Sale 104: The Alan Parsons Collection

Lot 2134    

1867, 3¢ rose, Z. grill, o.g., wide margins and well centered especially for this notoriously off centered issue, rich bold color on bright paper, strong well formed grill impression, horizontal crease at bottom slightly breaking paper at grill edge, Very Fine appearance; with 1993 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 85C    $25,000.

A CHOICE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1867 3¢ Z. GRILL ISSUE.

The far majority of mint original gum 3¢ Z. grills are off centered with design well into perfs, faulty, or both. This example is among only a few examples that are well centered and one of the few possessing wide margins.

Realized: $10,500

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Lot 2135 o   

1867, 3¢ rose, Z. grill, nicely centered with a somewhat heavy "waffle" grid cancel, light horizontal crease, F.-V.F. appearance; with 2021 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 85C    $3,500.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 2136 ()   

1867, 12¢ intense black, Z. grill, no gum, bold color and proof-like impression on bright paper, lightly cleaned removing small stains from reverse, otherwise Very Fine, a lovely example of this very rare mint stamp and far better centered than the majority of mint examples that exist; with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 85E    $8,500 for no gum.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 2137 ()   

1867, 2¢ black, E. grill, no gum, fresh and quite well centered, Very Fine; with 2021 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 87    $650 for no gum.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2138    

1867, 3¢ rose, E. grill, o.g. (small gum loss not mentioned on certificate), nicely centered unusually fresh with rich color, almost Very Fine; with 2021 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 88    $950.

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Lot 2139    

1867, 10¢ green, E. grill, o.g., some gum loss (not mentioned on certificate), fairly well centered with deep, dark color, small flaws, F.-V.F. appearance, a reasonably attractive example of a mint 10¢ E. grill; with 2021 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 89    $5,000.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2140    

1867, 12¢ black, E. grill, o.g., deep bold color and strong well defined grill impression, wide margins and well centered despite being reperfed at left and bottom, Very Fine appearance, still an attractive and scarce original gum grill issue; with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 90    $4,750.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 2141    

1867, 15¢ black, E. grill, o.g., unusually wide margins, detailed impression, full perfs all around, fresh and F.-V.F., scarce this nice; with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 91    $12,500.

Realized: $6,250

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Lot 2142 ()   

1867, 15¢ black, E. grill, no gum, well centered within even margins, detailed impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1992 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 91    $4,500 for no gum.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 2143    

1867, 5¢ dark brown, F. grill, part o.g., fresh and quite well centered for this with deep rich color, Very Fine; with 2021 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 95 var.    $3,250.

Scott notes that "values of nos. 95, 95a reflect the normal small margins".

Realized: $1,100

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