#134 - 1870 National Grilled 1ยข
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#134 (H grill)
See below on how to ID H grill's
Basic Info
1¢
Ultramarine, pale ultramarine, dark ultramarine
H GRILL
Subject: Benjamin Franklin
Number issued: 5,000,000 (including 134a)
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white wove paper
Scott #: 134
Date Issued: April 12th, 1870
#134 Value
Used
$25 - $30
No postmark with gum (MH)
$150 - $250
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Double Transfer
#134
Double Transfer
Counterfeits
A fake grill added to a #145 to appear as if it was #134. If in doubt the grill images below may assist you in identification
#134a (I grill)
See below on how to ID I grill's
Basic Info
1¢
Ultramarine, pale ultramarine, dark ultramarine
I GRILL
Subject: Benjamin Franklin
Number issued: 5,000,000 (including 134a)
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white wove paper
Scott #: 134a
Date Issued: April 12th, 1870
#134a Value
Used
$350 - $650
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1,600 - $2,200
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Plate #'s
#134 & 134a may have been issued on any of the following plate #'s
Imprint and plate number
16-17, 50-53
Is it an H grill or I grill?
A certificate from stamp expertisers such as the PSE, would be required if interested in selling this issue these rare grills mint. Grills are often forged. See below for an images of a genuine grills. If the grill is too faint to count the points it will be certificated as the less valuable H grill, no matter what the size
The 1870 National Bank Co. Grills
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