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1922, Definitives 3d. with black sans-serif italic "SPECIMEN" overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 45X Sp)

1924, Definitives 1 s. with "SPECIMEN" handstamp in small, narrow sans-serif capitals, applied in back at the Government Printing Works, Dublin Castle, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 51A) ex Joseph E. Foley collection; from a presentation collection prepared by the Revenue Stamping Branch

1937, St. Patrick 2/6-10 s., each from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 62-64)

1937, St. Patrick 2/6 s., right marginal single with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 62Z)

1937, St. Patrick 10 s. with inverted watermark, unused, very fine, a very rare stamp (Michel 64Z)

1940, Definitives 1½ d. with gutter at top, used, the only stamp recorded so far originating from a sheet not a booklet, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 73Z)

1933, Experimental Coil 1d. as vertical strip of three, unusually good centering, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 41DX)

1934, Experimental Coil 1d. as vertical strip of three tied by clear cds. "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 3 VI 35" to pre-printed cover to Hamburg, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen (Michel 41C)

1935, Experimental Coil 2 d. pearl-green, very fresh and exceptionally well-centered, unused, one of the finest copies extant, signed and certificates Feldman and Friedl Expert Committee (Michel 43C)

1940, Definitives 9 d. with "SPECIMEN" handstamp, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 80AX) ex Joseph E. Foley collection

1940, Definitives 1 s. with inverted watermark, unused, very fine, a extremely rare stamp, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 82Z)

1942, St. Patrick 5s. lilac instead of brownish, unused, these stamps originate from a objected printing batch of 1945, some of these stamp where put into VIP albums for the 25th anniverary of the state, all known examples are unused with some irregular perfs, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 87aX var)

2004, 48 c. Primrose and 48 c. Daisy, self-adhesive stamps perforated 13:13½ from 2007 re-print without phophor frames, unmounted mint, tiny light wrinkle at the top of the left stamp, otherwise very fine; a rare variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.1605-06 Cx,SG 1693-94c)

DEFINITIVES FROM VENDING MACHINES: 1990, Klüssendorf 26, 30 and 41 d., imperforated and without phosphor bars, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 2 var)

1934, GAA Golden Jubilee 2d. with inverted watermark, used, very fine, an extremely rare stamp, certificate RPSL and MacDonnell AIEP (Michel 61Z)

1938, 100 years of abstinence movement 2d., block of four from the upper left sheet corner, lower right stamp with plate flaw "inverted comma", mint never hinged, few hinges in the margins only, a rare plate flaw, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 67 var)

1939, US Constitution 2d green, imperforated proof sheetlet (115x134mm) on "Se" watermarked paper, mint never hinged, two horizontal and one corner crease well away from the design, small foxing at lower right, with marginal inscirption "10", only 10 colour trials have been produced, this being the only one in private hands 

1948, 150 years of Revolt of 1798 2½d. with inverted watermark, used with clear cds., only a few known, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 100Z)

1959, Guiness brewery 3d. with inverted watermark, with wavy-line machine cancel, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 142Z)

1964, New York World's Fair 5d., top marginal pair, the upper stamp with striking error "missing brown". Of the six possible examples, this is the most important, proving the displacement of the browen cylinder by one row, the top stamp showing part of the brown cross normally found in the top margin, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 165F)

1976, US Bicentenary 15d. with missing silver print, mint never hinged, very fine, only 86 examples known, signed Feldman and certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 343F)

1976, US Bicentenary miniature sheet with missing silver inscription with cds. on official FDC, the unique used example, very fine (Michel Bl. 2F)

1957, Christmas 21d. with missing gold print, with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine and rare with only 14 examples known certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 637F)

1988, Dublin Millenium 28 c. with text at left, imperforated, unmounted mint; a very rare variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP

1992, Conservation 32d. as vertical pair from the upper sheet margin, incompletely perforated with blind perforations at side and completely imperforated between stamps, mint never hinged, very fine, only 50 partially perforated stamps known, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 799Um)

1996, Famous women 32 p., right marginal single, mis-perforated, small wrinkles due to mis-feed, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 940 var)

1998, Endangered animals souvenir sheet without imprint with special cancel on official FDC, very fine and extremely rare, with normal sheet for comparison (Michel Bl. 29IIF)

1954, Airmail 1s. 3d. as vertical strip of four from the upper right sheet corner, lower stamp with variety "extra feather", mint never hinged, upper two stamps with light gum bend, otherwise fine (Michel 125 var)

1954, Airmail 1s. 3d. as vertical marginal pair with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce (Michel 125Z)

1925, Numerals 2d. green with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel P8Z)

1936, definitives, Edition 35-8, all panes with inverted watermarks, trimmed straight at bottom, covers with sharp corner (Michel MH A1)

1936, definitives, Edition 36-10, panes with mixed watermarks, average to superb perforations, covers with sharp corner, a choice example (Michel MH A1)

1937, definitives, Edition 37-12, panes with mixed watermarks, fine to superb perforations, covers with sharp corner, ½ d. pane with faint gum stains, otherwise very fine (Michel MH A1)

1939, definitives, Edition 19-39, all panes with inverted watermarks, very fine to superb perforations, covers with sharp corner, a choice example (Michel MH A1)

1940, definitives, Edition 21-40, all panes with inverted watermarks, average to fine perforations, covers with sharp corner, very fine (Michel MH A1)

1940, booklet, Edition 23-40, all panes with inverted watermark, very fine to superb perforations, especially the rare slogan pane, covers fresh with sharp corners, a superb example of this very rare booklet (Michel MH A3)