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#79, 3c Rose "A"
Grill, 3c with grill all over, complete perforations including slight
margin selvage at bottom right (stamp close up),
tied to Official Business imprint cover to the Postmaster of George's
Creek, South Carolina by "Washington DC Mar 14" duplex postmark,
original 1869 Post Office circular enclosure announcing issuance of the
1869 issue stamps with complete descriptions (page
1, page 2), the Post Office department
was evidently using up stock of the "A" grills with this mailing
as at least one other example is reported, cover minute edge tear at top,
possibly the finest known example of this stamp on original cover |
$3,500 |
| 555 |
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#83, 3c Rose "C" Grill, well
centered horizontal strip of five (stamp
close up), right stamp straight edge, tied
together with 2c black (#73, faulty) to overpaid cover to Darmstadt, Germany by
New York Foreign Mails geometric cancels, red "New York 12 Paid Hamb Pkt
Nov 23" exchange datestamp, blue "Hamburg 5-12-67" transit backstamp, the finer of two reported
covers bearing strips of this stamp (same correspondence and same
franking), cover minor edge restoration not mentioned on Philatelic
Foundation certificate, ex Zoellner,
extremely fine usage |
$9,500 |
| 556 |
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#85, 3c Rose "D" Grill,
attractive stamp with sharp grill (stamp close
up) neatly tied to cover by negative "A" in oval fancy
cancel, matching "Charleston SC Apr 10" postmark, extremely fine |
$1,250 |
| 557 |
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#94, 3c Rose
"F" Grill, strip of three
and single tied to 1868 folded letter to London by New York Foreign Mails
geometric cancels, red "New York Paid All Aug 15" exchange
datestamp, 1868 London paid arrival, minor stamp faults, fine usage |
$250 |
| 613 |
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#94, 3c Rose
"F" Grill, five copies tied to 1868
cover to Paris by grid cancels, purple "Philadelphia Paid 6 Jul
17" exchange datestamp, blue 1868 French entry and boxed
"PD" handstamp, a couple stamps with perf faults, fine usage |
$150 |
