Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Stamps continued...

**1867-68 Grilled Issue (A thru Z Grills) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3289		2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Dark color, perfect grill impression, light cancel, Very Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)	1,100.00	750.00
3290		2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Intense shade, sharp grill points, choice centering, grid cancel, single perf tip crease at bottom center and reperfed at right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,100.00	200.00
3291		2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Clear grill points, light strike of cork cancel, small diagonal crease at top left, otherwise Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,100.00	280.00
3292		2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Well-centered, well-struck rosette fancy cancel, strong grill impression, two tiny thins in grill and two short perfs at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,100.00	220.00
3293		2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Dark shade, strong grill impression, light blue quartered cork cancel, small ms. "C.C" at top, small corner crease, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,150.00	325.00
3294		3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Original gum, lightly hinged, strong grill impression, characteristic 3c Z Grill shade FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 3-CENT Z GRILL. Excluding the supremely rare grills -- 5c and 30c A Grill, 3c B Grill, 1c, 10c and 15c Z Grills -- the 2c D and 3c Z Grills are the rarest of the regularly-produced grilled issues. Examples of the 3c Z Grill are usually far off-center and faulty. This stamp is one of the few sound original-gum examples of the 3c Z Grill known to us. With 1975 and 1992 P.F. certificates (Image)	12,500.00	5,250.00
3295		3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Fresh color, well-balanced margins, well-defined grill, clear strike of rosette cancel VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 3-CENT Z GRILL. Signed "Z. Grill S.D. Harris" lightly in pencil on back (Image)	3,250.00	2,100.00
3296		3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Bright shade, clearly-defined grill, bold grid cancel, reperfed, Very Fine appearance (Image)	3,250.00	575.00
3297		3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Rich color, sharp grill impression, bold target cancel, two light diagonal creases at top, otherwise Very Good, with 1982 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	3,250.00	525.00
3298		12c Black, Z. Grill (85E). Disturbed original gum, dark color, defective, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare stamp in original-gum condition, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	11,000.00	1,100.00
3299		12c Black, Z. Grill (85E). Well-centered with even margins, strong grill impression, cork cancel, small thin spot and light diagonal crease at bottom left, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,500.00	270.00

1867-68 Grilled Issue (A thru Z Grills) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3289

2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Dark color, perfect grill impression, light cancel, Very Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

1,100.00

750.00

3290

2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Intense shade, sharp grill points, choice centering, grid cancel, single perf tip crease at bottom center and reperfed at right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,100.00

200.00

3291

2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Clear grill points, light strike of cork cancel, small diagonal crease at top left, otherwise Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,100.00

280.00

3292

2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Well-centered, well-struck rosette fancy cancel, strong grill impression, two tiny thins in grill and two short perfs at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,100.00

220.00

3293

2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Dark shade, strong grill impression, light blue quartered cork cancel, small ms. "C.C" at top, small corner crease, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,150.00

325.00

3294

3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Original gum, lightly hinged, strong grill impression, characteristic 3c Z Grill shade

FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 3-CENT Z GRILL.

Excluding the supremely rare grills -- 5c and 30c A Grill, 3c B Grill, 1c, 10c and 15c Z Grills -- the 2c D and 3c Z Grills are the rarest of the regularly-produced grilled issues. Examples of the 3c Z Grill are usually far off-center and faulty. This stamp is one of the few sound original-gum examples of the 3c Z Grill known to us.

With 1975 and 1992 P.F. certificates (Image)

12,500.00

5,250.00

3295

3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Fresh color, well-balanced margins, well-defined grill, clear strike of rosette cancel

VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 3-CENT Z GRILL.

Signed "Z. Grill S.D. Harris" lightly in pencil on back (Image)

3,250.00

2,100.00

3296

3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Bright shade, clearly-defined grill, bold grid cancel, reperfed, Very Fine appearance (Image)

3,250.00

575.00

3297

3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Rich color, sharp grill impression, bold target cancel, two light diagonal creases at top, otherwise Very Good, with 1982 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

3,250.00

525.00

3298

12c Black, Z. Grill (85E). Disturbed original gum, dark color, defective, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare stamp in original-gum condition, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

11,000.00

1,100.00

3299

12c Black, Z. Grill (85E). Well-centered with even margins, strong grill impression, cork cancel, small thin spot and light diagonal crease at bottom left, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

270.00