Lot 2248 o
Chicago Match Co., 3¢ Black, Old Paper, strong shade and choice centering, minute margin tear at bottom of little consequence, still Very Fine, very scarce with only 42 recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 21 are reported to be faulty); with 2012 P.F. certificate.Scott No. RO60a $600.
Realized: $400
Lot
2249 
Doolittle, W.E., 1¢ Blue, Old Paper, full o.g., exceptional centering, rich color, small corner perf crease, otherwise Extremely Fine, only 51 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 23 are reported to be faulty); with 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott No. RO71a $450.
Realized: $350
Lot
2250
Excelsior Match Co., Syracuse, N.Y., 1¢ Black, Silk Paper, o.g., very lightly hinged, choice centering amid large margins, fresh with bold color, Extremely Fine, a scarce mint stamp in such exceptional condition. Scott No. RO82b $110.
Realized: $80
Lot 2251 o
Gates' Sons, 3¢ Black, Pink Paper, remarkably well centered amid wide margins, deep color, usual light vertical creases, otherwise Extremely Fine, a lovely gem.Scott No. RO94c $200.
Realized: $150
Lot 2252 o
Greenleaf & Co., 5¢ Orange, Silk Paper, rich color, centered slightly in at bottom with margins around, usual flaws including horizontal crease and small corner thin, Fine appearance, extremely rare with only 15 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 9 are reported to be faulty), Ex-Morgan.Scott No. RO102b $4,500.
Realized: $800
Lot 2253 o
Hunt, L.G., 1¢ Black, Silk Paper, without red "G & G " overprint, intensely rich color, couple corner repairs, Fine appearance, with only 22 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 12 are reported to be faulty) and one of the very few without the red Griggs & Goodwill overprint, a great rarity as such, Ex-H. Barr.Scott No. RO113b $1,650.
Almost every Hunt stamp on full silk paper was overprinted vertically "G & G" with a date in red. These examples where used provisionally by the successor company, Griggs & Goodwill, before the Hunt die was altered.
Realized: $350
Lot 2254 o
New York Match Co., 1¢ Vermilion, Silk Paper, rich deep color, attractive centering, flaws including thins and a couple of creases, Very Fine appearance, an attractive example of the New York Match Co. 1¢ Vermilion on Silk Paper, One of the Rarest Match Issues With Only 8 Examples Recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 6 are reported to be faulty), Ex-Cunliffe.Scott No. RO137b $11,000.
Realized: $1,900
Lot 2255 o
Powell, V.R., 1¢ Black on Buff Wrapper, Uncut, bold color on fresh thin buff paper, small repaired hole at lower right and other minor imperfections due the fragile natural of this thin tissue-like paper, otherwise Very Fine, a very attractive example of the V.R. Powell 1¢ Black on Uncut Buff Wrapper, One of the Rarest of All Match Issues With Only 7 Examples Recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 6 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO149a $7,000.
Realized: $2,200
Lot 2256 o
Universal Safety Match Co., 1¢ Black, Silk Paper, deep intense color, wide margins, F.-V.F., a very scarce sound stamp.Scott No. RO180b $300.
Realized: $85
Lot 2257 o
Wilmington Parlor Match Co., 1¢ Black, Silk Paper, manuscript cancels, bold color, repaired restoring some perforations at left, Fine appearance, a presentable example of this extremely rare medicine issue, only 8 examples recorded in the Aldrich census with 6 examples reported to be faulty, Ex-Lilly.Scott No. RO182b $12,500.
Realized: $1,400