Sale 6

Spring 2015 Sale

1867 Grilled Issues

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 109		1867, 2¢ black, D. grill, off-center but fresh tied by STATION A PHILADA. FEB 19 1st and target duplex on small watermarked Ladies envelope docketed on reverse" recd. in ____ of 19 Febr 1868" - four days after EKU. An extremely rare cover, Foundation Cert (1989) (Scott 84). Scott $5,000. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $400
Lot 110		1867, 3¢ rose, D. grill, few short perfs, otherwise very fine, tied by segmented cork cancel and hinged (for grill id.) to envelope bearing red 2 ring CHARLESTOWN, MASS APR 9 68 c.d.s., to Boston (Scott 85). Scott $1,200. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $200
Lot 111		1867, 3¢ rose, Z. grill, fresh bright color but for bottom left corner absent (before use), tied by NEW YORK JAN 29 c.d.s., on clean envelope to East Fishkill, NY. Very attractive, Ex B. Uding, Foundation Cert. (1985) (Scott 85C). Scott $4,000 Probably the listing example for the earliest known usage of an incredibly rare stamp . View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $500
Lot 112		Used to Genoa, Italy: 1867, 2¢ black pair (few short perfs) and 10¢ green (off-center), E. Grills, all tied by wedge cancels on most of a front (plus some reverse with postmarks) bearing red NEW YORK PAID ALL MAR 5 c.d.s., large black PD, various manuscript, red boxed BREMEN 17-3-68 FRANCO transit, on reverse Italian 21 MAR 68 c.d.s. transit (Scott 87,89). Scott $775 for stamps off cover The stamps have been hinged on the front to certify the grills. This is dated 2 days before the EKU listed by Scott. An exhibition item for grills . View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $400
Lot 113		Used to Great Britain: 1867, 3¢ red, F. grill, 2 SE pairs, probably originally a block of four, tied by impressive reversed "19" in circle cancels of Washington CT (AUG 31) on envelope bearing red NEW YORK PAID ALL and red LONDON 12 SP 68 c.d.s. transit, on reverse Liverpool receiver. Impressive (Scott 94). Estimate $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $300
Lot 114		Used to France: 1867, 15¢ black, F. grill, well centered very fine copy, tied by large red BOSTON DEC 15 PAID c.d.s. on neat mourning envelope, bearing French Dec. 27 Calais transit and boxed PD, manuscript "per Cuba", on reverse 1868 Fontenay receiver. Very somber but pretty (Scott 98). Estimate $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photo/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 115		*Used to Callao, Peru, Ship "Genl. Butler": 1867, 24¢ gray lilac, F. grill and 1861, 10¢ green,* cancelled by segmented corks on small envelope bearing triple strike of red transit NEW YORK APR 5 "X" c.d.s. and matching "12", manuscript "PAID 34 unanswered", with black "BATH ME. MAR 23" origin on reverse. A very rare franking of the F grill. Scott $2600 for the 24¢ only on cover (Scott 99,68). Estimate $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $270
Lot 116		Used to France: 1867, 30¢ orange, F. grill, fine, fresh, tied by wedge cancel on "opened" envelope less two corners, bearing red NEW YORK PAID 6 OCT 5 c.d.s. and boxed PD, blue French transit on reverse dominant French 50c Revenue stamps tied by blue dotted cancel with notations, also transits and LA FLECHE 18 OCT 69 receiver. A rare combination (Scott 100). Scott $2,000 Estimate $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $270