Scotts #137 US stamps

#137 - 1870 National Grilled 6¢

See below on how to ID H grill's

Basic Info

6¢
Carmine, pale carmine, carmine rose
H GRILL

Subject:Abraham Lincoln
Number issued: 400,000 (including 137a)
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white wove paper
Scott #: 137

Date Issued: April 12th, 1870

#137 Value

Used
$75 - $125
No postmark with gum (MH)
$14,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$200 - $700

The design inspiration

Bust of Abraham Lincoln
by Leonard Volk

#137a (I grill)

See below on how to ID I grill's

Basic Info

6¢
Carmine, pale carmine, carmine rose
I GRILL

Subject: Abraham Lincoln
Number issued: 400,000 (including 137a)
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white wove paper
Scott #: 137a
Date Issued: April 12th, 1870

#137a Value

Used
$750 - $2,900
No postmark with gum (MH)
$10,000 - $13,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded

Plate #'s

#137 & 137a may have been issued on any of the following plate #'s

Imprint and plate number
26-27

Counterfeits

A fake grill added to a #148 to appear as if it was #137. If in doubt the grill images below may assist you in identification

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