1840 (May 30) Entire from Dublin to Lanesboro, with 1840 1d black with fine to very large (albeit slightly ragged on two sides) just tied by faint red MC, reverse weith clear MY 30 40 diamond ds and Longford MY 31 arrival cds, fine and very rare May Date usage in Ireland (SG £13'000+) (Image)

1840 (Jul 7) J. W. Southgate Rejected Design's for the Postage Envelope number 4 "Blarney Stone" Mulready caricature sent within Ireland from Dublin to Baltinglass, pre-paid 2d in cash with ms notation and despatch ds below, minor soiling, fine and scarce (Image)

1840 (Jul 21) J. W. Southgate Rejected Design's for the Postage Envelope number 4 "Blarney Stone" Mulready caricature sent within Ireland from Cork to Killeagh, despatch bs, stamp missing with some soiling, scarce (Image)

1840 (Aug 31) Entire from Clare Park, Ballycastle, to Ballymoney with 1840 2d blue pl.1 strip of three (cut into at lower left corner and crease at top right) tied by neat red MCs, with Ballycastle bs, text mentions enclosure of a banking draft hence the rate, minor soiling, scarce franking (Image)

1840 (Sep 14) Mulready 2d envelope, a201, from Balbriggan to Scotland, cancelled by red MC with despatch bs as well as Dublin and Edinburgh ds, minor cover wear, fine (Image)

1840 (Sep 23) Mulready 1d envelope, A160, from Derry to Coleraine, cancelled by crisp redMC with despatch and arrival bs, vert. fold with a couple of holes, missing wax seal, fine appearance (Image)

1840 (Oct 3) Mourning entire from Rostrevor to Dublin with 1840 1d black pl.7, cut into at foot, tied by red MC, underpaid with ms "Above 1/2oz" and "2" due hs, reverse with Rostrevor Oc 3 and Oc 4 cds and arrival ds, fine (Image)

1840 (Nov 11) Mulready 1d lettersheet, A37, with printed advert in blue by A Cuddy (SG MA 5j) with adverts related to Music, Shooting, Coffee, Wine, Medicine, etc., cancelled by red MC with Ahascragh s/l hs, reverse with Dublin diamond transit and Belfast Late cds, fine and scarce (Image)

1840 (Nov 26) Wrapper from Godalming, England, to Waterford with ms "1" rate, with London PAID and reverse with despatch and Lismore UDC arrival, redirected to Dublin with 1840 1d black with close to large margins tied by red MC with PAID hs adjacent, minor soiling, fine (Image)

1841 (Jan 30) Ackermann & Co. Comic Envelope No. 1, "The Print Mill", Mulready caricature depicting Daniel O'Connel feeding Irish peasants into a print mill, turning them into coins for "Poor Dan's Wallet", while the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, confesses "I'm all abroad", sent from Templeton to England with 1840 1d black pl.9 DG, cut into at sides, affixed upside-down (perhaps a deliberate insult to the Crown) and tied by red MC, reverse with Templeton and Dublin ds, fine and very rare with only four examples recorded, this being the earliest, ex Giamporcaro, cert. BPA (1997) (Image)

1841 (Feb 20) Small entire sent locally within Dublin with 1840 1d black, fine to good margins, tied by black MCs, Dublin diamond bs, fine (Image)

1841 (Mar 6) Poor Law Commission printed envelope with beautiful wax seal on reverse, probably sent from Monaghan with ms at top "If not a Rockhill to be forwarded immediately", paid in cash initially with ms "1" and redirected with 1840 1d black pl.7 tied by black MC, backstamps of Monaghan, Strabane and Letterkenny on the same, minor soiling otherwise fine (Image)

1841 (Mar 29) Wrapper from Omagh to Moy with 1841 1d red, cut into at left, tied by neat red MC, reverse with Omagh, Monaghan and Moy cds, very rare usage of a red MC on an imperf. 1d red in Ireland (Image)

1841 (Apr 6) Wrapper from Cork to Dublin with 1840 1d black pair, fine to good margins, tied by black MCs, despatch and arrival bs, cover stained at left otherwise fine (Image)

1841 (Jun 25) Mulready 1d envelope, A181, from Down to England, cancelled by black MC with despatch bs as well as Dublin and London ds, minor cover wear, fine (Image)

1841 (Jul 4) Wrapper from Killaloe to England with 1840 2d blue, fine to good margins, tied by black MC, despatch cds adjacent, reverse with ms "To(o) Late" and further despatch cds as well as Dublin and London ds, horiz. filing fold affecting stamp, fine appearance (Image)

1842 (Nov 27) Printed insurance questionnaire from Portglenone to England with 1841 1d red, just cut into at foot, tied by crisp blue MC with matching despatch cds on reverse, with Dublin and London transit, fresh and rare usage of a blue MC (Image)

1843 (May 1) Wrapper from Mullingar to Dublin with 1841 1d red, close to very large margins, tied by two strikes of the distinctive Mullingar MC with despatch cds adjacent, arrival bs, fine and very scarce (SG £20'000) (Image)

1843 (Jun 1) Entire sent registered from Dublin to England with crisp "REGISTER'D / No. / DUBLIN" horseshoe hs, rated "1/2" and paid in cash, despatch ds below, Oxford arrival bs, very fine cover (Image)

1843 (Nov 12) 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)

1843 (Nov 30) Envelope from Derry to France with the extremely rare boxed "PAID at DERRY / British / Foreign" rate hs, with London transit adjacent, reverse with Derry, Belfast and Boulogne cds, one of only two known examples of this rate hs, this being the discovery example (Image)

1844 (Nov 11) OHMS entire from Roscrea to the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, sent unpaid with large blue "4" due hs and matching Roscrea despatch cds adjacent, reverse with Dublin and London ds, fine and unique according to the vendor (Image)

1844 (Dec 22) Wrapper from Ballyfarnam to Dublin with strip of four 1841 1d red with good to large margins (vert. fold through IC causing split) tied by crisp "70" numerals of Boyle with cds and "No.1" receiving house hs of Ballyfarnam adjacent, reverse with near complete wax seal of the Ballyfarnam Post Office (reinforced) and arrival bs, attractive cover (Image)

1847 (Apr 14) Mulready 2d wrapper, a198, from Dublin to Killkenny cancelled by 1844-type "186" numeral, reverse with despatch and horse-shoe arrival ds, fine and scarce late usage (Image)

1850 (Dec 26) Entire from Portadown to Ballygawley, Co. Tyrone, with crisp blue "MISSENT FROM / TO ARMAGH" hs at lower left with ms "P. Down", reverse with Portadown, Armagh, Monaghan and Ballgawley cds, fine and scarce (Image)