Lot 53
1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill (86), pair and single, rich colors, tied by quartered cork cancellation on Kansas state Horticultural Society envelope to Alton Ill., "Lawrence Kas. Mar 9" c.d.s., blue "1868 11 Mar" arrival handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1¢ E. GRILL.
Expertization: 1999 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Herzog, James E. Lee Collection
Herzog article in 1977 A.P.C. book.
Illustrated in Alan Berkun's "The 1868 Regular Production D, E and F Grill EDUs", First Days, June 2004, p. 12, fig. 3.
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