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1939 Air 1/2d to £1 mint set of 15, most are n.h., the 10s with trace of a mount, very fine (S.G. £1'100).
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Officials: 1919-23 1d carmine-red, die I, perfin "OS" in mint n.h. block of 4 from plate 4, left pane (pos. 31-2/37-8), showing varieties "wattle line" (pos. 31) and "flaw under neck" (pos. 37), typical rough perfs but nicely centred, a very rare and desirable multiple (S.G. £950 for single with fla
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1950-55 2r on 2s6d yellow-green, mint n.h., bottom left corner sheet marginal single, showing "BAHRAIN / 2 RUPEES" type III surcharge, light gum bend, fresh, very fine and rare; cert. Sismondo (2022) (S.G. £1'700).
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1950-55 5r on 5s red, mint, showing Extra bar variety, fresh, fine and scarce. SG £950.
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1875 CC One Penny on 3d orange, unused and used singles, a scarce pair. Signed Bloch for the unused example; unused signed Bloch, used cert. Brandon (S.G. £800).
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1910-25 MCA 1/4d to £1 complete mint set of 15, fine (S.G. £660).
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1910-25 MCA 1d red, used with inverted watermark, fine and scarce (S.G. £500).
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1910-25 MCA 2s to £1 attractive specialised mint and used selection, showing shades, minor varieties and listed plate flaws, a fresh and valuable lot, a wonderful array to study (S.G. £4'500+).
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1920-21 Tercentenary 1s die proof in black of frame only on glazed card, with BEFORE STRIKING hs, very fine and scarce.
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1921 Tercentenary 6d purple, mint left sheet marginal, showing "C" of "CA" missing from watermark, fresh, very fine and a scarce. SG £1'400.
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1938-53 MCA 2s to £1 attractive valuable, specialised and duplicated range of mostly mint singles and blocks of four showing an array of shades, perf. variations and plate flaws, fine to very fine, an excellent basis for study (S.G. £10'000+).
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1938-53 2s6d black and red on grey-blue with variety broken lower right scroll, mint large part o.g., a lovely fresh example (S.G. £2'750).
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1938-53 MCA 5s bronze-green and carmine-red on pale yellow, ordinary paper, mint, fresh, fine and scarce. Cert. KGVI Expertising. SG £1'500.
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1938-53, group with three mint items incl. 5s pale bluish green & carmine-red on pale yellow mint, 5s yellow-green and red on pale yellow mint n.h. strip of three (weak perfs between 1st & 2nd stamp), and 12s6d grey and pale orange mint, all very fine (S.G. £315).
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1938, 10s green and deep lake on pale emerald paper, mint with large part of original gum, well centred, strong vibrant printing, a very fine example; cert. Murry Payne (2013) (S.G. £400).
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1938-53 10s green and deep lake on pale emerald paper, tied to piece by compete Hamilton cds, superb example, cert. RPS (1992) (S.G. £375).
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1938-53 MCA 10s yellow-green and carmine on green, ordinary paper, line perforated 14 1/4, mint, gum toning, fine and scarce; cert. KGVI Expertising (S.G. £500).
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1938-53, 12s6d grey and yellow, fine mint with large part o.g., scarce; cert. Brandon (1992) (S.G. £600).
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1922, £1 purple and black on red showing the variety "gash in chin", mint with original gum, well centred, strong colour, a scarce and very fine example (S.G. £2'250).
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1938-53, £1 deep reddish purple on black on pale red paper showing "broken lower right scroll" variety, mint with just a trace of a hinge, a very fine and fresh example of this scarce and popular plate flaw (S.G. £1'800).
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1868 (Mar 14) incoming envelope to Ceylon from the British Post Office in Suez, Egypt, with two GB 6d tied by "B02" numerals with despatch cds below, undelivered and forwarded to Dimbula, with "UNPAID" cds of Calle MR 31, Colombo AP 1 and Dimbula AP 2 arrival, ms "1d" charge for redirection, very fi
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1912-25 MCA 5c purple, mint n.h. showing sideways watermark, fresh, very fine and scarce (S.G. £500).
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1912-25 MCA 5c purple, mint n.h. showing sideways watermark, fresh, very fine and scarce (S.G. £500).
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1912-25 MCA 5c purple mint n.h. showing sideways watermark, fresh, very fine and scarce (S.G. £500).
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1921-32 MCA Script 50r dull purple, mint lightly hinged, fresh crisp colour, well centred, very fine and scarce. Cert. Sismondo (2021). SG £800.
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1892-94 CA 30pa mauve mint and 1894-96 30pa bright mauve and green, used, both showing the damaged "US" plate flaw, a fine and scarce pair of varieties (S.G. £550).
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1892-94 CA Die II 6pi olive grey, used with clear LARNACA in oval bars, thinned, a rare used stamp; cert. Sismondo (2013) (S.G. £750).
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1921-23 MCA Script 2pi blue and purple, mint bottom marginal, showing "broken bottom left triangle" variety, fresh, fine and a scarce plate flaw (S.G. £500).
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1938-51 MCA Script 1pi orange perf. 13 1/2 x 12 1/2, mint very lightly hinged top sheet marginal, fresh, very fine for the scarce perforation variety (S.G. £550).
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1938-51 1p Orange perf. 13.5x14.5, a very fine imperceptibly mounted example, scarce (S.G. £550).
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1819 entire to London, rated "15/10" and endorsed "2 1/2oz", paying ten times the 6d ship letter rate and ten times the 13d UK inland rate, with accounts of the estate of A.B. Richardson of Copthall and sent to his son , endorsed "via Antigua", with framed "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" hs, London arriva
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1812 (May 23) entire from Dominica to London, carried by warship "Pitt" (endorsed at lower left), with ms "2/4" rate mark and re-rated "2/4" in London, slightly faint "SHIP-LETTER / LIVERPOOL" crown oval hs, London arrival, fine.
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1879 (Jan 25) envelope to Tonga with 1876-77 6d carmine rose (small faults) tied by starburst cancel, with Levuka despatch cds adjacent, cover trimmed at top, some foxing and collector's notation, still a scarce usage.
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1889 (Jan 15) envelope to the USA with 1878-99 4d on 2d (type A surch.) perf.10 pair, tied by Levuka cds with further strike adjacent, reverse with Suva and San Francisco transits, obverse with "U.S. CHARGE / TO COLLECT / 5 CENTS" hs, small portion of envelope missing at top left, fine.
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1903 CA 1/2d to £1 mint set of 11, some toned, £1 is fine (S.G. £450).
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1904-12 MCA 1/2d to £1 mint set of 10, some toned, £1 is fine (S.G. £465).
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1871-75, Used and unused ranges incl. 1871 unused set with two shades each of the 1d and 6d, 1872 surcharges set incl. two shades of 2d, used incl. 1871 6d, 1874 S.G. 18a "no stop after R", 1875 2d on 6c on 3c green (2), 2 on 12c on 6d, etc., above average condition of these issues.
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1881 (May 31) printed entire from Gibraltar to Constantinople (British Levant), with GB 1880-81 1/2d green tied by Gibraltar "A26" duplex, Bordeaux transit, vertical cover fold clear of stamp, a fine printed matter cover.
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1886-87, 1/2d to 1s set of the seven mint with most part original gum, the 6d with toned perf., fine (S.G. £600), plus 2 1/2d mint with inverted watermark, small stain (S.G. £400).
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1906-11 MCA 4s black and carmine, mint showing watermark reversed variety, very fine and a very scarce watermark error; cert. Sismondo (S.G. £1'800).
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1912-24, wmk multi CA, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine showing the variety large "2" in "1/2", mint original gum, well centred, very fine (S.G. £325).
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1938-51 Script 2d grey, perf. 13 1/2, mint showing watermark sideways variety, very fine and a very scarce watermark error (S.G. £800).
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1953 1/2d to £1 spectacular set of 14 imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on ungummed, watermarked paper, superb and very fresh colour, rare; cert KGVI Expertising (2010).
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1973 Skull Discovery Anniversary 4p with variety gold omitted (Gibraltar), mint large part o.g., a fine example of this iconic QEII rarity; cert BPA (2010).
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1876-84 CC 1d blue, pair and bisect all tied on fragment by barred oval strikes "B27" of Quittah, unusual and a very rare bisect usage. Cert. Sismondo (2021) who states the use of the bisected penny stamp was authorised in 1877 to 1878 and again 1882 to 1884.
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1876-84 1d blue diagonal bisect on piece with normal 2d, tied by Quittah cds and "B27" numerals, very fine and scarce (S.G. £4'250 on cover which equals ca.£425 on piece according to S.G. footnote).
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1876-84 1d blue diagonal bisect on piece with two normal 1d, tied by Quittah cds and "B27" numerals, very fine and scarce (S.G. £4'250 on cover which equals ca.£425 on piece according to S.G. footnote).
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1876-84 4d magenta quadrisect on piece tied by Axim cds, very fine and rare (S.G. £10'000 on cover which equals ca.£1'000 on piece according to S.G. footnote).
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1776 (Apr 25) entire written in French from St. George to England, endorsed P Arundel / Capt. Mann", rated "7" with "DOVER / SHIP LRE" hs at top right, reverse with London bishop ds, very fine.
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1783 (Jul 5) entire sent during the French Occupation to Scotland, rated "5" and then corrected to "11" and "2" rate markings, fine "COWES / SHIP LREs" hs, reverse with red AU 30 bishop mark, with contents mentioning that the French will shortly relinquish their hold on the island, fine and scarce.
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1790, pair of entires to Glasgow, Scotland, one carried by "Fame" and the other by "Union", no postal markings, fine.
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1788 (Jul 31) entire from Grenada to Scotland, endorsed "p favour of Capt. McNaught", carried privately with no postal markings, fine.
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1791 (Jan 3) entire datelined "Montreuil" and sent to Scotland, reverse with fine "GRENADA" around Crown hs, and London AP 25 91 bishop arrival ds, rated "1/-" on front then erased and replaced by "2/0", fine.
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1792 (Mar 4) entire from Grenada to England, sent care of a solicitors in London (rated "7") and forwarded to "Geneava", Switzerland, with "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" hs, London arrival ds on reverse along with new Geneva address and ms "Paid 12", some imperfections with weak folds, scarce mail from Grenada
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1793 (Aug 30) entire from Grenada to Demerara, British Guiana, no postal markings, with contents referencing slavery: "I am sending you a mulatto boy called George - the property of doctor...", fine and scarce.
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1795 (Mar 23) wrapper from Grenada to Scotland, reverse with good strike of the "GRENADA" around Crown hs with London arrival bishop ds below, re-rated twice with ms "3/8", fine.
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1812 (Jul 21) entire from Grenada to London sent via Martinique, with reverse showing very good strike of "MARTINIQUE" octagonal hs and London arrival, rated "2/-", small fault to address panel, scarce.
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1883 1d orange, unsevered pair, mint with large part original gum, fine and a scarce pair. Cert. Sismondo. SG £1'500.
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1631-1917 Exhibit collection neatly mounted and written up on 42 album pages, showing strength in GB used in Ireland plus a fine array of stampless and early letters, showing four cover franked 1d black, array of useful 1d red frankings, plus Surface Printed frankings to some better destinations inc
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1721-1867 County Down Postal History: Exhibition collection of postal history entitled "MOURNE MAILS" being mails from the County of Down, neatly mounted and written up on 68 album pages showing an extensive array 117 covers and cover fronts, folded entires or envelopes. Post Towns including Ballyna
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1721-1921 Attractive mixed assembly from an old-time estate mostly mounted and sometimes written up on over 170 albums pages showing more than 210 covers, cover fronts, envelopes, folded letter sheets and postal stationery. Strength in town markings from County Donegal and the town of Newry, various
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1727-1920 Postal History: Old-time estate lot, with an assembly of 144 mostly cover fronts with a fine array of "Free" markings incl. red FREE in circle & red FREE/D in circle, all neatly mounted and written up on 85 album pages, some useful straight line hs present, plus album of GB used in Ireland
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1763-1950 Attractive mixed assembly from an old-time estate mostly mounted and sometimes written up on over 146 album pages showing more than 350 covers, cover fronts, envelopes, folded letter sheets, and postal stationery. Strength in town markings various different postmarks present for example do
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1794-1879 Exhibit collection neatly mounted and written up on 36 album pages, showing strength in stampless entires and envelopes, plus an array of 1d red usages, showing a range of postmarks incl. straight-line. mileage markings, spoons, duplex, double-arc ds, in various colours including black, re
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1840 1d unused (2), 2d unused and attractive Southgate "Blarney Stone" caricature also unused and uncoloured, plus a few later GB unused stationery (7).
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1868 (Apr) Envelope from Lisselane (Co. Cork) to London with two 156-58 1d red each cancelled by Irish local "LISSELANE" hs (upside-down), reverse struck with the same hs upside-down along with Dublin transits and London arrival, fine and very rare usage of a local Irish hs on the stamps.
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1906 Belfast & Co. Down Railway: Envelope to Rev. L.Graham in Newark, franked GB 1d red tied Belfast cds in combination with Belfast & Co.Down Railway 2d green tied oval BALLYGOWAN STATION postmark, fine and scarce.
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1840-1935 Old-time estate lot, attractive, valuable, and mixed collection of a wonderful array of Great Britain all used mostly with Irish cancels, roughly mounted on albums pages, showing used, fragments, cover fronts and complete envelopes, with ranges of different chancel types including the clas
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1921 3d "CATHAIR POST 3 PINSINE" on greenish paper, fantasy "stamp" apparently made to imitate the Republican Private Mail Service which operated between 1919 and 1921, unused, very few known. Note: Illustrated in Tyler.
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1921 2d "CATHAIR POST 2 PINSINE" on yellowish paper, fantasy "stamp" apparently made to imitate the Republican Private Mail Service which operated between 1919 and 1921, unused, very few known. Note: Illustrated in Tyler
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1865-67, Fenian Issue 3c green, clear to close margins, unused, very fine, a rare stamp. (Hib. €1200).
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1865-67, Fenian Issue 24c deep green, touched to close margins, unused, some staining, very fine, a rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1979).Hibernian L5; €1500.
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1893, "Erin go Bragh" 1d dull red, nice margins and fresh colour, unused, very fine, a rare stamp. (Hib. €2500).
Note: Little is known about the origin of these labels. They may have been from the same source as the 1893 reprints of the Fenian Labels.
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1907-16, Sinn Féin Propaganda Labels: Celtic Cross design, attractive group of single roulette, imperforate proof in vertical strip of three and corner sheet marginal block of four, vertical pair imperf. horizontally, perf. 11 blocks of four in different shades and roulette block of four showing dou
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1907-16, Sinn Féin Propaganda Labels: Hibernia with Harp & Wolfhound design, attractive group of three singles perf. 11 with wide and narrow crown, broad crown tete-beche pair and narrow crown roulette block of four, usual small faults, a scarce assembly (9). Hibernian L16-L19; €1300+.
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1914, Anti Home Rule: Edward Carson with Union Jack label, mint and mint n.h., complete sheet of ten with sheet margins on three sides and imperforate bottom margin, fresh and very fine and a rare sheet. Hibernian L23; €1'500.
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1914, Anti Home Rule: Edward Carson with large head label, used single tied on 1929 philatelic cover with array of other vignettes and 2d definitive, unusual and scarce. Hibernian L23; €1'500.
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1914, Anti Home Rule: Patriots, maintain the Union (1d) orange, perf. 15 x 14, applied on complete order form for the Anti Home Rule labels, an attractive and important historical document
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1916, Manchester Martyrs: Pair of labels in orange, white and green and green white and orange, depicting three patriots Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, an attractive and colourful pair.
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1916, Erie Puist: Complete set of eight mint labels, fine and scarce. Hibernian L34-41; €720.
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1922, Irish White Cross: (1d) green and black, mint, complete sheet of twenty with imperforate outer margins, fresh and very fine and a scarce sheet. Hibernian L42; €1'200.
Note: These were issued to raise fund for the victim of the Black and Tann atrocities.
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1922, Irish White Cross: (1d) green and black, (1d) yellow and blue, both in mint blocks of four, fresh and very fine. Hibernian L42-43; €480+.
Note: These were issued to raise fund for the victim of the Black and Tann atrocities.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 1d brown, perf. 11 on wove paper, unused left sheet marginal block of four, very fine and a scarce multiple. Hibernian L44; €600+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 1d brown, 2d green and 6d blue, two sets on wove paper perforated 11 and imperforated, very fine (6). Hibernian L44-L46d; €1050.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 1d brown, imperforate on wove paper, unused horizontally strip of five, fine and a scarce imperforate multiple. Hibernian L44a; €1000+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 2d green, imperforate on wove paper, unused left sheet marginal block of six, fine and a scarce imperforate multiple. Hibernian L44e; €1200+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 2d green, perf. 11 on wove paper, mint top sheet marginal block of four, very fine and a scarce multiple. Hibernian L45; €600+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 2d green, perf. 11 on wove paper, unused bottom right corner sheet marginal block of four, very fine and a scarce multiple. Hibernian L45; €600+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 2d green, perf. 11 on wove paper, unused top right corner sheet marginal block of four, showing double vertical row of perforations, very fine and a scarce multiple with this variety. Hibernian L45 var; €600+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11 on wove paper, unused top right corner sheet marginal block of six, very fine and a scarce positional multiple. Hibernian L46; €600+).
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11 on wove paper, unused, vertical top and bottom sheet marginal block sixteen, showing the middle rows overlapping, the eight upper and eight lower impressions are inverted in relation to each other, resulting in two tete-beche pairs, usual creasing
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, imperforate on wove paper, unused, bottom left corner sheet marginal horizontal strip of eight, some creases, stains and irregular margins at top, a very rare imperforate multiple. Hibernian L46d; €2000+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11 on vertically laid paper, unused left sheet marginal gutter block of twelve, showing three vertical gutter pairs, in addition, the block exhibits the four transfer types, crease, slight reinforcing, and small tone spots. An exhibition showpiece. C
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11 on laid paper, unused bottom right corner sheet marginal block of six, very fine and a scarce positional multiple. Hibernian L47; €540+.
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11 on vertically laid paper, unused single showing double impression, fine and scarce. Hibernian L47a; €250).
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1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11 on vertically laid paper, unused top sheet margin vertical imperforate between pair showing double impression, with transfer types 2 and 4, some thins, creases, and small grease spot, a rare showpiece being the discover example. Cert. David MacDon
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1893, Colonial Design "Ireland" 1/2d grey-green, roughly perforated 11 1/2, on thick wove paper, unused, very fine, a rare stamp. Cert. David MacDonnell (1998). (Hib. €2500).
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1893, Colonial Design "Ireland" 2 1/2d blue, roughly perforated 11 1/4, on thick wove paper, used with part oval black cancel, creases and tear at left, a rare stamp. Cert. David MacDonnell (2010). (Hib. €2000).
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1893, Colonial Design "IRELAND" 4d brown, roughly perforated 11 1/4, on thick wove paper, unused, very fine, a rare stamp. Cert. David MacDonnell (2013). (Hib. €1800).
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1893, Colonial Design "SLIGO" 4d red, roughly perforated 11 1/4, on thick wove paper, used with part oval black cancel, creased and small thin, a rare stamp. Cert. David MacDonnell (1998). (Hib. €2500).
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1907-1993, Political & Propaganda Labels: Attractive mixed accumulation of early to modern labels house in three loose leaf binders, showing a fine duplicated array of the 1907-16 Sinn Féin Labels in singles and blocks, some later self adhesives from the 1970's, Machins with Ulster Says No ovpts, Sa
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1922, Dollard - Engraved monocolour: Complete set in the four different colours, very fine and a scarce group (4). Hibernian E1-4; €1000.
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1922, Dollard - Lithographed in monocolour: 2d green, complete sheet of thirty, mint and mint never hinged, fresh, very fine and rare in complete sheet format (30) Hibernian E5; €1050.
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1922, Dollard - Lithographed in monocolour: Attractive assembly of twenty-seven essays showing almost all of the 17 known colours, mint and mint never hinged, many with bottom left corner sheet margins, very fine and a scarce group (27). Hibernian E5/20; €910.
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1922, Dollard - Lithographed in monocolour: Five left sheet marginal essays each from position "R4/1" showing plate flaws vertical cut above right "2", all in five different colours, mint and mint never hinged, fresh, very fine and a scarce group (5) Hibernian E5d/14d; €375+.
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1922, Dollard - Lithographed bi-coloured: Attractive assembly of twenty-seven essays showing almost all of the 26 known colours, mint and mint never hinged, many with corner sheet margins, very fine and a scarce group (27). Hibernian E21/45; €1350.
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1922, Dollard - Lithographed bi-coloured: 2d blue and brown, complete sheet of thirty, mint and mint never hinged, fresh, very fine and rare in complete sheet format (30) Hibernian E32; €1500. Provenance: Cyril Dulin.
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1922, Chile - Valdivia Specimens: ABNC 2c red, bottom part sheet of forty all with SPECIMEN overprint, minor crease and tears, fresh, very fine and scarce (40)
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1922, Dollard - Valdivia Specimens: Complete set of all listed colours, perforated 11, mint and mint never hinged, some with sheet margins, one showing extra frame-line at left, fresh, very fine and a very scarce set (10). Hibernian E46/55; €1280.
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1922, Dollard - Valdivia Specimens: 2d bright turquoise, mint & mint never hinged, top right corner sheet marginal showing imperforate at right, fresh and very fine, a scarce error. Hibernian E55b; €300.
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1922, Dollard - Valdivia Specimens: Complete set of all listed colours, imperforated, mint and mint never hinged, some with sheet margins, four showing extra frame-line at left, fresh, very fine and a very scarce set (10). Hibernian E56/65; €1050.
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1922, Hely - Lithographed in monocolour: Attractive assembly of ten essays showing almost all of the known colours, mint and mint never hinged, some with bottom corner sheet margins, very fine and a scarce group. Hibernian E66/75; €1200.
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1922, Hely - Lithographed bicoloured: Attractive assembly of sixteen essays showing many of the known colours, mint and mint never hinged, some with sheet margins, a few with plate flaws, very fine and a scarce group (16). Hibernian E76/94; €2500+.
