Sale 1061 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 November, 2013
Category — Private Die Match Stamps, Goldback thru Wise, Private Die Canned Fruit
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4353
A. Goldback, 1c Green, Silk Paper (RO96b). Well-centered, bright and fresh, faint trace of a horizontal crease, appears Very Fine
200
60
4354
T. Gorman & Bro., 1c Black, Old paper (RO97a). Bright shade, rounded corner perf, Fine, scarce with only 29 recorded in Aldrich census, of which 21 have perfs cutting into the design and the vast majority has faults
900
300
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Greenleaf & Co., 1c Green on Silk Paper (RO100b). Block of four, rich color, top left stamp with light corner crease and small scuff, otherwise Fine
500
180
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Greenleaf & Co., 5c Orange, Silk Paper (RO102b). Attractive color with many silk fibers clearly visible, two small thins and a couple short perfs at topFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT GREENLEAF MATCH STAMP ON SILK PAPER.
Only 15 examples are recorded in the Aldrich book
4,500
1,000
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Charles S. Hale, 1c Green, Pink Paper (RO106c). Excellent centering, intensely rich color and a sharp impression, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp and rare in this quality
300
750
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L. G. Hunt, 1c Black, Old Paper (RO113a). Attractive centering, small flaws, Very Fine appearance
400
200
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L. G. Hunt, 1c Black, Silk Paper (RO113b). Red "Apr. 10th '74 G. & G." handstamp, deep shade, small thin spot, Fine appearance, only 22 are recorded in Aldrich
1,650
300
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P. T. Ives, 1c Blue, Watermarked, Rouletted (RO117d). Bright color, couple creases and thin at top, Very Fine appearance, only 37 are recorded in Aldrich book
650
150
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John J. Macklin & Co., 1c Black, Old Paper, Rouletted (RO129a). Torn in half horizontally and expertly repaired -- the fragile nature of the paper means nearly all have faultsFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE ONE-CENT ROULETTED JOHN J. MACKLIN & CO. MATCH STAMP.
The history of this stamp is recorded in the book Private Die Match Stamps by Christopher West, the nom-de-plume of Elliott Perry. In the book, he notes that the stamps were printed by American Phototype Co. When other match manufacturers saw the inferior workmanship of the stamp, they called it to the attention of Butler, Carpenter & Co., who reported it to the authorities as a stamp easy to counterfeit. Butler & Carpenter refused to print from the same plate. Macklin refused to have a new plate made due to the cost (he had lost his business several times due to fire) and used 1c Proprietary stamps for a period of time.
Small "repaired" backstamp. Only eleven examples are recorded in the Aldrich census (this one not included). Of these, at least eight are faulty.
10,000
4,000
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N.Y. Match Co., 1c Blue, Old Paper (RO136a). Bright color, lightened ms. mark at left, small thin, Fine appearance, of the 34 recorded in the Aldrich book only 8 are potentially sound
1,000
110
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New York Match Co., 5c Blue, Silk Paper (RO139b). Dark color, thins and a small repair at left, Fine appearance, only 22 are recorded in Aldrich book and of these at least 15 have faults, all of the four copies in the Joyce collection were faulty
1,500
200
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N. & C. (Newbauer & Co.), 4c Green on Pink Paper (RO140c). Faint magenta cancel, rich color, Very Fine
140
150
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Pierce Match Co., 1c Green, Old Paper (RO145a). Deep rich color, small faults and repaired at bottom, Fine appearance, the striking volcano design of this stamp makes it one of the most popular and unusual Private Die issues, it is all but impossible to find sound, with 16 of the 21 recorded in Aldrich faulty
4,000
650
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V. R. Powell, 1c Black, Buff Wrapper, Cut to Shape (RO150a). Margins all around, usual faults associated with this fragile paper, Very Fine appearance, only 21 of the cut to shape buff wrappers are recorded in Aldrich census, 15 of which are faulty to some degree
2,750
300
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V. R. Powell, 1c Black, Buff Wrapper, Cut to Shape (RO150a). Usual faults incl. a couple pinholes, Fine appearance, only 21 of the cut to shape buff wrappers are recorded in Aldrich census, 15 of which are faulty to some degree
2,750
225
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V. R. Powell, 1c Black, White Wrapper, Cut to Shape (RO151a). Margins nearly all around, typical faults and bottom left corner repaired, Fine appearance, the Aldrich census records only 16 of the White Wrapper variety
4,500
1,200
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H. & W. Roeber, 1c Ultramarine, Old Paper (RO160u). Pastel color, horizontal crease and small thin, appears Fine, very scarce despite the modest catalog value
300
350
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San Francisco Match Co., 12c Blue, Silk Paper (RO165b). Rich color, typical small faults, Fine appearance, a highly collectible example of this striking Match design
700
550
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Wilmington Parlor Match Co., 1c Black, Experimental Silk Paper (RO182e). Crisp shade on fresh paper, perfs slightly blunted by scissors separation, otherwise Very Fine
500
0
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Wise & Co., 1c Black, Old Paper (RO183a). Choice centering, small repair at right, Extremely Fine appearance, only 23 are recorded in Aldrich census
2,000
425
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CANNED FRUIT, T. Kensett & Co., 1c Green, Old Paper (RP1a). Deep rich color, thin and a few pulled perfs at top right, small faint stain, otherwise Fine, a very scarce example of the only Private Die Canned Fruit stamp, 20 of the 27 examples recorded in Aldrich census are faulty, many profoundly so and a number also showing rust stains from the fruit cans
2,500
1,000
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