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**1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-101)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
127		2c Black, D. Grill (84). Better than usual centering with three wide margins to just clear at right, prominent grill, face-free cork cancel, tiny single perf thin at top, Fine appearance for this rare Grilled stamp, with 1994 P.F. (not mentioning thin) and 2016 P.F. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 4,500.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
128		2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Well-balanced margins, essentially face-free cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate (VF 80) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,200.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
129		3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Fresh color, small corner crease at bottom, otherwise Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,500.00 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
130		10c Green, E. Grill (89). Original gum, wide margins and choice centering, rich color, few short perfs at right, appears Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,250.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
131		5c Brown, F. Grill (95). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, some offset on gum from other 5c stamps and slight flaking of ink in printed design (as found on most of the known blocks), deep rich color, clearly-defined grills, almost perfectly centered EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1868 5-CENT F GRILL. As this block demonstrates, the 5c 1861-68 Issue was printed from plates with closely-spaced subjects that left little room for the large 12-gauge perforations. In this instance, the perforations were applied almost exactly within the narrow spaces between the stamps. With 2015 P.S.E. certificate (DOG, F 70) describing the gum as "slightly disturbed" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	17,000.00 SOLD for $5,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
132		30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Bright color, centered to top left with small flaws, clear strikes of Japanese "X" chop cancel and French transit datestamp, appears Fine, a scarce cancel on this issue and desirable in combination with the French marking, with 2010 Weiss certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,350.00 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
133		90c Blue, F. Grill (101). Wide margins, rich color, black bars cancel, Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,250.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction

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