1834, 1842 & 1845 covers (3) bearing ARDEE/PENNY POST h/stamps, the latter franked 1841 1d (four margins) with fine diamond numeral '5' for Ardee. (Image)

1843-74 range of covers (7) written up on leaves incl. 1843 London to Kilkenny, 1848 Sligo to London m/s 'Pre Paid' & '2,' Sligo c.d.s. & PAID AT/SLIGO h/stamp, 1855 Ennistymon to London, bears m/s '2' Ennistymon c.d.s. in green, Dublin transit in green, 1855 Nass to Dublin, obverse bears superb 'NASS' c.d.s in blue for Dec.28.58, reverse Dublin receiver in blue. (Image)

1881 Diamond cancels & duplexes collection of covers written up on leaves of 1841 1d, 1d Stars & later issues, diamond numerals incl. '340' Mountrath, '232' Galway, '308' Limerick, '453' Mountbellewbridge, '142' Clonmel, '269' Kilkenny, '410' Sligo etc. (28) (Image)

1894-1949 cover collection neatly written up on leaves incl. 1894 H & K packet cancel, 1897 reg Cork to Crefield, 1901 Telegram Clonmel to Killarney, 1903 OHMS envelope Birr to Dublin, 1904 1d postcard Waterford to San Remo, 1907 Cappoquin to Langenschwalbach, 1907 Curragh Camp postcard with fine c.d.s, 1910 Dundalk to Navan OHMS envelope, 1919 Dublin local franked 1d Cheque Duty cut out + ½d, 1921 Dublin to Trim OHMS Land reg postcard bears hooded 'Dublin Postage Paid' in red, 1923 Carndonagh to Dublin 1d (2) affixed upside down to express republican sympathies, several first flight covers incl. 1939 Foynes to Shediac, 1939 Foynes to New York, Foynes to Botwood, 1945 Limerick to N. York, 1941 uncensored Dublin to Durham official paid envelope with 'BUY/IRISH/GOODS' slogan, 1945 reg airmail Dublin to Rio, franked 5d + 2/6d, 1946 Limerick to Gothenburg underpaid by ½d with Swedish postage due label & 15o Lund Cathedral added. Fine lot. (66) (Image)

1915 cover from UK to Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, recovered from the S.S. Hesperian which was torpedoed, while en-route from Liverpool to Canada by a German submarine U20 about 85 miles S.W of Fastnet on Sept 4th 1915, an attempt was made to tow the ship to Cobh but she sank on Sept 5th, a small portion of the mail survived, this rather fragile 'YMCA' illustrated cover bears the s/line cachet 'RECOVERED FROM S.S HESPERIAN' reverse bears Sydney Mines arrival mark for 16th Oct. Scarce. (Image)

FORERUNNERS 1907-16 Sinn Fein propaganda labels L11 Celtic cross green & black P.11¼, complete sheet of 50, fresh M (46 x UM), L15 Celtic cross deep blue & black P.11¼ (1900 first issue) a complete sheet of 110, generally fresh UM (odd tone, margin bends & selvedge faults), L15 Celtic cross pale blue & black P.11¼ (1916 issue), a further sheet of 72 full o.g. but with numerous tones & several perfs, selvedge almost complete, L17 Hibernia broad crown P.11¼ (1908 first issue) complete sheet of 110, UM with minor tones, mainly affecting the selvedge, three stamps at base with selvedge missing incl. INVERTED CLICHES R2/1 & R3/1, L19 Hibernia narrow crown P.11¼ (1916 issue) left half of a sheet (25 examples) quite fresh appearance, some marks on gum & non stop is thinned. (Image)

FORERUNNERS, POLITICAL & PROPAGANDA collection written up on leaves from 1907-16 Sinn Fein propaganda labels - Hibernia broad crown (2), narrow crown, Celtic cross (2) Perf & rouletted, 1916 Celtic cross on a cover (creased) cancelled DUKE STREET 4.AP.16 DUBLIN, annotated at left 'Receipt from R.I.C' (three weeks prior to the Easter Rising), 1916 The Manchester Martyres label accompanied by a reproduction silk (by Godfrey Phillips Ltd), 1916 'ERIE PUIST' se-tenant sheet of eight, 1912 IMPERIAL UNION LABELS in green & in dull orange, also imperf (2) in dull yellow green & emerald green, 1912 'REDMONDUS REX' parody stamp (based on Punch cartoon) 'Redmond holding a harp above the British Lion,' 1914 Anti Home Rule labels - large format types (3), small format (2). Collection is supported by some 1916 Rebellion PPC's & patriotic cards & a few modern related issues. Fine lot. (Image)

