The Robert Zoellner Collection of the United States continued...

EXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. RARE IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION.

With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE 2-CENT NATIONAL GRILLED ISSUE.

Ex Klein. With 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTRTEMELY FINE GEM. RARE WITH SUCH PERFECT CENTERING.

With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 7-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE GRILLED ISSUE. RARE WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS AND WITH SUCH A PROMINENT GRILL.

Ex Hind, Caspary, Lilly, Braus and Klein as part of a block of six, this being the bottom left stamp. With 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF THE GRILLED BANK NOTE ISSUES TO OBTAIN IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION.

With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED BLOCK AND THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 12-CENT NATIONAL GRILL. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES AND OF THE BANK NOTE ISSUES.

This block has an interesting history which is summed up in the following article, originally published in The International Stamp Review on January 4, 1939: "An unexpected outcome of the Crocker sale is a discovery of a mint block of four of the 12c Dull Violet of the United States grilled series of 1870-71. At the London auction this was described as comprising the non-grilled 12c issued in the same year, its catalogue quotation being given as $500. Examination of the block after its arrival in New York disclosed the presence of two vertical rows of grills on three of the stamps and almost a full grill on the fourth, and this established the block as #140 with a catalogue value of $10,000. Its sale price in London was $800."

Ex Crocker, Braus. Accompanied by 1954 notarized letter from Lester G. Brookman. With 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for four singles is $72,000.00 (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.

With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ARGUABLY THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT NATIONAL GRILLED ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM. ONE OF THE RAREST STAMPS OF THE ENTIRE 1870 NATIONAL SERIES.

Ex Hetherington and Klein (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE GRILLED ISSUE. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND CENTERED SO SUPERBLY.

Ex Sheriff. With 1971 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.

The color on this stamp is usually faded. This example, with its fresh color and unobtrusive cancel, is a desirable example of the rare 24c grilled Bank Note issue.

Ex Isleham. With 1966 and 1986 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. POSSIBLY THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE IN EXISTENCE. A TRULY OUTSTANDING CONDITION RARITY.

With 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED STAMP AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE.

Ex Sheriff. With 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST EXISTING UNUSED COPY OF THE RARE 90-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE. AN OUTSTANDING CONDITION RARITY.

Ex Caspary, Hetherington and Klein. With 1957 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A VERY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.

With 1963 P.F. certificate (Image)