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The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps continued...

1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-101)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
129 ng Image3c Rose, A. Grill (79). Unused (no gum), full perforations all around, rich color, just a tiny hint of soiling at right, still Fine and attractive example of a stamp that routinely has missing or ragged perforations, with copy of 1984 P.F. certificate for block of four (top left) (Image)

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 $ 2,750.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
130 ng Image3c Rose, C. Grill (83). Unused (no gum), fresh color and paper, Fine, an attractive unused 3c C Grill, with copy of 1988 P.F. certificate for a block of four (top right) (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
131°   Image30c Orange, A. Grill (81). Clearly showing the all-over grill, bold strike of quartered cork cancel, radiant color, few perf flaws as often seen on stamps with the all-over grill (which weakens the paper), small tear at bottom right

FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 30-CENT 1867 ALL-OVER GRILL, OF WHICH ONLY SEVEN ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS. AN OUTSTANDING RARITY OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.

There are eight 30c A Grill stamps recorded in our census, which is shown here and available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/81 . All are centered to upper right and cancelled by a quartered cork (at least two types). One of the eight is The New York Public Library's copy, which was stolen and recovered, but those responsible for finding a buyer for the stolen stamp added ink to the face to change its appearance. Excluding the NYPL copy, there are seven 30c A Grill stamps available to collectors. Six of the available stamps have missing or pulled perforations and/or margin defects. The all-over grill weakened the paper, causing issues with poor separation, so the experiment was discontinued after a short period of time.

Census No. 80-CAN-04. Ex Worthington, Hind, Peyton ("Isleham"), Lutwak and Lessin. The footnote in Scott Catalogue notes that "All are more or less faulty and/or off center. Values are for off-center examples with small perforation faults". (Image)

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 $ 240,000.00

SOLD for $150,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
132 ng Image2c Black, D. Grill (84). Unused (no gum), intense shade, perfs slightly in at left, about Fine, very scarce unused, with 1948 R.P.S. and 1981 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 $ 6,500.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
133 ng Image3c Rose, D. Grill (85). Unused (no gum), margins clear of design all around, pastel color, light diagonal bend, appears Very Fine, scarce unused, with 1973 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,400.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
134 ng Image2c Black, Z. Grill (85B). Unused (no gum), extra wide margins and outstanding centering, intense shade, strong grill

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT Z GRILL -- ONE OF THE SCARCER REGULAR-ISSUE GRILLS AND VERY RARE IN UNUSED CONDITION IN THIS QUALITY.

Ex Rorke and Golin. With 1976 and 1994 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 $ 6,750.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
135 ng Image3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Unused (no gum), clearly-defined grill, rich color, attractive margins and centering

VERY FINE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 3-CENT Z GRILL.

The 3c Z Grill was in production for only a short period of time before the device was replaced with the F Grill. Only a small number of 3c sheets were fed thru the Z Grill, which accounts for the rarity of surviving examples, especially in unused condition.

With 1972 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 9,000.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
136 og Image12c Black, Z. Grill (85E). Original gum, lightly hinged, remarkably choice centering and margins for this difficult issue, intense jet-black shade typical of the 12c Z Grill, bright and fresh paper with well-defined grill

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS GORGEOUS STAMP IS ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 1868 12-CENT Z GRILL IN EXISTENCE. ONLY TWO OTHERS KNOWN TO US CAN BE FAVORABLY COMPARED WITH THE CENTERING OF THE STAMP OFFERED HERE, BUT THE INTENSITY OF SHADE AND OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS STAMP SURPASS ANY WE HAVE SEEN.

Although the supremely rare Z Grills (Scott 85A, 85D and 85F) have attracted more attention over the years, the rarity of original-gum examples of the 2c, 3c and 12c Z Grill has been well-known to collectors who demand Very Fine or Extremely Fine centering and original gum. Unlike the 2c Z Grill, no well-centered blocks of the 3c or 12c have been available to furnish singles.

A review using Power Search found only one other sound and reasonably well-centered copy, offered in our 2009 Alan Whitman sale.

With 1971 and 1994 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 $ 17,500.00

SOLD for $42,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
137 ogbl Image2c Black, E. Grill (87). Block of four, original gum, clearly-defined grills, attractive charcoal shade, some rejoined perf separations at top

FINE AND RARE BLOCK OF THE 1868 2-CENT E GRILL.

As a measure of the scarcity of the 2c E Grill in original-gum block form, none was contained in the Eno, Lilly or Caspary collections. A block of four with similar centering was offered in the Klein sale. (Image)

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 $ 8,750.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
138 og Image3c Rose, E. Grill (88). Original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful Deep Rose shade on fresh paper, remarkably well-centered with long full perforations, strong grill impression

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT ROSE E GRILL. RARELY SEEN IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION.

The 3c E Grill should not be confused with the F Grill in terms of condition. It is far rarer in this original-gum condition and Extremely Fine Gem grade. The reason could be that multiples, from which such choice stamps can be harvested, have always been scarce, and single stamps saved by collectors in albums typically have disturbed gum from multiple hinges. Therefore, this lightly hinged 3c E Grill, with its intense shade and enormous margins, should be given special attention.

With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 $ 950.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
139 og Image10c Green, E. Grill (89). Original gum, lightly hinged, near perfect centering with extraordinarily wide margins, sharp grill impression, couple small pre-printing paper folds in grill

EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 10-CENT E GRILL. FAR RARER IN THIS CONDITION THAN ITS F GRILL COUNTERPART.

With 1993 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 5,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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