368. Auction

½ d.-2 d. (die I) in vertical strips of 12 with 2 paste-up coil joins each, unused, almost all stamps unmounted mint, very fine

1½ d. coil join, the left stamp with variety "PENCF corrected", unmounted mint, very fine

2 d. paste-up coil join with one copy of die I and 2 copies of die II, unused o.g., the coil-join pair unmounted mint, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1922, 3 line coil stamps ½ d.-2 d., all in pairs (½ d. twice) tied by cds. "MARYBOROUGH 1 JU 23" to airmail cover to Bagdad with arrival mark. Name in the address cancelled, otherwise fine

1923, 3 line coil stamps ½ d.-2 d. in horizontal pairs, one stamp each with variety "long 1", used on registered envelope with cds. "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 2 NO 23" to Rathmines with arrival mark, very fine

½ d., single stamp and horizontal strip of 3, the right stamp with "long 1", tied by machine cancel to cover to the US; fine and very scarce

1½ d. with variety "long 1" with definitives ½ d. green, tied by machine cancel "PORTLAIRGE 8 APR 25" to cover to Waterford, reverse flap missing, otherwise fine commercial use and very scarce

2 d. tied by provisional handstamp "CASTLEBRIDGE / WEXFORD" in black to cover to Dublin; the cancel was used following a raid on the P.O. and was replaced in February 1923

2 d. with variety "long 1" tied by Dublin slogan cancel to cover 8.5.1923 to Sandycove, fine and scarce

½ d.-2 d., horizontal coil leaders (480) with 4 resp. 1 d. with 6 stamps, unused / unmounted mint

½ d.-2 d., coil leaders (500) with 4, 5 (1 d. and 1½ d.) resp. 1 stamps attached, unused / unmounted mint

Horizontal coil ends of ½ d. (14 stamps), 1 d. (8 stamps) and 2 d. (3 stamps), unused / unmounted mint

Coil end 1 d. with 3 stamps attached, the central one with variety "long 1", unused, the variety unmounted mint

½ d., horizontal coil leader P/480 with 5 stamps, the outer stamp hinged, otherwise unmounted mint, fine and scarce

1 d., horizontal coil leader O/480 with 3 stamps, unmounted mint

1½ d., horizontal coil leader N/480 with 2 stamps,  unused, very fine and scarce

2 d., vertical coil leader R/500 with 3 stamps attached, unused, fine and scarce

2 d., vertical coil leader R*/480 with 11 stamps attached, date stamp "1-JUL 1939", unused, fine and scarce

1933/35, Experimental coils, imperforated horizontally: ½ d. in horizontal strip of 8, unused, 4 copies unmounted mint, a scarce multiple

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