368. Auction

2 d. orange/slate, vertical pair, imperforated horizontally, unused o.g., light diagonal crease and little toned (as all recorded copies)

U'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland 1 d. red, die proof on ungummed carton with papermaker's watermark, ungummed, very scarce

3 d. red, die proof on ungummed carton, fine and scarce

5 d. red, die proof on ungummed carton, fine and very scarce

1 d. red, 3 d. and 5 d. red, all copies from the upper right sheet corner, unmounted mint

Imperforated: 14 different values ex ½ d. yellow-10 s. red, unused, some without gum

Pictorial Printing Machine Company 1 d. sepia, turquoise on thin card and carmine-red, the later one some creasing, otherwise fine

1 d. carmine-red in marginal block of 4, unmounted mint, the left pair some light creasing, still fine and scarce

De La Rue paper trial Fidji 2 d. grey with watermark "Fe" imperforated, vertical pair, the lower stamp with horizontal pen lines, unmounted mint, the lower stamp some wrinkles

1922, Dollard 5 line overprint in red, proof on thin wove paper, vertical block of 20, several positions with variety "R over Se" and one stamp with "extreme raised c", ungummed, some creasing, still fine

Red overprint on GB ½ d. green, variety "blotted c" from plate 2, pos. 141, unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1997) (Mi.-No. 1P)

½ d. in vertical pair, both with date at top, unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1996) (Mi.-No. 1P)

½ d. with double overprint, once albino, shifted downwards without date, unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2010) (Mi.-No. 1P)

1922, Thom 5 line overprint, 1½ d., proof overprint in dull black, control block of 6 "T 22", margins perforated, unused o.g., the horizontal corner pair unmounted mint, some light gum bends, otherwise fine

2 d., die II, issued proof overprint, control block of 30 "T 22", unused o.g.; the largest recorded block, mounted on original page of the Field collection (Mi.-No. 15IV/II)

1922, Overprint by Dollard: ½ d. green, vertical pair from the upper sheet margin, top stamp overprint missing (only "Rialtas" at bottom), unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, private signatures (Mi.-No. 1 var.)

1 d., horizontal pair from the lower sheet margin with gutter at right, control "T 22", unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 2 var.)

2½ d. in block of 4 from the left sheet margin, double overprint, once albino, unmounted mint with hinge remainder in the margin only, one short perf at top, otherwise very fine, certificate Brandon (1992) (Mi.-No. 3a)

4 d., control block of 6 "R 21", one stamp with variety "break over four", unused o.g., the lower strip unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 5a)

4 d., control block of 6 "S 21", margins perforated, unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 5a)

4 d. with variety "broken crossbar of 4", unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 5a)

9 d. agate, overprint double, once albino, unmounted mint; a very fine and scarce variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2005) (Mi.-No. 7a)

Overprint in red: 2½ d. with double overprint, once albino, horizontal pair, unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2016) (Mi.-No. 3b)

4 d. in horizontal block of 6 (separated horizontally and fixed with hinges), the upper right stamp with "10 breaks under FOUR", unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 5b)

9 d. agate with variety "PQSTAGE", unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 7b)

Overprint in carmine: 4 d., horizontal block of 8 from the lower right sheet corner with overprint varieties "R over Si" and "I over na", also mis-aligned clichés between first and second stamp in each row, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi.-No. 5c)

4 d., control block of 6 "S 22", incl. "Break over FOUR", unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 5c)

4 d., control strip of 3 "S 22", margins perforated, unused o.g., the 2 right stamps unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 5c)

2 s. 6 d., 2 copies with Nissen and Brennan re-entries, unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 9I)

Seahorses 2 s.6 d.-10 s., all with variety "Short third line", unused o.g., 10 s. unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 9-11I)

5 s. with overprint at bottom, unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No. 10I)

10 s. with major re-entry, unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No. 11I)

10 s. with major retouch, unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No. 11I)

Overprinted by Thom: 1½ d. with missing "A" in "RIALTAS", unused with small part o.g., a fine and rare stamp, so far the only recorded unused example (Hibernian unpriced), ex Field; certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1999) (Mi.-No. 14IV)

1½ d., control block of 6 "Q 20", margins perforated, overprint heavily shifted to lower left with part of date at top of stamp, unused o.g., all stamps unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1995) (Mi.-No. 14IV)

2 d., die I with overprint inverted, unmounted mint, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2015) (Mi.-No. 15IV/IK)