85B, 1867 2c Black, Z Grill, light cork cancel plus trace of red cancel at right, perforations clear of design all around (rare thus), trivial corner perf crease at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine, 1985 and 2010 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Scott $1,100) (Image)

CV. 350

86, 1867 1c Blue, E Grill, pleasing pastel color, nicely centered, clear grill impression, unused, Very Fine, scarce so nice; 2018 PSE certificate (Scott $1,100) (Image)

CV. 450

88, 1868 3c Rose, E Grill, block of four, strong grill impressions, o.g., some sensible hinge reinforcement, pencil notes on bottom stamps, top right stamp some short perfs lower right, F-VF (Scott $6,000) (Image)

CV. 1,000

92, 1868 1c Blue, F Grill, unused, color slightly faded, Fine (Scott $925) (Image)

CV. 120

97 var., 1868 12c Black, F Grill, Thin paper variety, unusually well centered, black "Leaf" fancy cancel, an attractive sound example; 2011 APS and 2016 Philatelic Foundation graded XF 90 certificates (Scott $675 for the normal paper variety) (Image)

CV. 350

98, 1868 15c Black, F Grill, beautifully centered single with crisp color and impression, slightly disturbed o.g., Very Fine and elusive sound and well-centered example; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $4,250) (Image)

CV. 2,000

100, 1868 30c Orange, "F" grill, vivid color enhanced by fresh white paper; well centered for these, unused, a Fine single in sound condition, 2003 PSE certificate (Scott $3,300) (Image)

CV. 1,250

100, 1868 30c Orange, "F" grill, neat black cork cancel, fresh and Fine single in sound condition; 2009 APS certificate (Scott $950) (Image)

CV. 300

101, 1869 90c Blue, F Grill, bright color, unused, a Fine sound example, difficult to find faultless unused singles; 1981 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $5,750) (Image)

CV. 1,250

101, 1869 90c Blue, F Grill, lightly struck black cancel, well-margined with perfs clear all around (rare thus) and with a wide margin at top, well-defined grill, a Fine single with excellent eye appeal as the 90c grills are generally plagued with poor centering and heavy cancels; 2002 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,250) (Image)

CV. 750