#93 - 1868 F grill 2ยข
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Basic Info
2¢ Black, gray black
F GRILL
Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: Andrew Jackson
Number issued: 50,000,000
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 93
Grilled: Late February, 1868
Issued: Mid March, 1868
Value
Used
$9 - $32
No postmark with gum (MH)
$190 - $750
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1,800 (2007)
Plate Numbers
#93 was printed with the following plate #'s
Engravers imprint and number
28-30, 50-51, 53
#93a
#93a
Bisect
On cover value $500 - $900
About the F grill
Over 95% of grills are either E or F grills. The A, B, C, and D grills had proved to be unsatisfactory, mostly due to their presence on the stamp making the stamp difficult to separate. The Z grill did not have that problem but for whatever reason it was printed in very limited quantities. The F grill was the last of the grills. Grilling was expensive and it was increasingly seen that there was no need for it. Grilling did have a benefit; it helped the National Banknote Company win the contract. For more on grills see types of grills.
The last day stamps were grilled was March 25th,1869.
A Full Pane
A full pane of 100 of #93, there are two panes to a sheet of 200
1868 F Grills
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