| Lot | Description | Photo | Estd. Price
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| 149 | Collection: 1835-48. 15 E or El's, with postal markings of (amongst others): Ardee, Ballycastle (linear), Ballymote, Belturbet (boxed), Boyle (fine boxed), Castlerea, Kilcullen, Killucan (mileage), Kinnegad, Kyle (fine RH No. 2 of Enniscorthy), Longford, Sligo, Roscommon, Ruskey (66 m/mark - rare), Tullow. Mainly fair/good to fine strikes | | 225.00 |
| 150 | Accumulation (1): Huge array of 1/2d postcards, used commercially in the 1870's & '80's. A further wad of ENV and letter-cards ranging from Victorian to 1945. All housed in a box and worthy of serious examination. Some wartime correspondence (incl. the contents of a few Airgraphs) and a serious offering of postmarks. Many 100's. (MM) | | 200.00 |
| 151 | Accumulation (2): 1841-96. Approx. 30 E/ENV/EL's with many better Dublin and provincial cancels - too many to describe, but well worth the estimate | | 150.00 |
| 152 | 1770's. Free: F to 'Lady Charlotte Fitzgerald/near/Bray' with muddy 'FREE/D' (F/K 113) which (according to F/K) was in use from 1769-1784, and rare0. |  | 30.00 |
| 153 | 1819 Midday Mail: F with boxed 'MIDOUT/20JY30/1819' (F/K37) to Cork and muddy Maidenhead (UK) m/mark | | 15.00 |
| 154 | 1825. Free/m.mark. F to Bath with clear 'NˇTˇARDS/88' (Newtownards) mileage mark and fair crowned spade 'FREE' (F/K 126) | | 25.00 |
| 155 | 1826. Lifford Penny Post/Free/Late Mail. F Dungannon to England with weak s/line Lifford Penny Post, clear 'DUNGANNON/76' m/mark, single ring 'FREE' and a muddy s/line 'TOO LATE'. Signed Knox. A fully loaded cover!! Photo. | | 40.00 |
| 156 | 1827. FREE: F to Dublin with two 'FREE' (F/K 124), one much nicer than the other. Also a weak s/line 'PARSONSTOWN'. Letter signed by Lord Rosse, telescope maker | | 20.00 |
| 157 | 1827. Mid-Day Mail. Wrapper from London to Cork with good 'Free' and fine 'MID/DAY /MAIL' cds in red, with Dublin transit mark on the back. | | 36.00 |
| 158 | 1828/1846. Drogheda. 2 covers to Dublin, one with nice 'DROGHEDA 24' m/mark, rated '4', b/stamped Dublin receiver. The second with 1d red imperf tied by weak diamond and b/stamped nice Drogheda cds. | | 30.00 |
| 159 | 1828. Free/m.mark. Free F to Suffolk with nice s/line 'FLORENCECOURT' (Co. Fermanagh) and fair single-ring crowned 'FREE' | | 20.00 |
| 160 | 1828. Free: F to Dublin with weak 'PARSONSTOWN' s/line m/mark and nice 'FREE/29 JU 29/1828' (F/K124). | | 20.00 |
| 161 | 1828. Belfast Mileage cds. E with weak 'BELFAST/DE7/1828/80' cds m/mark and boxed 'P.PAID'. B/stamped with oval '10.O'CLOCK/8 DE 8/1828 PM' receiver | | 20.00 |
| 162 | 1829. Free/Cork curved m.mark. F to London with decent curved 'CORK 124' which was unique to that fair city. Also nice single ring 'FREE'. Photo | | 30.00 |
| 163 | 1830 Drogheda: Wrapper with weak s/line 'DROGHEDA 24' m/mark and hand-struck '4'. B/struck with Octagonal 'I/12FE12/1830' to Dublin | | 12.00 |
| 164 | 1830. Free/Late Mail. F from Boyle to Bristol with fine 'FREE/9 JA 9/1830' (F/K126) and s/line 'LATE MAIL' and very weak third strike 'BOYLE'(?). | | 20.00 |
| 165 | 1830. Mileage mark. Free F to Belfast with loud 'NˇTˇLIM Y /137' for Newtownlimavady | | 15.00 |
| 166 | 1830. Free/m.mark. F to London with nice s/line 'CˇBELLINGHAM/32' mileage mark and single ring crowned 'FREE' | | 20.00 |
| 167 | 1831. Free/Late Mail. F from Dublin to London with fine crowned 'FREE/9 FE 9/1831' (F/K128) and fancy scroll 'LATE MAIL' which according to F/K is very late usage. | | 20.00 |
| 168 | 1834/37. Dublin Hand-strikes: Three wrappers with nice examples of some of the different '1d' hand-strikes. All have red diamond receivers on the back '4*/12FE12/1834'; '4E/12JA12/37' & '2E/AP17/37', with addresses in various parts of the city. According to Meredith, 'you could write four letters and receive three answers within the same day' | | 24.00 |
