1c Blue, E. Grill (86).
Block of four, original gum, slight disturbance from hinge removal,
well-centered, beautiful bright shade and proof-like impression from new
plate on thin paper, right pair faintly creased and lower right stamp has
small thinVERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE BLOCK OF THE 1868 1-CENT E GRILL.
Ex Klein (Image)
1c Blue, E. Grill (86).
Magnificent centering and margins, dark shade, lightly cancelled, Extremely
Fine Gem, an exceedingly scarce stamp, rare in this choice condition, with
1974 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, E. Grill (86).
Vertical block of 18, far better centering than would be expected in a
large multiple of this issue, deep shade, quartered cork cancels, bottom
right stamp has a negligible wrinkle, a few minor separations at
topFINE AND SOUND. THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF ANY OF THE 1868 1-CENT GRILLED ISSUES. A SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION PIECE.
Ex Bechtel. Scott Retail for three blocks and three pairs (Image)
2c Black, E. Grill (87).
Extra wide margins, perfectly struck circle of V's cancel, Extremely Fine
and choice, with 1987 P.F. certificate
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2c Black, E. Grill (87).
L-shaped block of five used with another single, 3c Red, F. Grill (94) and
12c Green (117), tied by cork cancels, "New Orleans La. Aug. 28" (1869)
circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Auzon, France, red "New York
Paid 6" credit datestamp, red "PD" in frame and blue Calais transit, stamps
have minor perfs flaws and gum soaks in grills, small part of upper right
corner of cover has been expertly repaired, block lifted to lighten gum
soaks and replacedFINE AND ATTRACTIVE COVER. USED BLOCKS OF THE 2-CENT E. GRILL ARE EXTREMELY RARE. THIS BLOCK OF FIVE, USED IN A FOUR-COLOR MIXED-ISSUE FRANKING, IS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING ITEMS OF THE GRILLED ISSUE.
Illustrated in Allen Black Jack book (p. 147) (Image)
3c Rose, E. Grill (88).
Block of four, full original gum, lightly hinged, superb centering and
margins, distinctive Rose shade on thick paper from early E Grill run (see
timeline on p. 144), a few gum soaks in grill points of lower left
stampEXTREMELY FINE GEM BLOCK. CONSIDERING THE RARITY OF SINGLE 3-CENT E GRILL STAMPS OF THIS QUALITY, THIS COULD WELL BE THE LAST REMAINING CENTERED BLOCK WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
Whether or not this block remains intact much beyond the Zoellner sale, we shall see. Ex Klein (Image)
3c Rose, E. Grill (88).
Perfectly centered with enormous margins, blue town cancel,
extraordinary proof-like impression and very deep shade, Extremely Fine Gem
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10c Green, E. Grill (89).
Extra wide margins, intense shade and proof-like impression, lightly
cancelled by target, Extremely Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black, E. Grill (90).
Block of four, original gum, well-centered, fine impression with clear
grillsFINE-VERY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RAREST BLOCKS OF THE 1868 GRILLED ISSUE.
A block of four is the largest-size multiple of the 12c E Grill that exists unused. Blocks of the 12c E Grill are much rarer than multiples of the 10c or 15c E Grill, or the F Grills up through the 15c. Not one block of the 12c E Grill was included in the massive classic collections formed by Caspary, Crocker, Eno, Lilly, Moody, West and Ishikawa. The Green collection had two off-center blocks, and the Klein collection had one off-center block (all with original gum). Brookman makes the same observation in Vol. II of his book (p. 141), and he cites one block with original gum from our firm's 1965 Rarities of the World sale--it is, in fact, the Zoellner block.
Ex Hind. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black, E. Grill (90).
Phenomenally wide margins and perfect centering, deep shade and intense
impression, very lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine Gem, quite possibly the
finest used single of this stamp in existence, with 1989 P.F. certificate
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15c Black, E. Grill (91).
Block of four, full original gum, lightly hinged, extraordinarily
well-centered, handsome gray shade on fresh paper with clear grill
impressionsEXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE BLOCK WITH ORIGINAL GUM IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY.
Ex Caspary and Klein. Scott Retail for four singles is $24,000.00--there is only a small premium for a block (Image)
15c Black, E. Grill (91).
Virtually perfect centering, wide margins, sharp impression, vivid
red cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, extremely rare in this choice
condition, with 1985 P.F. certificate
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