1840-57, Collection of 31 Line Engraved covers incl. two Mulreadies (one late usage with numeral), two 1840 1d black covers, BLUE Newry MC on poor 1d red, distinctive MCs incl. Limerick, Cork, Belfast and Dublin, cover with "Enniskerry / Penny Post" hs and MC tying 1841 1d red, cover with ms "over 1oz" and "MORE TO / PAY" hs, s/l hs incl. "Arthur St R.H. / Belfast", "Burnfoot R.H. / Derry and Claire St." on same cover, "Carrowdore / Donaghadee", perf. line engraved reg'd cover to Australia with stamps missing, etc., mixed condition (Image)

1840s ca. OHMS wrapper from Ballymena to England with the only recorded example of the small distinctive "4" rate hs, missing part of backflap and right sideflap so showing only partial despatch and Belfast transit, unique (Image)

1840 (Aug 6) Mulready 1d envelope, A148, sent within Ireland from Dublin to Ballymena, cancelled by red MC with despatch and arrival bs, scuff at top right otherwise fine, plus 1814 large part cover with Scottish "Addl / 1/2" wheel tax and "Blarney Stone" Deraedermaeker caricature reprint (Image)

1840 (Oct 23) Entire from Ballycastle to Ballymoney with 1840 1d black pl.1b strip of four (just cut into at right and vert. crease through KG) just tied by red MCs, despatch bs, text mentions enclosure of banknotes hence the rate, scarce multiple franking (Image)

1845 (Feb 19) Entire from Waterford to Arklow with 1841 1d red (cut into at lower right) tied by "445" numeral, with manuscript "Not known", taken back to the GPO in Dublin and put inside a Return Paid Letter cover and sent back to Waterford, mounted on an exhibit page, scarce and interesting (Image)

1862 (Aug 19) Envelope from London to Dundrum Co. Dublin with 1858-76 2d pl.9 tied by London barred oval, arrival bs, redirected to Germany and uprated with two 1855-57 6d (both trimmed at left) and two 1d red star pairs tied by H & K PACT duplexes, with London and Aachen transits and Freiburg (Baden) arrival bs, minor cover faults, attractive franking (Image)

1867 (Aug 9) Stampless envelope from Queenstown to the USA with the very rare "T.0.3" barred numeral on reverse, the obverse with despatch cds, NY Br. Pkt cds and 19c accountancy hs, fine and very scarce (Image)

1868 (Dec 3) Envelope from Dublin to Australia with 1867-80 10d wmk spray wing marginal tied by Dublin "186" duplex, reverse with London and Melbourne cds, trimmed open at left, fine (Image)

1870 (Oct 4) Envelope opened out to show "The Patent Eureka Pictorial Opaque Envelope no. 324" with nine engravings of Ireland and a bunch of flowers on the interior, sent with three 1d red pl.140 ID, IE and JD tied by Dublin duplex cancellations to to Germany, transit and arrival markings, some strengthened splits along the folds and other faults, attractive and rare (Image)