Sale 344

Harbour Sale


1870-1871 National Bank Note Co. Issue, Grilled
 
 
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Lot 4345

1870, 3¢ green, split grill (136 var.), bright and fresh, original gum, F.-V.F.
Scott $625

Expertization: 1983 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4346
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1870, 6¢ carmine, grilled (137), bright color and nicely impressed grill, fresh and Fine.
Scott $575
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Lot 4347
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1871, 7¢ vermilion, split grill (138 var.), strong horizontally split grill with vibrant color and a neat New York Foreign Mail cancel, fresh and Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 4348
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1870, 10¢ brown, grilled (139), well centered with large margins and rich color, unused without gum, faint abrasion to right of Jefferson's head (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), fresh and otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $2,550

Expertization: clear 1981 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4349
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1870, 10¢ brown, grilled (139), deep rich color, unused without gum, shows only a few grill points, fresh and Just Fine.
Scott $2,550

Expertization: 1982 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4350
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, grilled (140), reasonably well centered with three virtually complete rows of grill points, unused without gum, small bit of soiling on head (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), otherwise Fine.
Scott $13,000

Expertization: 1952 APS Certificate referencing the included letter of opinion from Lester Brookman.
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Lot 4351
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, grilled (140), strong color with several distinct grill points, light cross-type cancel (possibly NYFM, Weiss RE-S1), couple light creases; fresh, Fine appearance.
Scott $3,750

Expertization: 1984 PF Certificate (noting only one crease).
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Lot 4352
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, grilled (140), quite nicely centered with several visible grill points, couple short perfs at top (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), Fine.
Scott $3,750

Expertization: 1964 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4353

1870, 15¢ orange, grilled (141), bright color, fairly complete, though a bit lightly impressed grill, disturbed original gum, somewhat soiled, otherwise Fine.
Scott $7,500

Expertization: 2000 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 4354
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1870, 15¢ orange, grilled (141), bright and fresh with vibrant color and many clear grill points, Fine.
Scott $1,400

Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4355
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1870, 24¢ purple, grilled (142 var.), very clear, vertically split grill, unusually wide margins with natural straight edge at right; full, pastel color and neat cork cancel, perfs in at top, V.G. The split grill variety is listed but not priced.
Scott $7,500+

Expertization: 1960 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4356
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1870, 24¢ purple, grilled (142), nicely centered with an unusually strong grill and a neat circle-of-Vs cancel, usual pale shade and somewhat discolored with tiny flaws not mentioned on the accompanying certificate, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $7,500

Expertization: clear 1981 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4357

1870, 90¢ carmine, grilled (144), complete, well impressed grill, disturbed original gum (tiny gum soak upper left), reperforated at top and left, Fine appearance.
Scott $25,000

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE GRILLED HIGH VALUE, RARELY OFFERED IN ANY MINT CONDITION.

Expertization: 1997 PF Certificate.
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Lot 4358
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1870, 90¢ carmine, grilled (144), fresh and bright with a good number of grill points, unused without gum, about Fine.
Scott $10,000

SOUND UNUSED 90¢ NATIONAL GRILLS ARE ALMOST NON-EXISTANT.

Expertization: 1990 PF Certificate.
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