#85 - 1868 D grill 3ยข
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Basic Info
3¢
Rose
D GRILL
Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 500,000
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 85
Earliest Known Use: February 2, 1868
Value
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Used
$700 - $1,400
No postmark with gum (MH)
$8,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1,300 (2021)
Plate Numbers
The plate numbers for this issue are not known
Multiples
The largest known multiple of #85
About the D grill
This is the first of the issued grills, after only one day of grilling 3,000 sheets with the D grill it was replaced with the E grill The grill points are facing down (see types of grills). This was the first issue to be produced with the grills pointing down. The grill was not effective and was not used again.
1867 A to D Grills
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