The Grant Inman Collection, Part 5: Match and Other Private Die Stamps continued...

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FINE APPEARANCE. THE 8-CENT IVES MATCH STAMP IN ULTRAMARINE IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL PRIVATE DIE MATCH STAMPS. ONLY FOUR ARE RECORDED IN THE ALDRICH CENSUS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE OFFERED IN MEMORY. THIS IS THE DISCOVERY COPY.

The Ives match factory was located in Wallingford Conn., near several other match factories. An 8c denomination for a match stamp is unusually high. In Private Die Match Stamps the author suggests 8c would pay the tax on double packages of 400 matches, an unusually large size that was used most frequently on the West Coast. He suggests this type of use would also explain their low survival rate for even the old and silk papers in the normal color.

Accompanied by 1926 letter from Elliott Perry to Dr. Warren Atwood confirming this is the Ultramarine color and that he will notify Scott Co. that it should be listed. Ex Dr. Atwood and Joyce. Undervalued in Scott given that there are only four known -- others with this same quantity catalogue multiples of this value. (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE ONE-CENT ROULETTED JOHN J. MACKLIN & CO. MATCH STAMP. LESS THAN A DOZEN ARE KNOWN.

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.

The Aldrich census records eleven examples, which no doubt includes the unique example on thin buff paper offered in the following lot.

With 2009 P.F. certificate (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT JOHN J. MACKLIN MATCH STAMP PRINTED ON THIS THIN BUFF PAPER. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF PRIVATE DIE MATCH STAMP COLLECTING.

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. The paper on the stamp offered here is the same as others printed by this company, such as the Byam, Carlton & Co. wrappers.

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.

Ex Colonel Green, Joyce, Maurer and Himpsl. With 1991 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as normal paper (ten recorded) does not adequately convey the rarity of the item offered here (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE JOCK & WILDNER MATCH STAMP.

This stamp is discussed in detail in Private Die Match Stamps by Christopher West, the nom-de-plume of Elliott Perry. In his article, Perry notes that the Office of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue responded to an 1894 inquiry about Jock & Wildner by stating that "the records of this Department fail to show that any such stamp was ever issued or authorized by the Government". Despite the absence of records documenting the issue, some students believe the few known examples are genuine. Copies have been included in many important Revenue collections (if only for reference), including those formed by Hiram Deats, Clarence Eagle and E.B. Sterling. The three recorded examples are: 1) ex Lilly, Kinglsey, Tolman and Bulkley, the stamp offered here; 2) ex Robert Cunliffe; and 3) ex Morton Dean Joyce. One of the three is also ex Colonel Green (Sale 25, 1946 Costales sale) but it was not illustrated.

Ex Lilly, Kingsley, Tolman and Bulkley. With 2012 P.F. certificate. Unlisted in Scott (Image)

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