Additional information
| Catalog Number | RO173P3 |
|---|---|
| Condition | XF |
| Denomination | 1c |
| Paper | india on card |
| Number Issued | — |
| Issued | Die approved July 21, 1864 |
| Cancel | uncanceled |
| Catalog Value | 75.00 |
RO173P3 Swift & Courtney Match Stamp Plate Proof
$50.00
The partnership of Swift & Courtney dates to 1861 in Wilmington, Delaware. The company’s matches were called Diamond State Parlor Matches. The Civil War greatly stimulated demand for matches as high grade foreign matches could not be imported. When the country’s first income tax was imposed, Swift & Courtney were the largest income taxpayers in the state. Demand far exceeded production. This situation led the company to merge in 1870 with a company in New Haven, Connecticut that used machines. This company, A Beecher & Sons, became the Swift and Courtney and Beecher Company of New Haven, Conn in 1875. In 1880 the company became part of the Diamond Match Company. Their plant continued to operate in Wilmington.
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