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1922, Hely - Lithographed bicoloured: 2d green-brown and red-orange, mint showing imperforate top marginal single, creased, a scarce variety. Hibernian E86a; €400.
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1922, Perkins, Bacon & Co: Hibernia Seated 3d, engraved die proof in red, imperforated on card and cut down and mounted on board as a James Walker trade sample, attractive and very rare. Hibernian E101; €1'800.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: Round Tower & Sunrise 1/2d imperforate and perforate, eleven singles in four different colours on gummed paper, some faults, a scarce group (11). Hibernian E123/146; €520.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: 1d red, 3d red, 5d red and 5d black all from the 1943 reprints, very fine and scarce (4). Hibernian E127/132a; €790.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: Clover 2d imperforate and perforate, eleven singles in four different colours on gummed paper, some faults, a scarce group (11). Hibernian E128/146; €520.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland by Evelyn Willis: Rising Sun 3d imperforate die proof in red on card, one of twelve made in 1943. Hibernian E131; €600.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: Harp 7d imperforate and perforate, five singles in three different colours on gummed paper, some faults, a scarce group (5). Hibernian E133/151; €388.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: Lady 1s imperforate and perforate, six singles in three different colours on gummed paper, some faults, a scarce group (6). Hibernian E133/151; €300.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: 1/2d, 2d, 1s and 10s values all mounted on thick cards and hand coloured, unusual and very scarce multicolours essays. Hibernian E140/158. Provenance: Fred Dixon.
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: 10s imperforate, five singles in five different colours on gummed paper, some faults, a very scarce group (5). Hibernian E155/158; €2070.
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1922, Pictorial Printing Company: Imperforate 1d sepia, 1d turquoise and 1d carmine-red, bright turquoise, mint & mint never hinged, top right corner sheet marginal showing imperforate at right, fresh and very fine, a scarce error. Hibernian E159/162; €850.
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1922, Pictorial Printing Company: Imperforate 1d turquoise with thin card, on ungummed paper, in complete sheet of twenty-five, horizontal crease, an extremely rare showpiece in this sheet format. Hibernian E161; €7'500+.
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1922, Pictorial Printing Company: Imperforate 1d carmine-red, mint never hinged, left sheet marginal block of nine, gum inclusion and light creasing, fresh and very fine, a scarce multiple. Hibernian E162; €2'475.
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1922, Pictorial Printing Company: Imperforate 1d carmine-red, mint never hinged, horizontal gutter pair, fresh, very fine and scarce. Hibernian E162; €825+.
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1922, Pictorial Printing Company: Perforated 14 1d emerald, mint never hinged, right sheet marginal horizontal pair, fresh, very fine and scarce. Hibernian E162; €1'600+.
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1922, De La Rue: Fiji 2d grey with "SE" watermark, imperforate block of four on gummed paper with printer's blue crayon cancel, fresh, very fine and scarce. Hibernian E167; €1'000.
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1932-1940 Photographic Essays: Group of photographic essays in large spring back album, status unknown, an unusual lot.
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1916 Irish Rebellion: Two police permits issued on the 2nd and 3rd of May 1916 at the Parcel Office Dublin which was being used as Temporary Post Office during the Sinn Fein Insurrection, unusual and scarce.
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Proof overprints in black on thin whitish paper in four blocks of four, in black from defaced plate vertical strip of three, in red on thin whitish paper with blue-black backstamp block of four etc., a fine and scarce group (27). Hibernian PR2,5,6a; €700+.
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Proof overprint in red on thin whitish paper on irregular block of fourteen, all with purple Dollard backstamp, a fine and scarce multiple (14). Hibernian PR6b; €336+.
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Proof overprint in red on 1/2d green, normal, normal with purple handstamp on reverse, plus varieties date at top and date missing, both with Dollard hs, a fine and scarce group (4). Hibernian PR8,8a,9,9b; €1'230.
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Proof overprint in red on 1/2d green, mint n.h. top marginal, showing variety date missing, with Dollard hs, very fine and scarce. Hibernian PR9b; €600.
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Proof overprints in black on thin buff paper in block of four, in black on thin buff paper in two pairs with purple handstamp, in black on thin whitish paper in pair, a fine group (10). Hibernian PR2,5,6a; €296+.
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1/2d green, mint and mint nh complete sheets of 240, showing two panes of 120 separated by a gutter margin, sone usual perf separations and tone spots, still fresh, very fine and a scarce example of a complete sheet
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1927 2s6d to 10s complete set of three composite vertical pairs, all appear mint n.h., fresh, fine and a rare set. Hibernian T69v-71v; €3600.
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2s6d to 10s complete set of three, mint very lightly hinged, fresh, very fine, and scarce (Hib. €700)
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2s6d to 10s complete set of three, used each clear cancels, fresh, very fine, and scarce (Hib. €750)
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1924-34 Attractive array of various subjects including First Railways Air Services, Last Service by Railway, 1932 "Imperial Economic Conference", Irish Acceptance for Airmail Service, Italian Air Squadron Mass Flight Headed by General Italo Balbo, 1930 Special St. Patricks Day Flight, Photographs of
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1934 Attractive array of various subjects including Irish Acceptance for First Railway Air Service Flights and First "Railway Air Service" Flights to and from Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Douglas, London, Southampton, Cowes, etc., neatly mounted and beautifully written up on 59 album pa
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1934-38 Attractive array of Airmail notices, Photographs, Booklets with Airmail Labels, etc., neatly mounted and beautifully written up on 37 album pages and housed in black Lighthouse album, a very fine and unusual assembly
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1945-47 Attractive array of various subjects including First Flight Services by Scottish Airlines, First Flight Services with reduced airmail rates between Northern Ireland & Great Britain, First Airmail Services by British European Airways, Railway Letter Stamps of airmail covers, First Post-War Ai
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1948-65 Attractive array of various subjects including First Flight Services with reduced airmail rates between Ireland & Great Britain, Xmas Drop Mail by RAF, Helicopter Mails Carried during Naval Exercises, First Flight Services of Emerald Airways, Aero Club of Ireland, First Airmail Services by B
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1951-2011 Post-war Airmail Service: Attractive array of covers to and from Ireland neatly mounted and beautifully written up on 19 album pages and housed in black Lighthouse album, showing an array of origins and destinations including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan Pakistan, Sarawak, Th
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1970-1997 Aer Lingus Airsickness bags: Collection of unused bags neatly mounted and beautifully written up and presented on 14 album pages, an unusual lot
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1970-2000 Aer Lingus & other Air Lines Ephemera: Collection of mostly safely instruction cards for a wide range of different aircraft mostly from Aer Lingus, plus some Aer Arann, Aer Turas, Ryanair, neatly mounted and beautifully written up and presented on 100's of album pages being housed in 4 gre
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1970-2000 Airlines Instructional Cards & Sick Bags: Collection of mostly safety instruction cards for a wide range of different aircraft mostly and a wide range of worldwide airlines, plus sick bags, all housed in six yellow folders, an unusual lot.
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1973 First Hot Air Balloon Flight in Northern Ireland - Saintfield to Belfast: Attractive duplicated accumulation of a few hundred balloon flights, plus more than fifty that are signed by the pilot, an unusual and scarce assembly
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1986 50 Years of Aviation Communications Services at Cork, Dublin, Ennis, Limerick and Shannon: Attractively presented on 24 specially prepared and knowledgeable written up album pages, some covers with special cancels, plus additional timetables and other aviation publications, a wonderful assembly
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1931-38, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Fruitfield Preserves, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving pa
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1931-38, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Kenney's Advertising Agency, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interlea
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1931-38, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising St. Patrick's Hospital, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving
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1931-38, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising St. Patrick's Hospital, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving
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1931-38, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising St. Patrick's Hospital, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving
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1931-38, 2 shilling, empty unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising St. Patrick's Hospital, contains advertising labels and advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 37-13, fine and extremely rare, apparently the discovery
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1931-38, 2 shilling, complete exploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Kenney's Advertising Agency, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleavi
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1931-38, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Kenny's Advertising Agency, contains 1d pane of 3 with advertising labels and 1/2d green pane of six, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 36-10, fine
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1931-38, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising St. Patrick's Hospital, contains 1d pane of 3 with advertising labels and 1/2d green part pane of three, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 15-38, f
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1931-38, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Fruitfield Preserves, contains 1d pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, plus a couple of single stamps, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 31-1, fresh never hin
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1931-38, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Kenney's Advertising Agency, contains 1d pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, plus a couple of single stamps, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 32-3, fresh ne
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1931-38, 2 shilling, empty unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising St. Patrick's Hospital, contains 1d + label, part 1/2d pane and advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 37-14, fine and scarce. Hibernian HB1.
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1931-38, 2 shilling, empty unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Kenney's Advertising Agency, contains advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 34-7, fine and scarce. Hibernian HB1.
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1931-38, 2 shilling, empty unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising St. Patrick's Hospital, contains advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 35-8, fine and scarce. Hibernian HB1.
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1931-38, 2 shilling, empty unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with monogram "SE" (Irish Free State), back cover advertising Royal Bank of Ireland Limited, contains advertising labels and advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 35-9, fine and scarce. Hibernian HB1.
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1931-40 "SE" wmk 1/2d green, mint n.h. complete booklet pane of six, fresh and very fine. Hibernian HP1; €450.
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1931-40 "SE" wmk 1d red, mint n.h. complete booklet pane of six, fresh and very fine. Hibernian HP1; €450.
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1931-40 "SE" wmk 1d red, mint n.h. complete booklet pane of three and three advert labels, fresh and very fine. Hibernian HP1; €500.
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1931-40 "SE" wmk 2d green, mint n.h. complete booklet pane of six, fresh and very fine. Hibernian HP1; €450.
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1938-41, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Dennys Bacon, contains pane of six wmk "SE" 2d, pane of six wmk "SE" 1d and wmk "SE" 1d pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, plus wmk "SE" 1/2d single, advertising
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1938-41, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Dennys Bacon, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving p
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1938-41, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Dennys Bacon, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving p
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1938-41, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Dennys Bacon, contains six 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, nine 1d stamps in a pane of six and pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving p
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1940, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Dennys Bacon, contains two wmk "SE" 2d and three wmk "SE" 1d in part panes, wmk "E" 1d pane of 3 with 3 advert labels, advertising interleaving pages, showing se
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1940-75 "E" wmk group of seven mint n.h. complete booklet panes of six, from 1/2d to 6d, fresh and very fine. Hibernian HP6-15.
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1940, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Dennys Bacon, contains part pane of two wmk "E" 2d, part pane of four wmk "E" 1d, wmk "E" part pane of 2 advert labels, plus complete pane wmk "E" 1/2d, advertis
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1941-44, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising J.W.Dowling Ltd, contains twelve 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, six 1d stamps in a pane of six, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 25
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1941-44, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising J.W.Dowling Ltd, contains twelve 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, six 1d stamps in a pane of six, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 26
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1941-44, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on buff front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Round Tower Products, contains twelve 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, six 1d stamps in a pane of six, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial num
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1941-44, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on buff front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Round Tower Products, contains twelve 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, six 1d stamps in a pane of six, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial num
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1941-44, 2 shilling, part unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Dennys Bacon, contains two 2d and six 1d in pane of six, part pane of 2 1/2d and complete pane, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 24-41, f
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1945, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on red front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Louis Wine Ltd, contains twelve 1/2d and six 2d in panes of six, six 1d stamps in a pane of six, without advertising interleaving pages, showing serial numbe
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1946-47, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on buff cover, contains two panes of six ½d stamps, pane of six 1d stamps, and pane of six 2d stamps, advertising interleaving pages, showing serial number 30-47, fresh never hinged mint, very fine and scarce. Hibernian HB6; €650.
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1946-47, 2 shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on buff front cover with larger Harp above "éire" (Irish Republic), back cover advertising Shamrock Underwear, contains twelve 1/2d (O'Cleary) and six 2d in panes of six, six 1d stamps in a pane of six, with advertising interleaving pages, show
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1948-52, 2s6d shilling, group of four complete unexploded booklets, black on buff front cover with large Harp and serial number top left without "éire", back cover three different advertisements , contains six 1/2d (O'Cleary) and twelve 1d in two panes of six, six 2 1/2d stamps in a pane of six, sho
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1948-52, 2s6d shilling, complete unexploded booklets, black on buff front cover with large Harp and serial number top left without "éire", back cover advertising B&I the comfort route, contains six 1/2d (O'Cleary) and twelve 1d in two panes of six, six 2 1/2d stamps in a pane of six, showing serial
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1948-52, 2s6d shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on buff front cover with large Harp and serial number top left without "éire", back cover advertising Shamrock Underwear, contains six 1/2d (O'Cleary) and twelve 1d in two panes of six, six 2 1/2d stamps in a pane of six, two complete bookle
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1948-52, 2s6d shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on buff front cover with large Harp and serial number top left without "éire", contains six 1/2d (O'Cleary) and twelve 1d in two panes of six, six 2 1/2d stamps in a pane of six, two complete booklets one with four advertising interleaving p
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1948-52, 2s6d shilling, complete unexploded booklet, black on buff front cover with large Harp and serial number top left without "éire", back cover advertising B&I, contains six 1/2d (O'Cleary) and twelve 1d in two panes of six, six 2 1/2d stamps in a pane of six, two complete booklets one with fou
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1954-56, 4s shilling, two complete unexploded booklets, black on buff front cover with large Harp and serial number top left without "éire", back cover advertising B&I the comfort route, contains six 1/2d (O'Cleary), six 1 1/2d, plus twelve 3d stamps in two panes of six, showing serial number 37-54
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1958-61, 4s shilling, four complete unexploded booklets, black on buff front cover with large Harp, contains twelve 1d and twelve 3d in four panes of six, showing serial numbers 39-58, 40-50, 41-60 and 42-61, fresh, never hinged mint, very fine and a scarce pair. Hibernian HB10; from €560.
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1962, 3s shilling, two complete unexploded booklets, black on buff front cover with large Harp top left, contains six 2d and six 4d in two panes of six, showing serial numbers 43-62 and 44-63, fresh, never hinged mint, very fine and a scarce pair. Hibernian HB11; from €280.
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1962, 3s shilling, complete unexploded booklets, black on buff front cover with large Harp top left, contains six 2d and six 4d in two panes of six, showing serial numbers 44-63, showing inverted back cover error, fresh, never hinged mint, very fine and a scarce pair. Hibernian HB11; from €500.
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1940-1980 Mixed accumulation of exploded and unexploded booklets, booklet covers, interleaving, booklet panes, booklet panes and stamp usages on covers, some with advertising labels, a wonderful lot to research and look through (100's). Hibernian €7000.
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1941-85, Collection of mostly complete unexploded booklets, an attractive array of booklets some showing minor printing varieties, fresh, never hinged mint, a very fine and a scarce assembly. Hibernian HB5/25, 12a; from €2000+.
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1948-2007 Old-time estate lot of booklets pages, showing a fine array booklets and exhibition booklets, including 2s booklet Edition No. 29-46 (HB6, €475), 2s6d booklet Edition No. 33-50 (HB7, €240), 2s6d booklet Edition No. 35-52 (HB7, €240), 4s booklet Edition No. 37-54 (HB8, €180) etc., plus some
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1800-1983 Old-time estate lot of revenues, mounted on 25 album pages, showing some early newspaper tax stamps, plus a fine array of QV to GVI mostly used or on fragments, some in combination with embossed revenues, also a fine array of later revenues, mixed to very fine (250+).
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1807-1950 Attractive mixed assembly of odds and ends with some early pre-stamp covers, useful GB used in Ireland on and off covers, plus some later stamps & covers, some revenues, mixed.
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1829-1976 Attractive mixed accumulation in three ring binders, showing stampless covers, GB used in Ireland including 1d black on cover to Dublin, plus a fine range of GB postal stationery used in Ireland, useful array of postcards and later modern usages, an interesting and varied lot (100's)
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1834-1992 Northern Ireland Postal History: Attractive collection neatly mounted and written up on 114 album pages and housed in three ring binders, showing strength in Lisburn postmarks, also early letters and some later and modern postmarks mostly of Belfast, stampless covers with straight line hs,
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1858-1980 Mixed accumulation of odds and ends in albums and folders, with GB used in Ireland, overprints to 10s, vignettes, gutter pairs, essays, postal forms, political labels, airmails, first flights, postage due usages, complete coil rolls etc., and much more, a fun lots to pick through (100s).
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1907-1981 Exhibition Cancels: Large ring binder crammed with mostly modern exhibition cancels on specially prepared covers, a very fine lot (130+)
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1922-1992 Gutter Pairs: Attractive and valuable collection of mostly mint n.h. gutter pairs, showing strength in overprints including 9d carmine ovpt gutter pair (Hibernian T11A; €500), cert. David MacDonnell, 2d orange, die II, marginal gutter block of four (Hibernian T29wc; €720+), cert. David Mac
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1922-1966 Definitives & Commemorative: 1922-1966 Old-time estate lot, attractive, valuable, and specialised collection of mint definitives, commemorative, airmails and postage dues neatly mounted and housed in a special Davo album, showing a useful array of Essays over thirty essays, a practically
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1922-1935 Overprints: Old-time estate lot, attractive, valuable, and specialised collection of mint overprints neatly mounted and housed in a special Davo album, showing a useful array of proofs in singles, pairs, and multiples, a practically complete collection of overprints showing complete sets,
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1922-1935 Overprints: Old-time estate lot, attractive, valuable, and specialised collection of used overprints mounted and on Lighthouse album pages, a practically complete collection of overprints showing complete sets to 10s, singles, multiples, varieties, plus a fine array of town cancels on sing
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1922-1935 Overprints: Specialised assembly of mint varieties on mostly the Seahorse high values to 10s, highlights include Hibernian T16a (€300), T27a (€450), T48a (€450), T59a (€900), T59d (€525), T59f (€525), T60a (€675), T60b (€750), T72a (€270), T72b (€450), T73c (€450) etc., many of these varie
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1922-1935 Overprints: Specialised assembly of mint varieties on low values to 1s, including Hibernian T1a (€600), T2a (€375), T7d (€600), T27a (€450), T36a (€525), T57a (€375) etc., mixed to very fine. Hibernian €4200+.
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1922-1940 Overprint Varieties, Coils and Leaders: Attractive mint and mint never hinged accumulation on stockpages in red binder, showing array of minor varieties including short tailed "9", flat tailed "9", open "9", "S" over "E", raised "A", second "2" lower, plus some better varieties including D
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1922-1970 Collection neatly mounted and written up on 150 album pages and housed in four ring binders, showing useful overprints, many low values sets, some Seahorses, coils, plus a fine array of first day cancels on cover fronts, Commemoratives showing practically complete in mint singles, blocks o
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1922-1998 Definitives: Mint and used stock in Lighthouse stockbook, showing useful early issue SE & E wmks to values to 10s, some booklet panes, later issues including Gerls with some gutter pairs, generally mixed to very fine (100s).
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1923-1980 Postal Stationery: Mixed lots of more than 50 unused and used registered envelopes, wrappers, envelopes and postcards, better items incl. some British stamp embossed in green for the Irish Free State, fair to very fine (50+)
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1923-1991 Official Mail: Mixed accumulation of covers showing a fine array of mostly used with Saorstát Éireann printed, OHMS erased and RIATLAS SEALADACH NA HÉIREANN ovptd etc., some unused, plus some later modern, a fun lot to pick through (200+)
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1929-2003 Commemoratives: Attractive stocks of mostly mint n.h. and used housed in three stockbooks, some of the better sets present, showing strength in Europa issues, mixed to very fine (100s).
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1931-1968 Booklet Panes and Coil Issue: Attractive group neatly mounted and written up on seven album pages, showing booklet panes 1931-40 SE wmk 1/2d, 1d and 2d and 1d with advert labels, 1940 E wmk inverted 1/2d, 1d and 2d, Coil stamps with a fine array of the 1933-35 SE wmk including 2d imperf x
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1941 German Bombs on Dublin: On the night of June the 1st, 1941 German bombs were dropped on North Strand, Dublin, this lot includes the "North Strand Bombs Victims Protection Committee" Minute Book plus news clippings, photos and correspondence, neatly mounted and beautifully written up and present
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1949-1980 Commemorative Presentation Packs & Year Books: Attractive and valuable duplicated assembly of presentation packs including Hibernian CP1-4, €3'075, plus UPU Congress booklets for the 1924 meeting in Stockholm, 1929 meeting in London, 1934 meeting in Cairo, 1939 meeting Buenos Aires, 1947 m
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1966-1969 Irish postal orders, 21 different used postal note stationeries with face values from 6d to 19s, many showing supplementary frankings and a wide variety of cancellations. Very scarce with so many different values.
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2000-2003, Accumulation of mint n.h. sheets and booklets with a fine array of duplicated face value issues for a total of €1'900, plus some early issues in multiples, generally very fine (100s).
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Envelopes: 1924-1983 Extensive specialised duplicated assembly of unused and used envelopes various sizes, with over 140 pre-decimal envelopes showing values from 1/2d to 6d and over 80 decimal values from 4p to 26p, some useful minor variations, used showing a fine array of uprated, censored and ai
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GB Stationery used in the Transition Period: 1922-23 Selection of various stationery envelope and cards used during the Transition period, plus various on the later stationeries, generally mixed to very fine (25+).
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Letter Cards: 1924-1990 Extensive specialised duplicated assembly of unused and used envelopes various sizes, with over 150 pre-decimal envelopes showing values from 2d to 6d and over 70 decimal values from 4p to 26p, some useful minor variations, used showing a few uprated usages, plus later modern
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Letter Cards: 1963 4d greenish blue, unused, with variety completely imperforate, with additional 1d adhesive applied, very fine and scarce. Jung/Clancy 5Ku; €600.
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Newspaper Wrappers: 1924-1984 Duplicated assembly of unused and used wrappers, with pre-decimal and decimal values from 1/2p to 15p, some useful minor variations, fine to very fine (100+)
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Postal Stationery 1922-1942: Award-winning exhibition collection neatly mounted and knowledgeably written up on 160 album pages.
This exhibit illustrates a comprehensive study of the stationery available for use in Ireland from the start of the Irish Free State Post Office through the initial post
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Postcards: 1924-1971 Extensive specialised duplicated assembly of unused and used postcards, with over 150 pre-decimal envelopes showing values from 1d to 4d and over 30 decimal values with 2 1/2p only, some useful minor variations, used showing a few uprated usages, , fine to very fine (180+)
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Printed to order: 1911-1973 Selection of over sixty stationery envelopes many with company addresses or Printed Matter housed in large black ring binder, fine to very fine (150+)
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Printed to order: 1918-1936 Selection of stationery envelopes with company addresses neatly presented and written up on 16 album pages, showing twenty-six envelopes, generally fine to very fine (26)
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Printed to order: 1931-1973 Selection of over sixty stationery envelopes many with company addresses housed in large black ring binder, plus array of modern stationery, generally fine to very fine (100+)
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Registered Envelopes - Size F: 1924-1970 Extensive specialised duplicated assembly of unused and used registered envelopes all size F, with values from 5d to 1s9d, some useful minor variations, used showing a fine array of uprated usages, fine to very fine (160+)
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Registered Envelopes - Size G: 1942-1994 Extensive specialised duplicated assembly of unused and used registered envelopes all size G, with over 100 pre-decimal envelopes showing values from 5 1/2d to 2s9d and over 180 decimal values from 14p to 96p, some useful minor variations, used showing a fine
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Registered Envelopes - Size G: 1971 14p green, unused small type envelope, size G showing variety missing embossed impression, very fine and scarce (Jung/Clancy €325)
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Registered Envelopes - Size H: 1924-1982 Extensive specialised duplicated assembly of unused and used registered envelopes all size H, with over 60 pre-decimal envelopes showing values from 5d to 2s9d and over 100 decimal values from 14p to 80p, some useful minor variations, used showing a fine arra
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Registered Envelopes - Size K: 1922-23 British Stamp Embossed for the Irish Free State 5d olive, unused large type envelope, size letter "K" at top left, very fine and scarce (Jung/Clancy €625)
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Registered Envelopes - Size K: 1924-1994 Extensive specialised duplicated assembly of unused and used registered envelopes all size K, with over 50 pre-decimal envelopes showing values from 5d to 2s9d and over 50 decimal values from 14p to 55p, some useful minor variations, used showing a fine array
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Telegram Forms: 1922 British embossed stamp 1s green, unused, very fine and rare, plus GB 1s brown for comparison. Jung/Clancy TB1a; €2'500.
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Telegram Forms: 1929 Harp & Shamrock 1s6d brown, unused, with brown text "TELEGRAFA" showing code "A1 S/E", very fine and rare. Jung/Clancy TB4bII; €2'750.
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Telegram Forms: 1947 Harp & Shamrock 1s blue, unused, with blue text "TELEGRAFA" showing code "A", very fine and rare. Jung/Clancy TB5; €3'250.
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1758 (Jul 12) entire from Jamaica to England, endorsed at lower left "p His Majestys Ship Eagle", reverse with "16 / DE" bishop mark, fine.
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1845 (Apr 10) entire from Ocanã, Colombia, to London via Jamaica, with very fine "OCAÑA / FRANCA" oval despatch hs with good "JAMAICA SHIP LETTER" hs below, rated "1/4" and "1 1/2", reverse with Kingston transit and London arrival, very fine.
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1859 (May 20), part lettersheet franked with 4d rose, on white paper, tied by "A53" obliteration of Mandeville, addressed to Mandeville, circular towndated of Mandeville to back with Kingston dated 21st May, scarce example; cert. RPS (1992), ex Seaton.
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1859 (Oct 10) lettersheet sent from Montego Bay to Kingston, franked with a horizontal pair of 4d rose, white paper, tied by fair to good strikes of the rare "A57" numeral of Montego Bay, with Kingston arrival to front dated Oct 12 and dispatch to reverse, horizontal filing crease lower part not aff
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1860 (Feb 15), reduced wrapper, sent from Mandeville to Spanish Town, endorsed "O.H.M.S", franked with 1d pale blue, bisected diagonally, tied by the "A52" numeral of Mandeville, as well as the cds of Spanish Town, faint dispatch cds to reverse, slight climatic toning to parts of wrapper and vertica
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1860-70 1s yellow-brown, used with "A55" barred oval, showing "$" for "S" in SHILLING plate flaw, fine and scarce (S.G. £500).
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1919-21 Die proof for the Jamaica Exhibition 1/2d frame only, on glazed carton paper, manuscript date "14/6/20" with BEFORE STRIKING hs alongside, very fine and scarce
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1919, Arawak Woman Preparing Cassava, 1d value, vignette die proof in black on card, 92x60mm, with unclear surrounds, manuscript notation "86" in pencil to upper right, very fine and rare.
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1919, Contingent Embarking 1 1/2d value group of six die proofs in black on glazed paper, with three showing progressive states of the head, and three in a final state with one dated 31 12 18 and another 4/1/19, very fine and rare group; ex Surtees.
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1919, Contingent Embarking 1 1/2d imperforate colour trial proof on card, with the addition of number "29" below, prepared by De La Rue & Co. and from their archives, with a "SPECIMEN" handstamp in black, very fine and a rare example.
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1919, King's House Spanish Town 2s imperforate colour trial proof on card, with the addition of number "15" below, prepared by De La Rue & Co., with a "SPECIMEN" handstamp in black, very fine and a rare example from the De La Rue archives.
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1919, 2d, 2 1/2d, 3d and 4d imperforate colour trials with "SPECIMEN" specimen overprints, fine, attractive and scarce.
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1919, Cathedral Spanish Town 4d central vignette die proof in dark brown on wove paper (50x48mm), showing guidelines, very attractive and scarce.
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1919, Statue of Queen Victoria Kingston 1s orange-yellow and red-orange showing the rare frame inverted variety, repaired tear at right with a presumed forged Kingston cds, a very presentable example of this famous and important rarity with fewer than twenty examples known to exist, cert. RPS (2016)
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1921, Admiral Rodney Memorial 2s, pair of die proofs of the frame and vignette on glazed wove paper, showing central guidelines at the base, and with the manuscript "A.J.H.", the frame essay toned and has a corner crease south east, the vignette very fine, both from the De La Rue archives, the vign
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1938-52 MCA Script 1s green and purple-brown, mint never hinged left sheet marginal, showing "Repaired chimney" plate flaw, fresh, very fine and a scarce variety. SG £650.
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1938, Jamaica Scenery, 5s slate-blue and yellow-orange line perf. 14, mint, fresh colour, well centred, very fine and rare example of this perforation variety, cert. RPSL (1997) (S.G. £7'000).
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1938, Jamaica Scenery, 5s slate-blue and yellow-orange line perf. 14, mint l.h., fresh colour, well centred, very fine and rare example of this perforation variety (S.G. £7'000).
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1951, 10s myrtle-green, plate proof bottom marginal block of six, thin wove paper, from the foot of the sheet with complete imprint and plate number "1", dated manuscript 28-9-51, very eye catching exhibition piece, very fine, ex Dubois.
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1860-1962, Collection of mint stamps mostly in sets, pretty comprehensive, noted 1860-70 1s unused, 1870-83 4d brown-orange, 1883-97 wmk CA 1d blue, two 1883-97 red-orange, 1917 S.G. 73c War Stamp printed on gum side, 1921-29 Pictorials specimen set of 13, condition mainly very fine with just the
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1580 (11 Nov) Entire sent from Malta to Morello (Italy) with a manuscript horse stirrup with manuscript inscription inside "Da Paga" to indicate express courier post, a '34s' postage due label applied and attached by seal which could be one of the earliest attempts to use a stamp/label for postal bo
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1690 Incoming entire from Marseille addressed to a banker with a very fine heraldic seal intact, couple of worm holes.
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1694 incoming entire from Lyon (France) to "Malthe", no postal markings, light filing folds, an early incoming cover in good clean condition.
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1699 Entire from Marseille to Joseph Sangier in Malta, no postal markings.
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1767 entire to Marseilles struck with very fine example of the rare "MARSEILLE / DE MALTHE" two-line hs, ms "10" rate, fine and clean.
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1769 Incoming entire from Cadiz addressed to George Fournier, disinfected in transit, forwarded in Genova 'Sous couvert de freres Boissier Lamande et Ce Genes', disinfection slit has slightly damaged address panel.
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1771 (29 June) Incoming entire from TUNIS routed through Naples with yellow NAPOLI transit addressed to George Fournier, disinfected by slitting, fine, rare early cover from Tunisia.
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1811 Entire addressed to London rated '1/4' showing red cursive "MALTA" on front, very fine.
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1816 Folded incoming cover from Corfu with large double ring ISOLE IONIE hs with manuscript '36', taxed on arrival with "Sept* 7-T:4" hs, also disinfection wafer seal with anchor (only used 1816), fine and rare.
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1816 unpaid incoming disinfected entire from the Ionian Islands with despatch on obverse and bearing a fine "May:28-T2" accountancy hs on reverse, fine, thought to be the earliest recorded usage of this handstamp and an important item as such.
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1818 unpaid entire from Alexandria (England) to Malta, with reverse bearing straight-line "January 15: T-2." hs, disinfected, wax seal removed, a fine and early example of this handstamp.
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1820 unpaid entire from London (England) to Corfu, with reverse bearing straight-line "Jan 12: T-2" hs, fine.
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1822 unpaid incoming entire from Tunisia with arrival charge "O?.29.T.4;10" handstamp, disinfected with seal removed, a good early example of this scarce hs.
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1822 entire from Liverpool (England) to Corfu, endorsed at lower right to travel privately to Malta and to be passed to the care of forwarding agents "William Hutton", with reverse bearing a good strike of the straight-line "April 24: T-2, 10" hs, front with Ionian Islands arrival, disinfected with
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1823 unpaid incoming entire from Gibraltar with arrival charge "12 T.2" handstamp with the 12 changed in manuscript to "14", fine.
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1824 entire to Corfu bearing a good strike of the scarce "MALTA * P PAID" hs, with large Ionian Islands double ring arrival hs, fine and rare.
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1828-44, group of five entires or wrappers, each stampless incoming with charge handstamps showing 1d to 5d usages, all are good to fine examples of these scarce handstamps.
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1833 entire from Malta to Boston with s/l red QUARANTINE on obverse and cursive SHIP/6 alongside (US), fine and scarce.
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1834 entire to Switzerland bearing a fine s/l "Malta Post Office" hs (type MPO-2a) with a very good strike of the rare oval-framed "2s" below, with Marseille transit with "PAYS D'OUTREMER" hs adjacent, fine and scarce.
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1836 entire to the Sardinian Consul in Alexandria (Egypt) bearing a fine s/l "Malta Post Office" hs (type MPO-2a), no further markings, small tear above hs, fine.
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1837 entire to Alessandria (Italy) bearing an apparently unrecorded two-line "? / Malta Post Office" hs (48x5mm), no further markings, fine.
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1837 incoming entire from Alexandria (Egypt) with French P.O. despatch on front, reverse with a good strike of the "17 January: 4d" accountancy hs with charge in ms "1/8" and total "2/-" adjacent, along with Malta disinfection cachet, some reinforced tears on address panel otherwise fine.
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1838 incoming entire from France with printed contents showing list of new books in English, endorsed at top "par Bateau a Vapeur de Marseille" with Paris despatch cds, reverse with "27 March 3d" local post handstamp, disinfected with seal removed, fine.
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1838 incoming cover from Alexandria (Egypt) with French P.O. despatch on obverse, endorsed "Col vapour Francea", with reverse showing s/l "14 May; 8d" hs with ms postage charge below, disinfected with remains of wax seal.
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1839 incoming entire from Livorno, with despatch cds and "Governo di Livorno" hs adjacent and arms hs on reverse, with very fine strike of the rare "27 July Free" local post hs applied on arrival, very fine.
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ONE OF TWO RECORDED USAGES OF THE WORLDS FIRST POSTAGE STAMP ON A COVER FROM MALTA
GB 1840 1d black pl.1b BA, very fine with wide margins all around tied by superb black Maltese Cross to entire written in "MALTA, August 23, 1841", privately carried to London, then posted at Ebury Street Twopenny Po
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1840 entire from the Ionian Islands to Firenze, with fine coat-of-arms Corfu hs and ornate framed despatch on reverse, disinfected in transit with slits and "Malta Post Office" framed hs, reverse with "LIVORNO" and two-line ds, small part of flap missing on reverse, fine appearance.
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1840 entire to Livorno (Italy) bearing a very fine s/l "Malta Post Office" hs (type MPO-1a), ms rating, arrival bs, very fine and clean example.
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1841 incoming entire from London, endorsed "via Marseille", with despatch cds and French entry cds, with top right showing a fair strike of the rare "2 Mar Free" local post hs applied on arrival, fine.
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1841 entire to Genova (Italy) bearing a fine framed "Malta Post Office" hs, rate markings and disinfection slits, arrival bs, very fine.
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1841 incoming entire from Livorno (Italy) bearing a very fine "28 Oct 2d" local post hs on reverse, obverse with company cachet and despatch cds, very fine.
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1842 incoming entire from Livorno (Italy) with reverse showing "24 Jan 2d" arrival charge hs, a good strike even showing the outline of the handstamp, very fine.
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1843 Incoming entire from Messina with unrecorded manuscript "9 1/2" charge mark on reverse, very fine.
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1845 entire to Naples bearing a very good strike of the "MALTA POST OFFICE" hs (56x3.5mm, type MPO-2d), indistinct arrival markings, a very fine example of this handstamp.
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1846 wrapper to Palermo bearing a very good strike of the "MALTA POST OFFICE" hs (56x3.5mm, type MPO-2d), oval "VAPORI / DI MALTA" hs adjacent along with Messina transit at right and s/l ds on reverse, fine and clean condition.
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1848 entire from Zante to Boston, USA, sent care of Baring Brothers in London via Malta with "Received and forwarded / by P. EYNAUD & Co / Malta" forwarding agents blue oval cachet, rated 1/, with Lombard Street MC arrival, address crossed out and redirected to Boston with "29" accountancy hs on arr
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1849 Entire to Boston via London with ornate scroll cachet in blue 'Received and Forwarded / by / Renaud & Co Malte', forwarded through London by Baring Bros, various transit markings.
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1853 Envelope to Germany with boxed Colonies & Art in red, enclosed with spectacular engraving of H.M.S. Rodney in a Gale of Wind, rare.
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1857 Envelope to London franked 9d pre-paid rate comprising GB 1d red-brown stars pl.52 and pair of 1857 4d rose-carmine cancelled crisp 'M' type cancel, further tied by arrival ?PAID' cds in red, slightly creased at right clear of adhesives.
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1859 Incoming entire from Barcelona (dispatch cds in blue on obverse) with circular "FR / 1f45c" alongside in black, various transit cds, fine.
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