**1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 92-101) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1255		15c Black, F. Grill (98). Bright shade and detailed impression nicely complemented by blue small rosette cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	370.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1256		24c Gray Lilac, F. Grill (99). Incredibly well-centered for this difficult issue, excellent color with face-free cork cancel EXTREMELY FINE. THE 1868 24-CENT F GRILL IS NOTORIOUS FOR POOR QUALITY. THIS SUPERB USED EXAMPLE WITH A FACE-FREE CANCELLATION IS ONE OF THE FINEST WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. The higher-denomination F Grills were produced in limited quantities and seem to have caused National Bank Note Co. difficulty in applying perforations. They are typically off center with very choppy perfs. This stamp has uncharacteristically precise centering and well-formed perforations. With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,600.00 SOLD for $7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1257		24c Gray Lilac, F. Grill (99). Attractive margins and nicely centered for this difficult F Grill value, cork cancel, tiny corner margin crease, Fine appearance, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,600.00 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
1258		24c Gray Lilac, F. Grill, Split Grill (99 var). Showing part of the grill at left and part at right, pretty color, cork cancel, some ms. offset on back from address, tiny corner perf creases at top, Very Fine, desirable with the split grill (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,700.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1259		30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Disturbed original gum, slightly soiled, otherwise Fine, rare unused with any type of original gum, with 1995 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	8,500.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1260		30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Exceptionally well-centered, blue crossroads cancel, faint blue indelible pencil "x" on back, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,025.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
1261		30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Bright color nicely complemented by green cork cancel, clearly-defined grill, few flaws incl. perf flaws and light corner creases at bottom, still Fine, this is only example of this issue with a green cancel we can locate using Power Search (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,500.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1262		90c Blue, F. Grill (101). Outstanding centering with wide well-balanced margins, rich color, fancy Sawtooth Circle fancy cancel almost encircling Washington's face EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 90-CENT F GRILL WITH AN UNUSUAL FANCY CANCELLATION. The 90c stamps used to make grilled issues were printed on a thick stock of paper. It is likely that sheets remaining from the pre-grill period were used and that the thinner paper introduced in 1868 had not been used for the 90c value. Two characteristics of 90c F Grill stamps are poorly punched perforations and generally bad centering. This stamp is a remarkable exception. The perfs are much better formed than usual (although they show the genuine characteristics) and the centering is far superior to the average. In this stamp there is also the added feature of a striking Sawtooth Circle fancy cancel. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,400.00 SOLD for $6,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1263		90c Blue, F. Grill (101). Choice margins and centering, typical rough perfs, large cork cancel, trivial corner perf creases bottom left, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,400.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1264		90c Blue, F. Grill (101). Wide margins to just touched at left, neat crossroads cancel, bright color, couple shortish perfs, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,400.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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