1922 July I.R.A 1d, 2d & 6d o.g, some faults, also 1d value in a lower marginal block of six, fresh M, also a marginal strip of three M (slight tones), 6d corner marginal block of four, fresh UM, also single showing double impression, 6d on laid paper marginal unused, 1922 BLACK & TANS the White Cross set of two in fresh M corner blocks of four. (26) (Image)

1922 I.R.A 2d green P.11 marginal pair, singles (2) generally fine M (odd tone), another single with faults, 6d blue (2) M, SINN FEIN LABELS L15 Celtic cross deep blue & black (2). (9) (Image)

ESSAYS collection written up on leaves from 1922 trumpet & harp 2d blue, engraved marginal single, Lithographed in monocolour (15), fine M, bi-coloured (25) each top marginal UM, VALDIVIA Specimen of printing 2d set of ten Line Perf 11, fine M, also Imperf set (10), fine M, HELY LTD monocolour types (3), bi-colour (10), fine M, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland range of Imperf & Perf types incl. singles, pairs & blocks. Proofs of the 1d, 3d & 5d in both black & red, 1937 High Values WALTER TILLS bromide Essay for 2/6d Irish Elk (now extinct) in black & another in colour (circa 10 made), 1922 RICHARD ORPENS design competition essays official photographs on velox card of hand painted designs (5), large format essay by J. J. O'REILLY of 5s value, DLR watermark paper trial, 2d Fiji marginal pair accompanied by gummed watermarked 'S.E' paper, two further examples of wmk paper A, British - Joynson & C. Irish - Saggart. A superb lot. Collections rarely offered. (165) (Image)

ESSAYS - DOLLARD 1922 trumpet & harp 2d blue engraved, lithographed bi-coloured (19) M - tones affecting some. O'LOUGHLIN, MURPHY & BOLAND Perf ½d lemon (2), ½d red (2), 1s red (3) 1s green Imperf 1s red, 10s red & 10s lemon, PICTORIAL PRINTING Co Imperf 1d turquoise & 1d carmine red. Scarce assembly. (33) (Image)

ESSAYS 1922 design competition - essay for 1/- Hibernia & Harp by Richard Orphen RHA, Collotype print on thick card, monochrome, ex Dixon & Crome (the original Orphen designs were returned to the artist and are not in P.O archives). (Image)

1915-18 P.O.W mail range on leaves from 1915 postcard Dublin to Oldcastle P.O.W camp unfranked, bears 'P.O.W CAMP/9.OCT.1915/OLD CASTLE' oval cachet in red, m/s a10/117, 1915 Oct 31st postcard bears Thessalonica censor mark '394,' 1916 postcard from the Relief Fund for Mayo P.O.W's in German camps to the Commandant of the P.O.W camp at Hirson in France, cancelled Dublin emergency cancel Type 2 & circular h/stamp Post Free/P.C/Prisoners of War, 1916 Austria to Oldcastle Red Cross correspondence card bears triangular German censor mark & Oldcastle camp oblong cachet. 1916 Limburg P.O.W camp to Essex card, printed for use by Irish prisoners bears Limburg d/stamp & censor mark used by Pte. E. Shott of the Connaught Rangers, 1917 Oldcastle to Dublin from internee Arnold Parth, franked printed P.O.W wrapper franked 1d, tied Oldcastle double ring c.d.s., obverse bears Oldcastle P.O.W camp cachet. 1917 postcard to Massachusetts, bears large oblong cachet 'PPC addressed to neutral countries are returned by the censor.' 1918 reg cover addressed to Rev. P. Bondolfi Immensee, Switzerland, Rev. Bondolfi was suspected of anti British activities, reverse bears War Office seal. Good lot. (8) (Image)

1918 covers (2) & fronts (2) from the County Clare special Military area to Dublin with 1d red, all censored by the Military, ENNIS 6.MR.18 with Censored/9 label, CRANNY/6.MAR.18/ENNIS rubber c.d.s. with Passed/KNOCK/6.MR.18/ENNIS with Passed/27, ENNIS/7 MR 18 with Censor/29 label, few faults, also 1917 cover Clifton to Massachusetts, franked 1d, tied Clifton c.d.s. (5) (Image)

1920 cover from Dungannon to Kilworth intercepted by I.R.A, franked 2d with m/s Cen I.R.A, officially sealed label with Waterford c.d.s 05.12.20, 1921 cover from Dar Es Salaam to Dublin bearing CENSORED/BY/I.R.A h/stamp, reverse bears despatch c.d.s, 1921 cover Blackrock to Foxrock, forwarded to Dundee, bears three line 'CENSORED/BY/I.R.A, found open & resealed in Glasgow with Glasgow c.d.s.'s. Scarce trio. (3) (Image)

1920 cover from Dublin to the wife of Lt. Col. A.H.B Hume in Devon, 2d tied James' St. c.d.s 27.DE.20 intercepted & with h/stamp CENSORED/BY I.R.A over flap. Mail to and from Hume was particularly targeted by rebels.1920 cover to Cork with stamp removed & endorsed 'Passed by Censor I.R.A in m/s, reverse bears further endorsement 'Censored by Irish Republic at Blarney 24.9.20' in m/s, 1920 Nov cover to Headquarters, 6th Division, Cork, obverse bears m/s by hand, 6th Nov 1920, Admiralty Bag, sent thus to avoid I.R.A Raiders, red oval cachet 'C.I.G.S' Chief of the Imperial General Staff. (3) (Image)

1921 May 17th cover from Waterford to Dublin, franked pair 1d vals, tied Waterford c.d.s's, intercepted & bearing fine strike of 'CENSORED/BY IRA,' 1921 June 16th cover from Dublin to Midleton, franked 2d with 'Censored by I.R.A' in m/s on label, cancelled by Dublin machine cancel. Scarce pair. (2) (Image)

1920-22 FIELD POST OFFICE range of covers written up on leaves (13) incl. 1920 postcard Queenstown to Twickenham, endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled Queenstown, bears 2d due h/stamp with pair 1d dues added, tied Twickenham c.d.s's. 1919 OHMS official envelope bears 'F.P.O/29' double ring c.d.s. for 25th Oct 21 (Victorian Barrack, Cork), 1921 official OHMS envelope to Remount Depot, Dublin, bears 'F.P.O/W16' c.d.s. for 19th Jan 21 & 'Cashier Irish Command/Dublin' oval cachet in purple. 1921 2d postal stationery envelope Dublin to Bideford, cancelled 'F.P.O/W16' c.d.s, 1921 envelope Curragh Camp to Boscombe, franked 2d, tied 'F.P.O/3k,' reverse bears Royal Artillery Crest, 1921 OHMS envelope 'F.P.O/8' Fermoy to Dover, franked 2d, tied 'F.P.O/8' Type A rubber h/stamp in purple, reverse bears National Economy label, cancelled transit mark 'F.P.O/T29' - Kilworth, another similar cover with distorted rubber 'F.P.O/8' h/stamp, 1921 OHMS cover Dundalk to Dublin, cancelled 'F.P.O/202' c.d.s, also bears 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL' h/stamp in purple. 1921 OHMS cover Dublin Castle to Island Bridge, cancelled 'F.P.O/D41' c.d.s, also bears cachet of the 'COMMAND PAY OFFICE/DUBLIN' etc. (Image)

1922 pair of envelopes from Sandyford to Mrs Rutherford in Chichester, intercepted by insurgents and contents opened, each with resealing label, tied Dublin 18.JY.22 c.d.s, each with red 'Recovered from raided mails' HB on flap, one dated 27.7.22. A scarce pair. (Image)

1922 Nov 4th cover from Cavan to Dublin, franked 2d, tied Cavan c.d.s, charred due to the Rotunda Sorting Office attacked & set on fire by the I.R.A, bears 'SALVED FROM/FIRE GPO DUBLIN' two line h/stamp on obverse & also on reverse. Scarce. (1) (Image)

1922 postcard from Ashbourne to Drogheda, franked British ½d green & Prov Govt ½d, tied Ashbourne c.d.s, 1d British due added, tied Drogheda c.d.s, card has vertical crease (Ex Dublin). (Image)

1922 Dec 18th FDC of the ½d green defin with machine cancel, envelope with some faults. Scarce. (Image)

1922-43 POSTAGE DUE COVERS (15) written up on leaves incl. 1922 Kilkenny to Goresbridge, franked 1d Optd at Free State postcard rate, GB 1d postage due h/stamp with 1d P.D adhesive, 1924 Nass to Dublin, franked GB 2d Dues (pair) & British h/stamp for Dublin '4d/TO PAY/186' with clerks initials. Viewing recommended. (Image)

1923 March 5th postcard from Dartry to Belfast, franked ½d to 1d, intercepted by raiders & detained by Military Authorities, bears two line h/stamp 'RECOVERED FROM/RAIDERS MAIL' & oval 'DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, PORTOBELL BARRACKS/8.MAR.1923' adhesives cancelled with 'Returned Letter Branch' c.d.s's 14.3.23 c.d.s's. Scarce. (Image)

1923 cover used locally in Dublin franked ½d (2) obverse bears violet h/stamp CENSORED BY/I.R.A fine strike, 1923 Dublin local reg cover posted at College Green to the Railway Protection Unit at Griffith Barracks, franked 5d, 1923 Aug 30th 6d used fiscally on a document from the Nat Bank, indemnifying the Army re losses of 71 bank drafts issued officially by the Paymaster General, which were destroyed in the Rotunda Fire of 4/5 November 1922, when the main sorting office was destroyed by rebels. Most unusual. (Ex Crowe). (3) (Image)