368. Auction

½ d. with regular issue 1½ d. on commercial cover from "PORT LAIRGE 4.III 35" to the United States with arrival mark

1 d. single perf., vertical strip of 4, the top stamp lightly hinged, otherwise unmounted mint, fine and scarce

1 d. single perf., 2 copies tied by slogan cancel "BUY IRISH GOODS / BAILE ATHA CLIATH 15 MAY 1933" to piece, very scarce contemporary use

1 d. single perf., tied by cds. CARRAIG DHUBH ACLIATH 8 IV 33" to postcard to Belfast; a fine and very rare single franking

1 d. single perf. with wm inverted, vertical strip of 4, unmounted mint, very fine

1 d. single perf., wm inverted, vertical pair with Middleton cds. of May 18, 1940; very late use, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1 d., vertical strip of 4, unmounted mint, very fine

1 d., vertical strip of 12, showing clearly the shifts between the clichée groups of 3, unused o.g., most stamps unmounted mint

1 d. in vertical strip of 5, tied by cds. "RATHMINES 5 AP 35" to registered cover to Crumlin

1 d., vertical strip of 4 and 2 vertical pairs, tied by cds. "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 21 MR 35" to large size registered envelope from Dublin GPO to Bracknell, England with arrival mark; the second largest multiple franking of this stamp recorded

2 d. with cds. "AUGHNACLOY 23 OC 34" to small commercial cover to Dublin; due to the illegal use in Northern Ireland (Aughnacloy is situated just across the border) taxed with 3 d., franked in postage due stamps 1 d. in strip of 3. Interesting usage of this stamp more than a week prior to the official issue

Perforated 15 x imperforated: 2 d. with 'flange flaw' at right, unused with part o.g., light gum bend and in the lower right corner small area free of gum with tiny slight thin in one perforation tip, fine and rare, the only recorded unused copy of this stamp with plate flange, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019) (Mi.-No. 43C)

2 d., nicely cancelled with  postmark of CILL MHANTAIN, Wicklow, very fine and rare with this cancellation, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019) (Mi.-No. 43C)

2 d., nicely centered and used with central strike "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 11 XI 36", very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019) (Mi.-No. 43C)

2 d. with plate flange at lower right, tied Nass postmark 4.9.1936 to piece, very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019) (Mi.-No. 43C var.)

2 d. in vertical strip of 4 with normal stamps ½ d. and 1 d., all tied by cds. "LOCH GARMAN 17 VI 36" to large piece; some minor creasing, otherwise fine. The second largest recorded multiple of this stamp and a great rarity (Mi.-No. 43C)

1 d., coil leader F/960, dated "8 May 1934", 2 stamps attached, folded for presentation; very scarce

½ d., short coil end with 10 stamps, attached with patch join, unmounted mint, fine and very scarce

2 d., horizontal strip of 10 with patch join, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

1940, wm "e", 1 d., single die proof in black on thin surfaced card, uncleared surround, fixed on small sheet, annotated "NEW DIE 24.4.39"; slight thinnings on reverse, still fine and very rare (Mi.-No. 72 proof)

1940, Perforation trial, horizontal pair of obsolete customs entry duty stamp with horizontal perforation 14, unused with part gum, very scarce (Mi.-No. 72 proof)