I saw that last night too...cool story. I hadn't heard that story before.
I don't have any Merkle's, but here's my Evers Helmar Stamp to get things started:
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HOF "Earliest" Collection (Ideal - Indiv): 244/342 (71.4%)
1914 T330-2 Piedmont Art Stamps......: 114/119 (95.8%)
1923 V100 Willard's Chocolate............: 177/180 (98.3%)