Postal Auction December 2023 - 340

Bids to be received by Thursday 21st of December 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2255)

Lot 949
Ireland

1922 IRA labels for 1d yellow-brown, 2d green and 6d blue three stamps issued by the Irish Republican Army in Cork inscribed 1922 An Port, to be used as an alternative postal system to the existing post office, these are perhaps the most philatelically legitimate of all Irish forerunners in that they were clearly to serve a postal function. Most of the sheets were destroyed in a fire hence only a few exist (estimated 250-1000 copies are believed to have survived the fire). Scarce trio.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 950
Ireland

1922-1964 Mint & unmounted mint assembly on leaves, identified by printings includes 1922 2d orange (SG 29) with coil join on reverse, 1923 set of 4 mint (SG 67/70 cat £23), 1922-34 Defins set to 1s mint (Cat £65), 1946 1d P.15 x imperf mint (Cat £42), 1940-68 set to 10s mint (Cat £110), 1948 Air set, then commems to 1964. Useful mall colln. (137).

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 951
Ireland

1922-23 Thom S over E variety on 1s bistre-brown a mint pair with left stamp showing S over E variety. SG 63 var.

Estimate £ 55.00
Lot 952
Ireland

1922-23 Thom Saorstat 6d reddish purple in a superb unmounted mint right marginal block of 4 showing full offset on reverse variety, very fine. SG 60 var.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 953
Ireland

1933 Perf 15 x imperf (single perf) 1d carmine hinged mint with hinge remains, very fine, SG 72b Cat £100.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 954
Ireland

1940 Perf 15 x imperf & Perf 14 x imperf 1d carmine hinged mint with hinge remains, very fine, SG 112 b/c. Cat £102.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 955
Ireland

1951 Irish Sea Night airmail services Dublin to Manchester typed cover with 2½p. With British European Airways Terminus Manchester cachet.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 956
Ireland

1951 Irish Sea Night airmail services Manchester to Belfast typed cover with King George VI 2½d blue.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 957
Ireland

2000 Celebrate Millennium set of sheets each with two sets U/M for series 1 to 4. Cat £87. (4).

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 958
Ireland

Postage Dues: 1985 50p cerise in a used block of 70 with 1988 CDS cancels, impressive multiple, SG D34. Cat £525.

Estimate £ 52.00
Lot 959
Ireland

Postal Orders: 1969 1 Schilling green and black, four different cashed orders, each from different areas incl TULACH (Co. AN CHLAIR), ST MHORANPHININ, GILL CHOICE, LUIMNEAC couple of small wrinkles otherwise sound, nice trio.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 960
Ireland

Postal Orders: 1969 1 Schilling green and black, three different cashed orders, two with additional stamps from three different areas incl CORA CHAITLIA, RATH MAONAIS 1ROS MHIC TREOIN I, couple of small wrinkles otherwise sound, nice trio.

Estimate £ 20.00

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