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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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