376th Auction

2 sh. 6 d., broken R and O plate, marginal block of 4 with circumflex accent on pos. 9/2, the variety and 2 other stamps unmounted mint, the upper left stamp with hinge mark, fine and scarce

5 s. in vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, plate 3A, the lower stamp with "inverted T" and overprint with small dot between S and A, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate MacDonnell AIEP (2004) (Mi.-No. 38II)

5 s. in horizontal pair, plate 3A, the left stamp with "inner frame notch", the right stamp with sled-tailed 9", unmounted mint, very fine and fresh (Mi.-No. 38III)

Experimental coils: 2 d. imperf. x perf. 14, horizontal patch-join pair, unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1997)

1922/23, First definitive series  3 d. Celtic Cross with "spur on i" within a vertical block of 30, partly folded in the perforation, hinges in the margins and on one normal stamp, the variety unmounted mint; largest positional block recorded 1922/23, First definitive series (Mi.-No. 45A)

1922/23, First definitive series 10 s. St. Patrick with inverted watermark, neatly cancelled "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 7/18 AU 41", very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2008) (Mi.-no. 64Z;  € 2.000.-)

Booklet stamps: 1 d. with label "Get a Telephone", watermark inverted, unused o.g. with small hinge mark, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2005)

1 d. with label "Buy Savings Certificates", unused with small hinge mark, light vertical crease at right, according to certificate possibly due to manufacturing, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994)

1935, Seahorses re-engraved 2 s. 6 d.-10 s., all with "dot between S and A", unused o.g., the lower values unmounted mint (Mi.-No. A61-C61)

5 s. with flat accent, unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No. B61)

5 s. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, all stamps with "dot between S and A", unused o.g. with only faint traces of a central hinge and hinge in the top margin, very fine and fresh (Mi.-No. B61)

1935, Seahorses re-engraved 10 sh. with almost missing accent, unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994)

10 s. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, 3 values with "dot between S and A", unused o.g., the 2 left stamps unmounted mint, very fine and fresh, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2013) (Mi.-No. C61)

10 sh. with 'flat accent', unused o.g., very fine and fresh, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

10 sh. with flat tailed 9, unused o.g., very fine

1948/65, Airmail 1 s. 3 d. with watermark inverted, unmounted mint, very fine, sign. David Feldman in pencil with opinion (Mi.-No. 125Z)

1964, New York World's Fair 5 d. with additional horizontal perforation through the design, tied by cds. to small piece, fine and very scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2017)

1971/74, 5 p. in horizontal pair, imperforated in centre, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

5 p. in horizontal pair, imperforated at top and between the stamps, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

5 p. with label at right, imperforated in between, unmounted mint, very fine, a rare variety from the stamp booklet

1974/80, 20 p. with missing yellow (face and body spots) and ochre shifted 3/4 mm down, used with indistinct parcel cancel on small piece, small perforation faults, extremely rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2014) (Mi.-No. 263ZF)

50 p. in block of 4 from the upper sheet margin with "mill join", the right pair with black defacing line, unmounted mint, very rare, only 10 horizontal pairs with this variety recorded

1976, US Bi-centenary 15 p. with silver colour missing, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, signed David Feldman and certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1977, Folklore 10 p., block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner, the 2 left stamps with part triple perforation, unmounted mint; a very scarce variety, unique as corner block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1993)

1982, Killarney National Park 18 p. and 36 p. in imperforated proof blocks of 4 on presentation card

1986, Christmas 21 p. in imperforated block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner with marginal inscription, unmounted mint, extremely fine and very rare, the only recorded block of this variety; certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2012) (Mi.-No. 611U)

1987, Goldsmith 24 p. with yellow missing, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2006) (Mi.-No. 633F)

1987, Christmas 21 p. with missing gold ("NOLLAIG 1987" and outer frame), vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2006) (Mi.-No. 637F)

1988, Dublin Millenium 28 p. with adjacent vignette, imperforated, originated from booklet pane, unmounted mint, very fine and extremely rare

1990, Heritage & Treasures 2 p., horizontal block of 10 from the lower left sheet corner with progressive dry print of red colour, so several stamps with missing red, unmounted mint, one stamp tiny colour strokes on gum side, otherwise very fine; a very scarce multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

1992, WWF 32 p. in horizontal block of 6 from the lower right sheet corner with very weak perforation, the left vertical pair imperforated between, unmounted mint, very scarce variety

1996, CEPT "Famous Women" 32 p. with heavily shifted perforation, unmounted mint, some slight wrinkling, only very faint in the top stamp, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2011)

1997/99, Bird 35 p., horizontal pair from the bottom sheet margin, horizontally misperforated with value at right, unmounted mint, very fine

1997, Birds 30 p., vertically misperforated with "eire" at bottom, unmounted mint (Hibernian € 1.500,-)

1997, Greetings 32 p. in marginal block of 4, the lower stamps with smeared red print, unmounted mint

BOOKLETS: 1931/38, Booklet with "Se" above Harp: Booklet 2 sh. "32-3", so-called voucher booklet with triangular punch holes in the stamps, unmounted mint, very fine and fresh