Pre-Stamp Postal History continued...
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 60620 |
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 Unified Post Period. 1829 (21.5) Folded registered letter sheet from Cork via Cashel to Stirling, Scotland, showing on reverse MIDAY.MAIL/23MY/1829, with on front red convex CORK/124, black Dublin Add! 1/2 wheel tax, plus red
circular Dublin REGISTER'D/15JU/1830. The letter was rated "3/0 1/2" and paid the following tariffs; Cork to Dublin 10d, Dublin to Donaghadee 9d, Donaghadee to Portpatrick packet 4d, Portpatrick to Stirling 1/1d and finally 1/2d Scottish wheel tax,
a wonderful and unusual usage of the registered ds.
Note: A free registration but without compensation for money loss or Money Letter system operated in Ireland from 1824 whereby money was enclosed in the letter and a REGISTER'D in a dated circle was applied. The Act of June 3rd 1813 required Mail
Coaches with more than two wheels in Scotland to pay road tolls. The rules stated prepayment of one halfpenny per letter irrespective of size and sent at least part of the journey in Scotland by mail coach. Dublin had a distinctive Add! 1/2 handstamp
used for the payment of mail going to Scotland and distinguishable by the extended bar.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 1,500
Currently (SAN)...GBP 1,500.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60621 |
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 1831 (27.12) Folded entire from Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny to Dublin, rated "9d" for the same distance being 8d plus 1d local and showing a clear strike of 2-line JOHNSTOWN / PENNY POST in black, plus another entire dated (30.8) rated 8d and
bears JOHNSTOWN/62 mileage mkg, a very fine pair(Image 1)
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Estimate. GBP 200
Currently (SAN)...GBP 200.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60622 |
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 1835 (20.8) Folded entire from Spring Hill, Carlow to Donnybrook, Dublin, showing clearly struck framed POST PAID / AT CARLOW in black, with DUBLIN / PENNY POST / 1d circular hs alongside, plus double arc CARLOW / AU.20.1835 ds on
reverse, very fine(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 120
Currently (SAN)...GBP 120.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60623 |
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 1838 (12.3) Folded letter sheet from Oldham to Lieut General Edward Blakeney, Commander in Chief Dublin, showing backstamps of a framed Oldham PP and MANCHESTER/MR.13/1838 cds and Dublin 4 */MR 15 /38, rated "1/3" single and sent to the
Alphabet Office in the G.P.O., with the extremely rare usage of the dotted oval ALPHABET / G*P*O/* of Dublin in red was applied, a wonderful example of this service carried out by the Alphabet Man for the Military in Barracks.
The only recorded example of this handstamp thus far.
Note: Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer with the expedition to Dutch Guiana and being taken prisoner by privateers three times suffering great hardship, he took part in the Anglo-Russian
invasion of Holland in 1799. He also joined the expedition to Denmark led by Lord Cathcart in 1807. He went on to command the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Regiment of Foot and then both battalions of that regiment at many of the battles of the Peninsular
War. After joining the Duke of Wellington as he marched into Paris in 1815, Blakeney fought in the War of 1812. He then commanded a brigade in the army sent on a mission to Portugal to support the constitutional government against the absolutist
forces of Dom Miguel in 1826. His last major appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, a post he held for nearly twenty years.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 2,500
Currently (SAN)...GBP 2,500.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60624 |
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 1838 (11.9) Folded entire from Santry to Newtown Limavady, Co. Derry, showing 2-line italic type Santry Penny Post, Druncondra Penny Post and Newtown Limavady Penny Post, arrival bs, a very fine, attractive and very rare usage of three
different Penny Post mkgs on the same cover
Note: The letter was rated "1/0" paying the 150 to 200 mile fee being 11d and 1d local post.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 240
Currently (SAN)...GBP 240.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60625 |
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 Postal Reform Period. 1840 (14.1) Folded letter sheet from Newry to Dublin, showing distinctive underlined Newry Uniform 1d handstamp in red 1d.Pd.N (1d Paid Newry), plus matching NEWRY/JA14/1840 and Dublin rectangular PAID JA15M
1840, very fine and an extremely rare usage
The only recorded example of this handstamp thus far(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 1,500
Currently (SAN)...GBP 1,500.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60626 |
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 1840 (23.2) Folded entire from Downpatrick to Worcester, showing clearly struck framed PAID AT / DOWN in black. The letter was missent to Belfast instead of Dublin and shows the usage of a distinctive red 2-line italic type Missent to
Belfast and manuscript "free" in black alongside, the letter arrived in Dublin on February 25th and was further despatched to Worceter, a very fine, scarce and attractive usage of the Missent mkg
Note: The Missent handstamps were applied to the mail to indicate the cause of the delay. A delay occurred when the sorter misread the address or when mail was missorted into the wrong mailbag.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 150
Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60627 |
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 1841 (27.5) Folded entire from Newton Forbes to Dublin, with unframed Newton Forbes PAID in red and Dublin boxed Paid alongside, Newton Forbes departure cds on reverse, very fine strikes(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 120
Currently (SAN)...GBP 120.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60628 |
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 Local Post Period. 1776 (1.6) Folded entire from Dublin to Anjou, France, endorsed with a manuscript "Pd6" in red and "Par Angleterre" with the very rare second type circular Dublin dotted POST/PAID D alongside, with a
further London red POST PAID and in France and additional "46" decimes was raised, showpiece od the seldom seen dotted Post PAID MKG
