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United States Essays and Proofs continued...

1876 Continental Bank Note Co., Grilled Essays
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
152 E ImageContinental J. Grill Essay (79-E16b). 151 x 103mm card containing 28 impressions of the Continental grill plus four partial impressions at left edge (without end roller grill), manuscript "Grill of Continental Bank Note Co. Chas. F. Steel" in two lines near bottom, fresh and Very Fine, extremely rare, ex Lake Shore, undercatalogued in Scott (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
153 ng Image30c Greenish Black, Continental J. Grill (165c). Unused (no gum), clear and easily recognizable Continental grill points on crisp white paper in a greenish shade typical of Continental printings, fine impression and fresh color, slight paper fold -- probably caused by grilling -- which is described on accompanying certificate as a light vertical crease

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT CONTINENTAL GRILLED STAMP CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

It is believed that the Continental grills were made experimentally in 1876, after a stamp-cleaning court trial renewed fears of stamp re-use. The primary source of the rare J Grills was the Worthington collection, which was dispersed in 1917. The Aug. 21, 1917 sale by J.C. Morgenthau contained a block of four. It is believed that most or all examples in collectors' hands came from the archive of Charles F. Steel, who patented the grilling machines used between 1867 and 1873.

With 1957 and 1997 P.F. certificates. (Image)

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 $ 22,500.00

SOLD for $15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
154 og Image1c Gray Blue, Douglas Patent Punch (206 var). Sheet margin at top, original gum, lightly hinged, fresh color, showing the eight patent punches in a circle, faint toning, light horizontal crease in selvage only, Very Fine, the Douglas Patent was designed to prevent the re-use of stamps through printing on two thin layers of paper, which would break apart when removed from a cover, it is reported that some were sold at the Washington D.C. post office (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

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