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The Richard Drews Collection of U.S. 1861-1868 Issues continued...

Essays for Re-Use Prevention: All-Over Grills
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
235 E ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Grill Essay, Points Down (79-E15a var). Horizontal pair, similar to the so-called "Biscuit Grill" but the points are different and give the ridges more of a "boxy" shape, original gum, Very Fine and choice, this is the only example noted essay-proof specialist James Lee has encountered of this variety, Scott Retail as two normal singles (Image)

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 $ 500.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
236 Ebl ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Grill Essay, Points Down (79-E15a). The so-called "Biscuit Grill", two blocks of four with unusual varieties, first with dramatic horizontal misperforation, the perfs cutting through the middle of each stamp, second with partial grill which ends half-way across the right stamps, original gum, h.r., Fine and unusual varieties, Scott Retail as eight normal singles (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
237 E ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Grill Essay, Points Down (79-E15a var). The so-called "Biscuit Grill", bold strike of New York City Segmented Diamond Within Circle cancellation, known used in July 1867 and evidently applied to a number of experimental grills to test the efficacy of grilling, Fine and very rare, only approximately 12-15 examples are known, accompanied by a normal No. 78 with the same cancel, unequivocally demonstrating its use on stamps sent through the mails, few short perfs, Fine, this trial cancel and its use on both regular mail and the grill essays was the subject of an article in Chronicle 134 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
238 E ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Grill Essay, Points Down, India Paper (79-E15a car). The so-called "Biscuit Grill", horizontal pair on India, neat double-line manuscript trial cancel, pre-printing paper folds and couple small typical flaws, otherwise Fine, extremely unusual example of this essay grill on India paper, all the others we have encountered are on stamp paper, Scott Retail as on stamp paper (Image)

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 $ 500.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
239 Ebl ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Pinpoint Grill Essay, Points Up (79-E15d). The so-called "Music Box Grill", bottom imprint and plate no. 11 block of 12, original gum, h.r. on corner stamps, seven of the eight middle stamps are Mint N.H., the middle block of eight which contains the entire plate block with outstanding centering, small fault between stamps at left outside the plate block, gum soaks in selvage at left also mostly outside the plate block, few short perfs at right again outside the plate block

A RARE LARGE MULTIPLE OF THE ALL-OVER "MUSIC BOX" 3-CENT 1861 ISSUE GRILL ESSAY, WITH AN EXTREMELY FINE PLATE BLOCK OF EIGHT.

As impressive as this piece appears in its 12-stamp format, condition conscious collectors could easily remove the end pairs at left and right and be left with an Extremely Fine plate block of eight. Power Search contains only three other plate blocks of this essay. Two of the others are points down and two are points up. None are as well-centered as the plate block of eight contained here.

Unlisted in Scott as a plate block (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
240 E ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Pinpoint Grill Essay, Points Up and Down (79-E15d, e). The so-called "Music Box Grill", balance of six singles and one pair, showing a nice variety including points up with part imprint and plate number, examples with normal points up, irregular (shifted) points up, normal pair and single with points down, irregular (shifted) points down, finally a most unusual points up imperforate in Pink with an "X" trial cancel, Fine and interesting group (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
241 E ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Pinpoint Grill Essay, Points Up (79-E15d). The so-called "Music Box Grill", tied on small piece by segmented cork and "National Bank Note Co. N.Y. Sep. 24, 1867" trial cancels, the datestamp is partly struck but clear enough to identify its nature, fresh and Fine, the only recorded example of an 1861 Issue essay with this cancel, the 3c 1869 Issue is known imperforate on stamp paper with the same cancel dated Sep. 27, 1869, they are also rare but we have encountered a number of them, this is the only 1861 Issue essay we have encountered with this cancel, ex Earl of Crawford (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
242 E ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c Rose, All-Over Pinpoint Grill Essay, Points Up (79-E15d). The so-called "Music Box Grill", vertical pair, original gum, h.r. and some paper adherence on bottom stamp, top stamp with bold manuscript "X" trial cancel, large margins, Extremely Fine, unlisted with the trial cancel (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
243 E ImageNational Bank Note Co., 3c All-Over Grill Essays (79-E15a, b, f). Group of six items with original gum, including Nos. 79-E15b in Black, perforated singles of 79-E15a including one with an "X" trial cancel, also two large-margined imperforates in Lake including one with dramatic pre-print paper folds (without gum), finally single of the unprinted grill (79-E15f), Very Fine group (Image)

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 $ 1,325.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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