1867 15c Lincoln, black
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U.S. #98
Series of 1867 15¢ Lincoln
“F” Grill
Series of 1867 15¢ Lincoln
“F” Grill
Earliest Known Use: May 4, 1868
Quantity issued: 2,000,000 (estimate)
Printed by: National Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Black
Quantity issued: 2,000,000 (estimate)
Printed by: National Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Black
Grills were made by embossing the stamp, breaking paper fibers, and allowing canceling ink to soak deeply into the paper. This made it difficult to remove cancels and reuse stamps. Charles Steel, who oversaw postage stamp production in the 1860s, patented the grilling method. It was used nine short years – 1867 to 1875. Grilling resulted in some of the greatest U.S. stamp rarities, including the legendary “Z” Grill U.S. #85A.
Series of 1867
Grills are classified by the dimensions of the grill pattern and are measured in millimeters or by counting the number of grill points. There are eleven major classifications.
The letters that classify the various grill types do not denote the size, shape, or appearance of the grills. Rather, they simply indicate the order in which they were discovered.
The exception to the rule is the “Z” grill, which was identified by William L. Stevenson. Stevenson could not decide to which family of grills this particular type belonged. Nor did he know which other families it preceded or followed and so he designated it as “Z Grill,” where “Z” signifies the unknown.
Visible in general from the back of the stamp only, grills may also be felt by lightly running a fingertip over the surface. Depending on which type of roller was used, the pattern may be “points up” or a “points down.” The ridges on an indented roller force the paper into the recesses, creating raised points, while a roller with raised pyramids will cause the points to be forced down into the paper, forming a series of depressions.
The United States was the first country to issue grilled stamps and was the only country to do so until the mid-1870s, when Peru also began using grills. The National Bank Note Company was responsible for producing both countries’ stamps.
First U.S. Mourning Stamp
April 14, 1866 was the earliest known usage of the first US mourning stamp, which honored Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln had begun 1865 in a positive note. He’d been re-elected and set forth his plan for bringing the seceded states back into the Union, stating, “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in – to bind up this nation’s wounds….”
But Lincoln was not to see his plans brought to fruition, however, for on April 14, 1865, a bullet from an assassin’s gun abruptly ended the life of one of history’s best-loved men. The American people mourned for him as they had never mourned before, and millions lined the railroad tracks as his body was brought back to its final resting place in Springfield, Illinois.
Just about a year after Lincoln’s death, the post office issued its first-ever mourning stamp, and the first to honor Abraham Lincoln. Up until that time, people depicted on US stamps had been dead for several years or even decades. A year was quite quick at the time, which is why the issue is often considered a mourning stamp. That and the fact that it was printed in black, though other stamps before had also been printed in black.
The stamp was based on a photo of Lincoln taken by C.S. German in 1861, shortly before the 16th President was inaugurated. The stamp’s 15¢ denomination likely paid the first class rate to France or Prussia. After this stamp was issued, Lincoln would continue to appear in nearly all the regular issue stamp series for decades.
The design of the Lincoln mourning stamp was reused for several years. And in fact, the later stamps are more rare than #77. US #91 is particularly rare, with just about 500,000 issued, compared to over 2.1 million of #77. Both stamps were produced with grills.
In February 1882, the US issued another mourning stamp. This one honored James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated five months earlier. Originally the stamp was to be printed in black, Garfield’s widow didn’t like how the proofs looked and suggested the stamp be printed in brown instead.
Warren G. Harding was beloved across the country when he died in August 1923, while still in office. An estimated three million mourners gathered to watch his funeral train pass by. The New York Times called it “the most remarkable demonstration in American history of affection, respect, and reverence for the dead.” The post office rushed to produce a stamp, which was designed in a single day and placed on sale a month later.
Demand for this stamp was far greater than for any previous special issue. It was impossible to meet the demand by printing from flat plates alone. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing was finally authorized to supplement that printing with a rotary press version. This was the first commemorative or memorial stamp issued using two printing methods. Eventually, over one billion stamps were issued, stretching the original 60-day limit to nearly 6 full months.
In 1938, the post office issued the Presidential Series, which honored every president who had died up to that time. Beginning with Franklin Roosevelt in 1945, they started a new practice. Each president would be honored with a commemorative stamp within one year and four days of his death.
