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Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period - 177
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| 60067 |
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 1811 (16.11) Folded entire from Arran Quay to Sackville Street sent within the Dublin Penny Post, showing a black readable strike of the 2-line "QUENN ST / PENNY POST" with unusual error for QUENN for QUEEN, and "1" hs of the Dublin Penny
Post, a fine and extremely rare showpiece. This is one of the two usages yet recorded of the QUENN error. (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
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| 60068 |
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 1811 Entire sent locally within Dublin to Lower Ormond Quay and showing 2-line red “GEN.L-Py P OFFICE 1P Y- PAID” (General Penny Post 1 Penny Paid of the Dublin Penny Post) in red, being the Type L over 1, plus similar cover dated 1822
with another “GEN.L-Py P OFFICE 1P Y- PAID” (General Penny Post 1 Penny Paid of the Dublin Penny Post) in red, being the Type NL over 1, fine and scarce pair (DF No. 148), ex. Thomas Field (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
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| 60069 |
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 1818 Printed circular of the Royal Canal Company sent from Clare Street to Abbey Street, showing handstruck "1" of the penny post in black, cancelled on re-direction to Clontarf with Zigzag erasure handstamp, recharged with handstruck
"2", Clontarf being in the two penny post area, plus attractive red fancy ribbon P.P. OFFICE/2JA.18/3 O'CLOk EVn alongside, and similar on reverse, fine and scarce (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 80
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| 60070 |
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 1819 (27.4) Entire sent locally within Dublin to Dunleary Harbour and showing 2-line red “GEN.L-Py P OFFICE 1P Y- PAID” (General Penny Post 1 Penny Paid of the Dublin Penny Post) in red, fine and scarce (DF No. 148) (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 100
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| 60071 |
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 c1819 Folded letter sheet sent locally within Dublin and showing 2-line “GEN.L-Py P OFFICE 1P Y- PAID” (General Penny Post 1 Penny Paid of the Dublin Penny Post) in black, Type E over 1, fine and scarce (DF No. 148), ex. Thomas Field (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 100
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| 60072 |
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 1821 (16.4) Folded entire sent from Belfast to Upper Dominick Street, Dublin to Gardiner Street, showing large red oval ROYAL ARCADE/PENNY POST of the Dublin Penny Post and small "1" handstamp alongside, a scarce usage (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 150
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| 60073 |
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 1830 (25.9) Folded entire sent to Blackrock and showing 2-line red “GEN.L-Py P OFFICE “2P Y- PAID” (General Penny Post 2 Penny Paid of the Dublin Penny Post), fine and scarce (DF No. 149) (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 150
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| 60074 |
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 1831 (11.5) Folded entire sent from Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow to Bishop's Waltham redirected to Southampton, showing two-line framed ENNISKERRY TWO PENNY POST in red and rate "7", departure and arrival bs, very fine strike.
Note: The Two Penny post was an extension of the Dublin Penny Post and 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 1d being charged on the delivery of each
letter. Enniskerry was the only office to have used a distinctive Two Penny handstamp, (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 400
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| 60075 |
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 1841 (22.11) Folded entire sent from Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow to Drumcondra, prepaid "1d" at the UPP rate, showing on face two-line framed ENNISKERRY TWO PENNY POST in black and Dublin PAID ds in red alongside, very fine strike in above
average condition for this elusive handstamp and a scarce usage after it had been made redundant. (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
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Pre-Stamp Postal History » Collections, lots etc.
