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115 With Quadruple Split Grill?

 
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Posted 07/24/2011   09:06 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add quigngt to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I was going through my extras when I came across this stamp. I have had it for years but don't ever recall noticing the multiple grills. Maybe I never paid much attention to it due to the huge missing chunk. The US Postal Service Guide to US Stamps lists a #115 quadruple split grill. I am pretty sure that I see at least 3 full grills (one is under the hinge piece) and a split one on the straight edge. Can someone tell me if it really is a quadruple split grill and what Scott says about it?




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Posted 07/24/2011   09:39 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add I_Love_Stamps to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I can't help you with the grill, as I'm still learning that stuff but I love those pictorals! I guess if I was 142 years old I would probably have a chunk out of me too!
My 2000 scott Postal guide to U.S. Stamps says a #115 w/ Quad split grill used $700.00
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Posted 07/24/2011   2:03 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add LONEDAN to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
it is listed in my 2007 as $850
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Posted 07/24/2011   3:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add razersedge to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I'm not big on the grills but I thought a quad split grill was one part of the grill in each corner because the print and the grill was out of alignment and if the paper was in the right place then there would be a grill in each corner, yours I would say it is a triple impresion one being split like a double impresion stamp but I'm not sure if would be the same value or not?
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Posted 07/24/2011   3:47 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add quigngt to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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I guess if I was 142 years old I would probably have a chunk out of me too!


I guess the longer I keep it, the more valuable it will become ... unless the whole market takes a major dive.

razersedge, That was also my opinion of a quad split grill. I have a #114 with a single split grill and it is quite clear that it is one grill split between two opposite sides of the stamp due to misalignment of the grilling process.
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Posted 07/24/2011   4:07 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Russ to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a double grill, one split. This is not a listed Scott variety (one of many). There is a clear complete grill in the middle, about 3/2 of a grill on right and 1/3 grill on left.
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Posted 07/24/2011   5:28 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add quigngt to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Well, Russ, since 2 grills must be worth less than 4 grills, I decided to take the stamp for a swim to remove the hinge for my own curiosity. You have a good eye and . Thanks. Any idea what for value in its poor condition?
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Posted 07/25/2011   11:50 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jhlovell to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Nice stamp there quigngt, I like it!
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