#83 - 1867 C grill 3ยข
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Basic Info
3¢
Rose
C GRILL
Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 300,000
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 83
Issued: Early November, 1867
#83 Value
Certificate Required
Used
$250 - $600
No postmark with gum (MH)
$5,000 - $6,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
#83a
#83a
Imperforate C grill
#83a Value
Values are for pairs
Used
Not used
No postmark with gum (MH)
$375 - $425
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Earliest Documented Use
The earliest documented use of #83, November 15th, 1867
About the C grill
After only one day of grilling 1,500 sheets with the C grill were produced .The grill points are facing down (see types of grills). This was also the last issue to be produced with the grills pointing up, thereafter stamps were produced with the grills pointing down. It was considered unsatisfactory and was not used again.
Plate Numbers
#83 was printed with the following plate #:
Plate # and Engravers Imprint
14
Counterfeits
The C grill on #83 is not commonly counterfeited. It is far more likely that the a stamp is submitted for certification claiming to be a C grill but was another grill, often the E grill of #88
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