US Stamps Price Scott 86: 1867 1c Benjamin Franklin Bank Note Grill. Page 1

USA (Scott 86) 1867 FRANKLIN `E’ GRILL 1¢ BLUE Light black cancel, extremely fine. (1986 PF Cert #0166574) Cat $475.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 195

() U.S.; General Issues, 1867, 1¢ Blue, E. Grill, #86, unused, well centered with wide margins, bright color, small corner crease at top left, very fine appearing, 2002 (PSE) cert. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500-600.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1434

1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill (Scott 86), neatly struck blue target cancellation, wonderfully fresh wide margined example with bold prooflike color, a sound and attractive grilled stamp, Fine to Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate. Scott $475. Estimate $350 – 500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2290

1c Blue, E. Grill (Scott 86). Original gum, lightly hinged, gorgeous “electric blue” shade, clear grill points, wide margins VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 ONE-CENT E GRILL. With 2002 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 168

1c Blue, E. Grill (Scott 86). Radiant color, clearly-defined grill, unobtrusive cancel, extra wide margins, reperfed at right (deceptive enough to fool P.F. in 1986 — not noted on certificate), Extremely Fine appearance, with 1986 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 169

1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill. Pair and single, rich colors, tied by quartered cork cancellation duplexed with partial “Lawrence Kas. Mar 9” cds on Kansas State Horticultural Society envelope to Alton Ill., blue W. C. Flagg “1868 11 Mar” company arrival handstamp; reduced at right affecting single, ex-Herzog, James E. Lee, “Aristocrat”, with 1999 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 86; Estimate $2,000 – 3,000. THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1¢ E. GRILL 1868 ISSUE. References: Herzog article in 1977 A.P.C. book, Illustrated in Alan Berkun’s “The 1868 Regular Production D, E and F Grill EDUs”, First Days, June 2004, p. 12, fig. 3.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1531

1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill. Horizontal strip of three tied to cover to Hamden N.Y. by indistinct black cork killers, “Bloomsburg Pa. Aug 14” cds, 1868 pencil answer docketing; reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 86; Estimate value $750 – 1,000.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1532

1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill (Scott 86), unused without gum, fresh and bright; small tear at lower right, reperforated at right, Fine to Very Fine appearance, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $200 – 300.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1312

USA (Scott 86) 1867 FRANKLIN `E’ GRILL 1¢ BLUE Postally used, part town cancel. Four clear margins, fine to very fine. Cat value $475.

Regency-Superior, Jan 2015, Sale 109, Lot 696

1c Blue, E. Grill (Scott 86). Original gum, lightly hinged, clear grill points, expertly reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance and scarce original gum example, with 2000 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates, the P.F. certificate not mentioning the reperfing

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1220

1c Blue, E. Grill (Scott 86). Original gum, wonderfully rich color and crisp detailed impression, uncharacteristically well-centered VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A HIGHLY DESIRABLE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1867 ONE-CENT E. GRILL. Ex Hewitt. With 1984 and 2012 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1219

1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill (Scott 86), fancy black crossroads cancellation, impressive example with JUMBO margins and bold, prooflike color, particularly choice quality, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-XF-85J (1 of 4 at this grade, with 17 others grading higher). SMQ $800 in the grade of VF-XF-85. Scott $475. Estimate price $600 – 800.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 98

1c Blue, E. Grill (Scott 86). Jumbo margins, brilliant color, clear grill points, cork cancel, tiny corner crease at bottom right, Extremely Fine appearance, this is one of the widest-margined examples of this grilled issue we have ever encountered, were it not for the tiny corner crease we are sure this would grade at the top of the chart, with 2002 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3257

1c Blue, E. Grill (86). Vertical block of 18, far better centering than would be expected in a large multiple of this issue, deep shade, quartered cork cancels, bottom right stamp has a negligible wrinkle, a few minor separations at top FINE AND SOUND. THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF ANY OF THE 1868 ONE-CENT GRILLED ISSUES. A SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION PIECE. Ex Bechtel and Zoellner. Scott Retail $13,500.00 for three blocks and three pairs

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3258

1c Blue, E. Grill (86). Block of six with top imprint selvage, top stamps and bottom left stamp Mint N.H., other two lightly hinged, brilliant color, clearly-defined grills FRESH AND FINE. A RARE SOUND BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1868 ONE-CENT E GRILL, CONTAINING FOUR MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMPS. A WONDERFUL CONDITION RARITY BLOCK. The E Grill was the first regular-production grilled issue, after the experimental grilled issues (A thru D Grills). As with the ungrilled issue, the imprint with plate number is found only at the bottom of the sheet. The printer’s imprints without the plate number are located at one side (left or right, depending on the pane) and at top. Brookman reported the existence of a complete pane of 100 in the Worthington sale, but it has not been seen nor photographed and might have been broken. A block of eight with top imprint was offered in our Frelinghuysen sale, with a light gum soak and a few light creases. Ex Evans and illustrated in the Evans 1c book on p. 49. Scott Retail as block of four and pair with no premium for the Mint N.H. stamps. Scott Retail $27,000.00

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3255