363 / September 2016

1925, Narrow overprint, 5 s. as vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, lower stamp with basic stamp flaw "inverted t", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38II)

1925, Narrow overprint, 5 s. as block of 10 from the upper left sheet corner, second and fourth row with "diagonally displaced overprints", from the only known sheet, three stamps minor gum disturbances, otherwise very fresh and mint never hinged, the largest surviving multiple of this striking error! (Michel 38II var)

1925, Narrow overprint, 5 s. with shifted overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38II)

1925, Narrow overprint, 10 s. as block of four with left sheet margin from the "broken S plate", mint never hinged and very fine and fresh (Michel 39II)

1925, Narrow overprint, 10 s. as horizontal pair with left sheet margin, the left stamp with "Runnal's Re-entry" on position 21, mint never hinged, normal perforation, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39II)

1925 Saorstát 10 s. blue, block of eight from the lower left sheet corner, positions 25-26, 29-30, 33-34 and 37-38, upper stamps wide, lower stamps narrow setting, containing two vertical composite pairs, two upper stamps and margins hinged, otherwise mint never hinged and despite few separated perfs in very fine condition, a very rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel ​39II,III,IVs)  

1927, 2/6 s. block of four containing two horizontal composite pairs, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 37IV w)

1927, 2/6 s. as vertical "Castle Composite", the upper stamp with overprint error "missing base of 2", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37IV s)

1927, 2/6 s. as vertical "Castle Composite" from the "broken R, O and P plate", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37IV s)

2'6- 10 s. in composite pairs with mixed 5 and 6 mm dates, 2'6 and 5 s. as horiozontal pair and 10 s. as vertical pair, used on three pieces, cancelled out of period par complaisance , very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.-Nr. 37-39 IV, SG 83-85a)

1927, 10 s. as horizontal composite pair, mint never hinged, unusually well centered, very fine (Michel 38IVw)

1927/28, 2/6 s. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with "circumflex accent", mint never hinged, light gum crazing, very fine, signed Pröschold BPP (Michel 37III var)

1927/28, 2/6 s. as block of six from the lower left sheet corner, the basic stamps from the "perfect R" plate, the upper left stamp with overprint variety "flat-tailed 9" and the right center stamp with "missing accent", usual light gum bends, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37III var)

1927/28, 2/6 s. as block of four from the lower right sheet corner, the upper right stamp with overprint variety "black dot between S and ", the block being from Bradbury Plate 8/10 Left, the stamp show variable broken letters R, O and P etc., mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37III var)

5 s. with varity "inverted T-line" (from R.3/3 of Pl. 4/5 L), unsued with original gum, well centred, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.-Nr. 38IIIvar)

1927/28, 5 s. as vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, with basic stamp plate flaw "inverted t", mint never hinged, hinges only in the margins, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38III)

1927/28, 5 s. as horizontal pair with right sheet margin, left stamp with basic stamp plate flaw "inner frame notch" and right stamp with overprint error "flat 9", left stamp hinged, the right mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38III)

1927/28, 5 s. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with "circumflex accent", upper left stamp hinged, otherwise mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 38III var)

1927/28, 10s. left marginal single with overprint error "flat 9", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39III)

1927/28, 10s. block of four from the "broken S" plate, mint never hinged and unuassualy well centered for these, very fine (Michel 39III)

1935, Re-engraved printing 2/6-10 s., all with margins, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel A-C 61)

1935, Re-engraved printing 2/6 s. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with overprint error "flat accent above Saorstat", mint never hinged, few hinges in the margin, slightly toned, otherwise very fine, a rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel A61)

1935, Re-engraved printing 5 s. with overprint error "flat accent above Saorstat", mint never hinged,very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel B61)

5 s. with flat accent, unused o.g., fine (SG 100a)

10 s. indigo, used, very fine

1935, Re-engraved printing 10 s. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with overprint error "flat accent above Saorstat", mint never hinged, few hinges in the margin, very fine, a rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel C61)

1922, Definitives ½d. as imperforated horizontal pair with even margins all around, mint never hinged, small backstamp "SG" in pink barely shows through, otherwise very fine, rare (Michel 40xU)

1922, Definitives ½d. with black sans-serif "SPECIMEN" overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 40X Sp)

1922, Definitives ½d. as marginal block of six, reverse with superb offset complete on 2 stamps and partially on 2 more stamps, slight wrinkles, one normal stamp unused, the others mint never hinged, very fine and attractive (Michel 40X var)

1924, ½ d. Sword of hight, horizontal strip of 5 attached to Leader P, (480 stamps, £ 1.0.4.), folded and mounted for display (Mi. 40AX var., SG 71 var.)

1922, Definitives 2d. with black sans-serif "SPECIMEN" overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 43X Sp)

1922, Definitive 2½d. imperforated colour proof in ochre, unused and mounted on chalk paper (40X40mm) with stamped number "9" on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44 P)

1922, Definitive 2½d. imperforated colour proof in violet-brown, unused and mounted on chalk paper (40X40mm) with stamped number "6" on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P)

1922, Definitive 2½d. imperforated colour proof in pale orange-brown, unused and mounted on chalk paper (40X40mm) with stamped number "3" on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P

1922, Definitive 2½d. imperforated colour proof in reddish-brown, unused and mounted on chalk paper (75X54mm) with stamped number "1" on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P)

1922, Definitive 2½d. imperforated colour proof in violet, mounted on chalk paper (72X135mm) with stamped number "12" on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P)