1787, "FREE" in circle, struck in red on lettersheet endorsed on front "Dublin January Twenty Third 1787" and free frank "Wellington" (Image)

1828, "Daniel O'Connell" signature as free frank on entire letter with mileage mark "CAHERCIVEEN 178" and red oval "ABOVE NUMBER PRIVILEGED" 1828 to Dublin; interesting contents: O'Connel petitioning for a post office to be established closer to his residence. The entire with tear at top and crease; a scarce and interesting item (Image)

1829, Soldier's concession rate letter with mileage mark "PARSONSTOWN 68" to Scotland, endorsed by commanding officer (Image)

1830 (ca.), Lettersheet without side flaps with red mileage mark "GRAIG 58" to Dublin, taxed "1/4", cancelled by red star with "G" in centre, and corrected in "2/-" for triple rate letter (Image)

1834, Daniel 'Connell, handwritten letter with his signature, dated November 11, 1834. O'Connell complains about a postage fee of 4 £ 13 shilling he had to pay for a parcel he received in London; interesting document (Image)

1836, Complete printed O'Connell subscription letter (containing resolutions adopted at a public meeting at the Crown & Anchor in the Strand, 1.6.1836) with frontside red Sunday handstamp of 5.6.1836 and crowned Free-handstamp (Image)

1838 (ca.), Letter (without envelope) with 6 line verse signed "Daniel O'Connell M.P. for the City of Dublin" (Image)

1839, Entire letter from "WATERFORD DE 16 1839" to Dublin with manuscript "4"; fine letter during the experimental 4 d. period (Image)

1841, Entire letter with boxed "PAID AT ATHLONE" and adjacent handstamp "1D" with Dublin transit mark "PAID AP 22 1841" to Chelsea, 2 vertical creases (Image)

1846, May 17th., entire folded letter from Martinstown to Santiago de Cuba, privateley forwarded with corresponding endorsment and red oval cachet "FORWARDED BY FRÜHLING & GÖSCHEN LONDON 1/6/46". Usual aging and some paper faults as usually ecnountered, scarce (Image)

1916, Sinn Fein celtic cross deep blue & black, perf. 11¼, block of 24 with all transfer types, unused without gum, mounted on old album page, one stamp with light adhesions on front, scarce multiple (Hibernian L15) (Image)

1975, European Architectural Heritage Year 7 p. with shifted perforation, block of 9 from the upper sheet margin, unmounted mint, 3 values paper creases/breaks (most likely occured during print), otherwise very fine; largest recorded multiple of this variety (Hibernian 350,- € each) (Image)

1865/67, Fenian issue 1 c. black on pale-blue (pelure paper), unused with traces of gum, quite good margins for this issue, tiny nick at top. A fine and very rare stamp, certificate MacDonnell Whyte (1995) (Image)

3 c. green, nice fresh colour and good margins with complete dividing lines on 3 sides, unused without gum; a very copy of this scarce stamp. Certificate MacDonnell AIEP (2018) (Image)

1907/16, Sinn Fein label with broad crown, perforated 11¼, horizontal tête-bêche pair, unused o.g., fine, opinion MacDonnell Whyte (Image)

1914, Anti Home Rule 1 d. bicoloured labels, all 3 values from the sheet margin with marginal inscriptions, unused o.g., 2 stamps unmounted mint, L25 slightly stained, otherwise fine (Image)

1914, Home Rule 1 d., all 3 values unused o.g., Hibernia somewhat heavily hinged, otherwise fine (Image)

1922, Irish Republican Army 2 d. green with triple impression and printed on the gum side, unused, some creasing (Image)

6 d. blue with double impression, unused o.g., very fine (Image)

6 d. blue with triple impression, unused o.g., as usual scissors' cut at top and bottom and somewhat stained (Image)

COLONIAL DESIGN: 1893, ½ d. green on thick unwatermarked brownish-buff paper, unused without gum, very fine, copy of this rare stamp, certificate MacDonnell Whyte (2015) (Image)

4 d. red "SLIGO./FOUR PENCE", cancelled by contemporary grid cancel; one short perf at bottom and traces of light thinning at right, otherwise fine. A very rare stamp in this condition, certicated MacDonnell AIEP (2009) (Image)

1922, Perkins/Walker essay Hibernia 2 d. green, cut to shape and fixed on small presentation card with reverse side printed label "Designed and Printed by James Walker (Dublin) Ltd.", very fine

Provenance: Dr. Dulin (David Feldman 2004) (Image)

Hibernia 3 d. green, engraved, die proof on sunken card, inscribed in the margins and folded well off the stamp, mounted on card, very scarce (Image)

Hibernia 3 d. red, die proof in large format on gummed wove paper, very fine and rare (Image)