United States Stamps continued...

**1867 GRILLED ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
101		83a	#83a, 3c Rose, "C" Grill, imperforate, left sheet-margin horizontal pair, other margins also very large, fresh color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a very scarce imperforate pair, even more so in this select quality; 2001 PSE certificate (as the now listed 83P5). (Image)	$1,850.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
102	O	84	#84, 2c Black, "D" grill, scarce sound used example, strong rich color and a crisp detailed impression, neat face-free target cancel, fine; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$3,750.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
103	O	85	#85, 3c Rose, "D" grill, unusually well centered within large margins, rich color, black central cancel, well impressed and easily identifiable grill, very fine example of this scarce and difficult stamp; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,050.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
104	O	86	#86, 1c Blue, "E" grill, used, unusually well centered within wide margins, deep luxuriant color, neat quartered cork cancel, extremely fine; a surprisingly difficult stamp to find in premium used condition. (Image)	$525.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
105		87	#87, 2c Black, "E" grill, extraordinarily fresh, rich color, centered slightly left but actually much better centered than typically found on this always difficult value, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, faint diagonal bend not mentioned on either certificate, fine; clear 1987 PF and 1998 PSE certificates. (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
106		88	#88, 3c Rose, "E" grill, fresh color, full o.g., fine; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
107		89	#89, 10c Green, "E" grill, deep luxuriant color and a well incise impression, fairly well centered for this difficult grilled stamp, fresh o.g., lightly hinged, small natural paper inclusion in the center, nearly very fine; a rarely offered mint stamp; 1989 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp, as well as a 2004 PSE certificate for the single. (Image)	$5,500.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
108	O	89	#89, 10c Green, "E" grill, attractive used example, well centered amid uncharacteristically wide margins, rich luxuriant color, neat target cancel, choice very fine; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
109	O	89	#89, 10c Green, "E" grill, used, well centered and with much larger margins than normally encountered, strong fresh color, bold grid pmk., very fine. (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
110	O	90	#90, 12c Black, "E" grill, used, well centered within large margins, deep rich color and a crisp impression on unusually bright paper, neat segmented cork cancel, choice very fine. (Image)	$400.00 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
111		91	#91, 15c Black, "E" grill, an exciting mint example of this exceptionally rare stamp, being in a quality which places it among the finest mint Fifteen Cent "E" grills to have been offered at auction in the last several years, as this remarkable stamp features several exceptional physical attributes that are almost never associated with this value, including being incredibly well centered (most are known quite off center), with much larger margins than usual, its color is especially strong and its impression quite detailed on fresh paper, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; an important condition rarity for the finest collection of United States stamps; 1974 and 2003 PF certificates; ex-Chapin. (Image)	$11,000.00 SOLD for $14,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
112		91	#91, 15c Black, "E" grill, warm rich color, full o.g., tiny thin speck at bottom left, otherwise fine; a presentable example of a stamp that is missing from even the most advanced mint collections; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)	$11,000.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
113		94	#94, 3c Red, "F" grill, pristine mint single, featuring sumptuously rich color and a particularly detailed impression on fresh paper, attractively centered within large margins, an especially well-defined grill, immaculate o.g., never hinged, very fine; 1989 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp, and a 2004 PF certificate for the single. (Image)	for hinged $425.00 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
114	O	95	#95, 5c Brown, "F" grill, used, rich color, neat circle of "V"'s cancel, nearly very fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
115	O	96	#96, 10c Yellow green, "F" grill, an especially handsome used example, possessing exceptional centering amid lavishly large margins for this issue, bright fresh color and a highly detailed impression, neat quartered cork pmk. and a light red town c.d.s., extremely fine; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
116		97	#97, 12c Black, "F" grill, a most impressive mint example of one of the most challenging grilled stamps to find in such outstanding quality, possessing exceptional centering within uncharacteristically large margins, plus it is marvelously fresh, with deep luxuriant color and an uncommonly clean impression, nearly full o.g., extremely fine; one of the finest original gum Twelve Cent "F" Grills we have ever offered; 1985 PF certificate ("o.g.") and a 2005 PF certificate ("large part o.g."). (Image)	$3,500.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
117		97	#97, 12c Black, "F" grill, unused, nicely centered within large margins, quite fresh with a clean impression, very fine; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)	$1,400.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
118		98	#98, 15c Black, "F" grill, a marvelous quality example of a stamp that is rarely found in mint condition, let alone in in this premium quality, possessing remarkably large margins, highly uncharacteristic of this issue, and beautifully centered within these lavish borders, in addition this stamp has marvelous overall freshness, with prooflike color and impression on uncommonly fresh and bright paper, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; among the finest original gum Fifteen Cent "F" grills available; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$4,500.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
119		98	#98, 15c Black, "F" grill, unused, well centered and margined, fresh color and a well defined impression, faint trace of a horizontal crease along the top margin, otherwise very fine; clear 1981 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
120	O	98	#98, 15c Black, "F" grill, a select quality used example, possessing centering that is far better than typically encountered on this always difficult value, plus its margins are uncharacteristically wide as well, intensely rich color and a sharp impression on bright paper, light cut cork cancel, plus a vivid red c.d.s. at bottom left, extremely fine and choice; an especially scarce stamp in this premium condition; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)	$450.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction