The Henry Tolman II Collection of United States Revenues - Part One continued...

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY TWELVE EXAMPLES OF THIS RARITY ARE RECORDED IN THE ALDRICH CENSUS.

Of the twelve recorded examples, only three are sound. The minor pulled perf on the example offered here is of miniscule importance, given the superior centering of this stamp relative to most others.

Ex Lilly and Kingsley (our Sale 865, where it realized $6,500 hammer) (Image)

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY. ONLY FOURTEEN ARE RECORDED IN THE ALDRICH CENSUS.

Half of those in the census are noted as being faulty. (Image)

VERY FINE. BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY KNOWN DIE PROOF OF THE FAMOUS AND RARE ONE-CENT MACKLIN ISSUE--SIGNED BY JOSEPH J. LEWIS, THE COMMISSIONER.

This proof differs slightly from the issued design--there is no period after "Co."

Ex Brazer and Joyce (on album page) (Image)

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.

Eleven examples are recorded in the Aldrich census. Of these, eight are faulty. (Image)

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, the stamp offered here, 2) ex Robert Cunliffe, and 3) ex Morton Dean Joyce.

Ex Lilly and Kingsley.

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONE-CENT POWELL ON UNCUT BUFF WRAPPER IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL PRIVATE DIE MATCH STAMPS.

Only four are recorded in the Aldrich book. Of these, three are faulty, due to the fragile nature of the paper. (Image)