#136 -1870 National Grilled 3ยข
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#136 (H grill)
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Basic Info
3¢
Green, pale green, deep green, yellow green
H GRILL
Subject:George Washington
Number issued: 50,000,000 (including 136a)
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white wove paper
Scott #: 136
Date Issued: March 24th, 1870
#136 Value
Used
$4 - $8
No postmark with gum (MH)
$65 - $70
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$200 - $700
#136b
136b
Imperforate
Value MH $800
Plate crack
Plate crack along bottom margin of #136
#136a (I grill)
See below on how to ID I grill's
Basic Info
#136a Value
Used
$200 - $400
No postmark with gum (MH)
$800 - $1,200
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$2,700
Plate #'s
#136 & 136a may have been issued on any of the following plate #'s
Imprint and plate number
1-11, 25, 29, 31-32, 36-44, 54-55
Counterfeits
A fake grill added to a #147 to appear as if it was #136. 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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