Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-85E)

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Lot Description

180

American Bank Note Co., 3c and 2c Black, Columbia Portrait Die Essay on Thick Yellowish Wove (79-E11b). 26 x 31mm and showing the complete design, Very Fine and striking essay, illustrated in Scott Catalogue on p. 798, this is much scarcer than the perforated plate essays of the same design, listed but unpriced in Scott (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

181

3c Rose, All-Over Grill Essay, Points Up, Imperforate (79-E15c). Horizontal pair, large margins to full, original gum, some soiling, otherwise Very Fine, ex Grunin, with 1971 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 500.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

182

National Bank Note Co., 3c Liberty, Die and Plate Essays (79-E30). Nine items containing 11 essays, nice range incl. Nos. 79-E30g (Yellow), 79-E30o incl. a pair and four singles in a range of colors, 79-E30q, 79-E30r, fresh and Very Fine group (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

183

National Bank Note Co., 3c Liberty, Red Brown, Die Essay on Proof Paper (79-E30e). 41 x 46mm, rich color, some paper imperfections at top as normally associated with this fragile paper, appears Very Fine, scarce (Image)

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$ 750.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

184

3c Rose, A. Grill (79). Large part original gum, bright color, typical perfs for this difficult issue, trivial soiling in a few grill points towards top, Fine, scarce in original-gum condition (Image)

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$ 8,500.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

185

3c Rose, A. Grill (79). Horizontal strip of three, quartered cork cancel, typical A Grill centering and separation faults, small and very minor repaired spot at left, still Fine, an extremely rare used multiple of the experimental A Grill, ex Caspary and Zoellner, with 1978 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail $5,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

186

3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Unused (no gum), clearly-defined grill, small thin spot, small tear at top right, Extremely Fine appearance, neat backstamp (Image)

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$ 2,150.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

187

3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Exceptionally well-centered, rich color, crossroads cancel and rim of circular datestamp, Very Fine (Image)

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$ 1,100.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

188

3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Clear grill points, pale shade, neat circular datestamp and grid cancels, Very Fine (Image)

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$ 1,100.00

SOLD for $375.00
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189

3c Rose, C. Grill, 5c Brown, F. Grill (83, 95). First with clear and well-defined grill points, cork cancel, fresh color in typical 1867 C Grill pastel shade, small corner crease, appears Very Fine, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (clear 1978 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies), 5c with extra wide margins, deep shade, clear grill, neat target cancel, reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (clear 1985 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies) (Image)

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$ 2,000.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

190

2c Black, D. Grill (84). Large part original gum, clearly-defined grill, intense shade and impression, few diagonal creases, small thin spots at upper right, short perfs

FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT D GRILL.

Last offered in one of our 1977 auctions. (Image)

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$ 16,000.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction