown, Grill (139).
Block of four with right sheet margin, full original gum, grill points on
all four stamps (split grill), centered to topA FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE BLOCK. VERY FEW SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 10-CENT 1870 GRILLED ISSUE ARE KNOWN.
With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Dull Violet, Grill
(140). Easily discernible grill points, cork cancel, fresh color,
well-centeredEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND THIS WELL-CENTERED.
With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Dull Violet, Grill
(140). Red cancel and also part of New York Foreign Mail cancel,
well-centered, fresh color for this stamp, clearly shows several grill
pointsEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND WELL-CENTERED.
With 1997 A.P.S. and P.F. certificates (Image)
15c Orange, Grill (141).
Original gum, very well-centered, vibrant colorEXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE BEST-CENTERED AND FRESHEST EXAMPLES OF THE 15-CENT NATIONAL GRILLED ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM. AMONG THE RAREST STAMPS OF THE ENTIRE 1870 NATIONAL SERIES.
With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)
15c Orange, Grill (141).
Vertical pair, full original gum, well-centered, vivid color and
impression, each grill shows clearlyVERY FINE. A CHOICE AND ENORMOUSLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM MULTIPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1870 GRILLED ISSUE -- ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE OF THE BANK NOTE ISSUES IN THIS CONDITION.
With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)