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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE 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.
Ex Tolman. Eleven examples are recorded in the Aldrich census. Of these, eight are faulty. (Image)
FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONE-CENT VERMILION NEW YORK MATCH COMPANY ON SILK PAPER IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL PRIVATE DIE PROPRIETARY ISSUES.
The Aldrich book records only eight examples of the 1c N.Y. Match Co. Issue on Silk Paper, six of which are faulty. This example with only minor flaws is very desirable.
Ex Col. Green (Part XXIII, lot 971). With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)
FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PIERCE MATCH STAMP. ONLY 21 ARE RECORDED IN THE ALDRICH CENSUS.
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.
Ex Tolman (Image)
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONE-CENT V.R. POWELL ON UNCUT BUFF WRAPPER IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL PRIVATE DIE MATCH STAMPS. ONLY FOUR ARE RECORDED.
Only four examples on the full wrapper are recorded in the Aldrich book (three more are cut down from full size). Of the four full wrappers, all but one are faulty, due to the fragile nature of the paper.