SUBSTANTIAL MINT & USED COLLECTION: An accumulation in seven albums, album pages, stockbooks & loose in packets from 1880 onwards. Includes GB overprinted Cyprus; 1882 30pa overprint on 1pi rose (SG 24 cat £110); 1912-15 set to 45pi mint (SG74-84 cat £225); 1921-23 set to 9pi (SG 85-97a mint cat £275); 1928 Anniversary to 9pi mint; an extensive accumulation which also incudes a few miniature sheets and a collection on leaves of rural offices. (large qty) (Image)

1899 QUADRUPLE RATE COVER: 28 May 1899 large legal env. from Dublin to Ballymote bearing LC14 1d red block of four DG-EH with multiple "186" duplex of Dublin cancellations paying the quadruple rate. Fine. (Image)

MISSENT TO MALLOW HANDSTAMP: 20 Aug. 1862 small env. (top flap parly missing) to Dublin bearing LC14 1d tied by a fine "272" numeral of Killarney with a fine small "MISSENT/TO/MALLOW" hs nearby. (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL ETC.: 14 May 1840 EL from Dublin to Stourbridge bearing 1842 1d with v. fine MX cancellation, with curved "REGISTERED/DUBLIN" No/236" with ms "1/-" and red boxed "PAID" ds alongside. 10 May 1848 EL registered from Cork to Liverpool with perforated 1d (faults) and a good embossed 6d lilac. (2 covers) (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL - TWO COVERS FROM THE SAME CORRESPONDENCE: 27 March 1861 env. from Dublin to Castleblayney bearing LC14 1d PD and 1856 6d lilac tied by "186" Dublin duplex with a good "DUBLIN/W.O./REGISTERED" duplex. 3 Nov 1862 env. from the same correspondence with LC14 1d DH and 1862 4d CF tied by "186" dublin numeral with a fine red DUBLIN/W.O.?REGISTERED" cds below. (2 covers) (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL - INTERESTING SELECTION inc. 25 May 1886 "Returned Paid Letter/On Her Majesty's Service" env. registered within Dublin with red oval "REGISTERED OFFICIAL/DUBLIN" ds. 3 June 1868 env. bearing 1d pl. ? and 4d pl. 9 from Dublin to Castleblayney with a good red "DUBLIN/P.L.O./REGISTERED" cds. 12 Oct. 1901 2d "G" size registered env. uprated with 2½d registered to Hamburg with a fine "GALWAY/M.O.O." cds. 1885 "F" size 2d registered env. to Pyrenees with a fine octagonal "REGISTERED/COLLEGE GREEN" ds and "DOVER TO LONDON/F.D.M" cds. 1 July 1891 delivery acknowledgement form of dublin. A good lot. (12 cover and 3 certs of posting) (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL:13 June 1870 E (vertical fold) "Registered" from Belfast to London bearing 1d plate no. AL and 1868 4d plate 11 RK tied by "BELFAST/62" duplex with red boxed "REGISTERED AT/BELFAST" nearby. A neat item. (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL: 17 Dec. 1877 env. registered from Cork to Dublin bearing 1d plate 189 QC and 4d sage plate 15 QC tied by "Cork duplex with a red boxed "REGISTERED/at/CORK" hs alongside. Light vertical fold. (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL-VERY RARE 1st DAY USAGE OF THE FIRST G.B. REGISTERED LABEL IN IRELAND: 18 Feb. 1907 env. sent registered from Lisnarick near Irvinestown to Kinlough bearing KEVII ½d & 2½d tied by fine "IRVINESTOWN" 2-ring cds with large blue "R" label. with part strikes of a large purple "LISNARICK/IRVINESTOWN B.O./CO.FERMANAGH" undated rubber cds with another fine strike on reverse. The 1st day R label is also tied by a v. fine "SLIGO/M.O.D." With ms "Deceased" on front. A rare item. (Image)

1948/1960 COVERS & STAMPS: A stockbook & small box containing a range of early Israel covers and stamps. Includes 1948 coins 250m used (3) and 500m with damaged corner; a few airmails, registered mail, CTOs, and an unused POW post card (2 tears) and 2 used 1945 Philatelic Exhibition postcards, also a few fine mint minisheets inc. Israel Tabil - International Philatelic Exhibition. (small qty) (Image)

FIRST DAY COVERS: A large box containing 10 albums housing a 1954-2008 run (incomplete) of mainly illustrated FDCs, many registered, incs. 1 album of 1981-89 maxicards. (100s) (Image)

c.1940-1990 KILOWARE: 2.7kg on-paper mix with god spread of issues & pmk. interest (12,000+) (Image)

EXTENSIVE POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION: Four box files housing the c.1873 to modern collection. The great majority being 19th and early 20th C. Superbly presented on display pages with relevant information. One box holding an accumulation waiting to be added to the collection. A very fine collection. (Many 100s) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

c.1910-80 WORLDWIDE MIXTURE: Miscellany inc. c.20 PPCs showing ships, etc; various "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIPS"; Active Service "MARITIME MAIL" and some similar civil use; Maiden Voyage (inc. 1939 "Per Maiden Voyage R.M.S QUEEN MARY" with British Consulate in New York arrival mark); "Posted on Board" items; etc. Many different countries noted inc. Scandinavia, Peru, Germany, Japan, USA, etc. (Over 250 items) Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING, PICTURE POSTCARDS, MARITIME MAIL (Image)