376th Auction

5 s. in horizontal marginal pair, the left stamp with retouch to "5-", both stamps with overprint offset on reverse, the right stamp light gum crease, unmounted mint with hinge remainder in the margin only

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

5 s. in block of 4 from the upper left sheet corner, the upper right stamp with "raised A", unmounted mint, the upper left stamp with minor gum stain, otherwise very fine

5 s. in horizontal pair, the right stamp with missing accent, unused o.g., fine and fresh, certificate Brandon (1980) (Mi.-No. 37I)

5 s. with reversed accent, unused o.g., fine and scarce (Mi.-No. 38I)

5 sh., block of 20 from the lower part of the pane, showing variety "S over E corrected" on pos. 9/2, unused o.g., 8 stamps unmounted mint, few stamps stained, otherwise fine

5 sh. in marginal block of 4, the bottom right stamp with variety "SACRSTAT", unused o.g., the variety and neighbour stamp unmounted mint

10 s., copy from the upper sheet margin with raised A, unmounted mint with hinge mark in the margin only, very fine (Mi.-No. 39I)

10 sh. in vertical pair from the lower right sheet corner, the bottom stamp with variety "almost missing accent", unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994)

10 sh. with major retouch, copy with left sheet margin, unused o.g.

10 s. from "broken S"-plate with retouch to 10/-, unmounted mint, very fine and rare in this condition, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

10 s. with plate variety "stroke over TEN", unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No. 39I)

10 sh. with missing accent, unused o.g., very fine and fresh, a rare stamp. Certificate BPA (1981)

10 s. in vertical pair from the lower right sheet corner, the lower stamp with "weak accent improved", unmounted mint, some light staining in the lower right corner, otherwise very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994)

10 sh., perfect S plate, block of 4 from the upper left sheet corner, the upper right stamp with "raised A", unmounted mint, a fine and rare multiple

10 s., horizontal pair from the upper left sheet corner of the 'perfect S plate', the right stamp with raised second A, unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2012) (Mi.-No. 39I)

10 s. in vertical pair from the 'perfect S plate', top stamp with "S over E", unused o.g., bottom stamp unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 39I)

10 sh. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, the upper horizontal pair "perfect S", the lower pair "broken S", the upper right stamp additionally with retouch to "10/-", unmounted mint, very fine and rare block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2005)

10 s. from the 'perfect S plate' with retouch in "10/-", unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2012) (Mi.-No. 39I)

10 s., horizontal pair from the upper right sheet corner of perfect S-plate, the right stamp with retouch to 10/-, unused o.g., the left stamp unmounted mint, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

10 s., perfect S-plate with retouch to "10/-", unused o.g., certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2014)

1925, narrow date overprint: 2 sh. 6 d., 2 copies with Nissen resp. Brennan re-entry, unused o.g., very fine, the later one with opinion Hamilton-Bowen BPP

2 s. 6 d. in vertical pair from the left sheet margin, the top stamp with overprint double, one albino, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2016) (Mi.-No. 37III)

NARROW OVERPRINT: 5 s. in block of 4 from the upper left sheet corner, the left pair with variety "AT hyphenated", unmounted mint, fine and scarce multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994) (Mi.-No. 38II)

5 s. with 'inverted T', unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No. 38II)

5 sh. in vertical block from the upper right sheet corner, the lower left stamp with 'inner frame notch', unmounted mint, pre-folded in the perforations, otherwise fine and fresh, unmounted mint with hinges in the margins only (Mi.-No. 38II)

10 s., basic stamp with kiss-print (design blurred), unmounted mint, very fine (Mi.-No. 39II)

10 s. from perfect S-plate, irregular block of 3, the 2 lower stamps with variety "overprint double, once inverted", cancelled par complaisance with Thomondgate cds., some light blue staining on the two right stamps, otherwise fine; an interesting and scarce multiple, originating from recovered printer's waste, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

2 sh. 6 d., vertical pair 'wide' setting, the lower stamp with "S in Saorstat inserted", unmounted mint, the normal stamp with hinge remainder, very fine and rare. Certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2007)

COMPOSITE PRINTING: 2 s. 6 d., block of 24 from the top part of the pane, with "raised A" on pos. R3/4 and R4/4, normal setting, perforation split between the 2nd and 3rd vertical row (fixed by hinges) and slightly separated in the last vertical row, 12 values hinged, the others (incl. 3 composite pairs and 1 variety) unmounted mint; a very scarce item

5 s. in vertical pair with narrow and wide date, narrow date with "inverted T", unused o.g. (Mi.-No. 38IV S)

5 s. in vertical pair with narrow and wide date, bottom stamp with "inner frame notch", unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 38IV S)

10 s., horizontal pair with right sheet margin, the right stamp with "hollow accent", unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2010)

10 s. in horizontal pair from the lower right sheet corner, setting 2, perfect S plate, the right stamp with 'improved accent over A', unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

Wide date overprint, 2 s. 6 d. in vertical block of 6 from the lower left sheet corner, central stamp at right with circumflex accent (very late stage), unused o.g., 3 stamps incl. the variety unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 37III)

WIDE DATE: 2 s. 6 p. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner from "broken R" plate with several small overprint flaws, unused o.g., 2 values unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 37III)