United States Stamps continued...

**1867 Grilled Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
141	O	85	#85, 3c Rose, "D" grill, unusually well centered for this very difficult stamp, strong color, quartered cork cancel, extremely fine; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
142	O	85B	#85B, 2c Black, "Z" grill, a visually striking used example of this rare and terribly difficult stamp, possessing margins that are lavishly large and most uncharacteristic of any of the "Z" grills, being wonderfully well centered amid these impressive borders, outstanding intense "jet" black color and a deeply etched impression on immaculately white paper, superbly impressed grill, very lightly and unobtrusively cancelled, extremely fine; an impressive condition rarity, as the Two Cent "Z" grill is notorious for its lack of known premium quality examples; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	1,200.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
143	O	85B	#85B, 2c Black, "Z" grill, used, well centered and margined, strong color and impression, cancelled by a gorgeous strike of an orange red grid pmk., very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	1,300.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
144	O	85E	#85E, 12c Black, "Z" grill, used, quite well centered within margins that are uncharacteristically wide, intense shade and impression, well defined grill, lightly cancelled, small trivial pre-printing folds at bottom, otherwise choice very fine; clear 1982 PF certificate and a 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	1,600.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
145	O	85E	#85E, 12c Black, "Z" grill, used, intensely rich color and an unusually strong impression, nicely centered and margined, well defined grill, neat circle of wedges cancel, very fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	1,600.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
146	O	86	#86, 1c Blue, "E" grill, a striking used single, boasting enormously wide margins and being marvelously well centered within these huge borders, strong rich color, c.d.s. town pmks., an extremely fine; a most impressive jumbo; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	450.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
147	O	87	#87, 2c Black, "E" grill, gem used example, with extraordinarily wide and well balanced margins all around, deep prooflike color and impression on unusually bright fresh paper, light central strike of a segmented cork pmk., extremely fine; a truly rare stamp in such exceptional quality and so well margined; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
148		88	#88, 3c Rose, "E" grill, a remarkably choice mint single of this surprisingly difficult stamp, possessing near perfect centering within uncommonly large margins for this, rich fresh color, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a very rare stamp in this stellar quality; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	850.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
149		88	#88, 3c Rose, "E" grill, an especially fresh mint single, with strong rich color and a clean impression, unusually well centered as well, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	850.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
150		89	#89, 10c Green, "E" grill, a remarkably fresh and choice example of a stamp that is missing in many of the most advanced collections of United States mint stamps, possessing deep intense color and a highly detailed impression, uncommonly well centered as well, full fresh original gum with just the faintest trace of a hinge mark, choice very fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
151		91	#91, 15c Black, "E" grill, a fresh mint example of one of the rarest grills to find in mint condition, strong color and a crisp impression, full original gum, lightly hinged, fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	9,500.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
152		92	#92, 1c Blue, "F" grill, uncharacteristically well centered and margined for this very difficult stamp, lovely rich color and an unusually clean impression, part o.g., choice very fine. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
153	O	92	#92, 1c Blue, "F" grill, a spectacular used example, featuring gigantic margins and being exceptionally well centered within these massive borders, lovely rich color and a crisp impression on clean white paper, neat strike of petite circle of wedges cancel, an extremely fine gem; the largest margined #92 we have ever seen; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	200.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
154	O	92	#92, 1c Blue, "F" grill, an exciting used single that possesses several impressive qualities that are rarely encountered on this difficult stamp, as this stamp possesses stunning deep color and a razor-sharp impression on fresh white paper, which is quite unlike that vast majority of #92's, which are lightly printed and on toned paper, additionally it is exceptionally well centered within extravagantly wide margins, and to top it all off, it is cancelled by a fancy rosette of Ripon, Wisconsin, extremely fine; one of the most visually appealing used example of this stamp we have ever seen; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	200.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
155		92a	#92a, 1c Pale blue, "F" grill, an outstanding mint single of this distinctive shade, being not only in extraordinary condition, but it is also one of the very few certified examples mint or used of the pale blue shade in existence, very well centered within extravagantly large margins which are most uncharacteristic of the One Cent "F" grill, warm color, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a true condition rarity; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
156		94	#94, 3c Red, "F" grill, superlative mint example, possessing mathematically precise centering amid uncharacteristically large margins, plus its color is considerably deeper than usual and its impression quite strong, pristine full o.g., lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; a terribly scarce stamp in this premium condition and, in our opinion, woefully undercataloged considering how few truly nice mint examples are offered; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	375.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
157		96	#96, 10c Yellow green, "F" grill, a fabulously fresh and choice mint example, possessing an overall freshness and mint "bloom" which belies its age, with sumptuously rich color and an incredibly detailed impression on bright crisp paper, marvelously well centered within very large margins, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a remarkable gem that is extraordinarily rare in this outstanding condition and state of preservation; 1986 PF certificate; ex-Welling. (Image)	2,750.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
158		96 var.	#96 var., 10c Green, "F" grill, well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, lovely rich color in the distinctive green shade, full original gum, lightly hinged, very fine; 2002 PF certificate specifically identifying this as the green shade. (Image)	2,750.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
159		97	#97, 12c Black, "F" grill, an impressive mint example of this very difficult stamp, featuring extraordinary centering amid much larger margins than normally found, strong color and impression, certificate states "part o.g." although in reality it has nearly full original gum, extremely fine; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	2,900.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
160	O	97	#97, 12c Black, "F" grill, used, exceptionally well centered within lavishly large margins which are most uncharacteristic of this stamp, strong color and impression, lightly cancelled, extremely fine; seldom encountered this well centered and margined; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM