Stamp Series – 10 cent Washington 256

Description

Introducing 10 cent Washington 256 based on the rare 10 cent Washington F. Grill single (1868) Stamp

The 10-cent Washington F. Grill stamp from 1867 is an iconic and highly valuable piece of U.S. postal history. Its rarity, coupled with the innovative grill design intended to prevent stamp reuse, makes it a fascinating artifact for philatelists and historians alike. If you ever come across one, it’s considered a true treasure in the world of stamp collecting.

The former Postmaster general of the United States is a popular figure to feature on many US postage stamps. The most valuable of all Benjamin Franklin stamps is the 1c Benjamin Franklin Z Grill, sometimes just referred to as the Z Grill. A grill is an embossed pattern on the face of a stamp used to prevent the reuse of stamps. The US Postal Service used several different types of grills in the early days of the office as they experimented with the best methods to stop fraud. The Z grill was not widely used, but there are George Washington and Abraham Lincoln stamps that also feature the pattern. The Benjamin Franklin Z Grill is the rarest, with only two known surviving examples.

This stamp was last sold at auction for $935,000 in 1998, though one was more recently traded for a block of four Inverted Jennys valued at 3 million dollars.