Grill

Grill - a pattern of small, square dots in an overall square or diamond-shape that is applied to stamps to prevent their reuse after cancellation.

Grill -- Nothing to do with cooking or the covering for automobile radiators, but a grid pattern made up of parallel lines or points pressed into stamp paper to break the paper fibers and cause them to absorb ink.

Grill Series of small dots embossed on a stamp allowing ink from the postmark to sink in, thus preventing cleaning and reuse of the stamp. Gum ...

Grill. A design impressed into a stamp as a protection against cleaning. Guide Dots. Small dots made on the plate or transfer roll as a guide in the correct spacing and alignment of stamps.

Grille A security device in the form of small square dots embossed on certain stamps of the United States, Peru, etc., arranged in a certain pattern, breaking the paper fibres.

Grills "Grills" are a sort of embossing that was applied to US stamps as a security measure during the period from 1867-1872.

*Grill - 1) a device with a waffle-like pattern of parallel rows of raised points that is used to break the paper fiber of stamps 2) the waffle-like pattern of raised, broken points on a stamp, created by a grilling device.

A Grill: one of several types of grills used in the 19th century, which covers the entire stamp. Example: Scott 79. A M F: Air Mail Field, used in airport postal facilities. A M T: (Ger.) office.

F Grill: grill design used on US stamps in the 19th century. F I: Finland, including the Åland Islands, country code as used by UPU. FI: fiscals; a philatelic discipline recognized for FIP exhibitions.

Grill - Adhesive stamp bearing a fine pattern of criss-cross embossing to break up the paper structure and prevent erasure of a cancellation.

Grill -- A pattern of parallel lines (or dots at the points where lines would cross) forming a grid. A grill is usually: 1) the impressed breaks added to stamps as a security measure ...

Two of the best known rare American stamps are the "Inverted Jenny" (which is actually a printing error) and the "1-cent Z grill" stamp.

Sweatbox: A closed box containing dampened spongelike material, over which stuck-together unused stamps are placed on a grill. Humidity softens the gum, allowing separation of stamps.

Western Australia 1854 4d Inverted Swan ($60,000 used) United States 1868 1 cent Z Grill (Sold for $935,000 in 1988) Canada 1851 12 pence Victoria on Laid Paper ($80,000 unused and $50,000 used) United States 1918 Inverted Jenny ($150,000 unused) ...

See also: Stamp, Used, Perforation, Plate, Perforations