1867-68 Grilled Issues
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 130° |
 |
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Horizontal pair, fine impression, tied by vivid red quartered cork cancels, matching "New York Paid All Jun. 20" cds and "Supplementary Mail" Ty. A. handstamp on 1868 folded cover to Liverpool, England,
red receiving cds, a fresh and Very Fine 12c E. Grill cover from the Rathbone correspondence Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,000.00 |
| 131° |
|
15c Black, E. Grill (91). Used with 3c Rose, E. Grill (88), cancelled by segmented cork, "Rockland Me. Sep. 29" dc ds on cover to Martinique, red "8" credit, blue "Franco" in oval, scarce "British Mail Packet A Oc. 18 68" cds on
back along with St. Thomas (Oct. 29) and Martinique (Nov. 3) transits, slightly reduced at left, 3c stamp affixed overlapping edge, Very Fine, one of the rarest of all 15c 1866-68 foreign mail usages Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
4,000.00 |
| 132° |
|
15c Black, F. Grill (98). Two choice examples with wide margins, deep shade and unusual freshness, each tied by red Leaf cancel, matching "New York Paid All Apr. 7" (1869) cds and "Supplementary Mail" Ty. A handstamp on
immaculate white cover to Paris, France, red "6" credit, orange-red "P.D." hs, black French transit, receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine and choice cover, a rare supplementary use of the 15c F. Grill Search for comparables |
E. 2,500-3,500 |
4,000.00 |
| 133° |
|
5c Brown, 15c Black, F. Grill (76, 98). Tied by black geometric grids, matching "Brownsville Tex." cds on cover originating in Mexico and going to Germany, well-struck 1869-dated company handstamp from Mexico, red "New York Direct Jun
15" transit and receiving backstamp, ms. "via New York & North German Union direct", the 5c s.e. at left, some edge wear and few toned perf tips, still a Fine and extremely scarce and unusual usage Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,050.00 |
| 134° |
|
30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Strong grill, s.e. at right, tied by unusual 8-point outline star cancel and "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 20" (1870) duplex cds on 10c Green entire (U41) to Lyon, France, rare double Phantom Rate usage, red "New
York Paid All Br. Transit Mar. 29" cds and "16" credit hs, red London Paid cds and "PD" in oval, French transits front and back, some letters of address changed in ms., Very Fine, ex Paliafito Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
4,000.00 |
