Types Of Grills On Stamps

The rest of the grill types d z e f g h i are points down i e.

Types of grills on stamps.

Stevenson severn wylie jewett introductory overview to u s. Grilled stamps by rolin lewis 2007 the 1 cent z grill mystery by ken lawrence 1995 american philatelic congress book pp. The pyramids point downward into the surface of the stamp. From what i can gather it is the use of the b grill which makes that particular issue of the stamp so desirable.

Easist way to see grills is to look at the back of the stamp sideways with strong light shining across the back of the stamp. And 10 x 12 mm. Looking for an image of a town cancel handstamp. The first three grill types a b c are known as points upbecause the pyramid shaped embossments created by the grilling process point up from the surface of the stamp.

One main area of consternation is that of identifying many of the look alike types of early u s. There are ten different grill patterns. Getting to know them. For example if a stamp has a full grill on it covering the whole stamp it is a grill pattern a.

United states grills handbook 16 by wm. 1 25 the recognition of two major types of the z grill jerome s. Wagshal opinions 4 pp. Grills of three different types appear on regular issue stamps of peru produced between 1874 and 1884.

But what made this one worth a million dollars is a distinct waffle like grill pressed into the back of the stamp as part of a short lived government experiment to prevent fraudulent re use. And they are identified by letters. It has often been told to yours truly that many collectors of united states stamps throw their hands up in despair once they get to the classic era. The 1 cent z grill stamp was thought to be one of the rarest usps stamp with only two such stamps in existence until a 15 cent z grill stamp was discovered also with only two known stamps.

The other two grills measure respectively 11 x 15 mm. This short period of use combined with 11 different types of grilling resulted in making certain grilled stamps extremely rare and valuable. A little bit more about grills on stamps. This is an early type of datestamp cancel found mostly on 19th century stamps and covers.

Looks a lot nicer than a cork cancel. Getting to know them by peter mosiondz jr. The h grill is sometimes faint showing only a few points. Two types of grill h and i.

The city month and day are always present but notice the absence of a year. Stamps of this design are common and usually worth only a few dollars.