| 169 | 1835. Ballitore S/line. Part wrapper with weak 'BALLITORE' s/line (either Co. Kildare or Roscommon). Also script 'Paid 10' and 'Post Paid' + weak boxed 'PAID'. | | 20.00 |
| 170 | 1837. Fintona. Front to Dublin with nice straight line 'FINTONA' (Co. Tyrone) and boxed 'PAID' and script 'Postpaid' and '1ˇ6' | | 15.00 |
| 171 | 1837. Free: EL Nenagh to Carlingford with crowned FREE hand stamp Feldman/Kane No.128, on reverse NENAGH and NEWRY double arc d/stamps. Stained and fragile | | 11.00 |
| 172 | 1837. Dublin Penny Post. EL, local to Dublin with nice strike of '1d'script denoting post had not been paid. B/stamped diamond '4E/10JU10/1837' | | 20.00 |
| 173 | 1838. Free. ENV to London with nice crowned 'Free'(27mm), perhaps replacing the muddy original Dublin 'Free' at the top | | 20.00 |
| 174 | 1838. Dublin Penny Post. EL Cork to Liverpool and re-addressed to Dublin. Fair strike of circular Dublin Penny Post (Feldman/Kane 158a). Further, there is a weak 'TOO LATE' and the letter is b/s with Cork, Liverpool cds & Dublin diamond receiver. A busy item! Photo | | 40.00 |
| 175 | 1838. Free: E to Charleville, Co. Cork with nice 'FREE/26DE26/1838/E' (F/K128) and b/s with Dublin Diamond and Charleville cds. The signatory could be Grattan (not Henry) | | 30.00 |
| 176 | Plated 1d reds: Stockbook with 1d reds plated from 71 to 225 (excl. 77), practically all used in Ireland with slight duplication and some blocks and inverted watermarks. Approx. 210 stamps, 22 of them on covers (incl. pivot machine cancels). Plate 225 is damaged, but overall condition is generally good to fine. A very fine and rare collection | | 1750.00 |
| 177 | 1842 Armagh: E with nice Diamond '8' twice on pair of imperf 1d reds with only 1 cut into margin. B/s Armagh cds and Ayr, Scotland receiver | | 15.00 |
| 178 | 1843. 'PAID AT DERRY'. E with clear 'PAID AT DERRY/1d', second receiver paid and b/stamped with nice Derry cds and Biggar, Scotland receiver. Photo | | 25.00 |
| 179 | 1843. Belfast '2'. Wrapper to Dublin with fine hand-struck Belfast '2'. B/S Dublin diamond receiver. Annotated 'Consignee' Photo | | 24.00 |
| 180 | 1843. Belfast 'LATE'. EL to London with serif '2' and B/S with Belfast 'LATE' cds (dated the 22nd); another cds dated the 23rd plus Dublin diamond and London receiver | | 32.00 |
| 181 | 1848. Mourning ENV. 1d red imperf tied with muddy '62' numeral and weak 'Arthur Street Belfast' b/stamped blue Belfast and Dublin arrival cds | | 10.00 |
| 182 | 1849. Outer Plymouth to Cork with 1d red tied 620 numeral of Plymouth, on reverse London date stamp, PLYMOUTH and CORK double arc date-stamps in blue overlapping | | 8.00 |
| 183 | 1852. Dublin Numeral: Pair of covers to London with 1d red imperf. (faults) tied with Dublin numeral '186', with two or three London receiving date-stamps on reverse. | | 7.00 |
| 184 | 1852. Part entire Coalisland to London with COALISLAND double arc undated hand stamp in black, rated '2', on reverse poor DUNGANNON double arc date stamp in blue and two different London receivers in red. | | 8.00 |
| 185 | 1854 EL to London with clear h/struck distinctive '2' and on H.M.S. to East India House with Armagh cds. | | 15.00 |
| 186 | 1854-1880. Accumulation: Selection of Envelopes, Fronts & Entires with many different Irish duplex and other cancels. Some damage due to 'spiking' but a wonderful variety of numerals etc. 24 covers in all. (MM) | | 60.00 |
| 187 | 1855 Whitegate: Wrapper with weak s/line 'WHITEGATE' (Co. Cork) and London receiver on the back. Script '2', Middleton cds & maybe 2nd Whitegate strike on the front | | 12.00 |
| 188 | 1856. Castleconnell. EL to East India House in London rated '2' and with nice Castleconnell (Co. Limerick)cds | | 12.00 |
