Ireland stampless cover assembly of 25 items, period 1824-63, including rate and postage-due markings, handstamps denoting origin, an interesting usage less than one week after the "Black Penny" was issued, Penny Post markings including rare example from Kingstown combined with scarce framed due marking (ex-Field), OHMS printed matter letter, all mail sent inland or to England, except for one addressed to France, fine-very fine. (Image)

Est. $400-500

Ireland mint collection, very complete, contained in two White Ice albums and comprising the period from 1922 to 1991, the provisional government being well represented with valuable issues including "Seahorses" from 1922 to 1927 with also some being n.h., narrow and wide date overprints, as well as the desirable blue-black overprinted set, following with Dublin issues with 1937 St. Patrick set n.h., 1940-42 set with duplicates, coil stamps in multiples, 1943-45 St. Patrick type with duplication, postage dues, booklets from 1966, a very fine and appealing lot, viewing recommended.

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ireland modern assembly cleanly arranged in Lighthouse albums contained in two large carton boxes, including modern face-value stamps in blocks of four, complete sheets, booklets and FDC's, the great majority being recent issues after 2000, but also with material from 1960's onwards, very fine.

Est. $500-750

The Postage Due Stamps of Ireland 1922-93 exhibit, a comprehensive collection made up of, as the main part, an exhibit mounted on 112 pages, knowledgeably described, chronologically arranged, starting with the 1922-25 transitional period when unoverprinted G.B. postage due adhesives were used in the Irish Free State, including a unique ½d block of four with the Dublin "Emergency" cancellation used shortly after the Easter 1916 Uprising, mixed frankings including extraordinary incoming mail from Canada taxed on arrival with fee being collected by a unique combination of G.B. 1d due and 1922 Dollar overprinted ½d -used as postage due when G.B. examples of this denomination were lacking-, very rare piece with Irish and G.B. postage dues, additional incoming British mail taxed with G.B. dues applied in Ireland, the Irish issues being very well represented, rich in multiples and complete sheets, also plate blocks and gutter pairs, including various new research studies, a wide range of varieties with rare examples also featuring multiples, scarce specimen stamps, frequently enriched with postal history including inland and external incoming mail also bearing varieties and some exotic origins; in addition, a consistent second part of material not mounted for exhibition and gathered in four large Lighthouse albums and one large envelope, all reinforcing the main exhibit with similar material, of these four, two being dedicated to taxed postal history, the other two with numerous multiples and complete sheets used and unused, as well as few Hamilton-Bowen accompanying certificates for specimen stamps, generally in very good condition, a very infrequent lot which deserves an accurate inspection. (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500