1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill. Tied by circle of wedges cancel on ad corner card cover to Harrisburg, Ind., matching Rochester, N.Y. cds alongside, with original enclosure; barest cover reduction at left, Very Fine, with 2014 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 83; $1,300. Scott $1,300
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Scott $1,300

1867, 12¢ black, E. grill. Tied by circle of V's handstamp on 1868 cover to Birmingham, England, purple "Philada, Paid All, Sep 8" cds and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 90; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1867, 10¢ yellow green, F. grill. Horizontal pair, tied by "Philad'a Pa., Mar 3" duplex with cork cancel on cover to Cuba, blue "NA" oval handstamp and matching "2" reales due handstamp, partial flap and tiny edge tears, a Very Fine double-rate use.
Scott No. 96; $500 as used pair. Scott $500 as used pair
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Scott $500 as used pair

1867, 15¢ black, F. grill. Tied by cork cancel, matching sharp "San Francisco Cal. Jan 22" cds on 1870 cover to Geneva, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit, Feb 1" exchange cds, carried by Hapag Line Allemania from New York Feb. 1st to Plymouth arriving Feb. 15th, reverse with Basel (2.17) and Geneva (2.18) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 98; Estimate $300 - 400.

Cover is prepaid 15c Swiss Closed Mail rate effective Apr. 1st 1868 to Apr 30th 1870. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1867, 2¢ black, D. grill. Sound, usual centering, Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 84; $4,500. Scott $4,500
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Scott $4,500

1867, 3¢ rose, D. grill. Bold geometric grid cancel, wide margins, bright color, nearly Very Fine.
Scott No. 85; $1,050. Scott $1,050
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Scott $1,050

1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill. O.g., lightly hinged, wide margins, deep intense color and clear well defined grill impression, Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 85B; $17,500.

A VERY RARE ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 2¢ BLACKJACK Z. GRILL. Scott $17,500
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Scott $17,500

1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill, double transfer. Showing strong double transfer in "Two Cents" at bottom, left margin single with part imprint, o.g., lightly hinged, rich color, strong well defined grill impression in stamp and in selvage, bright and fresh, Fine, with 2008 Weiss and 2009 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 85B var.; $19,000.

A VERY RARE MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1867 2¢ BLACKJACK Z. GRILL ISSUE SHOWING A MAJOR DOUBLE TRANSFER. Scott $19,000
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Scott $19,000

1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill. O.g., very lightly hinged, strong color and clearly defined grill impression; small sealed tear at right, about Fine appearance, a rare mint stamp, with 1986 P.F. and 2011 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (FR-G 20).
Scott No. 85B; $17,500. Scott $17,500
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Scott $17,500

1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill. Horizontal strip of 5, o.g., appears never hinged, clear well defined grills, bold color, left stamp with some extraneous printing ink above design; few natural gum bends and some separated perfs between left two stamps, about Fine, ex-Wagshal, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 85B; $82,500 for two pairs and single.

CONSIDERED TO BE THE LARGEST KNOWN MINT MULTIPLE OF THE 1867 2¢ Z. GRILL ISSUE. Scott $82,500 for two pairs and single
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Scott $82,500 for two pairs and single