371st Auction

1888, 1 ft. grey and red, eight single stamps, 50 k. brick-red, 20 k. grey and black and 5 k. red and black, all tied by cds. "POZSONY MAJ. 21.(97)" to parcel card via Berlin and Bremen with handwritten endorsement "over Singapore" to Batavia, Dutch India, few stamps with small faults, otherwise fine

1908, Turul and King Franz Josef 2 kr., two single stamps and two horizontal pairs and horizontal stripe of three 60 f., all tied by cds. "BUDAPEST MÁR.21.912" to both sides franked parcel card via Bremen to Welligton, New Zealand, back stamps additionaly with pen stroke cancellation, otherwise fine, rare destination

1967, Danube Commission  30 f.-2,50 ft. imperforated in complete sheets of 30 stamps, unmounted mint, fine (Mi. 7.500,-)

Postal Stationery: 1907/13, Double Head reply card of double card 5 a. green with commercial text from "ISAFJÖRDUR 13.VIII.12" to Bremerhaven, Germany, taxed with "10" pfg., light corner crease, also Double Head postcard 5 a. with additional franking 5 a. from "REYKJAVIK 25.9.07" to Dresden with arrival mark

1787, "FREE" in circle, struck in red on lettersheet endorsed on front "Dublin January Twenty Third 1787" and free frank "Wellington"

1828, "Daniel O'Connell" signature as free frank on entire letter with mileage mark "CAHERCIVEEN 178" and red oval "ABOVE NUMBER PRIVILEGED" 1828 to Dublin; interesting contents: O'Connel petitioning for a post office to be established closer to his residence. The entire with tear at top and crease; a scarce and interesting item

1829, Soldier's concession rate letter with mileage mark "PARSONSTOWN 68" to Scotland, endorsed by commanding officer

1830 (ca.), Lettersheet without side flaps with red mileage mark "GRAIG 58" to Dublin, taxed "1/4", cancelled by red star with "G" in centre, and corrected in "2/-" for triple rate letter

1834, Daniel 'Connell, handwritten letter with his signature, dated November 11, 1834. O'Connell complains about a postage fee of 4 £ 13 shilling he had to pay for a parcel he received in London; interesting document

1836, Complete printed O'Connell subscription letter (containing resolutions adopted at a public meeting at the Crown & Anchor in the Strand, 1.6.1836) with frontside red Sunday handstamp of 5.6.1836 and crowned Free-handstamp

1838 (ca.), Letter (without envelope) with 6 line verse signed "Daniel O'Connell M.P. for the City of Dublin"

1839, Entire letter from "WATERFORD DE 16 1839" to Dublin with manuscript "4"; fine letter during the experimental 4 d. period

1841, Entire letter with boxed "PAID AT ATHLONE" and adjacent handstamp "1D" with Dublin transit mark "PAID AP 22 1841" to Chelsea, 2 vertical creases

1846, May 17th., entire folded letter from Martinstown to Santiago de Cuba, privateley forwarded with corresponding endorsment and red oval cachet "FORWARDED BY FRÜHLING & GÖSCHEN LONDON 1/6/46". Usual aging and some paper faults as usually ecnountered, scarce

1916, Sinn Fein celtic cross deep blue & black, perf. 11¼, block of 24 with all transfer types, unused without gum, mounted on old album page, one stamp with light adhesions on front, scarce multiple (Hibernian L15)

1966, Europa 7d. printed on glazed paper without watermark (originating from announcement sheet) tied by machine cancel "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 16 -IX 66" to "Kane"-cover, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1997)

1971/74, Gerls 5 p. block of 9 from booklet pane sheet with one barred label, the left block of 6 imperforated in centre, unused o.g., the lower row unmounted mint, the top row slightly disturbed gum; a very rare multiple

1975, European Architectural Heritage Year 7 p. with shifted perforation, block of 9 from the upper sheet margin, unmounted mint, 3 values paper creases/breaks (most likely occured during print), otherwise very fine; largest recorded multiple of this variety (Hibernian 350,- € each)

1865/67, Fenian issue 1 c. black on pale-blue (pelure paper), unused with traces of gum, quite good margins for this issue, tiny nick at top. A fine and very rare stamp, certificate MacDonnell Whyte (1995)

3 c. green, nice fresh colour and good margins with complete dividing lines on 3 sides, unused without gum; a very copy of this scarce stamp. Certificate MacDonnell AIEP (2018)

1907/16, Sinn Fein label with broad crown, perforated 11¼, horizontal tête-bêche pair, unused o.g., fine, opinion MacDonnell Whyte

1914, Anti Home Rule 1 d. bicoloured labels, all 3 values from the sheet margin with marginal inscriptions, unused o.g., 2 stamps unmounted mint, L25 slightly stained, otherwise fine

1914, Home Rule 1 d., all 3 values unused o.g., Hibernia somewhat heavily hinged, otherwise fine

1922, Irish Republican Army 2 d. green with triple impression and printed on the gum side, unused, some creasing

6 d. blue with double impression, unused o.g., very fine

6 d. blue with triple impression, unused o.g., as usual scissors' cut at top and bottom and somewhat stained

COLONIAL DESIGN: 1893, ½ d. green on thick unwatermarked brownish-buff paper, unused without gum, very fine, copy of this rare stamp, certificate MacDonnell Whyte (2015)

4 d. red "SLIGO./FOUR PENCE", cancelled by contemporary grid cancel; one short perf at bottom and traces of light thinning at right, otherwise fine. A very rare stamp in this condition, certicated MacDonnell AIEP (2009)

1922, Perkins/Walker essay Hibernia 2 d. green, cut to shape and fixed on small presentation card with reverse side printed label "Designed and Printed by James Walker (Dublin) Ltd.", very fine Provenance: Dr. Dulin (David Feldman 2004)

Hibernia 3 d. green, engraved, die proof on sunken card, inscribed in the margins and folded well off the stamp, mounted on card, very scarce

Hibernia 3 d. red, die proof in large format on gummed wove paper, very fine and rare

Dollard proof overprint in blue on whitish paper, horizontal block of 10 from the upper right sheet corner endorsed in the margin "Approved (signature) 10/2/22" with adjacent handstamp "STORES DEPT., G.P.O., ALDBOROUGH HOUSE, DUBLIN", 2 vertical creases, otherwise fine. A marvellous and important item of Irish philately

Proof overprint in red on whitish ungummed paper with purple handstamp in type 1 on reverse, marginal crease and thin, stamps fine

1922, Dollard ½ d. green with overprint inverted, unused o.g., very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019) (Mi.-No. 1K)

½ d. with overprint missing except Rialtas at top, copy from the upper left sheet corner, unused o.g. 

½ d. with missing overprint in vertical strip of 3 with another ½ d. at bottom and gutter at top (also overprinted), unused with small part original gum, sign. Georg Bühler, David Feldman and certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)