371. Auktion

Dollard high values overprinted in black: Seahorses 2 sh. 6 d. with Nissen re-entry and reversed accent on e, unused with part o.g.; on reverse pencil notations, otherwise very fine and fresh. A very rare variety, only 4 examples recorded with the reversed accent on the 2 sh 6 d. Certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2010)

10 sh. with variety "T.EN", unmounted mint, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2015)

Thom overprint in black: 2 d., die II, watermark inverted and reversed, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

1 sh. bistre-brown, control block of 6 "S 21", margins perforated, unused o.g., bottom row unmounted mint, diagonal crease affecting the left vertical pair, still fine and scarce

1½ d. with "PENCF corrected" as coil join with normal stamp, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

Thom overprint in shiny blue-black or red: 2 d., die I with overprint inverted, unused o.g., very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1996)

2 d. orange, die I, horizontal block of 12 from the left sheet margin with gutters at bottom, containing 2 values "R over Se + I over na", unmounted mint, gutters partly slightly separated in the vertical perforation, otherwise fine

1 sh, horizontal strip of 6 from the upper sheet margin, with 2 stamps with variety "R over Se and dac widely spaced", also 2 with variety V25 and one V25a, unused o.g., stamps unmounted mint

Seahorses 2 sh. 6 d.-10 sh., unused o.g., a fine set, each value certificate BPA (1967) (Mi.-No. 9-11II)

2 sh. 6 d. with variety "R over Se", unmounted mint, very fine

5 sh. with variety "R over Se", unused o.g., fine

10 sh. in vertical pair from the upper right sheet corner, the upper stamp with "perfect S" and retouch to "10/-", the lower stamp with "broken S", unused o.g. A very rare and interesting variety of which just 2 pairs have been recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2004)

10 sh., broken S plate with retouch to "10/-", unused with large part o.g., very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2006)

10 sh. with variety "R over Se", lightly used, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1922, Thom ½ d. with proof overprint in greyish-black with wide "Rialtas", control block of 6 "U 22", unmounted mint; a fine and scarce multiple

Wider setting: 1 sh. with variety "ONF" with defective Thom 9 d., used with Ballina date stamp on small piece, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1993)

1922/23, Thom 3-line overprint: ½ d. with dot for accent corrected by hand (setting 1, row 19/4) within a control block of 6 "U 22", unused o.g.; a fine and extremely rare block, certificate BPA (1966, for "accent inserted by hand")

1 d. with variety "accent inserted twice, once reversed" with 3 normal stamps in marginal block of 4, unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, small pencil notation. A very scarce and fine block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1 d. with variety "accent & t inserted broken and A not corrected" within a marginal block of 6 (margin re-enforced with hinges), unused o.g., one normal stamp rounded corner, otherwise fine. A very scarce block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2008)

1 d. with variety "missing accent & t and damaged A" within a part sheet of 60 with control "U 22"; the variety and most other stamps unmounted mint, some with hinge remainders, very fine. One of the great rarities of Irish philately with only 5 mint copies recorded

2½ d., 3 d. and 4 d., all with "missing accent" in blocks of 4 resp. 6 with normal stamps, all varieties unmounted mint, normal stamps partly hinged, very fine

6 d. with accent inserted by hand within a strip of 3 from the right sheet margin, unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

9 d. with missing accent within a marginal block of 6, unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, fine

10 d. with bottom sheet margin and control "T 22", unused o.g.

1 sh. with accent inserted within a marginal block of 4, unused part o.g., perforation partly split, otherwise fine; in the margin signed D. MacDonnell

5 sh., block of 20 from the lower part of the pane, showing variety "S over E corrected" on pos. 9/2, unused o.g., 8 stamps unmounted mint, few stamps stained, otherwise fine

5 sh. in marginal block of 4, the bottom right stamp with variety "SACRSTAT", unused o.g., the variety and neighbour stamp unmounted mint

10 sh. with major re-entry, unused o.g.

10 sh. with major retouch, copy with left sheet margin, unused o.g.

10 sh. with missing accent, unused o.g., very fine and fresh, a rare stamp. Certificate BPA (1981)

10 sh. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, the upper horizontal pair "perfect S", the lower pair "broken S", the upper right stamp additionally with retouch to "10/-", unmounted mint, very fine and rare block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2005)

10 sh., perfect S plate, block of 4 from the upper left sheet corner, the upper right stamp with "raised A", unmounted mint, a fine and rare multiple

10 sh. from perfect S plate with variety "SACRSTAT", unmounted mint, very fine

10 sh. in vertical pair from the lower right sheet corner, the bottom stamp with variety "almost missing accent", unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994)

1925, narrow date overprint: 2 sh. 6 d., 2 copies with Nissen resp. Brennan re-entry, unused o.g., very fine, the later one with opinion Hamilton-Bowen BPP

5 sh. in vertical block from the upper right sheet corner, the lower left stamp with 'inner frame notch', unmounted mint, pre-folded in the perforations, otherwise fine and fresh, unmounted mint with hinges in the margins only (Mi.-No. 38II)