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Nick Kirke Collection - 3rd Finest Set of All Time

1870 National Bank Notes with Grill (Used)

Weighted GPA : 88.14
% Complete:  100.00%
Set Rating: 88.14
% Jumbo: 36.36

Registrant's Email Address: kirke@philatelist.cz

Owner's Comments:
The higher values of this issue, particularly the 24c and 30c values, are a minefield. It is estimated that up to 75 percent of used 24c values in existence have forged grills. Hardly surprising when one considers the difference in value grilled-ungrilled. The true stamp should have washed out looking colour, and whereas too many grill points can indicate a forgery, too few and it does not exist at all. PF has the historical burden of having authenticated the vast majority. PSE have had the disagreeable task of overturning some of those earlier decisions. This has been interpreted by the anti PSE lobby as a deliberate anti PF strategy. Of course that is nonsense. Grills, as with other difficult issues, will be farmed out by PSE to outside experts, sometimes the very same as used by the PF. It is they that are overturning previous and dubious decisions. My answer? Get good certs from both PSE and the PF.

Nick Kirke Collection
Item Scott No. Issue Date Denom Color PSE Grade Pop* Pop
Higher*		 J Pop
Higher*		 Condition Owner's Comments
1c 134  1870  1c  Ultramarine  98  2  1  1  Used   
2c 135  1870  2c  Red brown  98J  1  0  0  Used   
3c 136  1870  3c  Green  95J  1  1  0  Used   
6c 137  1870  6c  Carmine  95  9  1  0  Used   
7c 138  1871  7c  Vermilion  95J  0  2  0  Used   
10c 139  1870  10c  Brown  95  1  3  1  Used   
12c 140  1870  12c  Dull violet  85  3  1  0  Used   
15c 141  1870  15c  Orange  95J  2  0  0  Used   
24c 142  1870  24c  Purple  80  3  7  0  Used   
30c 143  1870  30c  Black  75  3  12  2  Used   
90c 144  1870  90c  Carmine  85  3  8  5  Used   

* Pop (population) values are the number of stamps graded by Scott number and condition for each item listed.
Pop Higher values represent the number of stamps which are worth more points in the Registry, taking into account bonus points for Jumbos whereas 80J = 83, 85J = 88, 90J = 93, 95J = 97, 98J = 99, 100J = 102. J Pop Higher values are the number of Jumbos graded higher for each item listed.