Lot 55
1867, 3¢ rose, E. grill (88), tied by "Phila Pa. Feb 12" c.d.s duplexed with single ring cancellation on 1868 cover to Falls Church, Va. (misaddressed to S.C.); reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 3¢ E. GRILL.
Expertization: Signed by W.K. Herzog.
Herzog notes on the reverse that stamp has E. grill with points down in an early shade, and that it is probably an 1868 usage. Tom Clarke documents that this Philadelphia ring cancellation was used only from January 29 to February 16, 1868 (La Posta, November 1995, p. 65).
Documented and illustrated in Alan Berkun's "The 1868 Regular Production D, E and F Grill EDUs", First Days, June 2004, p. 13, fig. 5.
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