368. Auction

1922/23, First definitive series  3 d. Celtic Cross with "spur on i" within a vertical block of 30, partly folded in the perforation, hinges in the margins and on one normal stamp, the variety unmounted mint; largest positional block recorded 1922/23, First definitive series (Mi.-No. 45A)

10 d., missing accent on e'ire within a marginal block of 4, unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 50A)

1 s. with worn line under "illi within a corner block of 4, unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen (1995) (Mi.-No. 51A)

St. Patrick 2 s. 6 d. green on yellow unwatermarked paper with clear double print, one inverted, ungummed and imperforated, some minor creasing; an interesting item from printers' waste

2 s. 6 d. with watermark inverted, copy from the lower sheet margin, unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1935, Experimental coil 2 d. perf. 15x imperf., neatly cancelled by cds. "NAS NARIOGH 3 II 36" to piece, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2018)

2 d. with "broken d", unusually well centered, used by slogan machine cancel, very fine and rare stamp, just one other example recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1940/49, St. Patrick 10 s. with watermark inverted, copy from the lower sheet margin, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi.-No. 88aZ)

Booklet stamps: 1 d. with label "Get a Telephone", watermark inverted, unused o.g. with small hinge mark, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2005)

1 d. with label "Buy Savings Certificates", unused with small hinge mark, light vertical crease at right, according to certificate possibly due to manufacturing, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994)

1971/74, 5 p. in horizontal pair, imperforated in centre, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

5 p. in horizontal pair, imperforated at top and between the stamps, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

5 p. with label at right, imperforated in between, unmounted mint, very fine, a rare variety from the stamp booklet

1974/80, 9 p. in marginal block of 4 with shifted perforation, unmounted mint

1974/80, 20 p. with missing yellow (face and body spots) and ochre shifted 3/4 mm down, used with indistinct parcel cancel on small piece, small perforation faults, extremely rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2014) (Mi.-No. 263ZF)

50 p. in block of 4 from the upper sheet margin with "mill join", the right pair with black defacing line, unmounted mint, very rare, only 10 horizontal pairs with this variety recorded

1990, Heritage & Treasures 32 p. in vertical pair with strongly shifted vertical perforation, unmounted mint

1997/99, Birds 30 p. with missing yellow, lightly cancelled; a very rare variety with only 3 copies recorded

35 p., horizontally misperforated with value at right, unmounted mint

1943, Hamilton ½ d., vertical pair from the lower sheet margin with 'bullet hole', unmounted mint

1953, Emmet 3 d. and 1 s. 3 d. in corner block of resp. pair, one stamp each with re-entry, unused o.g., the varieties unmounted mint

1954, Catholic University 2 d. with watermark inverted, neatly cancelled by date stamp, very fine and scarce in this condition

1957, O'Criomhtain 2 d. with watermark inverted, used with parcel cancel, fine and very scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2007) (Mi.-No. 130Z)

1958, Clarke 1 s. 3 d. with 'hair behind ear', together with 3 d. on first day cover

1959, Guinness 3 d. with watermark inverted, used with machine cancel, very fine (Mi.-No. 142Z)

1964, New York World's Fair 5 d. in vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, the upper stamp with brown colour omitted, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, just 6 examples recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019) (Mi.-No. 165F)

1964, New York World's Fair 5 d. with additional horizontal perforation through the design, tied by cds. to small piece, fine and very scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2017)

1965, William Butler Yeats 1 s. 5 d. with missing brown bar at left, unused o.g. with tiny hinge mark only, very fine and fresh, a rare stamp with just 3 copies recorded (Mi.-No. 173F)

1976, U.S. Bicentenary 7 p. with silver missing, nicely cancelled "CORCAIGH 9 JUL 1976", very fine and rare, only few copies recorded, certificate H. Richter (1990) (Mi.-No. 340F)

9 p. with silver missing, unmounted mint, very fine; a very rare variety with only few copies recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1993) (Mi.-No. 342F)

Miniature sheet with 4 stamps, all with "silver omitted", unmounted mint, fine and rare, just 5 mint copies recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019) (Mi.-No. Bl.2F)

1977, Folklore 10 p., block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner, the 2 left stamps with part triple perforation, unmounted mint; a very scarce variety, unique as corner block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1993)

1983, Dogs miniature sheet with double print of black colour, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1986, Christmas 21 p. in imperforated block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner with marginal inscription, unmounted mint, extremely fine and very rare, the only recorded block of this variety; certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2012) (Mi.-No. 611U)

1987, Goldsmith 24 p. with yellow missing, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2006) (Mi.-No. 633F)

1987, Christmas 21 p. with missing gold ("NOLLAIG 1987" and outer frame), vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2006) (Mi.-No. 637F)