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| 60076 |
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 1813-1945 Mixed lot of ten covers, mostly from the stampless period, showing Ballina and Cahir mileage mkgs in red, "1" and "2" hs's in black on two covers, Portlaw undated circle, 1945 OAT censored cover to New Zealand etc., fine (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 100
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| 60077 |
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 1840-1843 Maltese Crosses: Selection of eight covers, six franked with 1841 1d reds and two franked 1d blacks, show a few with distinctive crosses of Cork and Mullingar etc., a fine group (8) (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 150
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| 60078 |
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1843-1883 Group of eight divers covers, three stampless addressed to New York and Kingston, Canada, 1870 incoming envelope from Italy to Belfast, 1875 incoming envelope from France with circular MORE TO PAY, 1870 1/2d on envelope pay the Book Post
rate used on the first month of issue from Dublin, an unusual and scarce assembly (8)
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Estimate. € 150
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| 60079 |
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 1847-1886 Mixed accumulation of covers, fragments and stamps showing a wide array of diamond numerals from 1 to 552 etc., mixed to very fine (100's) (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 150
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| 60080 |
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 1848-1895 Late Mail: Selection of six covers or cards all showing an array of Late mkgs, including boxed red LATE LETTER/FEE PAID, boxed red LATE MAIL, boxed black Late Fee/Paid, Dublin LATE FEE duplex, Dublin TOO LATE duplex and LATE
MAIL/BELFAST cds, a fine group (6) (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 100
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| 60081 |
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 1849-1866 Uniform Tuppenny Post mkgs in black and green on three covers, plus "2d" large hs in black, a fine group (4) (Image
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Estimate. € 80
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| 60082 |
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 1863-1875 Uniform 1d and 1s Post Due mkgs in black on three covers, two sent from USA and one from India, a fine group (3) (Image
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Estimate. € 150
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Ship Letters
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| 60082A |
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 Dublin/India Ship Letter – 1838 (May 23) Entire letter from the Calcutta, India to The London Missionary Society, endorsed pr."Lady Clifford" and noted insided that "as there will be no steamer going to the Red Sea for a month or two,
this is forwarded by the Cape Route" land at Dublin and showing on face the very rare Dublin mixed type face Ship Letter/from/INDIA in black, struck to denote the lower rate of fourpence applicable to incoming India Letters, Calcutta and London bs.
Rated 4d India and 15d Dublin to London, plus 2d London local rate paying a total of "1/9". An extremely rare usage with only a hndful recorded. Provenance: Brian Wallas and Robertson. Mounted on the original Robertson part page with his notations.
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Estimate. € 1,500
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| 60082B |
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 Westport Ship Letter – 1820 (December 24) Entire letter from the Portuguese Colony of Madeira, to Edinburgh, sent by private vessel and landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face the extremely rare serpentine strike of
the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Westport in black, with matching WESTPORT/133 2-line mileage handstamp, alongside, sent via the Dublin Ship Letter Office where large Ship Rtae handstamp "6" in red was applied. Backstamped Dublin tablet
SHIP LETTER and octagonal General Post datestamp, plus Edinburgh arrival. Rated “1/7” (later amended to “2/9 1/2”) to include the Scots Additional Halfpenny Tax.
A very rare cover, with only two recorded examples of the Westport Ship Letter handstamp known from this single landing of mail there in January 1821, the other being from Funchal to Cardiff. A major rarity of Irish Maritime Postal History. (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 1,500
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| 60082C |
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 Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a fine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Limerick in red, with
matching LIMERICK / SE.11.1827 / 94 mileage circular datestamp, also in red, alongside. Rated “3/2” (later amended to “3/8”) for a double rate letter — comprising 6d Ship Letter, 14d mileage, and 2d packet charges, doubled. Reverse with transit and
London arrival backstamps.
A great rarity of maritime postal history, being the only recorded example of the Limerick Scroll “Ship Letter” marking.
Provenance: T. E. Field and Brian Wallas Collections. Mounted on the original Field album page. (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 2,400
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Postal History (Arranged alphabetically by County)
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| 60083 |
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 Antrim – Ahoghill to Belfast: 1826–1860 Exceptional Collection of Postal Markings. An attractive and comprehensive group of sixty-five covers and part covers, neatly mounted on fifty-five album pages, showcasing a remarkable range of
postal markings from towns and villages across County Antrim. Includes mileage marks such as ANTRIM/93 in red (2), BALLINDERRY/75 in blue, BALLYCASTLE/40, BALLYMENA/101 (3), BALLYMONEY/108 in red, BELFAST/80, along with a superb array of linear and
handstruck types: AHOGHILL/R.H. in blue, B.CASTLE in black, BALLYCASTLE/PENNY POST, BALLYCLARE P.PAID, BALLYMACARRETT, BELFAST/PENNY POST in black, CHICHESTER STREET R.H./BELFAST (2), COURTHOUSE R.H./BELFAST in blue, DOCKS/BELFAST, GREEN
ISLAND/BELFAST in blue, MALONE ROAD/BELFAST in blue (2), UPPER MALONE/BELFAST, and WHITEABBEY/BELFAST in blue, among others.
Also noted are boxed PAID AT BALLYCASTLE in red and green (3), BALLYMONEY/118 in red with ribbon POST PAID alongside, PAID AT BELFAST in red, undated circle MALONE ROAD, and several fine BELFAST circular datestamps including large-type cds with boxed
P.PAID (6). Strikes range from fair to very fine throughout.
A scarce and appealing group, rich in variety and ideal for the specialist collector or exhibitor. (65 items) (Image 1)
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Estimate. € 600
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