One of only four usage of the dotted circle yet recorded(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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Estimate. GBP 300
Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60629 |
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 1784 (16.10) Folded entire from Dublin to Wexford, showing the rarely seen Dublin curved FREE/D within a circle, plus OC/16 bishop marking on reverse, very fine ane extremely rare, we have only ever seen one example appear on the market(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 300
Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60630 |
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 1786 (10.9) Folded entire from Armagh to Dublin, sent free and struck with clear "F" in red, subsequently deleted, showing a straight line ARMAGH in black and S * 10 * M (September 19th Morning) of the Dublin Penny Post. The letter is
endorsed Free 7 C W Turkington and pray let this letter be sent directly to Temple / oge and the manuscript "P 1" indicates prepayment of the one penny as the letter was not free in the Dublin Penny Post the morning delivery, an unusual and rare
usage of the F free marking(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 500
Currently (SAN)...GBP 500.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60631 |
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 1808 (10.12) Folded letter sheet sent locally within Dublin from Lord Annesley then living at Marlborough Street, addressed to Merrion Square, put in Dublin Penny Post and showing NOT PAID handstamp, hence on payment of the "1" penny the
letter was delivered in the evening and struck with the 2-line PENNY POST/EVENING, both marking in the same red ink, an extremely rare usage
One of only four such handstamps yet recorded(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 2,400
Currently (SAN)...GBP 2,400.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60632 |
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 1816 (24.9) Folded letter sheet sent locally within Dublin showing a clear strike of the fancy crown TO * BE DELIVERED FREE type one in red, with Dublin "1" penny post struck in error and deleted by an unusual and attractive ZIG ZAG
erasure handstamp, very fine and very scarce(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 300
Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60633 |
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 1823 (27.9) Printed folded letter sheet of the Friendly Brothers of St.Patrick, sent by the secretary of the Christ Church Knot to Sir J K James, Grand Secretary un Cavendish Row, the letter was transmitted by favour of the Comptroller of
the Dublin Penny Post showing a manuscript favour frank E J Baynes. On the front a stunning example of the superbly struck fancy crown TO * BE DELIVERED FREE in black, being his personal Penny Post handstamp and on the reverse an indented oval
6-O'CLOCK EVs/27SE27 timestamp, a stunning showpiece and the unusual usage of a non Governmental Free Letter sent under the personal patronage of Edward James Baynes(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 1,200
Currently (SAN)...GBP 1,200.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60634 |
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 1828 (17.5) Miniature folded entire from Blackrock to Mountjoy Square, prepaid with "2" hs in black paying the "Twopenny Post" and clearly struck by the BLACK * ROCK/PENNY POST 2-line hs in black, very fine and scarce
Note: The Two Penny post was an extension of the Dublin Penny Post conducted by the rules and officials of the Penny Post. The service was extended in 1774 to 4 miles and in 1819 to 6 miles a further one penny being charged on the delivery of each
letter.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 150
Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60635 |
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 1829 (20.1) Folded entire from Ramelton to Belfast, post paid with manuscript "10" and showing crisp, clear strikes of the Ramelton POST PAID carefully struck above RAMELTON/123 mileage mkg, appearing as a single handstamp, very fine and
scarce
Note: The habit of prepaying postage had almost died out by the 1820's and PAID handstamps became more common. They can be classed into two categories: the first type used at individual towns, and the second like this example, is used at more than
one town.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 200
Currently (SAN)...GBP 200.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60636 |
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 1829 (2.1) Folded entire sent from Demerara, British Guiana addressed to Hugh McCalmont in Belfast, rated manuscript "1/3" and a fine strike of the red fancy crowned “SHIP LETTER / DUBLIN / 16 FE 16 / 1829” ds, fine and very scarce
Note: The letter describes a devastating fire that destroyed the McCalmont company premises and stock(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 150
Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60637 |
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 1834 (25.3) Folded letter sheet sent from Liverpool to Gardiners Street (Dublin), showing hand struck "1" in black a fine strike of the red fancy crowned “SHIP LETTER DUBLIN” ds, fine and very scarce(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 150
Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60638 |
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 1838 (18.12) Sunday School Society of Ireland printed wrapper sent from Crossmaglen to Dublin, showing wonderfully clear crisp strikes of the following; unframed receiving house No.1 of the sub office Crossmaglen, a framed red PAID AT
DUNDALK and black DUNDALK PENNY POST, with additional red Dublin PAID and manuscript Paid 1d, a stunning showpiece for the connoisseur of quality postal history
Note: Eleven different Penny Post Sub Offices in Ireland used the No.1 Receiving House handstamps(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 400
Currently (SAN)...GBP 400.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
| 60639 |
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 1835 (9.12) Sunday School Society of Ireland printed wrapper sent from Dublin to Loughbrickland, subsequently turned and sent back to Dublin at the special prepaid charity rate shown with the manuscript Postpaid Twopence J.C.D. / Paid 2
and showing a wonderful example of the very rare distinctive blue fancy italic Loughbrickland / Penny Post, a magnificent showpiece
One of the five usages if this attractive marking yet recorded(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. GBP 300
Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00
Closing..Nov-22, 01:00 AM |
