#85D - 1868 Z grill 10ยข
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Basic Info
10¢ Green
Z GRILL
Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 2,000
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 85D
Grilled: On or about February 11, 1868
Issued: First week of March, 1868
Value
Used
$325,000
Only five or six copies known
This is the first grill to be issued after the experimental A and C grills. It was produced In January 1868, with the 1¢, 10¢ and 15¢ not being printed until almost at the end of the Z grill life span. All were probably printed the course of one day. They were printed for perhaps only a few weeks and as such they are rare. The grill points are facing down and the grill is horizontal (see types of grills).
The stamp and #89 were probably grilled on machine number one on the same day.
The Z grill was discovered in 1913 by William L. Stevenson who created the grill letter classification system. At the time he could not match this grill with any other grills, one year later, because of this he assigned the letter Z to this grill.
About the Z grill
This is the first grill to be issued after the experimental A and C grills. It was produced In January 1868, with the 1¢, 10¢ and 15¢ not being printed until almost at the end of the Z grill life span. They were printed for perhaps only a few weeks and as such they are rare. The grill points are facing down and the grill is horizontal (see types of grills).
Only two copies are known to survive. One is in private hands, the other is on display at the National Postal Museum.
The Z grill was discovered in 1913 by William L. Stevenson who created the grill letter classification system. At the time he could not match this grill with any other grills, one year later, because of its unknown nature he assigned the letter Z to this grill.
Counterfeits
The Z grill on #85D is somewhat commonly counterfeited. The counterfeit has a horizontal grill when it should be a vertical grill.
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