373rd Auction

1744, Entire letter with faint straight line "DUNGEANNON" and adjacent "FREE" to Dublin with 2 strikes of bishop mark on reverse

1832, Entire letter from Berbice, British Guyana to Belfast with frontside clear "BELFAST PENNY POST" and receiving house boxed marking "N. 2", charged with a total of "5/5"

1833, "PUT IN AFTER SIX O'CLOCK", red boxed marking on front of lettersheet from Dublin 23.2.1833 to Nenagh, very early date

1836, Lettersheet from Dublin to Clapham, London with red boxed "PAID SP 24 E 1836", in London the marking was cancelled and boxed "T.P Rate 2" applied

1837, Enitre soldier's concession rate letter, endorsed "Royal Barracks Dublin" to Derbyshire

1837, "PAID AT BELFAST", red boxed postmark on front of lettersheet (side flaps missing) from "BELFAST MR 9 1837" to Edinburgh with red paid-datestamp on front, charged "12½" d. including fee for a coach with 4 wheels

1839, Entire soldier's concession rate letter from the Depot of 92nd Highlanders from "PARSONSTOWN OC 22 1839" to Scotland

1845, "FORWARDED C&W. D SEYMOUR & Co. / COVE of CORK.", superb strike on entire letter from Rio Grande del Sul (Brazil) to London; very fine and rare

"POST OFFICE DUBLIN" engraved view printed on entire franked lettersheet dated "Dublin 3. April 1849", sent to London

1865/67, Fenian issue 24 c. deep green, fresh colour and good margins, unused without gum, on reverse trace of light central stain, otherwise very fine and fresh, certificate MacDonnell AIEP (2018)

24 c. black on yellow, either reimpression or trial, nice margins and fresh colour, unused, some light creasing and some thinning under a heavy mount, certificate MacDonnell AIEP (2018)

1914, Anti-home-rule coat of arms 1 d. orange in horizontal pair, the left stamp with numerals watermark, unmounted mint, very fine

1916, "Erie puist", cpl. sheet of 8 labels, unused in very fine condition, in the margin signed by one of the pictured leaders of the 1916 uprising, Eamon de Valera during his time as president of Ireland, 1968, accompanied by a letter of his personal secretary. A marvellous piece

1922, Irish White Cross 1 d. green & black and 1 d. yellow & blue each in cpl. sheet of 20 resp. 36 stamps, unused with original gum, except few gum disturbances almost all values unmounted mint; very fine and fresh (one value tiny staining)

Irish Republican Army 2 d. green, imperforated with plate flaws 'break in sun + cut in T', unused, little stained

COLONIAL DESIGN: 1893, ½ d. grey-green on thick unwatermarked white paper, unused with some non-original gum, otherwise very fine and fresh; a scarce stamp, certificate MacDonnell AIEP (2018)

1922, Dollard engraved 2 d. in all 4 colours, all with major re-entry with right sheet margin, unused without gum as issued; a very fine and rare set

1922, Dollard engraved 2 d. black in horizontal pair, the right stamp with 'da pingin' re-cut by hand, unused without gum, as issued; on reverse some faint toning, still fine and scarce

Valdivia 2 d., 8 values in different colours, all with extra frame-line at left, unused o.g., one value with small thin, otherwise fine

2 d. imperforated, 7 values in different colours, unused o.g.

1922, Red overprint on thin buff paper, vertical block of 60 consisting of stereos 3 & 7 from Dollard plate 1 and stereos 4 & 8 from plate 3 with 'extreme raised c', unused without gum, folded horizontally and the left vertical row with light creasing and one value with tear; still a fine and rare multiple, ex Brady, statement Hamilton-Bowen

Proof overprint in black on thin whitish paper, vertical block of 15 from the sheet corner with back stamp type 1 in violet (one double), very fine

1922, Dollard overprint in black: 9 d. agate in corner block of 36, overprint setting 1 with misaligned pairs and variety "PQSTAGE" on pos. 3/1, 2 normal values with gum disturbances, otherwise unmounted mint, perforation split in few places, otherwise fine

5 s. with variety "overprint double, one albino", unused o.g., perforation somewhat irregular, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

1½ d. with variety "PENCF" within a marginal block of 4, unused o.g., certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

Thom overprint in black 1½ d. red-brown with "PENCF corrected" within a large corner block, unmounted mint with some small gum disturbances in the margins only

2 d. orange, die II, overprint inverted with setting varieties "R over Se" and "l over na", unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

Thom overprint in black 2 d. orange, die II with watermark inverted and reversed, unmounted mint, very fine; a rare variety and the only recorded unmounted mint copy, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1995)

2 d., die II, horizontal pair from the lower left sheet corner, the left stamp with watermark variety "missing v" in the cypher, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

1½ d. with variety "PENCF corrected" within a horizontal coil join pair, unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

Seahorses 5 s., marginal block of 4, the upper left stamp with retouch to 5, the lower left stamp with "R over Se", unmounted mint, very fine and scarce multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

Seahorses 5 s. rose-red with re-entries of plate 1/2 (state 1, R. 10/1), neatly cancelled by "COLLEGE GREEN B.O. / 14 DE 22"; very fine and rare in used condition. Certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2014)

10 s. blue with major re-entry (1/1 from plate 5A), unused o.g., 2 short perfs at bottom, otherwise very fine; just few copies known, certificate David Feldman (1982) (Hibernian € 6.000,-)

10 s. blue with "Strokes over TEN" (plate 5A, R.4/2), unused o.g., very fine and fresh, an exceedingly rare stamp, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1999) (Hibernian € 8.000,-)

Thom overprint with wider setting 1½ d. red-brown wih "PENCF corrected" within a marginal block of 4, unmounted mint, 2 normal stamps with hinge marks, very fine

1 d. in horizontal pair, the right stamp with missing accent inserted by pencil instead of handstamp, used with cds. "KILLEAGH 17 AP 23" on small piece, fine and scarce, certificated Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994) (Mi.-No.26I)