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EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1867 3-CENT C GRILL, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE. A STAMP OF GREAT BEAUTY.
The 3c is the only denomination that comes with the distinctive C Grill, with the grill points facing up instead of down. The few high-grade original-gum examples owe their existence to the division of blocks of four in recent years.
With 1989 and 1997 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF-Superb 95). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only two others share this grade. (Image)
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FINE-VERY FINE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1867 3-CENT C GRILL. VERY FEW REMAIN INTACT.
Ex Lilly and Ishikawa. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE. THE FAMOUS AND UNIQUE PAIR SHOWING PARTIAL ERASURE OF GRILL POINTS BETWEEN TWO C GRILLS. THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE GRILL VARIETY.
In a few areas of the C Grill (Positions 99-100R, 89-90R, 79-80R, 68-69R and 1-2L, 11-12L, 21-22L and 31-32L), the points between grills were insufficiently planed away or erased when the A Grill was converted to the smaller C Grill. As a result, some of the stamps from the C Grill have grills measuring approximately 18 mm wide. These so-called Partially Erased C Grill stamps are very rare, and the pair offered here is the only recorded multiple with original gum showing a pronounced partial erasure.
Illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 105. Ex Zoellner (where a more in-depth discussion appears, see catalogue or our website Encyclopedia at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/1867.htm ). With 1976 and 2002 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail as singles (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. POSSIBLY THE FINEST SINGLE EXAMPLE OF THE 1867 3-CENT C GRILL WITH PARTIAL ERASURE.
With 1993 P.S.E. and 1994 P.F. certificates (Image)