U.S. #98
Series of 1867 15¢ Lincoln
“F” Grill
Series of 1867 15¢ Lincoln
“F” Grill
Earliest Known Use: May 4, 1868
Quantity issued: 2,000,000 (estimate)
Printed by: National Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Black
Quantity issued: 2,000,000 (estimate)
Printed by: National Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Black
Grills were made by embossing the stamp, breaking paper fibers, and allowing canceling ink to soak deeply into the paper. This made it difficult to remove cancels and reuse stamps. Charles Steel, who oversaw postage stamp production in the 1860s, patented the grilling method. It was used nine short years – 1867 to 1875. Grilling resulted in some of the greatest U.S. stamp rarities, including the legendary “Z” Grill U.S. #85A.
Series of 1867
Grills are classified by the dimensions of the grill pattern and are measured in millimeters or by counting the number of grill points. There are eleven major classifications.
The letters that classify the various grill types do not denote the size, shape, or appearance of the grills. Rather, they simply indicate the order in which they were discovered.
The exception to the rule is the “Z” grill, which was identified by William L. Stevenson. Stevenson could not decide to which family of grills this particular type belonged. Nor did he know which other families it preceded or followed and so he designated it as “Z Grill,” where “Z” signifies the unknown.
Visible in general from the back of the stamp only, grills may also be felt by lightly running a fingertip over the surface. Depending on which type of roller was used, the pattern may be “points up” or a “points down.” The ridges on an indented roller force the paper into the recesses, creating raised points, while a roller with raised pyramids will cause the points to be forced down into the paper, forming a series of depressions.
The United States was the first country to issue grilled stamps and was the only country to do so until the mid-1870s, when Peru also began using grills. The National Bank Note Company was responsible for producing both countries’ stamps.
First U.S. Mourning Stamp
April 14, 1866 was the earliest known usage of the first US mourning stamp, which honored Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln had begun 1865 in a positive note. He’d been re-elected and set forth his plan for bringing the seceded states back into the Union, stating, “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in – to bind up this nation’s wounds….”
But Lincoln was not to see his plans brought to fruition, however, for on April 14, 1865, a bullet from an assassin’s gun abruptly ended the life of one of history’s best-loved men. The American people mourned for him as they had never mourned before, and millions lined the railroad tracks as his body was brought back to its final resting place in Springfield, Illinois.
Just about a year after Lincoln’s death, the post office issued its first-ever mourning stamp, and the first to honor Abraham Lincoln. Up until that time, people depicted on US stamps had been dead for several years or even decades. A year was quite quick at the time, which is why the issue is often considered a mourning stamp. That and the fact that it was printed in black, though other stamps before had also been printed in black.
The stamp was based on a photo of Lincoln taken by C.S. German in 1861, shortly before the 16th President was inaugurated. The stamp’s 15¢ denomination likely paid the first class rate to France or Prussia. After this stamp was issued, Lincoln would continue to appear in nearly all the regular issue stamp series for decades.
The design of the Lincoln mourning stamp was reused for several years. And in fact, the later stamps are more rare than #77. US #91 is particularly rare, with just about 500,000 issued, compared to over 2.1 million of #77. Both stamps were produced with grills.
In February 1882, the US issued another mourning stamp. This one honored James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated five months earlier. Originally the stamp was to be printed in black, Garfield’s widow didn’t like how the proofs looked and suggested the stamp be printed in brown instead.
Warren G. Harding was beloved across the country when he died in August 1923, while still in office. An estimated three million mourners gathered to watch his funeral train pass by. The New York Times called it “the most remarkable demonstration in American history of affection, respect, and reverence for the dead.” The post office rushed to produce a stamp, which was designed in a single day and placed on sale a month later.
Demand for this stamp was far greater than for any previous special issue. It was impossible to meet the demand by printing from flat plates alone. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing was finally authorized to supplement that printing with a rotary press version. This was the first commemorative or memorial stamp issued using two printing methods. Eventually, over one billion stamps were issued, stretching the original 60-day limit to nearly 6 full months.
In 1938, the post office issued the Presidential Series, which honored every president who had died up to that time. Beginning with Franklin Roosevelt in 1945, they started a new practice. Each president would be honored with a commemorative stamp within one year and four days of his death.