#138 - 1871 National Grilled 7ยข
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#138 (H grill)
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Basic Info
7¢
Vermilion, deep vermilion
H GRILL
Subject:Edwin Stanton
Number issued: 120,000 (including 138a)
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white wove paper
Scott #: 138
Date Issued: March 6th, 1871
#138 Value
Used
$75 - $125
No postmark with gum (MH)
$900 - $4,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
The design inspiration
This one presented a difficulty for me. Try as hard as I could I could not find the source document from which the vignette was derived. The closest I could come was this 1863 engraving.
#138a (I grill)
See below on how to ID I grill's
Basic Info
7¢
Vermilion, deep vermilion
I GRILL
Subject: Edwin Stanton
Number issued: 120,000 (including 138a)
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white wove paper
Scott #: 138a
Date Issued: March 6th, 1871
#138a Value
Used
$4,200 - $5,000
No postmark with gum (MH)
No recent sales recorded
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Plate #'s
#138 & 138a may have been issued on any of the following plate #
Imprint and plate number
33
Counterfeits
A fake grill added to a #149 to appear as if it was #138. 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
The 1870 National Bank Co Grills
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