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3¢ Rose, A. Grill (79), superb centering, perfs are much better than usual for this issue, tied by well-struck blue Shield fancy cancel with matching "Memphis Tenn. Sep. 16" (ca. 1867) circular datestamp on buff cover to Germantown, Tennessee, small piece out at top of cover, accompanying certificate notes a "pulled perf" at left but this is completely normal for the A Grill, Extremely Fine stamp and perfect strike of this fancy cancel, ex Gibson and Rudy, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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3¢ Rose, C. Grill (83), horizontal strip of five, remarkably well-centered, right stamp has wide natural interpane margin, bright Rose shade with strong grills, used with 2¢ Black (73), corner slightly torn, tied by segmented cork cancels on buff cover to Darmstadt, Germany, faint red "N. York Paid 12 Hamb. Pkt Nov. 23" (1867) 12¢ credit datestamp, receiving backstamp, skillfully cleaned and strengthened along edges, stamps lifted and replaced (the strip is completely sound), Very Fine and outstanding C Grill multiple used at a very early date--probably the earliest transatlantic use of this grill and in our opinion the most outstanding C Grill cover extant, this is also the finer and earlier of two recorded covers from the same correspondence with strips of five of the 3¢ C Grill, ex Zoellner, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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1¢ Blue, E. Grill (86), well-centered with part imprint at bottom, tied by target cancel and "Grand Rapids Mich. Nov. 2?" double-circle datestamp on locally addressed buff cover, stamp removed and reaffixed with hinge to determine grill and condition, Extremely Fine, superb and rare with the imprint, ex "Lake Shore", with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

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10¢ Green, 12¢ Black, F. Grill (96, 97), tied to each other by circle of wedges cancels on 1868 black-bordered mourning cover to Melbourne, Australia, originated in New York but without circular datestamp, red "12" credit handstamp, "Panama SP 17 68" transit datestamp struck twice, oval "6D MORE TO PAY" handstamp, Melbourne receiving backstamp, stamps with some perf toning from gum, 10¢ short perfs at right, Very Fine appearance and rare, correctly prepaid 22¢ for the rate to Australia by American Packet via Panama, then by British Packet to Australasia, with 12¢ credited to Great Britain and 6 pence due in Melbourne for ship-letter postage (Image)

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15¢ Black, E. Grill (91), horizontal pair, used with 12¢ Black, F. Grill (97), tied by segmented cork cancel and "Fairhaven Ct. May 17" (1869) duplex circular datestamp on cover to Hong Kong, China, from the Collins correspondence, sender's "Via Marseilles" route directive, blurry strike of red "New York Paid All Br. Transit May 18" backstamp, "32" credit handstamp struck three times (over "26" credit applied in error), red "London Paid" transit datestamp (May 28) and "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp which ties left 15¢ stamp, "Hong-Kong Marine Sorter, Singapore to Hong Kong, JY ?/15 69" Marine Sorter backstamp, Very Fine cover with an extremely rare use of the 15¢ Lincoln for the 42¢ rate to China by British Mail via Marseilles, especially desirable with the Hong Kong Marine Sorter backstamp which was introduced in 1868 to expedite mails by having an official clerk sort letters on board the steamer from Singapore to Hong Kong (Image)

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30¢ Orange, F. Grill (100), used with 24¢ Gray Lilac, F. Grill (99) and 2¢ Brown (113), 2¢ and 30¢ straight edge at right, tied by circle of wedges cancels and red "Boston Paid Jun. 22" (1869) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednuggur, India, Bissell correspondence with printed address and "Via Southampton" route directive, red "36/2" crayon credit, red "London Paid" transit datestamp (July 5), red "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp deleted and re-rated "2d" in red crayon, Sea P.O. and red receiving backstamps, 2¢ small corner crease at top right, Very Fine and rare two-issue, three-color franking paying double 28¢ rate to India, ex Grunin, Ishikawa, Rose and Kuphal (Image)

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