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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Rich color, neat strike of segmented cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 352 |
US$1,600.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Choice centering, bold blue cork cancel and trace of red cancel at bottom, rich color in attractive pastel shade, tiny negligible corner crease at upper right does not detract, Extremely Fine appearance, very few are known with colored cancellations, with 1972 P.F. and 1994 P.S.E. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 351 |
US$2,100.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Large part original gum, wide margins to touched at left, small gum stain on Clay’s neck FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE. There exist only a handful of original-gum examples of this issue. As a testimonial to its rarity, outside of this sale we have offered only two other examples in the last 11 years — a disturbed part original-gum stamp from our 2002 Rarities sale and the unique Mint N.H. stamp from our 2009 Whitman sale. With 1963 and 2013 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1057, Lot 709 |
US$6,250.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Disturbed original gum, rich color, three balanced margins, just in or touching at right, clear grill points FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE. There exist only a handful of original-gum examples of this issue. As a testimonial to its rarity, outside of this sale we have offered only two other examples in the last 11 years — a disturbed part original-gum stamp from our 2002 Rarities sale and the unique Mint N.H. stamp from our 2009 Whitman sale. With 1999 and 2013 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1057, Lot 708 |
US$7,000.00 |
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, H. grill (140), neat black cork cancellation, a spectacular example with gorgeous rich color, Very Fine, with clear 1997 A.P.S. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates, indicating the grill is genuine, and 2013 P.F. certificate, indicating the grill is counterfeit. Scott $3,750. Estimate value $300 – 400. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3254 |
US$850.00 |
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, H. grill (140), black cancellation, affordable example of this scarce grilled stamp, with excellent color; small defect at right, Very Good, 1974 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,750. Estimate value $500 – 750. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 397 |
US$700.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Disturbed original gum, rich color, three balanced margins to just in or touching at right, clear grill points FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE. There exist only a handful of original-gum examples of this issue. As a testimonial to its rarity, we have offered only two examples in the last 11 years — a disturbed part original-gum stamp from our 2002 Rarities sale and the unique Mint N.H. stamp from our 2009 Whitman sale. With 1999 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, May 2013, Sale 1044, Lot 122 |
US$6,750.00 |
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, grilled (Scott 140), neat black cancellation, brilliant fresh stamp, good clear grill, a premium stamp in a quality better than normally found; tiny tear at upper left, otherwise Fine. Scott $3,750. Estimate price $600 – 800. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2013, Sale 636, Lot 161 |
US$450.00 |
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, grilled (Scott 140), black cancellation, nicely centered stamp with easily identifiable grill, a well centered example of this rare stamp; repaired – piece added at lower left, Very Fine appearance, 1986 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,750. Estimate value $600 – 800. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2013, Sale 636, Lot 160 |
US$450.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Bright red cork cancel, Fine example of this scarce grilled Bank Note Issue, with 2012 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 1040, Lot 1397 |
US$1,600.00 |
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1870, 12¢ dull violet, grilled (Scott 140), neat black and scarce red cancellations, tremendous high quality example of this difficult grilled issue, with clearly identifiable grill, extremely wide margins, and wonderfully rich color, a gorgeous stamp in a remarkable state of preservation, Very Fine, 1969 and 2013 P.F. certificates. Scott $4,000. Estimate value $3,000 – 4,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Feb 2013, Sale 634, Lot 114 |
US$2,500.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Remarkably darker shade and stronger grill impression than typically encountered, nicely centered, circle of wedges cancel highlights the depressed points of the grill, thus authenticating it, small tear at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine, this stamp belies the conventional wisdom that all 12c 1870 Grill stamps must be a light shade of Violet and have a weak grill impression, with 1992 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 1711 |
US$1,400.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Rich color, clear grill, bold strikes of circular datestamp and cork cancel EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE. For some reason, the 12c National Bank Note Co. Grilled Issue is an exceedingly difficult stamp to obtain with wide margins. The 12c is one of the most difficult of all of the grilled issues to obtain in higher grades. With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $4,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and only one other shares it. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2012, Sale 1034, Lot 144 |
US$4,000.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Pretty shade, several rows of clearly visible grill points, cork cancel FRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY H GRILL. With 1999 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 1033, Lot 4078 |
US$2,300.00 |
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12c Dull Violet, H. Grill (Scott 140). Clear grill points, choice centering with well-balanced margins, incredibly rich color for this issue, light strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1870 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY H GRILL. The 12c National Bank Note Company Grilled Issue is an exceedingly difficult stamp to obtain with wide margins and choice centering. With 1990 and 2001 P.F. certificates. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ value $4,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. and it is shared by only one other Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 1032, Lot 3222 |
US$5,000.00 |