Lot
1418 
1867, 10¢ green, E. grill. Tied by bold quartered cork cancel on 1868 folded letter sheet to Hamburg, Germany, with red "New York, Direct, Apr 28" exchange cds and Hamburg receiving backstamp, Very Fine, an early transatlantic usage of the 10¢ E. grill; with 2003 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 89 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $240
Lot
1419
1867, 2¢ black, F. grill. Cancelled by quartered cork on red and blue "Grant and our Country" Campaign cover from National Union Club of Philadelphia with, "Carrier May 25" postmark, addressed locally, opened bit roughly at right, stamp with small faults from placement at edge of cover, still Fine, a very scarce usage of a grilled Black Jack on a campaign cover, with 1998 P.F. certificate, ex-Morris. Scott No. 93 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $190
Lot
1420
1867, 2¢ black, F. grill. Clear grill points, tied by quartered cork on brown wrapper with printed address to Paris, France, red decimes due handstamp, small tape stain at right, Very Fine and attractive, a scarce item paying the printed matter rate; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 93 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $95
Lot
1421
1867, 3¢ red, F. grill, grill with points up. Deep shade, clear grill impression, perfectly aligned to stamp with points up, cancelled by light dotted grid cancel with part of blue N.Y. town datestamp on cover to Tecumseh Mich., lightly soiledVERY FINE. THIS IS THE LISTING COPY OF THE 1868 3-CENT F GRILL WITH POINTS UP. AN EXTREMELY RARE GRILLED ISSUE VARIETY.
Accompanied by correspondence between a former owner and Eugene Costales regarding the Scott listing for this variety, which appeared from 1942 to 1959, was then dropped in 1960 because Costales and Perry had never seen an example, and was immediately re-instated when the owner made this cover available for examination.
Original letters from Costales, Brookman and Hugh Clark included with 1974 and 2005 P.F. certificates. Ex Sheriff. Listed but unpriced in Scott.
Scott No. 94 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $600
Lot
1422
1867, 3¢ red, F. grill, part points up and part points down. Diagonal foldover causes grill variety and misdirected horizontal perforations, clear grill impressions, tied by "Gainsville Ala." duplex cancel on fresh yellow cover to a Presbyterian Minister in Richmond Va., with original Feb. 1869 enclosure, stamp with fault at top left, otherwise Very Fine, a most unusual item. Scott No. 94 var. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $70
Lot
1423
1867, 3¢ red, F. grill. Two singles, one with small piece out of corner, tied by quartered cork with "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 21" cds on cover to New York City, forwarded to Scranton Pa., forwarding postage paid by two 1869 3¢ Ultramarine (114), one s.e. at left, tied by corks, faint strike of New York cds overstrikes San Francisco cds, Fine, a most unusual item. Scott No. 94 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $160
Lot
1424
1867, 12¢ black, F. grill. Fresh single tied in combination with 3¢ on legal cover by bold "Albany, Ga." fancy duplex paying the 5 x 3¢ rate, similar cover from same correspondence franked with 3¢ strip of 3 tied by same fancy geometric Albany, Ga. duplex with "Due 6" circular handstamp, both covers addressed to "Captain George Ballou, Agent Bureau R.F. & A.L.", Very Fine, an attractive pair of covers. Scott No. 97+88 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $160
Lot
1425
1867, 15¢ black, F. grill. Easily discernible grill points, cancelled by segmented cork on 1870 yellow cover to Paris, France with "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 29" cds alongside markings include red New York transit ties stamp, 1870 French transit and "8" decimes due marking, covers with two tiny edge tears, top flap added, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 98 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $95