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1915 Käwieng 3d registration label, perf.11 1/2, with faint double impression of "Käwieng / (Deutsch Neuguinea)" below, Rabaul 12 FE 17cds, very fine and very rare with few examples known of this unrecorded variety; signed Scheller, cert. RPS (2015).
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1874 3d on 1s green, used, repainted and repaired, a rare stamp none the less, cert. BPA (1957) (S.G. £650).
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1920-21 Tercentenary 1s De la Rue die proof in black of frame only on glazed card, with "BEFORE STRIKING" hs, very fine and scarce.
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1938-53 MCA 10s yellow-green and carmine on green, ordinary paper, line perf. 14 1/4, mint, gum toning as is normal, fine and scarce; cert. KGVI Expertising (S.G. £500).
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1942, Airmail cover from Lyon (still with full contents) to Philadelphia bearing at back 'Hamilton, Bermuda 3 FEB 1950' roller postmark + 2-line 'Released by Prize Court,' cover front and contents bearing same censor annotation in pencil 'C192n/SN I', so the cover was for about 7 years held in custo
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1857-59, group of nine covers with 1d blue imperf. frankings from the Dawson correspondence sent at the local rate, mixed margins and various shades, sent from Badulla (mostly), Galle or Pusilawe.
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1857 9d purple brown, a superb example with full and well-balanced margins on all sides, cancelled by black barred cds, of very fresh colour, a scarce stamp in this choice quality; cert. Behr (2016) (S.G. £900).
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1857 9d purple brown, a superb example with full and well-balanced margins on all sides, cancelled by black barred cds, very fresh colour, a scarce stamp in this choice quality; signed Buhler, cert. Behr (2016) (S.G. £900).
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1857 1s slate-violet strip of three, used, obliterated by mute 12-bar ovals, full to good margins, just touched bottom left, with ironed-out fold across two stamps but very fine appearance and a scarce strip; cert. Behr (2016).
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1857 1s9d green, with large to huge margins showing portions of neighbouring stamps on three sides and sheet margin at right, mint o.g., a superb examples and one of the finest known; cert. BPA (2011) (S.G. £850++).
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1857 1/2d reddish lilac on blued paper, used example struck by barred obliterator, very wide margins on all sides, showing portion of neighbouring stamp at bottom, some minimal brown spots to front; very fine and scarce in this quality; cert. Behr (2016) (S.G. £700).
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1902 6d. hand painted stamp size paste up Essay using the De La Rue Sketch Head prepared photographically; fine and very rare.
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1829-1950s, Slave Island 5-frame exhibit collection, the early period includes 1829 (front) and 1842 'Colombo Post Free' handstamps on cover, 1844 'Colombo Post Paid' to London, 1d blue imperforate to Colombo (ex Hackmey) and to the Galle Face Hotel. Numerous Postal Stationery cards and covers follo
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1857-70, group of 27 used stamps loose and on pieces, mostly imperf. issue, incl. 2d imperf. with 1d perf. on piece, perf.12 1/2 8d pair on piece with 2s, 1d imperf. strip of three, 1d imperf. with red barred cancel, etc., mixed condition,
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1857-1937, small collection of cancels incl. 5 pages of numeral cancels on DLR issues incl. Chalon Head 2 imperf. with Aden "124" and perf. with "B12", several mint incl. "SPECIMEN" stamps, page of commercial perfins, GB 1887 2 1/2d strip of three on piece paquebot usage in Colombo, and 10 pages wit
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1890, Small group of forgeries, Tamil Revolutionary cinderellas, etc., on two stockpages, unusual mix.
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1941-45, Airgraphs one frame gold-medal exhibit collection plus extras, with the exhibit incl. two original blank Airgraph form (fewer than 10 known), eleven form varieties, with related research, microfilm, photos and envelopes, incl. Ceylon Airgraphs sent on Indian forms, six illustrated/graphic,
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Stationery: QV stationery envelope set of 10 mint cut-outs from 1d to 1s9d (H&G B1-10), cut square, very fine.
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1880 1/2d rose pl.19 GB used single showing "942" Larnaca numeral, fine and rare (S.G. £850).
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1880 2 1/2pi rosy mauve pl.14 mint pair showing "SPECIMEN" ovpt, diagonal crease.
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1881 1/2d on 1d red pl.174 OK mint single, fresh and fine (S.G. £250).
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1881 1/2d on 1d red, pl. 215, mint single lettered BC, showing double surcharge, fine and rare (S.G. £550)
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1881 De La Rue master die proof, die I, key plate design showing blank duty tablets in black on grazed paper, very fine, attractive and rare.
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1882-86 1/2pi emerald-green mint l.h., very fine example of this rare stamp; ex Gilbert; cert. Bloch (1982) (S.G. £5'000).
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1892-94 1/2pi grey-green, mint and mint nh, bottom right corner sheet marginal plate No.3 block of four, fresh and very fine.
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1892-94 30pa mauve, mint nh, bottom left corner sheet marginal plate No.3 block of six, fresh and very fine.
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1892-94 30pa mauve, mint nh, block of six showing bottom right stamp with damaged "US" variety, fresh and very fine.
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1892-94 1pi rose, mint and mint nh, top sheet marginal plate No.3 block of four, fresh and very fine.
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1892-94 4pi olive green, mint and mint nh, top left corner sheet marginal plate No.3 block of four, fresh and very fine.
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1892-94 6pi olive grey, mint nh, bottom sheet marginal block of four, fresh and very fine.
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1902-04 1/2pi green and carmine, used with Larnaca cds, showing "OA" for "CA" watermark variety, very fine and a rare unlisted error.
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1902-04 1/2pi to 45pi complete mint set of ten, showing SPECIMEN ovpt, fine and scarce.
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1902-04 12pi chestnut and black, mint, showing "OA" for "CA" watermark variety, very fine and a rare unlisted error.
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1912-15 9pi brown and red, mint, showing broken bottom left triangle variety, fresh, very fine and a scarce variety (SG £750).
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1964 10m brown, yellow and black, mint n.h. bottom left corner sheet marginal block of nine, showing central stamp with blind runner plate flaw, fresh, very fine and a scarce positional multiple (S.G. £1'200+).
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1880-1960. Very nice mint **/* collection 1880/1960. Very extensive with good values and complete sets ; SG n° 1*, 4*, 16A/22 used, 60/71 *, 74/84 *, 85/99 *, 123/132 *, 133/143 *, 151/163 *. Fine condition. CV 2870£ Highly recommended!
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1960-73, mint n.h. collection in two albums, very complete (from S.G. 203), with stamps and sets in blocks of four and many souvenir sheets at the end of the collection. High value and very fine!
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1883-86 wmk CA 2 1/2d red-brown in mint block of four, slightly toned gum, good colour, fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £600+).
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1870 1d black and rose unused with small part original gum, tiny pin hole at bottom and cut a little close at left; a very fine and attractive example, cert. Behr (2016) (S.G. £1'100).
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1860 (Jan 26) envelope sent to the Philippines, with GB 1856 4d, 6d and 1s tied by neat "A26" numerals and by blue Gibraltar cds, reverse with Hong Kong transit and Manilla arrival, with Philippines "2" reales due hs below the franking, the 4d with surface abrasion and 1s with pulled corner perf., m
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1997, 28p EUROPA / CEPT issue showing enlarged mockup for the Mary Celeste ship, beautiful thematic
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1886-1972. In two albums, very nice and very extensive mint **/* collection 1886/1972. With many good values in the first issues, complete sets and all stamps mint ** MNH after 1950 (with single stamps and blocks of four). We saw among other things SG n° 6 *, n° 15/21 *, n° 22/33 *, n° 52 *, n° 53 *
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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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1904-80s lot of more than 230 covers, some with colonial Gold Coast issues including a few better postmarks like BEGORO, some Ghana Independence ovpts used in 1957/59,the majority is commercial mail with Ghana issues including several with the rare postage due stamps. A number of covers show the 198
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1879-1960s, mint postal stationery collection of cards, registered envelopes of various types and sizes, wrappers and Air Letters in an album, some Specimens, plus 4 used QV cards and an airletter, some with minor foxing otherwise very fine (58).
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1859 (2d) blue on 1859 entire from Zante to Corfu, four-margined with close to large margins, cancelled by four parallel penstrokes (typical for Zante), with blue Zakyntos July 1 1859 double circle ds alongside, arrival bs, very fine; signed D. Spanos and cert. Simmermacher (1979).
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Early Period. 1645 (October 10th) Small private letter sent from Strabally, by Adam Loftus to "his worthy cousin Nicolas Loftus", carried during the civil war period (1641-1649) and easily hidden, a scarce early letter.
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1663 (May 14th) Entire letter from Brittas, Co. Limerick to London, endorsed "For my Lovinge Cosen Mr. Daniell Conney at Thorpe Malsor near Kettering in Northamptnshire In England. Leave this at ye 'White Lyon neare Fish Streete Hill in London to be sent as directed", showing a restoration rate "pos
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1672-73 (January 18) letter from Dublin to London rated "6", bearing a sans-serif "1A/27" London arrival Bishop ds and the distinctive first type Dublin Bishop "1A/18" ds, an unusual usage outside Ireland, superb strikes of the Bishop mkgs, showpiece. One of the earliest usages of a Dublin Bishop ha
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1673 (May 14th) Illegally carried letter written in Dublin by an Albert Conyngham to his cousin "Richard Murray of Broughtown Esq at his lodging", with no charge raised, a scarce early letter. Note: Cromwell's Act of June 1657 made all private posts illegal.
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1676 (May 4th) Illegally carried letter written in "Bailiborough" by Mary Lynn "for Captain John Ottway present", with no charge raised and folded in such a way so that it could be easily concealed, unusual and a scarce early letter.
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1677 (June 5th) Entire letter from Dublin addressed "To The Honble Sir Robert Southwell Knight of His Maly most Honble Privy Council in England at his house in Spring Gardin near Whitehall, London", showing the combined rate "6" which was deleted, signed off by the inspector "TB" and sent free of ch
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1679 (September 30th) Entire letter sent from Enniskillen, endorsed "For his honor friend M Peter Clayton at Sr Robert Claytons house in the Old Jury in London pford", and showing a restoration rate "pd to Dublin 4d" (over 40 miles), forward (combined rate) to London with arrival Bishop "OC/24", sca
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1680 (October 7th) Entire letter from Dublin addressed to "Sir Robert Southall" at his home in "Spring Gardin near Whithall, London", rated with the distinctive "6" combined, very fine and scarce.
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1692 (May 17) Entire letter written locally in Dublin to Lismore rated "4" with a "MA/24" Dublin Bishop and manuscript instruction "To be left with the Postmr. Of Clonmell" (a landlord ensuring his instructions were received regarding the payments of rent), unusual and very scarce.
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1696-97 (January 11th) Entire letter from South Wicklow, endorsed "Jo: Lestrange" regarding "Ledwicktown tithes to Bartholomew Wybrant in the Castle Yard, Dublin", rated "4", and showing the distinctive first type sans-serif "1A/11" Dublin Bishop hs, very fine and a rare usage of the Dublin Bishop.
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1711 (May 31st) Entire letter from London addressed "To the honorable / Mr Molesworth at / Brickienston / Dublin in / Ireland" and rated "6", deleted in Dublin, redirected to "Philipstown" and showing a Dublin framed "FREE" and "1V/29" dated Bishop ds, an important showpiece. One of two only usages
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1796 (May 2nd) Folded Seaman's entire from Belfast to a serving mariner on board HMS "Regular" at Portsmouth sent at the military concession rate with manuscript "1" on the face, showing clear crisp red "BELFAST" alongside, with London "MA/8/96" cds and horseshoe PLYMOUTH in black, cover somewhat ta
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1712 (April 15th) Small neatly entire letter sent from Dublin to Liverpool, Chester showing the distinctive Dublin "6" (combined rate), on arrival in London the charge was cancelled and rerated "9" with the London to Chester being charged 3d, very fine and scarce.
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1715 (October 23rd) Entire letter from Cork to Antwerp showing a superb straight line "CORK" in black and in manuscript endorsement "pd to lond 10d.", very fine and scarce.
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1726 (October 26th) Entire letter from Stradbally to Dublin showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp "OC/28" showing unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs caused by the failure of the official to strap the two sections of the handstamp in alignment, a very rare error (DF N
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1726-27 (March 2nd) Entire letter from Kilkenny to London rated "10", showing the abbreviated first type "Cn.TRY" (DF No.57) and London bishop "17/MR" on reverse, with a "K• KENNY" on the obverse, very fine trio of strikes, scarce.
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1737 (August 20th) Entire letter from Newry to Dublin franked "free Hen: o: Hara", a small "NEWRY" and part Dublin black "FREE" on the obverse. The reverse shows a 14mm third type Dublin bishop "AU/22" ds with swan neck on the "2", very fine and scarce.
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1744 (September 13th) Entire letter from Clonmel to Dublin, with enclosure 21 days' signed draft for £326.00, showing a "Free Rich" Pennefather", but disallowed due to the enclosure and rated "8" double and hand-stamped with a distinctive horseshoe "RECHARGED/I" and inspectors' initials, an attracti
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1745 (May 1th) Entire letter from Dublin to Edinburgh via London single rate "6" and rerated "1/-" (London to Edinburgh 6d) and showing the first type straight line "DUBLIN" (27mm) hs on reverse, a wonderful strike, scarce in this quality.
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1745 (December 16th) Entire letter sent from Dundalk to Dublin free and showing a small "FREE", an abbreviated albino "D•DALK" impression overstruck by a Dublin "DE/16" bishop mark on reverse, an attractive trio of strikes, scarce.
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1746 (November 6th) Folded letter sheet, rated "11d" (1d ship rate + 4d Derry to Dublin + 6d combined rate) from Apoquinimick to the SPG in London, landed in Ireland, showing a Derry "SHIP" handstamp, and below a diminutive "DERRY" provincial town name stamp, a wonderful example of the early use of
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1759 (November 1st) Folded letter sheet from a sailor on board "Ship Ajax St. George" to London showing an unframed "SHIP" of Limerick, with matching second type (large uniform letters) provincial town namestamp of "LIMERICK", rate "9" (1d Captain's gratuity + 8d double to Dublin + 12d double Dublin
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1761 (October 10th) Entire letter from Waterford to Antwerp, Belgium rated "post pd 10" paying Waterford to Dublin 4d single + 6d Dublin to London, on receipt in Belgium a further "6" stivers was raised, and circular "PD" applied. The letter shows the second type (large uniform letters) provincial t
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1775 (October 10th) Entire letter from Rosstrevor to Armagh rated "2" single, showing a superb straight line "ROSSTREUOR" with U for V, a wonderful provincial town namestamp, very fine.
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1778 (October 12th) Entire letter from Kilkenny to London showing a circular "FREE" in red, a large "KILKENNY" town name stamp, plus the large type Dublin Bishop mark "O • C / 14" with a broken dividing line, very fine and scarce.
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1798 (April 2nd) Entire letter from Dublin to London showing a small London straight line "IRELAND" (44mm) in red, rated "8", very fine and scarce. The earliest usage yet recorded of this handstamp.
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1800 (August 31st) Folded entire sent from Carrick on Shannon to London showing a large London 2-line "S/IRELAND" in red (DF No.63), rated "6" single (Carrick to Dublin) deleted by inspectors CROWN and rerated with 1/- double. The letter was further rated 2/4 (1/- + 1/4 double Dublin to London = 2/4
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1800 (January 8th) Entire letter from Dublin to London showing a large "IRELAND" (68mm) hs in red, single rate "8" pence, a superb strike, showpiece.
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Independant Post Office Period. 1785 (November 16th) Folded entire from Dublin to Armagh with favour frank "Free M. Longfield", and dated inside "Dublin Novr. 16 1785" and "Novr. 15", the date of the frank altered in another hand to "16", intercepted by the Free Office who endorsed in black "
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1790 (November 13th) Folded lettersheet from Harbor Grace to the SPG in London showing an unframed "SHIP" of Waterford in black and matching "WATERFORD" straight line above, rated 7 (1d ship letter rate and 6d combined Dublin to London) sent by the Welsh Packet route, a rare showpiece and the latest
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1790 (September 20th) Folded entire from Belfast to Lord Macarmer Dervock living at Lissanour, Ballymoney, sent free and endorsed with manuscript "Crofs Post", with a straight line red "BELFAST" townstamp, fine and scarce Cross Post usage. Note: The letter was addressed to a peer so no verification
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1801 (August 15th) Folded entire from Waterford to Copenhagen (Denmark), showing a black straight line "WATERFORD" and London Sunday paid S/PAID/AUG23/1801, rated "4/8" (Waterford Dublin 4d, + Dublin to London combined 8d + London to Denmark 1/4 total 28d x 2 = 4/8 double, this being from the 2nd ra
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1806 (December 18th) Folded entire from Belfast to addressed to John Foster in Collon, Co. Louth, rated "10" and showing a superb strike in red on the "BELFAST" straight line hs, very fine.
Note: John Foster was returned in 1801 to the new United Kingdom parliament as a member for County Louth, and
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1808 (January) Folded entire per "ship Amman Liverpool" and showing the usage of a town name straight line "WEXFORD" in red, with a manuscript "Ship Letter", and put ashore at Wexford, probably due to bad weather, before proceeding Liverpool, an important ship letter, showpiece. This is one of only
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1808 (May 5th) Folded entire from Philadelphia, USA to London through the American Forwarding Agent showing a manuscript endorsement "Recd. & forwarded p thy assured friend Abm Barker N York 5 M 13 1808" (Quaker dating = May 134) sent by private vessel and landed on the north coast on at Derry with
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1808 (October 25th) Folded entire from Dublin to Lord Sheffield in Sussex, showing a fancy double framed Dublin "FREE / 25 OC 25 / 1808" MERMAID (evening duty) and a circular crowned London "FREE / 290C29 / 1808" in red alongside, a scarce usage of the Free mkgs.
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1808 (April 18th) Folded letter sheet from Belfast to Guernsey, with endorsed an accountancy breakdown of the rate resulting in a "1/9" charge, showing two superb strike in red on the "BELFAST" straight line and the attractive boxed scroll "POST PAID" alongside, the letter deals with supplies of pil
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1808 (June 5th) Folded entire from Dungannon to Omagh, showing a uniform straight line "DUNGANNON" handstamp in black, rated "4", very fine, this being from the 3rd rate period.
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1808 (December 26th) Folded entire from Navan to Dublin, showing a two line unframed enlarged "NAVAN / 23" (first year of usage) and trebly rated "1/-", on the reverse is a Dublin mermaid "A/27DE27/1808" ds, fine strikes.
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1809 (June 3th) Folded entire from Kilkenny to Dublin showing a backstamp single circle MERMAID coded D/3JU3/ 1809 used for morning duty and on obverse a KILKENNY 57, rated 6 single, plus a second cover dated 1808 (November 28th) from Ballinasloe to Dublin showing a backstamp single circle t
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The best of all the early date stamps of the United Kingdom
1810 (November 28th) Small folded entire from Dungannon to Omagh, rated "5" (15 to 30 miles) and showing a large type black 2-line datestamp "NOV / 28 / 1810", used in conjunction with a large type "DUNGANNON / 73" mileage, an important an
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1810 (December 26th) Folded entire from Limerick to Dublin showing a 2-line red "LIMERICK/94" mileage mark, with matching "POST PAID", rated "P 1/4" double and a single framed Dublin "A/PAID/26DE26/1810" mermaid ds, an attractive showpiece, this being from the 4th rate period.
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1810 (December 6th) Folded entire from Dublin to Warrington, England, showing a superb strike of a black inspector's "G R CROWN" over the incorrect rate of "7" and rerated to "1/8", very fine example of the Crown hs.
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1813 (August 4th) Folded entire from Carlow to Dublin, showing a 2-line "CARLOW / 39" mileage mark, rated "5" single and rerated "10" paying the double rate, by a superb example of the distinctive inspector's crown "B/AU. 5/13.", extremely rare strike in this quality, this being from the 5th rate pe
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1816 (May 9th) Folded entire from Roscommon to Leeds. showing a straight line "ROSCOMMON" in black and inexplicably an unframed "T• OFF" (Treasurers Office) hs, rated "9" and uprated to "1/10", a very fine and rare usage of T.Off mkg (DF No.207).
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1817 (August 18th) Folded letter sheet sent "pr Antonio" to Waterford, showing a wonderful strike of the red fancy crowned "SHIP LETTER DUBLIN" ds, paying the Irish ship letter rate with clear strike of the "d6" hs in black being applied at Dublin, rerated "1/3" (6d ship rate + 9d), a wonderful show
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1818 (August 27th) letter sent by James Crawley to James Healey from Dublin to Dundalk, regarding signature of receipt showing a "DUNDALK / 40" mileage mark and rated "6", subsequently deleted by a the very rare Dundalk "REFUSED" hs, the letter was rerated "1/-", was returned to the sender, "For Jam
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1819 (April 4/5th) Folded entire sent from Belfast to Cookstown, rated "6" single (35 to 45 miles) and showing the distinctive circular fancy Belfast mileage mark struck in error once and applied a second time and corrected "BELFAST/AP. 5/ -80 -/1819", plus similar cover stuck in error and corrected
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1820 (November 24th) Folded entire from Army Tailors in London to Major Maclaine Commanding the 57th Regiment, sent c/o Army Agents in Dublin and readdressed to Galway, showing a clear three-line orange unframed datestamp "24 NO 24 / POSTAGE TO DUBLIN NOT-PAID", rated "1/3" (London to Dublin composi
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1820 (June 15th) Redirected folded entire from the Dublin Excise Office to Sligo, showing a red-crowned fancy oval garter "TAXES/26JU26/WS" ds (DF No.91) and framed Dublin "PAID/26JU26/1820" alongside, plus manuscript "Redd at" and additional red 2-line "SLIGO / 103" mileage, also endorsed "try Cole
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1820 (January 21st) Folded entire sent from Drogheda to Amsterdam (Netherlands) written by "R. Cooke Sgt. Major 93d Regt" and prepaid to the border with red manuscript "Foreign 2-5 / Inland 4 / Total 2-9" on face. The letter shows the distinctive circular black "POST PAID" of Drogheda in black, and
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1822 (January 4) Folded entire sent from Dundalk to Dublin, showing a 2-line "DUNDALK / 40" mileage mark in black and rated "6" single, plus another 1819 (March 14th) Folded entire sent from Dundalk to Dublin, showing a black 2-line "DUNDALK / 40" mileage mark, manuscript "1¼ oz" and rated "2/6" bei
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1823 (January 6th) Printed notice sent locally within Dublin and showing a black scroll type "CHARITY LETTER" (DF No.231) and endorsed "charitable Infirmary", a fine strike of this extremely rare mkg, the is the finest of the two examples we have recorded thus far.
Note: The 1918 Act (59 George III
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1823 (January 24th) Folded entire from Dublin to London showing a black two-line "ABOVE / NUMBER" of London and the distinctive Dublin underlined italic "Above the privileged number" in red, rated "3/9" triple (1/3 combined rate x3), an attractive and rare postal history showpiece and rarely seen on
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1824 (January 13th) letter sent from Cork to Dublin showing a red "CORK / 124" mileage mark and the Cashel evening service straight line "CORK EVG MAIL" handstamp in red, single rate "11", very fine and scarce.
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1826 (August 28th) Soldiers folded lettersheet from "A. Cruikshank 2nd Sergant Depot 79 Regt" of the Cameron Highlanders at Cavan to Bannockburn (Scotland) and signed by the commanding officer "J Marshall Cot of 79th Regt" and showing a manuscript "P1" soldiers rate, a Dublin paid receiver "F/PAID/2
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1826 (August 7th) Folded entire sent from Castlecaufield in Co. Tyrone to Dublin showing black 2-line "DUNGANNON / 78" mileage mark, rated "1/4" double deleted with an inspectors red Crown "A" handstamp and rerated "8" single, very fine, this being from the 7th rate period.
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1827 (December 14th) Folded entire from Kilkenny to Ulverston, Lancashire, showing clear shape strike of the "KILKENNY / 57" mileage mark, "POST PAID" and "LATE MAIL" straight line mkgs alongside, and in manuscript "1/3" Postage paid (over 300 miles, unified rate). The letter was posted after the no
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1828 (July 7th) Folded entire from Waterford to London, rated "2/4" double 2d Waterford / Milford packet + 1/- Milford to London x 2) showing an undated circular mileage "WATERFORD JY7/1828/74 •", very fine.
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1808 (December 30th) Folded lettersheet sent to Dublin, showing on front 2-line "LnBRIDGE" mileage mkg, with fine strike of the Mermaid bs in red "A / 31DE31 / 1810", very fine.
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1838 (February 6th) Folded letter sheet to Athlone redirected to Moate, Co. Westmeath, endorsed "post paid" and rated "3", showing clear straight line "REDIRECTED AT" with "ATHLONE / 59" mileage mkg alongside both in black, plus red Paid ds in red, very fine and apparently very rare with only three
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1809 (January 14th) Folded entire from Coruna, Spain during the Peninsular War, sent by military messenger and posted from London to Armagh, with a manuscript endorsement "Redirected at" in red ink with "ARMAGH" mileage mkg alongside, and having two strikes of the fancy framed Dublin "FREE" Mermaid
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Unified Post Period. 1829 (May 22th) Folded entire sent from Calcutta, India, to Croydon, England, showing a clear black mixed typeface Dublin "Ship Letter / from / INDIA" hs, rated "1/9" (4d India letter rate 2d Packet +1d Menai Bridge - 1/-: 267 miles Holyhead to London + T • P Rate 2d loca
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1829 (February 5th) Folded letter sheet from the Dublin Excise Office to London rated "1/3" single (Dublin Holyhead packet 2d + Holyhead to London 267 miles 1/- + Menai Bridge 1d), showing the distinctive rectangular "EXCISE / 5 2 / 1829 / PAID" handstamp of Dublin, a Dublin "PAID / 5 FE 5 / 1829" a
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1829 (March 21st) Folded entire from Santiago de Cuba to London endorsed "pr. B. George Bintinck", showing a red two line "COVE SHIP • LETTER", rated treble "4/9" and calculated as follows 8d ship letter rate + 2d Milford packer rate + Cove to Waterford 116 miles - Milford to London 258 miles = 374
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1830 (August 6th) Folded entire from Cork to Dunleer, Co. Louth showing the extremely rare and clear red oval "TOO LATE / For The / MORNING MAIL" (DF No.226), and rated "11" single and a single ring Lees "CORK / 6 / * AU * / 1830" cds alongside also in red. an important showpiece. One of the 5 known
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1830 (February 4th) Folded entire from Limerick to Cork rated "9" and showing manuscript "Post Paid" in black ink and straight line red "POST • PAID" of Limerick alongside with and a Lees experimental circular "LIMERICK FE = 1530" - datestamp, very fine and scarce.
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1831(May 21st) Folded entire with sworn affidavit sent from Dublin to Farnham in Co. Cavan showing a clear two line red framed octagonal late mkg of Dublin "PUT IN AFTER SIX O CLOCK" (DF No.227), an attractive delayed mail mkg.
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1834 (May 29th) Folded entire sent from Philadelphia to Belfast and received on the "1. July 1834", showing a wonderful strike of the large black "PACKET SHIP SARAH SHEAFE / MALCOMSON & BELL AGENT/ NO 9 DONEGAL QUAY / BELFAST", a wonderful example of this Forwarding agents handstamp. One of the four
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1835 (December 13) Folded letter sheet from Enniskillen to Ballyshannon showing a distinctive italic framed "Paid at Enniskillen" and rated "2" over a Dublin PAID, very fine and scarce.
Note: The 1832 Act of 24" March (2 William 4, c 15) allowed Charitable Institutions, authorised by the Postmaster
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1836 (Nov 26) Folded turned letter sheet of Sunday School Society of Ireland, from Dungannon to Dublin showing a clear crisp fancy framed "PAID - at - DUNGANNON" hs, rated "2", the turned side shows a black two-line DUNGANNON PENNY POST, unusual and scarce.
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1836 (July 12th) Folded entire sent from Merchants Quay, Dublin to Currie, Scotland, single rate "1/4", showing distinctive "Addl/ 1/2" handstamp, and "1" of the Edinburgh Penny Post, the local delivery charge, with backstamps of "2A JY 13 36" Dublin diamond and "Jul 15 1836" cds of Edinburgh, very
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1837 (June 9") Folded entire from Bahia, Brazil to London endorsed "p Trustee" and showing a framed "LIMERICK SHIP LETTER", rated "2/-" and calculated as follows ship rate 8d + packet 2d + Menai Bridge 1d + circa 380 miles from Limerick to Dublin and Dublin to London via Holyhead under 400 miles 1/1
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1837 (January 9th) Delayed folded letter sheet from Cork to London, showing the distinctive superb crisp clear 2-line "CORK / TOO LATE" hs in black, single rate of "1/5", deleted with CROWN, doubled to "2/10" and rate calculated as follows Cork to Dublin 169 miles - Milford to London 258 miles, tot
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1838 (September 15th) Folded entire from British Honduras to Scotland showing a clear strike of the two-line "KINSALE SHIP LETTER" hs, a Dublin ADD! ½ and rated "2/4½" being calculated in the following was 8d ship rate + 4d Donaghadee to Portpatrick packet + 1/4d 655 miles Kinsale to Fortrose + ½d S
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1839 (March 23rd) Folded letter sheet from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed in transit at Dublin and rated "5/9" and being calculated in the following way 8d Ship rate & 15d Dublin to London total 1/11 x3 = 5/9, paying the treble letter rate up to 1 ounce, showing on reverse "*/19JU19/1839" and
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Postal Reform Period. 1840 (February 21st) Folded letter sheet from Athlone to Dublin, showing a superb example of the distinctive Athlone uniform "1D" handstamp in red, with framed "PAID AT / ATHLONE" alongside and endorsed "paid" in blue ink, attractive and a scarce strike in this quality.
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1840 (February 22nd) Prepaid folded entire from Dame St., Dublin to London showing a Dublin coded "10 / PAID / 1d." hs, plus framed Dublin "PAID / FE 22E / 1840" and a London tombstone "C / PAID / 24FE24 / 1840" mkgs, all in red, very fine and scarce.
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1840 (February 11th) Folded entire sent locally within Dundalk showing a distinctive "PAID AT DUNDALK / 1d" in red and endorsed "prepaid", a crisp clear strike.
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Local Post Period. 1775 (September 11th) Small neat folded entire from Dublin to Cognac, France, endorsed "Pd6" single rate to London and showing the second type circular Dublin "POST/PAID/D" and London "POST PAID" in red and in France a "30" decimes was raised, attractive and scarce.
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1784 (May 7th) Folded entire from Dublin to London, franked Free and endorsed by "B Sheridan", showing a circular London "FREE" and an unframed claret Dublin "FREE / D", fine and very scarce. One of the latest of the 5 usages so far recorded.
Note: Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751
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1784 (January 27th) Folded entire from London to Dublin rated "6", addressed to John Hatch who was M.P. for Swords in the Irish parliament and entitled to receive his letter free, so "6" was cancelled by "FREE/D" and a straight line Dublin Penny Post "F 2 M" (February 2nd Morning) hs was applied at
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1792 (August 6th) Folded entire from Southampton to Dublin rated "4" showing a two line convex "SOUTH/AMPTON" rerated 10 (4d + 6d Dublin to London) and finally rated 11 (10d + local 1d penny charge) and dated "AU18" Dublin Penny post handstamp with inverted slugs "UA81”, very fine and scarce.
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1799 (January 9th) Folded entire sent locally within Dublin to the Earl of Aldborough, with "J A 9 M" (M for morning), showing a small Dublin abbreviated black "P - P - Pd" (DF No.147)(Penny Post Paid of the Dublin Penny Post), a fine pair of abbreviated hs and extremely rare with these quality of s
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1811 (February 20th) Folded entire from Arran Quay to Blackpitts (bankruptcy of Beresford & Ball) sent within the Dublin Penny Post, showing a black clear strike of the 2-line "QUENN ST / PENNY POST" with unusual error for QUENN for QUEEN, and "1" hs of the Dublin Penny Post, the letter is backstamp
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1819 (October 13th) Folded letter sheet sent within the Dublin Penny Post system and addressed to "12 Cuff St." and endorsed "to be forwarded if in Ireland", showing the large 2-line red "GEN.L-Py P OFFICE 2P Y- PAID" applied in error and overstruck by the correct "GEN.L-Py P OFFICE 1P Y- PAID", bac
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1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet to "his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant / Castle / Dublin", showing a clear crisp strike of crowned "TO•BE DELIVER'D FREE" type 1 hs in black (DF No.130), a wonderful example of this rare mkg.
Note: Crowned handstamps TO•BE DELIVER'D FREE were in use from 181
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1831 (November 7th) letter, unusually in black, sent locally within Dublin and showing 2-line black "GEN.L-Py P OFFICE 1P Y- PAID" (General Penny Post 1 Penny Paid of the Dublin Penny Post, fine and scarce (DF No. 148)
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1835 (August 27th) Folded lettersheet from Enniskillen to Belfast, showing a distinctive framed italic "Enniskillen Penny Post" (DF No.328), plus a framed "Nº1" receiving house handstamp in red of Tempo, rated "1", very fine and scarce.
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1835 (October 14th) Folded mourning entire sent locally within Armagh, showing a clear crisp blue two line "ARMAGH / PENNY POST" and rated "1", a very fine and scarce strike in this quality.
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1837 (April 22nd) Folded entire from Dinan, France via London to Waterford, Ireland, "1/10 1/2" paying the Welsh Packet rate, fine and scarce, ex Roberts.
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1839 (January 15th) Unpaid folded entire sent from Kilcock to Summerhill, Dublin and rated "5", on arrival the letter was put into the Dublin Penny Post and endorsed "Redirected at" with italic 2-line "Drumcondra / Penny Post", and endorsed "Mr. Richmond Ballack", plus a black circular "DUBLIN 1' PE
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1840 (February 18th) Folded entire from London to Dublin and redirected to Edinburgh, rated "2" and showing clear crisp superb strike of the redirected italic "Postage to Dublin not paid" in black (DF No.212), array of bs, very fine and a scarce strike in this quality.
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1840 (April 22nd) Folded entire from Hollywood, Co. Down to Portsmouth, bearing superb small straight line "PAID" in black, with boxed and circular Paid ds in red alongside, superb "HOLLYWOOD" straight line on reverse, very fine.
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1843 (May 2nd) Folded entire from Leinster Street in Dublin to Kilmallock, prepaid one penny single in cash, posted after the letter box had closed, and an additional late fee of sixpence paid for catching that night's Limerick Mail, showing on reverse the Late Fee diamond "FROM / 7. to 8. / PM" of
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1843-1849 Two folded entires and one envelope, all from Sligo and all three showing clear strikes of the boxed "PAID AT SLIGO" in red, with two different types, a wonderful and attractive trio.
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1846 Two folded entires both from Dublin to Bordeaux or Rome, both with an array colourful Paid mkgs in red, an showing the divided rate, a wonderful pair showing attractive examples of the Anglo-French Convention rate.
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1824 (August 7th) Folded entire from Navan to Dublin, bearing clear "NAVAN / 25" mileage mkg in black and red crowned "FREE" ds alongside, very fine pair of strikes.
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1841 (March 31st) Folded entire from Armagh to Moy, showing franked horizontal pair of Penny Blacks plate 1b BF-BG, neatly tied by two crisp clear strikes of the black Maltese Crosses of Armagh and endorsed in manuscript "HMS", very fine and scarce usage.
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1841 (January 12th) Two Pence Mulready from Galway to Dublin, stereo number a 105, cancelled by unusual centrally struck red Maltese Cross, on reverse shows despatch and arrival datestamps of Galway and Dublin and "A/LATE MAIL" cancellation, very fine, attractive and rare Mulready usage from Ireland
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1841 (February 12th) Folded lettersheet sent from Dublin to London showing an oval black "IMPERIAL HOTEL / POST PAID / DUBLIN" (DF No.96B) and franked 1d black plate 7, good even margins, tied by a Maltese Cross, an attractive usage of the Hotel Post Paid mkg.
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One of the earliest Hotel handstamp
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1841 (May 20th) Folded entire sent from Roscrea, Co. Tipperary to Chelsea, endorsed "H M Service", showing a superb strike of the distinctive Roscrea "2" with matching crisp clear "ROSCREA / MY 20 / 1841" cds, Dublin and London bs, very fine and scarce with these quality strikes. Note: The Post Offi
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1857 (December 7th) Mourning envelope from Kingstown to Dublin, franked 1d red tied numeral diamond, with attractive near Kingstown signet ring bs, fine and scarce.
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1855 (December 19th) Envelope from Wexford to Madison, Indiana, USA, franked GB 2d blue and 4d carmine with highly glazed paper, tied by an English type Spoon "WEXFORD / DE 19 / 1855 / 448" ds in blue, with Boston "Br PACKET / 11 / JAN / 24 / BOSTON" ds, the stamps were ignored and the full charge o
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1858 (December 10th) Folded packet letter sent from St. Johns, Newfoundland to Greenock, Scotland, endorsed in manuscript "per Prince Albert" showing a circular "GALWAY / B / DE 17 / 58" transit datestamp, plus straight line Galway "SHIP LETTER", and a circular "ST. JOHNS-NEWFOUNDLAND /PAID / DEC 10
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1865 (December 31st) Unpaid folded entire sent from New York to Dublin showing circular U.S. debit circular datestamp "42/DEC/31/NEW YORK Br. PKt", and endorsed "Kangaroo" (last voyage doing packet duty) and the stunning and superb unpaid distinctive large black "S 2/-" handstamp, sent via Queenstow
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1922, Dollard – Lithographed in mono-colour: Extensive and valuable collection of the 2d essay neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on nine album pages, showing thirty-eight singles, sheet marginal pair, and block of four, almost all shades are present, plus an array of plate flaws including m
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1922, Dollard – Lithographed in bi-colour: Extensive and valuable collection of the 2d essay neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on seven album pages, showing twenty-seven singles, almost all shades are present, plus an array of plate flaws including major re-entry from R2/5 on two singles an
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1922, Dollard – Lithographed in bi-colour: 2d blue and brown, upper right corner sheet marginal block of nine, mint nh, position R1/3 and R2/5 showing major retouch and major re-entry, hinge in margin only, fresh, very fine, and a scarce block. Hibernian E32b, E32c.
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1922, Dollard – Lithographed in bi-colour: 2d blue and brown, block of four, mint nh, position R6/5 showing damaged right value tablet, fresh, very fine, and a scarce block. Hibernian E32d.
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1922, Dollard – Valdivia Specimens: A selection of 2d essays neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on four album pages, perforated 11, showing thirteen singles in an array of different colours, plus six singles showing extra frame-line left and right, plus Chile 2c imperf. pair with Specimen ov
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1922, Hely - Lithographed in monocolour: A selection of 2d essays neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on three album pages, showing 12 essays with perforation 12, many different colours, plate flaw on one from position R2/2, mint, and mint nh, fresh, very fine, a very scarce assembly. Hiberni
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1922, Hely - Lithographed in bi-colour: A selection of 2d essays neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on four album pages, showing 17 essays with perforation 12, many different colours including some scarcer colour combinations, plate flaw on one from position R5/5, mint, and mint nh, fresh, v
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1922, Dollard – Valdivia Specimens: A selection of 2d essays neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on two album pages, imperforated, showing ten singles in an array of different colours, some showing extra frame-line left and right, mint and mint nh, fresh, very fine, a very scarce assembly. Hi
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1922, O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: A selection of 47 essays neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on eight album pages, showing values from 1/2d to 10s in perforation 11 1/2 or imperforate, with thirty-five singles in an array of different colours, plus two pairs and two blocks of four, mint an
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1922, O’Loughlin, Murphy & Boland by Evelyn Willis: Rising Sun 1d imperforate die proof in red on card, showing 'Senator Parchment' watermark, one of twelve made in 1943, very rare with watermark Hibernian E127a; €600.
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1922, De La Rue: Photographic essay neatly mounted and written up on album pages originally from the Torrey and Foley collections, 2d dual duty (Postage & Revenue) stamp, showing an intricate bi-lingual design, the possible reason the design was rejected was due to misspelled Gaelic inscriptions, sl
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1937, J.J.O'Reilly of Westmoreland Street: High-value 5s harp essay with the wording Tir agus Teagna (Tonque and Motherland) containing an error 'Teagna' for 'Teanga', glossy black and white photographic unadopted essay 35 x. 57 mm, very fine and scarce, ex F.E.Dixon.
Note: J.J.O'Reilly was the cre
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1922, Pictorial Printing Company: A selection of 1d essays neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on five album pages, showing 8 essays imperforates in turquoise, scarlet and sepia, including 1d scarlet imperf. horizontal gutter pair, plus perforation 14 in emerald green, plate flaw on one 1d sc
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1922, De La Rue, Paper Trials: Fiji 2d grey, mint and mint nh right sheet marginal vertical pair showing "Se" watermark, plus blank gummed paper also with "Se" watermark, neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on one album page, very fine and scarce. Hibernian E167; €750+.
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1937, Walter Till Essay: Irish Elk 2s6d, stamp size essay, bromide in black and white mounted on thick card, attractive and very rare, apparently only a few such essays recorded, showpiece, ex. F.E.Dixon
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Note: Walter Till was the artist responsible for the 1922 Dollard "Angel and Trumpet" es
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Official Paid Markings. 1927-32 Official envelopes, two used "Saorstat Eireann" official envelope, plus picture postcard showing Kevin O'Higgins the Minister of Justice from 1922 to 1927, a fine group (3)
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Proof overprint in blue for the 5-line format of the low values: Upper right corner sheet marginal block of twelve of Stereo Setting 1 from Row 1 and 2, on thin whitish paper, showing official manuscript "Approved W. N. Jefferies, 10/2/22" and handstamped "STORES BDEPT. G.P.O./ALDBOROUGH HOUSE" in
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Proof overprint in blue for the 5-line format of the low values: Single proof from the Stereo Setting 1 and Row 2, on thin whitish paper, very fine and rare. Hibernian PR1; €1'200+. Cert. Hamilton-Bowen (2001).
Provenance: Marquis of Bute.
Note: Only proofs from rows 1 & 2, hence 24 examples are
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Proof overprints in red on 1/2d green for the 5-line format of the low values: Specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 8 album pages, showing singles some with varieties including double overprint, one albino (PR 8b; €300), "R" over "SE", year date at top (PR 9; €250), yea
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Proof overprints in black and red for the 5-line format of the low values: Specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 19 album pages, showing singles, pairs, strips, and blocks of four and six, fresh, very fine, and a very scarce assembly and an excellent basis for study and
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Proof overprint in red for the 5-line format of the low values: Great Britain 1/2d green, showing red overprint, Stereo Setting 2, in mint nh top right corner sheet marginal block of four, showing variety double overprint, one albino, without backstamp, a few minor cliche varieties, hinged in margin
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Proof overprints in black for the 4-line format of the high values: Specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 2 album pages, showing two singles and one block of four, small faults, very fine, and a very scarce assembly (6 proofs). Hibernian PR11-11a; €1'450+.
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Proof overprint in black for the 5-line format of the low values - Matrix Proof: Twelve clichés in two marginal strips of six on whitish paper, showing various clichés with errors marked in "pencil" by printer, printer's mark "Left half" and "Right half", some light creases, extremely rare. Hibernia
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Proof overprints in black for the 5-line format of the low Thom values: Specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 3 album pages, showing single, pair and three blocks of four, on thin whitish or buff paper, one block showing "R" over "S" on bottom pair, very fine, and a very
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Proof Overprints by Alex Thom, 5line format for low values only: Black overprint on thin, buff paper in block of four, very fine (Hib. €128+).
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1/2d to 5d turquoise, mint and used specialised selection of forgeries neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 2 album pages, all showing inverted overprint varieties, unusual and a very scarce group of forgeries (11).
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1/2d to 10d, mint and nh set of singles, plus blocks of four all from setting I, some showing sheet margins, fine to very fine. Hibernian T1-T8; €500+.
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1/2d green, mint nh, mint and used extensive specialised collection neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 39 album pages, showing singles, blocks of four, six, ten, twelve, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, twenty, twenty-four, thirty, fifty and sixty, gutter pairs, strips, with an array of differ
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1/2d green, mint and nh horizontal pair, left stamp showing missing "v" in watermark, light creases, fresh, very fine and a very scarce error. Hibernian T2 var; unlisted.
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1/2d green, mint single, showing overprint inverted variety, fine and scarce. Hibernian T1a; €600.
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1/2d green, unused vertical pair, showing overprints omitted in pair with normal variety, a very rare showpiece. Hibernian T1e, T1d; €1'200+.
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1/2d green, unused vertical pair, showing overprints omitted in pair with normal variety, a very rare showpiece. Hibernian T1e, T1d; €1'200+. Cert. BPP (1998)
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1d scarlet, mint nh, mint and used extensive specialised collection neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 30 album pages, showing singles, blocks of four and larger multiples, gutter pairs, strips, with an array of different settings, plus varieties including overprint inverted, short '9' in
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1d scarlet, mint nh single with overprint centrally struck and showing overprint inverted variety, fresh, very fine, and very scarce. Hibernian T2a; €375+.
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1d scarlet, mint single with overprint shifted to the left and showing overprint inverted variety, fresh, very fine, and very scarce. Hibernian T2a; €375+.
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1d scarlet, mint horizontal pair, with overprint shifted to the left and showing overprint inverted variety and one with double ovpt partial albino, fresh, very fine, and very scarce. Hibernian T2aa; €975+. Cert. RPS (2008).
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2 1/2d ultramarine, overprint in black, mint nh, mint and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 8 album pages, showing singles, blocks of four, six, eight, and thirty, one gutter pair, array of shades, minor varieties etc., fresh, very fine, and a very scarce assemb
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4d grey-green, overprint in black, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 6 album pages, showing singles, blocks of four, eight and thirty, varieties including 'broken crossbar to 4' (T5c, €240), break in frame over 'O' in 'FOUR' (T5a, €90), useful
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3d violet, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 7 album pages, showing singles, blocks of four and fifteen, one gutter pair, array of shades, minor varieties etc., useful array the different settings, fresh, very fine, and a very scarce assembly
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4d grey-green, mint, and mint nh block of four, showing position R5/12 with 'ten breaks under FOUR' plate variety, plus similar variety on used single tied on fragment by Edinburgh fresh, very fine, and very scarce. Hibernian T5ba; €405+.
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4d grey-green, mint, and mint nh block of four, showing position 19/4 with 'broken crossbar of 4' plate variety, light gum bend, fresh, very fine, and very scarce. Hibernian T5c; €240+.
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5d yellow-brown, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 10 album pages, showing singles, blocks of four and nine, one gutter pair, array of shades, minor varieties etc., useful array the different settings, fresh, very fine, and a very scarce assem
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9d agate, overprint in black, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 5 album pages, showing singles, blocks of four and thirty (T7, €900+), one gutter pair, array of shades, minor varieties etc., fresh, very fine, and a very scarce assembly for the
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10d turquoise, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 7 album pages, showing singles, blocks of two four and two fifteen (T7, €700+), one gutter pair (€150), array of shades, minor varieties including "R" over "SE", raised "c" in Sealadac, blotted
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2 1/2d blue, overprint in red, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 13 album pages, showing singles, pairs, blocks of four, eight, twelve, fifteen, eighteen, thirty and forty-eight, many of the multiples are showing the different setting and or c
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4d grey-green, overprint in red, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 13 album pages, showing singles, pairs with one gutter pair (T10; €150), strips and a block of thirty showing composite plate with settings I and III (T10; €1050+), array of sh
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4d grey-green, overprint in carmine, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 5 album pages, showing singles and one pair, major varieties include break over FOUR in two mint singles (T10Aa; €450), ten breaks under FOUR in mint single (T10Aba; €300),
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4d grey-green, overprint in carmine, mint nh top sheet marginal block of fifteen, showing complete stereo from setting 2, neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on album page, one stamp creased, fresh, very fine, and a very scarce block. Hibernian T10A, €1'650+).
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4d agate, overprint in carmine, mint, and mint nh block of twenty, showing composite plate with settings I and III, neatly mounted on album page, one stamp creased, fresh, very fine, and a very scarce block. Hibernian T11, €850+.
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4d grey-green, overprint in carmine, mint block of four, showing position R5/12 with ten breaks under FOUR (T10Aba; €300), minor varieties "R" over "SE", raised "c" in Sealadac on position R6/12, fresh, very fine, and a very scarce block. Hibernian T10A, T10Aba; €630+); ex Foley, Williams.
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9d agate, overprint in red and or carmine, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 8 album pages, showing singles, pair, gutter pair and block of four, minor varieties including Banana flaw etc., fresh, very fine, and a very scarce assembly, an exce
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2s6d chocolate brown, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 7 album pages, showing major varieties including Nissen re-entry in two mint singles (T12a; €450), Brennan re-entry mint marginal single pair (T12b; €225), minor varieties with Short thir
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5s rose red, mint nh, mint, and used specialised assembly neatly mounted and knowledgably written up on 9 album pages, showing major varieties including Short third line (T13a), pseudo-laid paper (T13b), Short third line & pseudo-laid paper (T13ba), minor varieties with misplaced overprint, blotted
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5s rose red, mint single, with overprint at bottom error, shorts perfs., fresh, fine and a scarce variety. Hibernian T13d, €800).
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10s grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing the broken tail of "9" in 1922, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14; €180+.
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10s grey-blue, mint bottom sheet marginal single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing solid "a" in Rialtas and "c" in Sealadac, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14-V9; €180 as normal, V9 x2 €360.
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10s grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing strokes over TEN from R4/2, perfs., fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14c; €475.
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10s grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing strokes over TEN from R4/2, perfs., few tone spots, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14c; €475.
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10s grey-blue, used single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing strokes over TEN from R4/2, short perfs., few tone spots, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14c; €525.
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10s dull grey-blue, broken "S" in POSTAGE, mint horizontal pair, with R4/1 short third line and R4/2 strokes over TEN plate flaw, fresh, very fine, and scarce variety. Hibernian T14c; €825+.
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10s grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing a major overprint shift to the left and short third line varieties, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14e; €450+.
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10s grey-blue, used single with clear DUBLIN cds, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing a major overprint shift to the left variety, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14e; €525+.
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10s grey-blue, used single on fragment, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing a major overprint shift to the left variety, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T14e; €525+.
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10s dull grey-blue, broken "S" in POSTAGE, mint single, with sloping overprint error, fresh, very fine, a scarce and attractive overprint variety. Hibernian T14f; €675. Provenance: Joe Foley
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10s dull grey-blue, broken "S" in POSTAGE, mint single, with overprint at top error, fresh, very fine, a scarce and attractive overprint variety. Hibernian T14g; €900.
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1/2d (P) (480), 1d (O) (480), 1 1/2d (N) (480) and both 2d (T) (480), complete set of five coil leaders, including both die I and die II, 2d coils with three and four stamps attached, the others with large strips, (Hib. €1'000+)
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1/2d green, 1d red, and 2d orange, die I, all used on three separate covers, 1/2d used in combination with 2d commemorative addressed to England, 1d in vertical strip of three addressed to Switzerland and 2d single franking used with Dublin, a fine trio.
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2d orange, coil join, mint and mint nh vertical strip of three, showing a combination of both die I and die II, some normal trimmed perfs., fresh, very fine and scarce, cert. BPP (2019) (Hib. TJ11, €600+)
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1/2d green, coil leader (D) (1000), with nine stamps applied vertically and attached to green leading paper, roll value £ 2.2.0 unused, most stamps appear nh mint, fresh, very fine and extremely rarer (Hib. TL3, €3'000)
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1 1/2d red-brown, reconstructed coil end, dated in manuscript "25.8.22", with fourteen stamps, two of which are showing the "PENCF" corrected error, one in the coil join pair, very fine and a scarce coil end with the errors (Hib. T22a, €1'140+)
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1 1/2d red-brown, coil join, mint and mint nh vertical pair, showing the "PENCF" corrected error on the top stamp, fresh, very fine and scarce (Hib. TJ6, T22a, €590+)
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1 1/2d red-brown, coil join, mint and mint nh horizontal pair, showing the "PENCF" corrected error on the left stamp, fresh, very fine and scarce (Hib. TJ5, T22a, €590+)
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2d orange, die I, coil leader (Q) (1000), with eight stamps applied vertically and attached to orange leading paper, roll value £ 8.7.0 unused, folded once, most stamps appear nh mint, fresh, very fine and extremely rarer (Hib. TL11, €3'000)
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2d orange, die I and die II, coil leader (R) (500), with ten stamps of die I joined to tens stamps of die II, applied vertically and attached to orange leading orange paper, roll value £ 4.3.6 unused, most stamps appear nh mint, folds in places, fresh, very fine and extremely rare (Hib. TL15, RRR)
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1 1/2d red-brown, mint right sheet marginal horizontal strip of three, showing right stamp with part overprint missing and the rest of the overprint on the folded selvage, fine, and a unusually rare error. Hibernian T27 var.
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2d Orange, die II, a specialised group showing mint nh, mint and used, singles, blocks, gutter pair, shades, a fine array of watermark inverted and reversed varieties with three unused and one used, plus a host of other minor plate and overprint varieties including "R" over "SE", short "1" in "1922"
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2 1/2d Ultramarine, 3d violet, 4d grey-green and 5d yellow-brown, a specialised group showing mint nh, mint and used, singles, blocks, gutter pairs, shades, a fine array of watermark inverted and reversed varieties with 3d two unused (T31wc), 4d frame break over "FOUR" and ten frame breaks under "FO
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6d reddish purple, mint lower left corner sheet marginal horizontal pair, showing imperforated control U22, both stamps with watermark inverted and reversed error, hinge remnants, fine, and an extremely rare showpiece. Hibernian T34wc, TC97; €2'400+. Signed David MacDonnell, Cert. BPP (2016). Ex.T.E
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2s6d grey-brown, mint single, with perfect "R" in CROWN, fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T39; €300.
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2s6d grey-brown, mint, good colour and centring, fresh and very fine (Hib. €300)
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2s6d grey-brown, with perfect "R" in Crown, used single, showing superb central NEWBRIDGE cds, with "R" over "SE" variety, exceptionally fine used. Hibernian T39; €380+.
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2s6d grey-brown, used single, with perfect "R" in CROWN, shorts perfs., fine and scarce. Hibernian T39; €380.
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2s6d grey-brown, mint single, with perfect "R" in CROWN, showing short third line and "R" over "SE" variety, short perf., fresh, fine, and scarce, this varieties occurs only 12 times per sheet of 60. Hibernian T39 var; €300+.
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2s6d grey-brown, mint single, with perfect "R" in CROWN, showing short third line and "R" over "SE" variety, plus broken "n" of "na", cnr crease, fresh, fine, and scarce, this varieties occurs only 12 times per sheet of 60. Hibernian T39 var; €300+.
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2s6d grey-brown, used single neatly struck with DUBLIN/9.SP.22 cds, with perfect "R" in CROWN, showing short third line and "R" over "SE" variety, short perfs. and light crease, fine, and scarce, this varieties occurs only 12 times per sheet of 60. Hibernian T39 var; €380+.
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5s pale rose red, mint single, light gum creases, fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T40; €330.
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5s pale rose red, mint, good colour, short perfs., fresh and fine (Hib. €330)
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5s pale rose red, mint single, showing Howard ribbed paper variety, fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T40 var; €330.
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5s pale rose red, mint single, showing "R" over "SE" variety, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T40 var; €330+.
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5s pale rose red, mint single, showing short third line and "R" over "SE" variety, light gum bends, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T40 var; €330+.
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10s dull grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, few short perfs, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T41; €1725.
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10s dull grey-blue, mint bottom sheet marginal single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing "R" over "SE" variety from position 38, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T41; €1725+. Cert. MacDonnell (1997).
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10s dull grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing short third line variety, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T41 var; €1725+. Cert. APS (1979)
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10s dull grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing short third line and "R" over "SE" variety, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T41 var; €1725+. Cert. APS (1979)
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10s dull grey-blue, used single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing "R" over "SE" variety, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T41; €1875+.
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10s dull gray-blue, with broken "S" in Postage, mint nh top sheet marginal single, showing major re-entry from R1/1, very fine and extremely rare in nh condition. Hibernian T41; €6'000+. Provenance: Rev. Brennan. Cert. BPP (2008).
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10s dull gray-blue, with broken "S" in Postage, mint single, showing strokes over TEN from R4/3, light central bend, fine and extremely rare. Hibernian T41c; €8'000. Cert. BPA (1968).
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1/2d green, mint single, showing missing accent variety, from position R15/12, one short perf, a rare error. Hibernian T47a; €975.
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1922-23 Thom 6d reddish purple with "accent inserted by hand" variety, mint small h.r., very fine (Hib €750, S.G. 60a £850).
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1922-3 Thom 1s bistre-brown in mint marginal block of 6 with one with "accent inserted by hand" variety, two stamps have h.r., the remainder including the variety are n.h., an attractive positional piece (Hib €750 for single variety, S.G. £700+).
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5s rose-red, mint horizontal pair, left stamp showing "missing accent" from position R3/2 or R8/2, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T60a; €770.
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10s dull grey-blue, with broken "S" in Postage, used single tied on fragment with superb BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH/31.JA.23 cds, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T61; €390.
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10s dull grey-blue, mint single from plate 5A, position R2/1 with major retouch plate flaw, fresh, very fine, and a scarce error. Hibernian T61b; €670. Cert. Brandon (1999), Provenance: John Sussex.
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10s dull gray blue, mint single with broken "S" in postage, position R8/1 with retouch to 10 plate flaw, fresh, very fine, and a rare error. Hibernian T61ba; €1'500.
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10s dull gray blue, used single superbly cancelled by BAILE ATHA CLIATH/20.AP.23 cds, with perfect "S" in postage, position R5/2 with SACRSTAT variety, very fine and scarce. Hibernian T61jf; €450.
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1/2d green, coil horizontal pair, tied on fragment by "DUKE STREET / DUBLIN / 7.MR.25" cds being the first day of issue, very fine and scarce
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1/2d green, coil leader (P) (480), with four stamps, showing "wavy line over RS" variety on third stamp, applied horizontally and attached to green paper, roll value £ 1.0.2 unused, most stamps appear nh mint, folds in places, fresh, very fine and a scarce error in a coil leader (Hib. TL22, €120+)
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1/2d green, coil end, dated with manuscript 26.6.23 and four stamps, showing "LONG 1" variety on third stamp, applied horizontally and attached to green paper, unused, most stamps appear nh mint, folds in places, fresh, very fine and a scarce error in a coil end (Hib. TE12, €100+)
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1/2d green, showing LONG "1" variety, in strip of three and single, neatly tied by machine cancel, addressed to the United States, very fine and scarce error usage (Hib. T62a)
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1/2d green, 1d red, 1 1/2d red-brown and 2d orange, complete set of four all showing LONG "1" variety in horizontal coil pairs, all neatly tied by "BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH/2.NO.23" cds on registered cover sent with Dublin to Rathmines, very fine and a scarce mint and mint nh horizontal pair, showing the "
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1d red, single & vertical pair, and 2d orange, strip of three, showing three stamps with LONG "1" variety, all neatly tied by "FAITHCRE AN CHOLÁISTE Á CLIATH/16.JY.24" cds on registered airmail cover to Teheran, Persia, arrival bs, very fine and scarce usage of these errors on cover and to a rare de
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1d red, single coil stamp, mint, showing "LONG 1" overprint variety and "Q" for "O" on ONE printing flaw, very fine and scarce (Hib. T63b, €1'200+)
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1 1/2d red-brown, coil vertical pair, tied on fragment by "DUKE STREET / DUBLIN / 7.MR.25" cds being the first day of issue, top stamp perfs trimmed, very fine and scarce
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1 1/2d red-brown, single coil stamp, mint, showing "wavy line under S" overprint variety and damaged "C" in "PENCE" printing flaw, very fine and scarce unlisted varieties (Hib. T64 var)
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1 1/2d red-brown, coil leader (L) (500), with reconstructed strip of twelve stamps, showing "LONG 1" variety on first, sixth, and eleventh stamps, applied vertically and attached to brown paper, roll value £ 3.2.8, unused, most stamps appear nh mint, folds in places, fresh, very fine and a scarce er
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1 1/2d red-brown, showing LONG "1" variety, neatly tied by "PORTLAIRGE/8.APR.25" machine cancel, in combination with 1/2d green, addressed to Waterford, cvr flap missing, very fine and scarce error usage (Hib. T64a, €320 as used single)
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2d orange, coil horizontal pair, tied on fragment by "DUKE STREET / DUBLIN / 7.MR.25" cds being the first day of issue, very fine and scarce.
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2d orange, neatly tied by 2-line local hs "CASTLEBRIDGE/WEXFORD", addressed to Dublin, very fine and scarce usage (Hib. T65)
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2d orange, die II, coil leader (T) (480), with three stamps, one showing "wavy line over RS" variety on third stamp, applied horizontally and attached to orange paper, roll value £ 4.0.2 unused, most stamps appear nh mint, folds in places, fresh, very fine and a scarce error in a coil leader (Hib. T
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2d orange, coil leader (T) (480), with reconstructed strip of thirteen stamps, showing "LONG 1" variety on fifth and eleventh stamps, applied horizontally and attached to orange paper, roll value £ 4.0.2, unused, most stamps appear nh mint, folds in places, fresh, very fine and a scarce error in a c
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2d orange, showing LONG "1" variety, neatly tied by machine cancel, addressed with Dublin to Sandycove, very fine and scarce error usage (Hib. T65a)
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10s gray-blue, with perfect "S" in Postage, mint right sheet marginal vertical pair, position R8/4 showing Double overprint, one inverted error, fresh, very fine, and a spectacular showpiece. Hibernian T68ca; €2'100. Provenance: Bill Fletcher.
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2s6d chocolate, mint, and mint nh bottom left corner sheet marginal block of four, position R9/2 showing circumflex accent variety, one with corner crease, fresh and very fine (Hib. €455+)
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2s6d chocolate, mint vertical pair, with perfect "R" in Crown, top stamp showing "circumflex accent" from position R9/2, plus dot between "S.A", few tone spots, fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T72a; €305+.
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2s6d chocolate, mint single, with broken "R" in Crown, showing "circumflex accent" from position R9/2, no dot between "S.A", few tone spots, fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T72a; €270.
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2s6d chocolate, used single, with perfect "R" in Crown, showing "circumflex accent" from position R9/2, plus dot between "S.A", few tone spots, fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T72a; €340.
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2s6d chocolate, mint, and mint nh bottom marginal vertical pair, position R9/2 showing missing accent variety, good colour, fresh and very fine, a scarce variety (Hib. €525+)
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2s6d chocolate, mint nh bottom sheet marginal vertical pair, with perfect "R" in Crown, top stamp showing "flat accent" from position R9/2, tiny dot between "S.A", usual gum creases, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T72c; €525+.
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5s rose-red, mint and mint nh lower right corner sheet marginal block of nine, position R9/2 with circumflex accent and R8/3 flat tail to "9" in 1922 varieties, gum bends, fresh, very fine, and wonderful positional block with the errors. Hibernian T73a; €1'800+.
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5s rose-red, mint and mint nh lower sheet marginal vertical pair, position R9/2 with flat accent variety, fresh, very fine, and a scarce error. Hibernian T73b; €715+. Cert. BPP (2003).
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5s rose-red, mint single, showing "flat accent" from position R9/2, no dot between "S.A", fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T73d; €490.
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5s rose-red, used single with clear central cds, showing "flat accent" from position R9/2, plus dot between "S.A", fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T73d; €600.
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5s rose-red, mint, and used single with clear central cds, both showing "flat -tailed 9" from position R3/4, plus dot between "S.A", fresh, fine, and scarce pair. Hibernian T73e; €315.
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10s dull grey-blue, mint and used single, showing both showing dot between "S.A", a very fine pair, and scarce. Hibernian T74; €550.
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10s dull grey-blue, used single with clear central AVOCA cds, showing dot between "S.A", very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T74; €290.
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10s dull grey-blue, with broken "S" in Postage, used single with superb central cds of Rathmines District Office, position R9/2 with circumflex accent variety, tiny gum thin, fresh, superb used appearance, and a rare used error. Hibernian T74a; €900+. Cert. MacDonnell (2001).
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10s dull gray-blue, with broken "S" in Postage, mint single, position R9/2 with flat accent variety, extremely fresh, and a very fine mint appearance, and a rare error. Hibernian T74b; €975+. Cert. MacDonnell (1989).
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10s dull gray-blue, with broken "S" in Postage, mint nh right sheet marginal horizontal pair, right stamps from position R3/4 with flat tailed "9" of 1922 variety, plus minor variety shows dot between "S" and "a" of Saorstat, extremely fresh, and a superb pair with the error. Hibernian T74c; €1'050+
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10s dull grey-blue, mint single, showing "flat -tailed 9" from position R3/4, no between "S.A", fresh, fine, and scarce. Hibernian T74c; €330.
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10s dull grey-blue, mint single, with broken "S" in POSTAGE, showing circumflex accent over "a" of Saorstat from R9/2, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T74a; €750.
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2s6d to 10s, complete mint nh set of three, fresh and very fine, a rare set.
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2s6d to 10s, complete set, mint, fresh, very fine, and scarce (Hib. €700)
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2s6d chocolate, mint single, Flat accent over "A" of Saorstat from R9/2, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T75a; €300.
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2s6d chocolate, used single, Flat accent over "A" of Saorstat from R9/2, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T75a; €300.
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2s6ds chocolate, mint nh left sheet marginal single, showing flat-tailed "9" from R8/1, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T75a; €150+.
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5s red, mint single, Flat accent over "A" of Saorstat from R9/2, fresh, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T76a; €450.
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5s red, mint single, position R9/2 with flat accent variety, extremely fresh, and a very fine mint with this rare error. Hibernian T76a; €450+. Cert. BPP (1997).
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5s red, used single, Flat accent over "A" of Saorstat from R9/2, very fine, and scarce. Hibernian T76a; €375.
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