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

**Match Stamps, Akron thru Bowers & Dunham**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
801		Akron Match Co., 1c Blue, Old Paper (RO1). Choice centering, bright color, "Feb. 70" handstamp (or possibly printed cancel), small faults, otherwise Very Fine, ex Tolman and "Scarsdale" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 350.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
802		Alexander's Matches, 1c Orange, Silk Paper (RO2b). Bright color, wide nicely balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, ex "Scarsdale", with 2012 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 125.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
803		Alexander's Matches, 1c Blue, Silk Paper (RO3b). Rich color, some toning, small thin spots VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ALEXANDER'S ONE-CENT BLUE ON SILK PAPER. ONLY 13 ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST AND MOST ARE DEFECTIVE. The Aldrich census records only 13 examples of this Match stamp rarity. All but one have faults and many are defective and repaired. Two of the three others we have previously sold are repaired with perfs into the design, and the other had central thinning. Ex Tolman. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,000.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
804		Thos. Allen, 1c Green, Old Paper (RO5a). Original gum, h.r., fresh bright color, clear margins, Very Fine example of this beautiful St. Louis match company's "bears" design, reminiscent of the 1845 Postmaster's Provisional issue (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 175.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
805		Alligator Match Co., 1c Blue, Watermarked, Rouletted (RO8d). Full to huge margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex "Scarsdale", with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 140.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
806		American Match Co., 3c Black, Old Paper (RO11a). Choice centering with wide margins, crisp impression, couple minor flaws, including tiny tear and small thin spots, otherwise Very Fine, ex "Scarsdale" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 550.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
807		American Match Co., 3c Green, Old Paper (RO13a). Deep rich color, some slight toning, few small faults FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE AMERICAN MATCH CO. ROCK ISLAND PRIVATE DIE STAMP. ONLY TWELVE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN THE ALDRICH CENSUS AND AT LEAST NINE ARE FAULTY TO SOME DEGREE. Of the twelve examples recorded in the Aldrich book, only three are potentially sound. We offered one in our Sale 1067, but the perfs are into the design on two sides. Ex Himpsl. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 8,500.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
808		Barber Match Co., 1c Blue, Watermarked, Rouletted (RO18d). Three huge margins, clear to touched at bottom, fresh color, small corner crease at top right FINE APPEARANCE. A PARTICULARLY CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE ONE-CENT BARBER MATCH CO. ROULETTED ISSUE. ONLY NINE ARE RECORDED IN THE ALDRICH CENSUS. This issue is frequently counterfeited, as the supply of regularly perforated 1c watermarked stamps is plentiful. There are nine examples recorded in the Aldrich census, but at least one of those has received a negative certificate from The Philatelic Foundation. Ex "Scarsdale". With 2005 and 2010 P.F. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,000.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
809		Barber Match Co., 3c Black, Experimental Silk Paper (RO19e). Large part original gum, h.r., detailed impression, centered to top, light vertical crease at left, small thins, otherwise almost Fine, scarce with only 15 recorded in the Aldrich census, ex Tolman and "Scarsdale", with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 550.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
810		Barber & Peckham, 3c Black, Old Paper (RO21a). Original gum, intense shade on bright paper, wide to full margins, light creases, Very Fine appearance, ex "Scarsdale" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 275.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
811		B. Bendel & Co., 1c Brown, Watermarked (RO24d). Rich color, neat strike of purple cancel, faint corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Fine, Aldrich records only 28 examples, none qualifying as Very Fine and many with ragged or damaged perforations, ex "Scarsdale" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 725.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction