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Lot 3044 |
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1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill (83), exceptionally well centered and remarkably fresh with bright color and full, lightly hinged original gum. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $6,500
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THE 3¢ C. GRILL, A VERY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND THIS WELL CENTERED AND IN THIS IMMACULATE STATE OF PRESERVATION.
Expertization: 1989, 1994 and 2004 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3045 |
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1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill (86), virtually perfectly centered with luminous color, bright paper and full, lightly hinged original gum. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,500
AN EXTRAORDINARY 1¢ E. GRILL, SUPERIOR IN ALL RESPECTS.
Expertization: 1989 and 2001 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3046 |
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1867, 3¢ rose, E. grill (88), well centered with large margins, crisp impression, strong grill and full, barely hinged original gum. Remarkably fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3047 |
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1867, 10¢ green, E. grill "TAG" variety (89), well centered with deep color and a razor sharp impression, exceptionally bright paper. Original gum. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $5,500
THE 10¢ E GRILL IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN THIS CHOICE MINT CONDITION.
Expertization: 1992 and 2003 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3048 |
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1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (90), well centered for the 12¢ E grill, with an exquisitely detailed impression and full original gum. Fresh and Very Fine, rare.
Scott $5,000
Expertization: 1999 P. F. Certificate.
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Lot 3049 |
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1867, 15¢ black, E. grill (91), exceptionally well centered for the rare 15¢ E grill, with large margins, full, crisp perforations, a finely detailed impression and full original gum. Fresh and choice Extremely Fine for this.
Scott $11,000
A VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE STAMP TO LOCATE IN SUCH PREMIUM ORIGINAL GUM CONDITION.
Expertization: 1988 and 2001 P.F. Certificates.
While the great Caspary collection featured two fine multiples of this stamp, he was not able to locate at that time a mint single that began to compare to the one we have here.
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Lot 3050 |
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1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), near-perfect centering with lustrous, pastel color and a deeply etched impression, full original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,250
A REMARKABLE 1¢ F. GRILL— RARELY SEEN IN THIS QUALITY.
Expertization: 1995 and 2002 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3051 |
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1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (93), truly well centered with a sharp, detailed impression and full, lightly hinged original gum. Extremely Fine, a choice grilled Black Jack.
Scott $500
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3052 |
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1867, 3¢ red, F. grill (94), beautifully centered within large margins, strong color and impression, original gum, lightly hinged. Extremely Fine. SMQ $1,100.
Scott $425
AN IMPRESSIVE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 3¢ F. GRILL.
Expertization: 1991, 2005 and 2006 P.F. Certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
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Lot 3053 |
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1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill (95), well centered with deep color and full original gum. Exceptionally fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,750
VERY FEW MINT EXAMPLES OF THE 5¢ F. GRILL EXIST WITH THE PERFORATIONS COMPLETELY CLEAR OF THE DESIGN.
Expertization: 1970, 1992 and 1999 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3054 |
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1867, 10¢ yellow green, F. grill (96), choice centering with deep color, bright paper and full, lightly hinged original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,500
AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE MINT 10¢ F. GRILL— RARE THUS.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3055 |
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1867, 12¢ black, F. grill (97), well centered and exceptionally large margined with a particularly sharp impression and full original gum. Remarkably fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $3,500
A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE WITH LITTLE OF THE USUAL PLATE BURRS IN THE SIDE MARGINS.
Expertization: 2000 P.S.E., 1989 and 2003 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3056 |
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1867, 15¢ black, F. grill (98), well centered with rich color and a sharp impression, original gum. Fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $4,500
A RARE STAMP TO ENCOUNTER THIS WELL CENTERED AND WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 1978 and 1996 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3057 |
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1867, 24¢ gray lilac, F. grill (99), unusually well centered for the 24¢ grill, with large margins, rich color, a sharp, detailed impression and full original gum. Fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $8,000
A CHOICE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 24¢ F. GRILL, VIRTUALLY UNOBTAINABLE IN THIS PREMIUM QUALITY.
Expertization: 1982, 1991 and 2003 P.F. Certificates.
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