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12c Black, E. Grill (90). Perfectly centered with wide margins, beautiful shade and impression shows the intricate detail of the engraving, long and full perforations all around, unobtrusive yet clearly visible target cancel at leftEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PHENOMENAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 12-CENT E GRILL, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE ON RECORD AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT.
Ex Zoellner, "Natalee Grace", "Hanover" and Morton. With 1989 and 1998 P.F. certificates. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $9,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve this grade.
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Huge margins and choice centering, intense shade contrasted by red cork cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL WIDE-MARGINED 1868 12-CENT E GRILL CANCELLED IN RED.
With 2002 and 2007 P.F. certificates
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Well-centered with unusually wide margins, sharp impression, light grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1995 P.F. certificate
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Intense shade on bright paper, cork cancel, circular datestamp and red cancel which is likely a boxed Aachen Franco marking and circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2003 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,250.00), only two grade higher (at 95J and 98)
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Deep shade and impression, red circular datestamp cancel, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1996 P.F. certificate
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Intense shade and impression, clear grill, neat strike of cork cancel, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Perfectly centered with wide margins, beautiful shade and impression shows the intricate detail of the engraving, long and full perforations all around, unobtrusive yet clearly visible target cancel at leftEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PHENOMENAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 12-CENT E GRILL, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE ON RECORD AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT.
Ex Zoellner, "Natalee Grace" and "Hanover". With 1989 and 1998 P.F. certificates. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $9,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve this grade.
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Intense shade nicely complemented by blue cork cancel, wide and balanced margins, clearly-defined grill, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1987 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Jumbo margins and near perfect centering, beautiful crisp shade and impression shows the intricate detail of the engraving, light red cork cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 12-CENT E GRILL, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADED SCOTT 90 WITH A COLORED CANCEL. ONLY ONE STAMP HAS GRADED HIGHER.
With 1996, 2002 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $5,750.00). This is the only Scott 90 graded XF-Superb 95 Jumbo by P.S.E. Only one has graded higher -- the Superb 98 stamp offered in our 2016 sale of the "Hanover" collection. That stamp has a black cancel. Power Search does not list another stamp cancelled in red in our auctions in any P.S.E. grade (we have sold one stamp graded VF-XF 85 by the P.F. with a red cancel).
12c Black, E. Grill (90). Choice centering with wide and balanced margins, well-defined grill, intense shade and impression on bright paper, unobtrusive strike of cork cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 12-CENT E GRILL. DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.
Ex Merlin. With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,500.00). Only two have graded higher (at 95J and 98)
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