IntroductionClosing Date, Monday 20th October 2008Autumn again and STAMPA looming large, here is my latest offering. I must mention one of my vendors. The late Molly Maguire (b. 1917) of Rostrevor, Co. Down was a voracious collector and we have the dubious honour of sorting out and selling her collection. Molly liked to collect everything and left her collection inside FDC's or spread out wherever she could. Not much of it made it into albums, and thus, we have identified each of her lots with the suffix (MM). She will feature in my next auction as I ran out of time with her accumulation. There are also the usual bits and pieces, so please enjoy! Viewing can be arranged for any of the lots and I am usually in Rathgar Place most days from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Please phone for an appointment, as I am often out for short periods. If you have any items to sell, I would be very happy to buy them or put them in my next auction for sale. I will be away for a few days from the 15th to the 18th and if you have any queries or wish to view, please bear that in mind. Bidding InformationFill in a bid form and send your bids by post, phone, fax or e-mail to reach us before 1800hrs on Monday 20th October 2008. Fax bids are very welcome, but please wait until after 1800hrs, when all calls will be answered as faxes. The following are the bidding steps:
Bid on as many lots as you wish. If you wish to limit your bids please let us know. If a lot is something you must have, then by all means bid 3 or 4 (or more!) times the estimate. We will only use the bid increment that is necessary to clear the next bidder and not necessarily your top bid. Thus, if the top bid is for €50 and your top bid is €200, you will pay €55 to get the lot. Be assured, that we will respect your bids. Any problems with any lot received and we will of course refund without quibble. For Ireland only, you can pay by personal cheque or Laser Card. For all other EURO countries IBAN transfer costs very little [IBAN: IE16 AIBK 931071 01780055 (BIC: AIBKIE2D)]. Alternatively, pay by MASTERCARD or VISA credit cards. We will add a €2 (+ 21% VAT) handling charge per lot and postage, packaging and insurance is charged at cost, to ensure that your lots arrive in perfect condition. Lots will be sent by the cheapest route unless you specify otherwise. A few terms you may not know: UM = unmounted (never hinged) mint; MM or mint = lightly hinged mint; EL = entire letter incl. contents; E = letter without contents but with entire cover; F = front of the envelope only; b/s = back stamped; m/s = manuscript; s/line = straight line; m/mark = mileage mark; MC = Maltese Cross; cds = circular date stamp; M/S/ = miniature sheet. FFC = First Flight Cover; PPC = picture postcard. Eoin F. Boyle
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