The E. B. Eddy Company, Ltd. of Hull, Ontario opened a branch at Ogdensburg, New York in 1880. A large volume of business was done in the first year, but it apparently was not profitable. The factory was sold to the Diamond Match Company in 1881. Stamps were issued from late November of 1880 to mid-May of 1881. 9,513,000 were issued on watermarked paper.

There is a listed variety of this stamp, strongly recut and darker color.