376th Auction

1½ d. with "PENCF corrected" as coil join with normal stamp, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

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

Thom overprint in shiny blue-black or red: 2 d., die I with overprint inverted, unused o.g., very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1996)

2 d. orange, die I, horizontal block of 12 from the left sheet margin with gutters at bottom, containing 2 values "R over Se + I over na", unmounted mint, gutters partly slightly separated in the vertical perforation, otherwise fine

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)

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)

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)

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,-)

10 sh., broken S plate with retouch to "10/-", unused with large part o.g., very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2006)

10 sh. in vertical pair from the upper right sheet corner, the upper stamp with "perfect S" and retouch to "10/-", the lower stamp with "broken S", unused o.g. A very rare and interesting variety of which just 2 pairs have been recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2004)

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)

10 sh. with variety "R over Se", lightly used, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

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 1, unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint, perforation split in the left margin only, otherwise fine (Mi.-No. 23III)

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)

1922/23, Thom 3-line overprint: ½ d. with dot for accent corrected by hand (setting 1, row 19/4) within a control block of 6 "U 22", unused o.g.; a fine and extremely rare block, certificate BPA (1966, for "accent inserted by hand")

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)

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)

1 d. with variety "accent inserted twice, once reversed" with 3 normal stamps in marginal block of 4, unused o.g., the variety unmounted mint, small pencil notation. A very scarce and fine block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1 d. with variety "accent & t inserted broken and A not corrected" within a marginal block of 6 (margin re-enforced with hinges), unused o.g., one normal stamp rounded corner, otherwise fine. A very scarce block, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2008)

2½ d., 3 d. and 4 d., all with "missing accent" in blocks of 4 resp. 6 with normal stamps, all varieties unmounted mint, normal stamps partly hinged, very fine

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. in marginal block of 18, the upper right stamp with variety "Eircann", unused, o.g., the variety and 6 further stamps unmounted mint

10 d. with bottom sheet margin and control "T 22", unused o.g.

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 sh. with accent inserted within a marginal block of 4, unused part o.g., perforation partly split, otherwise fine; in the margin signed D. MacDonnell

2 s. 6 d. from plate 3/5L 2nd state with major re-entry, copy with top sheet margin (here hinge remainder), unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2020)

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)