| 189 | 1856. EL Dundalk to Ballymoney with faulty 1d red tied good 187 numeral of Dundalk and on reverse DUNDALK double arc date stamp in blue and BELFAST and BALLYMONEY date stamps in green | | 10.00 |
| 190 | 1856-69. Small group of cut-out spoon cancellations Dublin 186 (6), Belfast 62 (2), Cork 156 (2), Clonmel 142, Limerick, Tullamore 438. 14 items | | 30.00 |
| 191 | 1868 Re-direct: ENV, originally from Glasgow to Belfast with 1d red tied by '159' Glasgow canc. Re-sent to Glasgow with second 1d red tied by '62' Belfast duplex. Photo | | 25.00 |
| 192 | 1868. Pair of EL's with crisp Dublin Duplex '186' cancels to Ballymoney (NI). | | 10.00 |
| 193 | 1871-80. Dublin Duplex. Nice selection of duplex 186 cancels on ENV and cards (7) | | 18.00 |
| 194 | 1872 ENV with Monkstown (Co. Dublin) duplex '336' b/s Chester cds. Cover is v. grubby | | 5.00 |
| 195 | 1875 ENV with shaky Boyle duplex '70' & b/s with Blackrock, Dublin cds | | 8.00 |
| 196 | 1875 ENV with nice Cork duplex '156', possible hand-struck '1'& b/s Kinsale. Grubby | | 8.00 |
| 197 | 1890's Group of ENV's (7), 5 to Switzerland with 2 x 1d + 1/2d and 2 to England, all with nice Cork cancels (Monkstown & Carrigaline + 5 Cork city) | | 20.00 |
| 198 | 1901-12. PPC's. Group of 14 in an approval book with interesting and varied postmarks, priced (ambitiously) at $211. Includes Curragh Camp cds x 2 (one with New Cavalry Barracks) and other interesting cancels and fronts. A nice array and well worth | | 30.00 |
| 199 | 1903 Castletown/Barehaven PPC: Nice view of Bantry Bay, West Cork, and cancelled with cds of 'Castletown & Barehaven' (MM) | | 8.00 |
| 200 | 1904-15. PPC's. Group of 14 in an approval book with interesting and varied postmarks, priced (ambitiously) at $211. Includes postage due cancels and boxed 'Liable to letter rate/ 186'. A nice array and well worth | | 30.00 |
| 201 | 1908 Sinn Féin Label: Broad Crown, on piece of PC beside 1/2d stamp with Galway cds. Very unusual to see this item used postally. Cat. MW €120 (1991) | | 30.00 |
| 202 | 1923. ENV x 6 with 2d Rialtas x 2, 1d Saorstat x 4 & 2d x 2, all with decent cancels | | 20.00 |
| 203 | 1923. Cairo-Baghdad Airmail: Cover from Dublin with 4d Dollard & 4d Thom overprints plus 4d SE, all tied by Dublin cds '28 SP 23', this is a fine cover and quite rare. Photo | | 120.00 |
| 204 | 1923. ENV with 2d defin tied by Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow cds and re-directed to Dublin with weak single ring 'Ballycahill(?)/Thurles cancel. Envelope a bit hacked into but interesting | | 8.00 |
| 205 | 1944. Censor/POW mail: Letter from Clarecastle, Co. Clare, addressed to 'Lieutenant the Hon. Terence Prittie' (UK Journalist and author 1913-1985) in a prisoner of war camp in Germany. Tied by Irish and GB censors, it was returned, as '...undelivered mails which fell into the hands of the allied forces in Germany....' Finally, sealed by the Irish PO on its return. A most unusual and rare item and likely unique from that area. Photo | | 295.00 |
| 206 | 1945-50. Express/Air Mail: 4 covers, 3 by Express delivery, each internal and rated 81/2d, and rare (some faults). 2 have PO labels and one has 'Inis/ AO & B.T' cancel and b/stamp. 4th cover is airmail from Dame St. Dublin and rated 51/2d to Northumberland | | 75.00 |
| 207 | 1985. Eire Philatelic Association Booklet: Special booklet for the 35th anniversary with 3 gutters of the Architectural series as panes | | 5.00 |
| 208 | GB Used in Ireland: 1840 2d blue imperf (SG 4) with 21/2 margins, canc. '303' Limerick numeral cancel. Cat. McD Wh. €570 (1991). Photo | | 50.00 |
| 209 | GB Used in Ireland: 1856 6d lilac (SG 70), canc. '289' Kingstown (Dun Laoire) duplex numeral cancel. Cat. McD Wh. €77 (1991) | | 15.00 |
| 210 | Picture Postcards: 500+ postcards with Ireland, GB & World from the 1960's and also some from the 1920's and '30's. A bulky lot! | | 32.00 |
