US Stamps Value Scott #89 – 10c 1868 George Washington Bank Note Grill. Page 7

() 1867, 10¢ green, E. grill on very thin paper (89 var.), bright and fresh with deep color, unused, Fine and very scarce. Scott price $2,100 for normal paper Expertization: 1981 PF Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3463

o 1867, 10¢ green, E. grill (89), choice centering with exceptionally large, beautifully balanced margins and a neat quartered cork cancel, a fresh, Extremely Fine gem. Scott $325 Expertization: 1991 PF Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3464

() 1867, 10¢ green, E. grill (89), beautifully centered with deep color and bright paper, unused, single, slightly blunted perf at left, otherwise fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott value $2,100 Expertization: clear 1998 PSE Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3462

o 1867, 10¢ green, E. grill (89), nearly perfectly centered with a centered circle-of-wedges cancel, remarkably fresh and choice Extremely Fine. Scott $350 Expertization: 2010 PF Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 331, Lot 437

10c Green, E. Grill (Scott 89). Well-centered, deep rich color, dark blue Cincinnati O. circular datestamp and tiny trace of red transit, Extremely Fine, (XF 90, SMQ $820.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 992, Lot 2151

10c Green, E. Grill (Scott 89). Clearly-defined grill, bright shade, tied by quartered cork on folded letter datelined “New York 21st February 1868” to Demerara, British Guiana, endorsed “South America via St. Thomas” and with “St. Thomas FE 29, 1868” and arrival backstamps, manuscript “4” changed to “5” to reflect local delivery charge, vertical file fold just misses stamp which has a single pulled perf at left, some splitting along folds (dateline is separated which is convenient for exhibiting) FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 10-CENT E GRILL. Receipt docketing on back also confirms the date.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 103

10c Green, E. Grill (Scott 89). Cancelled by Anchor in Diamond of Dots French Maritime cancel and used with France, 1867, 20c Blue and 40c Orange (33, 35, Yvert 29B, 31), similarly tied on 1869 folded cover to New York, clear “St. Thomas/Paq. Fr. B No. 4/1 Mai 69” French Main Line B octagonal datestamp (Salles 1444), red “P.P.” and “New York Paid All May 14” circular datestamp (confirming presence of U.S. 10c stamp), 10c affected by light vertical file fold, 20c tiny tear at bottom, some wear incl. splitting along folds AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MIXED-FRANKING COVER FROM ST. THOMAS, DANISH WEST INDIES, TO NEW YORK CITY VIA FRENCH AND UNITED STATES PACKETS. ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE OF ALL MIXED-FRANKING USAGES. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MARC WEINBERG-MARTIN COLLECTION. This cover was postmarked with the “St. Thomas” Line B datestamp, which was used on mail carried on Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT) Main Line B steamer sailings, which in this case left St. Thomas for Havana. From Havana it was transferred to a U.S. steamer bound for New York, possibly the Morro Castle, which departed Havana on May 8 and arrived in New York on May 12. The French rate was 60 centimes per 7.5 grams. The U.S. contract steamship rate was 10c. From the French perspective, all that was required was the 60c prepayment, and the cover was marked “P.P.” (Port Paye). On arrival in New York, the 10c stamp was recognized as prepayment, and the cover was postmarked “New York Paid All”. At this time, all French Packet mail from the Danish West Indies was required to pass through the post office and usually bears a St. Thomas postmark. However, some mail was clandestinely put on board French CGT ships, thus by-passing the St. Thomas post office (see DuBois book, p. 65). On May 1, 1869, the St. Thomas-Havana-New York connection would have beaten the arrival of the next U.S. and Brazil Line sailing from St. Thomas to New York. Ironically, the ship that would have made that sailing, the Mississippi, was wrecked off the coast of Martinique en route to St. Thomas, so there never was a regular May 1869 trip. Ex Schatzkes. From the Marc Weinberg-Martin Collection.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 104

United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 10c green, E.Grill, black cork cancel, well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 1987 and 2005 PFCs

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2010, Sale 201004, Lot 126

United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 10c green, E.Grill, neat black cancel, well centered, v.f., with 1992 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2010, Sale 201004, Lot 125

United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 10c green, E.Grill, unused without gum, centered to bottom with wide margins at top and right, fine, with 2000 APS cert.

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2010, Sale 201004, Lot 124

United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 10c green, E.Grill, unused with full original gum, h.r., beautiful color and sharp impression, centered to left, a fine and sound example of this rare grill, with 2006 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2010, Sale 201004, Lot 123

10c Green, E. Grill (Scott 89). Well-centered with unusually wide margins all around, deep rich color, bold strike of circle of V’s cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1994 and 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ value $820.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 984, Lot 333

United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 10c green, E.Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., beautiful color, well centered for this issue, clearly defined grill, fresh and fine, with 2004 PFC. A rare stamp

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2010, Sale 201003, Lot 72

o U.S.; General Issues, 1867, 10¢ Green, E. Grill, #89. Used, Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate value $180-220.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2010, Sale 84, Lot 1360

United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 10c green, E.Grill, black cork cancel, near perfect centering with wide margins, fully intact perforations on all sides, deep rich color, v.f. gem, with 19Scott 89 and 2001 PFCs

Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2010, Sale 201001, Lot 74