Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1221

RO129a

#RO129a, J.J. Macklin & Co., 1c Black, rouletted, an incredible match stamp rarity, this stamp was printed by the American Phototype Co. in violation of the contract of Butler & Carpenter to produce private die proprietary stamps (American Phototype had a contract to produce wrappers not adhesive stamps), a controversy ensued between Macklin and Butler & Carpenter who considered the stamps that had been produced to be "a wretched piece of work and affords no guarantee against counterfeiting whatever", in fact counterfeits have been produced to defraud the collector not the government, evidently few of the genuine stamps were produced and the real quantity of genuine examples is very small, it is hard to know how many have survived as the few recorded in surveys may have included facsimilies as well as the real stamp, our guess is that there are a total of less than six genuine examples known, another factor that is not included in the Scott listing is that there are two papers on which this stamp is found, a thin white paper and this stamp which is on a thin yellowish tissue paper as was used for match wrappers which the American Phototype company normally produced, this is the only known example on this paper, small thin spot and light creases as would be expected on this fragile paper and these are actually very minor, otherwise very fine and one of the highlights of the Walter Harding Maurer collection; 1991 PF certificate; ex-Col. Green and Joyce. (Image)

6,000.00

SOLD for $8,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1222

National Union Match Co., 1c Black on buff wrapper, an interesting match box wrapper, while not listed in Scott because it is not a proper revenue stamp it is neither fake or bogus, rather, according to the Boston Revenue Book, it is the product of a small match manufacturer who was avoiding the tax, so it is real but fraudulent, it is speculated that his wrapper was imitating Byam, Carlton & Co. wrappers and the proprietor was competing with that company for business, he was arrested and fined for his activities, because of his small activities these wrappers are quite rare, printed on the frail buff paper like other wrappers it is subject to the small flaws typical of these, this one with small edge faults and spot of toning in the left margin, otherwise very fine; a rare and desirable addition to a match stamp collection; ex-Joyce. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1223

RO139b

#RO139b, N.Y. Match Company, 5c Blue, silk paper, an impressive eye-appealing example of a rare issue, this is undoubtedly one of the best centered of this stamp that is available, color is exceptionally bright and fresh, perforations are full and even all around, described in Joyce as a "superior example" not only because of its gorgeous appearance but because it lacks the faults that nearly all have, only the most trivial edge thin keeps this from being completely sound, extremely fine; ex-Joyce. (Image)

1,500.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1224

RO145a

#RO145a, Pierce Match Co., 1c Green, an attractive appearing example of this terribly difficult stamp, with virtually all known examples being faulty or repaired, this has thinning at the top, deep intense color, better centered than most as nearly all show the perforations cutting the design on one or more sides, very fine appearance for this. (Image)

1,750.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1225

RO150a

#RO150a, Powell, V.R., 1c Black on buff, cut to shape from the wrapper as virtually all examples are, printed on a very thin tissue paper and thus usually found with numerous faults, this one quite nice with only a couple tiny natural pinholes from the flimsy nature of the paper, very fine for this. (Image)

900.00

SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1226

RO151a

#RO151a, Powell, V.R., 1c Black on white, cut to shape from the wrapper as all known examples are and even then of considerable rarity with likely less than a dozen copies known, without any other faults, very nice and fresh for this terribly rare revenue, very fine. (Image)

1,500.00

SOLD for $2,400.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1227

RO165b

#RO165b, San Francisco Match Co., 12c Blue, silk paper attractive with deep color, small flaws at top including a couple of toned perforations, fine and scarce. (Image)

375.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1228

RO169d

#RO169d, Smith, E.K., 1c Blue, rouletted, a marvelous premium quality example of a very rare issue, virtually all of the less than ten or twelve copies that have survived are found with faults, remarkably this copy is completely sound and fresh, and in addition is amazingly well centered, extremely fine; certainly one of the finest if not the finest example of this rare and elusive stamp, even better than the one offered in our December 10, 1999 Collector's Series Sale, which brought a record $5,500.00. (Image)

1,500.00

SOLD for $5,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1229

RO183a

#RO183a, Wise & Co., 1c Black, an exceptionally elusive stamp which is usually faulty or repaired as is this one, with backing and portion of the top frame line drawn in to give it very fine appearance. (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1230

RO1a/RO186a

#RO1/RO186b, Substantial and high quality Match Stamp collection, consisting of over 200 stamps, mostly different but includes a dozen or so duplicates, this collection is noteworthy in its exceptional quality, these stamps are notorious for being in poor condition but the collector put his emphasis in acquiring not only as many different as possible, but locating them in as nice a condition as possible, his first concern was centering and appearance, the vast majority of the stamps in this collection will grade very fine or better and many will grade extremely fine in their appearance, he also put a secondary emphasis in soundness, recognizing that it was not always possible to get everything completely sound, but the result is that a great many are sound, and where faults are present, they normally are quite minor and particularly do not affect the appearance of the stamp, naturally most of the stamps are the more modestly priced items with catalog value from $5.00-$100.00 with few higher, but total catalog value comes to $8,000.00; a wonderful opportunity to acquire a quality basis of these issues on which to build, examination will not disappoint.

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $11,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1231

RP1

#RP1, Kensett, T. & Co., 1c Green, the only private die revenue issued for canned fruit, fresh deep color, couple of tiny stain spots that nearly all of this issue seem to have and faint vertical crease at bottom, fine and rare stamp. (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1232

RS4c

#RS4c, Ayer, J.C. & Co., 1c Black, Ty. 2, pink paper, imperforate, an extravagantly margined example of this scarce paper variety showing traces of the next stamp at top, color is fresh and bright, and most significant for a stamp of this size is that it is completely sound, extremely fine; it would be very difficult to find a nicer example than this one. (Image)

900.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1233

RS9u

#RS9u, Ayer, J.C. & Co., 4c Ultramarine, die cut, this stamp shows the true and rare ultramarine color distinguishing it from the myriad of blue shades that this stamp is found in, small faults including creases, very fine appearance and the only example we have seen offered; ex-Joyce. (Image)

525.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1234

RS10b

#RS10b, Ayer, J.C. & Co., 4c Blue imperforate, silk paper, clear margins all around, a fresh and bright stamp, tiny thin spot, otherwise very fine. (Image)

250.00

SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1235

RS10d

#RS10d, Ayer, J.C. & Co., 4c Blue imperforate, watermarked attractive example with large balanced margins, color is deep with prooflike impression, trivial thin specks, otherwise very fine and bright stamp. (Image)

325.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1236

RS29c

#RS29c, Barry's Proprietary, 1c Green, pink paper, a handsome and sound single, strong rich color, very fine; challenging to find this nice. (Image)

160.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1237

RS31c

#RS31c, Blow, W.T., 1c Green, pink paper, an impeccably well centered example, surrounded by full even perforations, small thin, otherwise extremely fine. (Image)

275.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1238

RS36a

#RS36a, Brown, C.F., 1c Blue, well centered single with bright blue color, sound and very fine. (Image)

250.00

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1239

RS37e

#RS37e, Brown, Fred Co., 2c Black, die 1, experimental silk paper, full large margins, small thin and pinhole quite typical of this large size stamp plus light soiling, very fine appearance; a scarce paper variety and quite likely undercataloged, there was no example in Joyce. (Image)

375.00

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1240

RS40c

#RS40c, Brown, John I. & Son, 2c Green, pink paper, an incredibly choice example, being wonderfully well centered with large to huge margins, in addition this stamp is amazingly fresh and completely sound, extremely fine gem and certainly one of the finest examples available. (Image)

300.00

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM