RO85b L. Frank Louisiana Matches, New Orleans

$125.00

According to the Boston Revenue Book, this stamp die was ordered June 29th, 1875 by L. Frank, Agent of the Louisiana Match Manufacturing Co. of New Orleans, La.” However, the New Orleans directory lists one Simon Frank as agent of the firm and no mention of L. Frank is to be found in any connection. Perhaps L. Frank was the original agent and was replaced by Simon Frank prior to the compilation of the direct­ory, or, conversely, L. Frank may have succeeded Simon Frank after the di­rectory appeared. An essay of this design is said to exist with the name given as “S. Frank”. It is one of the very few match stamps print­ed, in brown, and also one of the few used in the South.

Additional information

Catalog Number

RO85b

Condition

Used, VF

Denomination

1c

Paper

Silk Paper

Number Issued

2,560,320

Issued

March 1876 through 1880

Cancel

Uncanceled

Catalog Value

110.00

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