The Corey Long Collection of United States Stamps, Essays, Proofs and Covers continued...

**1867-68 Grilled Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
375	E	12c Z. Grill Plate Essays (85-E). Fourteen, ten with original gum, each different with range of colors and papers, few small flaws to be expected, Fine-Very Fine, ex Finkelburg (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
376	E	12c Z Grill, Plate Essays on Tinted Paper (85E-E). Two blocks of four, incl. one Green on Straw paper, other Brown on Orange paper, first original gum, second unused (no gum) and some toned spots, Very Fine, scarce plate essays (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
377		2c Black, D. Grill (84). Deep shade and prominent grill, centered to left, tied by face-free quartered cork cancel on immaculate orange-buff unsealed circular-rate cover to Dublin Pa., sender's May 11, 1868 circular datestamp at upper left VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL BLACK JACK COVER. The 2c D Grill is the rarest of the regular-production 1867-68 Grilled Issues (excluding the 1867 trials and rarest Z Grills), followed in order of scarcity by the 3c Z Grill, the 2c and 3c D Grills, and the 12c Z Grill. Covers bearing the 2c D Grill are extremely rare. Ex Russo and Martin. With 1979 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $4,750.00 on cover (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
378		2c Black, F. Grill, 12c Black, E. Grill (90, 93). Tied by quartered cork cancels, Wells, Fargo & Co. frank and blue "Post Office Victoria V.I." Coat of Arms oval handstamp on 10c Green entire (U41) to London, England, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Jun. 7" (1869) oval datestamp, red New York (Jun. 22) and London (Jul. 3, 1869) transits, London receiving backstamp, sender's "7/6/69" origin date (Jun. 7) and "recd 5/7/69" receipt docketing (Jul. 5), opened at top causing cut thru edge of 10c embossed stamp. top left corner repaired (part of oval drawn in) A FINE-APPEARING AND COLORFUL MIXED-FRANKING WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY EXPRESS COVER FROM VANCOUVER ISLAND TO ENGLAND WITH AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF UNITED STATES GRILLED ISSUES FOR THE DOUBLE 12-CENT RATE. The treaty rate from the U.S. to England was reduced to 12c, effective January 1, 1868, and again reduced to 6c, effective January 1, 1870. This June 1869 usage is a double 12c U.S. rate with the Victoria Coat of Arms oval handstamp representing 5c prepaid internal postage. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
379		2c Black, F. Grill, Diagonal Half Used on 3c Rate Cover (93b). Top left diagonal half with full stamp, tied across the cut by targets, "Marysville Pa. Apr. 2" circular datestamp on orange cover to Shrewsbury Pa., minor edgewear, Very Fine, scarce bisected usage and undercatalogued in Scott, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction

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