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1862/64, Small Corner Letters 1 sh. green, plate 2, with part of sheet margin at top, a lovely copy of fresh colours, tied by indistinct numeral cancel with adjacent red "DUBLIN REGISTERED JA 18 65” despatch handstamp to folded entire to Triest, Austria, bearing London registration, large blue "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN” and red framed "RECOMMANDIRT” markings, with arrival on reverse (23 January). Very fine.

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1864/74, 1 d. rose-red, plate 161, Die II, perf. 14, Large Crown watermark, three horizontal pairs and two singles, tied by clear Dublin "186” duplex cancel (27 February 1875) with adjacent red "PD” to envelope addressed the US Minister to Greece, Meredith Read (1837-1896), in Athens, bearing arrival datestamp on reverse. The franking with some minor faults, of no significance in view of the exceptional scarcity of Irish mail to Greece, with only a few covers recorded. An attractive and important specialist´s item.

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1864/79, 1 d. rose-red, plate 138, Die 2, Large Crown watermark, together with 1865/79 4 d. vermilion, plate 12, Large Garter watermark, tied by Belfast "62” duplex cancel (8 March 1873) to entire letter to Pernau, Russia, endorsed via Ostende, bearing oval "FRANKED” handstamp, red "W(eiter)" F(ranco) 1½" (silbergroschen) credit to Prussia, with Russian travelling post office, transit Riga and arrival (6 March 1873, Old Style) on reverse. A fine entire to a rare destination.

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1865/67, Large Corner Letters 3 d. rose, plate 4, Large Garter watermark, four singles neatly tied by Belfast "62” duplex cancel (30 October 1865) and paying the 1867 ½ oz. 1 shilling rate (first weight step) to entire letter to Andover near Boston, USA, with adjacent red "21 CENTS” due marking; together with two further entires from the same correspondence, franked with 1867/80 3 d. rose, plate 5, Spray of Rose watermark, illustrating the reduction in tariffs with frankings paying the 1869 6 d. and 1870 3 d. rates. Some adhesives with small faults and creases; despite the imperfections still a fine and scarce trio illustrating three different tariffs for the same weight step. 

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1865/67, 4 d. vermilion, horizontal pair and single, tied by Belfast "62” duplex cancellation (March 31) with matching framed "REGISTERED BELFAST” alongside to folded registered lettersheet, via Aachen, Lübeck and Denmark to Christiana, Norway, bearing blue crayon "8” (Danish Rigsbank-Skilling) and red "5”. The franking with tiny fault, the entire with two creases clear of the adhesives, still fine. A rare destination for Irish mail.

Provenance: "Emerald” (David Feldman auction, 2003)

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1867/80, Large Corner Letters 6 d. lilac, plate 6, with Hyphen, Spray of Rose watermark, perforations at foot with cissor´s cut, tied by clear Dublin "186” 18-bar duplex cancel (30 March 1871) with adjacent red "PD” handstamp to small envelope to Jerusalem. Sent via Triest (4 April), endorsed "via Brindisi”, and bearing Austrian post office arrival cds on reverse (24 April); subsequently readdressed to Vienna, Austria, with arrival cds (12 May). A lovely and most unusual Irish mail usage.

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1869, Four-Penny-Post "4” handstamp, clear strike on envelope to Ottawa, Canada, carried on Allan´s Line Canadian Packet the Peruvian, bearing "NEW ROSS JA 4 69” despatch handstamp and scarce "UNPAID-25” (cents) due marking, equivalent to 12d., the four pence accountancy mark credited to the British (1d. inland postage and 3d., representing one-half of the penalty). Minor peripheral wear, otherwise fine. A rare late usage of the "4” handstamp as a postage due marking on transatlantic mail.

1873/80, Large Coloured Corner Letters 6 d. grey, plate 15, tied by clear Armagh "8” duplex cancel (25 April 1877), paying the correct reduced 6 d. rate to envelope endorsed "Via United States” to Yokohama, Japan, bearing arrival datestamp on reverse (2 July). An extremely rare destination for Irish mail sent to Japan prior to its entry into the UPU (1 July 1877). ProFi has recorded only one other outgoing cover, posted two days earlier from the same correspondence.

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1873/80, 1 sh. green, plate 12, perf 14, tied by Belfast "62” duplex cancel (30 december 1876) to entire letter via Southampton to Santa Ana, San Salvador, insufficiently prepaid and intercepted in transit with red "RETURNED FOR DEFICIENT POSTAGE" handstamp and manuscript ”6" (pence) deficiency, the penalty of 1 shilling only partly paid on reverse with 1864/79 1 d. rose-red, plate 182, Die 2, Large Crown watermark in block of six (LK/NL) separated in half upon opening and obliterated in black ink. The 1 shilling with corner missing, the 1d. adhesives with minor faults, otherwise fine. A very rare cover, combining a rare due marking with a most elusive destination.

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1920/81 (ca.), group of unused and mostly used Perfins, together with a few covers, including some normal incoming mail to Ireland

1922/71, used collection including better values and Postage Dues, with 1922, 2´6 s´pg. - 10 sc. type I, 5 sc. type II, 1935, 2´6 s´pg. - 10 sc., slightly mixed condition, neatly housed in one album

1767/1851, Irish Stampless Mail, superb collection of 39 covers, showing a remarkable range of fine mail and postmarks, commencing with Bishops´ marks (1767 and 1774); 1845 entire letter bearing scarce blue "PAID at OMAGH” dotted frame handstamp (SG-Nr. PL5/135); 1801 entire letter with Belfast "POST PAID” scroll handstamp to Edinburgh; 1830 registered entire letter bearing red "T-OFF NOT PAID POSTAGE TO DUBLIN” framed handstamp, from New Town Mount Kennedy to Dublin, forwarded to Armagh, and more. An attractive assembly, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages. 

1837/1990 (ca.), Postage Due on Foreign Incoming & Outgoing Mail, research collection of over 145 covers and cards,  illustrating a wide range of Postage Due stamp and marking usages, and showing the treatment of underpaid correspondence with an abundance of foreign destinations, including USA, Greenland, Denmark, Egypt or Temganyka, as well as incoming mail from India, Gold Coast, Austria, Jamaica, Germany, etc. Better items with 1869 underfranked envelope bearing 4 d. orange tied by Belfast "62” duplex cancel (1 July 1869) with "INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED" handstamp to Dresden, Saxony; 1906 ½ d. green postal stationery card used with "CORK JU 2 06” to Tokyo, Japan, taxed and returned to sender, and more. Except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit pages, in 2 albums.

1838/73, Irish Mail to Germany and the German States, collection of 16 covers, showing a fine range of rates and routes, including 1840 entire letter via Belgium and Prussia to Mecklenburg-Schwerin, rare 1853 envelope via Belgium and Aachen to Kingdom of Hannover, very scarce 1873 printed matter to Saxony bearing 1 d. rose-red correctly paying the one penny rate, 1866 entire letter bearing 1d. rose-red (two horizontal strips of three) and 1865 envelope bearing 1d. rose-red (horizontal strip of four), illustrating both fully prepaid and insufficiently paid postage, and more. A delightful assembly, expertly described on exhibit album pages. 

1839/75, Irish Mail to Italy and the Italian States, collection of 11 covers, including mail to the Papal States and the Two Sicilies, showing a fine range of usages, some better items with 1866 entire letter bearing a three-colour franking of 4d. rose, 6 d. lilac and 1 sh. green, tied by Belfast "62” duplex cancel (24 January 1866) to Rome; 1867 envelope bearing 1sh. green with Drogheda duplex cancel, with two-line "INSUFFICIENT PREPAID” handstamp and "12” (Décimes) due marking, to Milan (small faulkt); 1864 entire letter bearing 6 d., tied by Belfast "62” duplex cancel, carried by French Packet, with framed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI” to Sicily; together with some mail taxed on arrival with Italian postage dues, registered mail, and more. An attractive assembly min slightly mixed condition, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages. 

1840/64, Irish Mail to USA, collection of 15 covers, showing a delightful range of tarifs and routes, with fine examples of transatlantic mail carried by Cunard Line steamers, via British or American Packets. Some better items throughout, including 1849 entire letter bearing 1847/54 1 sh. green, cut into at right (SG-Nr. 54/56), tied by Belfast "62” barred lozenge, with matching despatch handstamp on reverse, and showing "PAID” and "5 CENTS” due marking, sent to New York; also a fine duo comprising 1850 entire letter bearing 1847/54 I sh. green, horizontal pair, cut into at top (SG-Nr. 54/56), correctly paying the 2 shilling rate, together with an 1858 stampless entire prepaid 2 shilling in cash at the counter; together with some Forwarded mail, multiple frankings, and more. An attractive assembly, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages. 

1840/78, Irish Mail to India, collection of 10 covers, with examples of mail routed via Marseilles and Bombay or Brindisi, some better items including 1840 entire letter endorsed "Overland via Falmouth”, sent to Assam and subsequently redirected to a Lieutenant in Allahabad; scarce 1843 small envelope from Limerick, carried as British Closed Mail via Marseilles; a scarce duo of envelopes sent via Marseilles to Dum Dum, Bengal, both correctly franked at the 10 d. rate, in 1866 (bearing 6 d. and 4 d.) and 1867 (bearing 6 d. and four single 1 d.), respectively, and more. A charming assembly, slightly mixed condition, as to be expected, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages. 

1841/75, Irish Mail to (16) or from (3) France, collection of 19 covers, showing a fine range of weight steps and rates, including registered mail, printed matter, incoming mail insufficiently franked, some better items throughout including 1854 large part of entire letter bearing scarce single franking of 1847/54 10 d. brown, Die 3 (SG-Nr. 57iii), tied by indistinct barred numeral to Bordeaux (some faults); 1850 entire letter bearing 1841 White Lines 2 d. blue, horizontal strip of five, plate 4, (KD/KH), two stamps cut into and a third with small corner damage (SG-Nr. 13/15), tied by Dublin "186” barred lozenge, correctly paying the 10 pence rate to Paris, and more. An interesting specialist assembly, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages. 

1843/70, Irish Mail to Spain, collection of 10 covers, showing some fine range of single-, multiple- and combination frankings, various routes including Atlantic mail via Southampton, also first and second weight steps rates, and more. A colourful and attractive group, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages. 

1844/79, Irish to Foreign Destinations Before the UPU, collection of over 45 covers, including four covers to Latin America, among them 1876 entire letter bearing 1 sh. green tied Belfast "62” duplex cancel to Vera Cruz, and 1851 entire letter via Panama to Lima; also 1861 entire letter bearing 1856/58 1 d. red-brown, Die II, perf. 14 on white paper (SG-Nr. 36), horizontal strip of three and 5 single, paying the more expensive route via Ostend and Belgium, tied by Belfast duplex (3 August 1861) to Holland; a scarce duo of covers to Gibraltar, dated 1844 and 1873 respectively; also including destinations France, Malta, Argentina, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria with Triest, Mauritius, New South Wales, USA and the Cape of Good Hope. A marvellous selection, in somewhat mixed condition, almost all neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages.