Scotts #115 US stamps

#115 - 1869 6¢

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6¢
Ultramarine, pale ultramarine
G GRILL

Subject:George Washington
Number issued: 4,882,750
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 115
Earliest known use: March 26th, 1869

#115 Value

Used
$30 - $50
No postmark with gum (MH)
$350 - $600
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded

The G Grill

The 1869 pictorial stamps were grilled on the reverse with the G grill. An illustration of this grill is shown above

#115b

115b
Bisect
Used value $45,000

Stamp usage

The stamp paid the double-weight, first-class domestic postage rate.

Plate #'s

#115 was issued with the following plate #'s

Imprint and plate number
13-14

Earliest known date of use

The earliest known date of use, April 26th, 1869

The design inspiration

The vignette design was modelled after Gilbert Stuart's painting of George Washington.

Fake Perforations

Be careful about the paper. If the stamp is on India paper, versus white wove paper, then you have a proof which has had gum, fake perforations and a grill added. This has been done to make the relatively inexpensive proof appear to be the expensive genuine #115