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FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 30-CENT 1867 ALL-OVER GRILL, OF WHICH ONLY SEVEN ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS. AN OUTSTANDING RARITY OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.
There are eight 30c A Grill stamps recorded in our census, which is shown here and available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/81 . All are centered to upper right and cancelled by a quartered cork (at least two types). One of the eight is The New York Public Library's copy, which was stolen and recovered, but those responsible for finding a buyer for the stolen stamp added ink to the face to change its appearance. Excluding the NYPL copy, there are seven 30c A Grill stamps available to collectors. Six of the available stamps have missing or pulled perforations and/or margin defects. The all-over grill weakened the paper, causing issues with poor separation, so the experiment was discontinued after a short period of time.
Census No. 80-CAN-04. Ex Worthington, Hind, Peyton ("Isleham"), Lutwak and Lessin. The footnote in Scott Catalogue notes that "All are more or less faulty and/or off center. Values are for off-center examples with small perforation faults". (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT Z GRILL -- ONE OF THE SCARCER REGULAR-ISSUE GRILLS AND VERY RARE IN UNUSED CONDITION IN THIS QUALITY.
Ex Rorke and Golin. With 1976 and 1994 P.F. certificates (Image)
VERY FINE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 3-CENT Z GRILL.
The 3c Z Grill was in production for only a short period of time before the device was replaced with the F Grill. Only a small number of 3c sheets were fed thru the Z Grill, which accounts for the rarity of surviving examples, especially in unused condition.
With 1972 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS GORGEOUS STAMP IS ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 1868 12-CENT Z GRILL IN EXISTENCE. ONLY TWO OTHERS KNOWN TO US CAN BE FAVORABLY COMPARED WITH THE CENTERING OF THE STAMP OFFERED HERE, BUT THE INTENSITY OF SHADE AND OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS STAMP SURPASS ANY WE HAVE SEEN.
Although the supremely rare Z Grills (Scott 85A, 85D and 85F) have attracted more attention over the years, the rarity of original-gum examples of the 2c, 3c and 12c Z Grill has been well-known to collectors who demand Very Fine or Extremely Fine centering and original gum. Unlike the 2c Z Grill, no well-centered blocks of the 3c or 12c have been available to furnish singles.
A review using Power Search found only one other sound and reasonably well-centered copy, offered in our 2009 Alan Whitman sale.
With 1971 and 1994 P.F. certificates (Image)
FINE AND RARE BLOCK OF THE 1868 2-CENT E GRILL.
As a measure of the scarcity of the 2c E Grill in original-gum block form, none was contained in the Eno, Lilly or Caspary collections. A block of four with similar centering was offered in the Klein sale. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT ROSE E GRILL. RARELY SEEN IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION.
The 3c E Grill should not be confused with the F Grill in terms of condition. It is far rarer in this original-gum condition and Extremely Fine Gem grade. The reason could be that multiples, from which such choice stamps can be harvested, have always been scarce, and single stamps saved by collectors in albums typically have disturbed gum from multiple hinges. Therefore, this lightly hinged 3c E Grill, with its intense shade and enormous margins, should be given special attention.
With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 10-CENT E GRILL. FAR RARER IN THIS CONDITION THAN ITS F GRILL COUNTERPART.
With 1993 P.F. certificate (Image)