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o U.S. General Issues, 1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill, #85B. Light cancel, “cleaned (bleached), thin in grill”, scarce, Fine appearance, APS (2005) cert. Scott $1,500. Estimate price $150. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 81, Lot 537 |
US$196.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1867 GRILL ISSUE 1867 2c black, Z.Grill, full original gum which has only been lightly hinged, centered to right as often found, traces of extraneous gum on face at upper left, fine for this issue, with 2003 PSE cert. Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 78 |
US$2,400.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1867, 2¢ Black, Z. Grill, #85B. Light cancel, perf. tip repaired lower right, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,500. Estimate value $300-350. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2009, Sale 80, Lot 1128 |
US$288.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1867, 2¢ Black, Z. Grill, #85B. Used, Fine, PF (2007) cert. Scott $1,500. Estimate price $200-250. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2009, Sale 80, Lot 1129 |
US$230.00 |
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2c Black, Z. Grill (Scott 85B). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, intense shade and impression on crisp paper, clearly-defined grill VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 1868 2-CENT Z GRILL. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT ISSUES TO OBTAIN IN SOUND AND ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. A GREAT RARITY. To form our assessment of this 2c Z Grill, we conducted a survey of approximately 100 auction catalogues for major United States collections sold over the past 60 years. The majority of these collections contained only used or very poor unused examples of 85B. In general, many accomplished collectors, such as Sheriff, Klein and Seymour, evidently were unable to acquire a well-centered, original-gum 2c Z Grill. Power Search produced only a very few, along with some near-misses — the most common flaw being faint creases. Finally, the P.S.E. Population Report lists only four OG stamps, graded two 10’s, a 20 and 50. Ex Connoisseur and Morris. With 1977 and 1992 P.F. certificate. Offered to the market for the first time in 16 years. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jan 2009, Sale 968, Lot 107 |
US$11,000.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1867 GRILL ISSUE 1867 2c black, Z. Grill, unused with part original gum, centered to top as often, rich color and sharp impression, insignificant toned perf. at bottom, rare unused stamp, with 2006 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 103 |
US$1,400.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1867 GRILL ISSUE 1867 2c black, Z.Grill, sharp impression, unused with original gum, h.r., usual centering, fresh example of this extremely rare mint stamp, with 1994 PFC and 2001 PSE certificates Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 102 |
US$3,250.00 |
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o 1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill (Scott 85B), block of four, well impressed grills, attractive magenta target cancellations, centered to right, right stamps with natural straight edge, vertical creasing in the right stamps, and two small tears in the top left stamp, Fine appearing. Estimate 10,000 – 15,000 THE ONLY RECORDED USED BLOCK OF THE RARE 2¢ BLACK JACK Z. GRILL. Expertization: photocopy of 1980 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1523 |
US$7,000.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1867 GRILL ISSUE 1867 2c black, Z.Grill, blue and black canc., well centered for this difficult stamp, v.f., with 2003 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Nov 2008, Sale 200811, Lot 1040 |
US$900.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1867 GRILL ISSUE 1867 2c black, Z.Grill, faint trace of black and blue cancels, well centered for this notoriously difficult issue, deep rich color and sharp impression, v.f., with 2006 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Nov 2008, Sale 200811, Lot 1039 |
US$950.00 |
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2c Black, Z. Grill (Scott 85B). Large part original gum (three-quarters full), well-defined grill points, sharp design impression, well-centered, tiny negligible corner crease EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE BEST-CENTERED EXAMPLES AMONG THE FEW KNOWN ORIGINAL-GUM COPIES OF THE 1868 2-CENT Z GRILL. To form our assessment of this 2c Z Grill, we conducted a survey of approximately 100 auction catalogues for major United States collections sold over the past 60 years. The majority of these collections contained only used or very poor unused examples of 85B. Many accomplished collectors were never able to locate a sound, well-centered original-gum 2c Z Grill. Although the stamp offered here has a small corner crease, its appearance far surpasses most of the known copies. With 1998 and 2004 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 565 |
US$16,500.00 |
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2c Black, Z. Grill (Scott 85B). Intense shade and proof-like impression on bright paper, bold strike of circle of V’s cancel, clearly-defined grill, unusually choice centering EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFULLY-CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT Z GRILL WITH A DISTINCTIVE CIRCLE OF V’s CANCEL. With 1982 and 2003 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 566 |
US$4,000.00 |
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2c Black, Z. Grill (Scott 85B). Intense shade on brilliant white paper, choice centering, clear and sharp grill points, faint strike of cork cancel FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT Z GRILL. Ex Twigg-Smith. With 1981 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 567 |
US$1,500.00 |
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2c Black, Z. Grill (Scott 85B). Dark shade on bright white paper, well-centered with perfs well clear of design, perfect grill impression, grid cancel VERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 2-CENT Z GRILL. With 2002 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 568 |
US$1,200.00 |
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o U.S., 1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill, #85B. Used, light crease, Average. Scott $1,500. Estimate value $200. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 79, Lot 77 |
US$184.00 |