368. Auction

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)

2 d., die II with overprint inverted, unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2015) (Mi.-No. 15IV/IIK)

Overprinted by Thom in shiny blue-black or red: 1 d., copy from the top sheet margin with variety "QNE", unmounted mint with hinge remainder in the margin only; gum slightly toned, otherwise fine; a rare variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1992) (Mi.-No. 13I)

1 d. in horizontal pair, the left stamp with "QNE reversed Q", used on small piece, fine (Mi.-No. 13I)

1 d. with overprint double, used by cds. "LIMERICK 15 NO 22"; a fine and very scarce variety (Mi.-No. 13IDD)

1½ d., horizontal strip of 3, the right stamp with part overprint only and remaining part overprint on the reverse of the sheet margin, which was folded over during print, unused o.g.; a very scarce and interesting variety

2 d., die II with watermark inverted and reversed, block of 4 of the upper sheet margin, unmounted mint with hinge remainder in the left sheet margin only, very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2016) (Mi.-No. 15I/II)

3 d. in block of 4 with watermark inverted and reversed, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi.-No. 17I)

4 d., control strip of 3 "S 22", margins perforated, unused o.g.; small pencil notation in the corner, otherwise very fine (Mi.-No. 18I)

6 d. with watermark inverted and reversed, control pair "U 22", unused o.g., very fine, unique item, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2016)

6 d., block of 4 from the upper sheet margin, both vertical pairs with missing perf, unmounted mint with hinge remainder in the margin only, also used pair with same variety (faults) (Mi.-No. 20I)

Seahorses 2 s. 6 d. in block of 4 from the lower right sheet corner, 2 values with "R over Se", unmounted mint with hinge remainders in the margins only, very fine and scarce, private signature (Mi.-No. 9II)

10 s. with "R over Se", unused o.g.; perforation corrected at upper right, otherwise very fine and fresh, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2012) (Mi.-No. 11II)

Wider setting: ½ d. green, horizontal strip of 3, central stamp with line over "RIALTAS", unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 12III)

2 d., control block of 6 "T 22", margins imperforated, unused o.g., scissors' cut in the left margin backed with hinge (Mi.-No. 15III)

1 s., control block of 6 "T 22", overprint setting 2, unused o.g., 4 stamps unmounted mint, perforation slightly split in the left margin only, otherwise fine (Mi.-No. 23III)

1 s., control block of 6 "T 22", overprint setting 1, unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint, perforation split in the left margin only, otherwise fine (Mi.-No. 23III)

1922/23, 3 line overprint ½ d.-2 d., 3 d. and 6 d.-1 s. with variety "S over E", most in multiples with normal stamps, unused o.g. (Mi.-No. ex 25-36I)

½ d. in vertical pair from the right sheet margin, top stamp with variety "accent inserted twice, once reversed", the pair unmounted mint, hinge remainders in the margins only. A very scarce variety, sign. David Feldman in pencil and certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2013) (Mi.-No. 25I)

½ d., control block of 30 "U 22" with variety "dot for accent", but not corrected by hand as usual, also "line over Saorstat", unmounted mint; a very fine and rare block (Mi.-No. 25I)

1 d. in horizontal block of 8 from the lower left sheet corner, the 3rd pair with interesting overprint flaw, unused with o.g., most stamps incl. the variety unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 26I)

1 d., overprint setting 2, control block of 6 "U 23" with 2 perforated empty spaces at right, unused o.g., the lower strip unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 26I)

1 d. with variety "QNE reversed Q" within a control block of 30 "T 22", also incl. one stamp with frame break, unused o.g., most stamps incl. the varieties unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 26I)

1 d., complete sheet of 120 stamps showing the rare variety "missing accent" on pos. 15/12. The sheet has been folded several times and parts fixed with hinges, unused with original gum, the variety in very fine unmounted mint condition. A great rarity of Irish philately (Mi.-No. 26I)

1 d. in marginal block of 4, one stamp with accent inserted inverted, unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, fine and fresh, certficate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1996) (Mi.-No.26I)

1 d. in horizontal block of 8, the lower right stamp with accent & "at" inserted, unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 26I)

1½ d., control block of 6 "T 22", margins imperforated, unused o.g., the lower strip unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 27I)

10 d., horizontal block of 12 from the upper left sheet corner, one value with variety "raised second A in 'SAORSTAT'", unused o.g., most stamps unmounted mint, some gum bends, otherwise fine (Mi.-No. 35I)

10 d., control block of 10 "T 22", setting 2, incl. variety "Stroke in TEN", all stamps unmounted mint, hinge remainders in the margins only; a scarce and fine multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2013) (Mi.-No. 35I)

10 d., control block of 6 "T 22", margins imperforated, unused o.g., the lower strip unmounted mint, some minor gum bends, otherwise very fine; only 3 such blocks recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2012) (Mi.-No. 35I)

1 s. with 'missing accent' with 2 normal stamps in vertical strip of 3 from the right sheet margin, unused o.g.; a very scarce variety with less than 10 examples recorded in unused condition, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

Seahorses 2 s. 6 d. in horizontal pair from the left sheet margin, the right stamp with missing accent and re-entry, unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No.37I)

2 s. 6 d., block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner incl. "S over E", "block left of S" and minor re-entries, unused o.g., the lower pair unmounted mint (Mi.-No.37I)

2 s. 6 d. in block of 4 from the lower right sheet corner, bottom right stamp with weak accent over A, unmounted mint, fine and scarce (Mi.-No. 37I)

5 s. in horizontal pair from the upper sheet margin, the right stamp with raised second A, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi.-No. 38I)