Lot 183 o
Jock & Wildner, 1¢ Red Brown, large margins, rich deep color, few sealed tears and light gum soak as often, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare with this being The Finest Example of Only Three Examples Recorded, this example realized $8,800 in a 2003 auction, Ex-Lilly, Kingsley, Tolman.Scott No. unlisted Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
This stamp is described in length in West's Private Die Match Stamps (Elliot Perry's pen name) as to the legitimacy of this issue, as the Office of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue responded to an inquiry regarding Jock & Wildner and stating that they showed no record of the stamp being issued. Although records are lacking regarding this stamp, many early students consider the few known examples to be genuine.
Realized: $12,500