MAIL BID SALEcloses Wed 12th March 2008STAMPS, POSTAL HISTORYBack to Sale Home |
|
|
| Lot | Description | Est€ |
| IRELAND |
||
| 410 | 1843 entire rated "1" with red square PAID handstamp and WEXFORD cds, and another 1844 with red PAID and SKIBEREEN cds. Fine. (2) | 20 |
| 411 | 1844 wrapper Galway to Ballinasloe with imperf 1d red cancelled "232" in barred diamond, double ring datestamps of Galway and Ballinasloe in blue. Fine. | 20 |
| 412 | Mixed Group. 1846 double-ring datestamps for ARDEE and ATHY on small piece, QV ½d ARMY OFFICIAL with BALLYSHANNON cds, EVII 4d orange with CASTLETOWNSHEND / SKIBBEREEN cds (stamp faulty), two different Parcel 6d Delivery Fee labels, 1924 and 1935 and QV cinderella label. Good to fine. (7) | 30 |
| 413 | 1859 1d pink postal stationery envelope cancelled Strabane duplex with partial "Bready / Strabane" italic handstamp, also another 1942 cancelled Dublin Maltese cross. Fine. (2) | 25 |
| 414 | Numeral
duplexes. Four covers with 1d reds cancelled 1864 CORK / C "156",
1866 SLIGO / D "410", 1868 CORK / K "156" and
1868 DOWN / C "178". Good to fine strikes. (4) |
30 |
| 415 | Railway.
Two postcards with M.G.W.T.P.O /UP / NIGHT MAIL cds transit marks,
view of Rathkeale with RATHKEALE cds 1904 and view of Lough Conn with
BALLYMOTE cds 1906. TPO marks are about 75% on each. |
20 |
| 416 | PORTADOWN STATION cds on postcards, 1905 "1", 1906 "3" (scarce), also postcard of Clogher Park with CLOGHER / PORTADOWN cds. Fine. (3) | 40 |
| 417 | Maritime. 1905 postcard of Dover to Armagh with Belgian stamp cancelled PAQUEBOTS BELGES / OSTENDE-DOUVRES cds, 1920s postcard of Gibraltar with UK 1d cancelled faint straight-line PAQUEBOT, plus two advertising postcards for Cunard Line agents McCalla Belfast and Allan Line to Canada, Rigby Belfast. Fine. (4) | 25 |
| 418 | Postmarks on postcards. 1907 DUNDRUM DUBLIN cds receiver and rubber LIOS NA DUBHT / CO AN CABHAIN. Fine. (2) | 20 |
| 419 | 1916 Emergency Cancel. Picture postcard of soldiers in Sackville Street after the Rising, postally used with DUBLIN PARCEL OFFICE roller used as emergency cancel after the Rising. Card creased, reasonable strike. | 30 |
| 420 | Postmarks. 1949 cover with 1d cancelled triangular BAC with wavy lines, group of four overprints on piece with partial Krag machine cancels, two cards with 1963 Postal History Exhibition cancel, two 2d stamps on piece with unusual cds AGHER ENFIELD IRELAND 1928 and 1931, GV halfpenny cancelled superb strike of CARRICK-ON-SHANNON cds, three others with fiscal cancels. (12) | 28 |
| 421 | Perfin.
1922 printed envelope to Hely's Dublin with 2d orange Rialtas
overprint perfinned "HL/D" cancelled nice cds BUNNANADDEN
/ Co SLIGO. Fine |
20 |
| 422 | 1923 Experimental "hammerhead" cancels used on piece. Dublin Oct 23 on 2d defin, Sep 23 on strip of ½d defins and Dundalk Jun 23 on 2d defin. All good strikes. (3 pieces) | 35 |
| 423 | Postage
Due etc. 1924 pull-out postcard of Dublin underpaid to UK with
1d due attached, 1929 unpaid postcard Belfast to Banbridge with 2d
postage due, 1933 pull-out postcard Ireland to UK with 2d postage
due, 1948 postcard Dublin to Armagh with 2d postage due, also 1968
cover Portrush to UK returned to sender, three unused lettercards
GVI red, blue 2½d and QEII 4d, plus four postcards with Dublin
postmarks, one ex France with Dec 25th 1904 cds, 1904 cds to Belfast,
1908 cds with triangular census mark and 1948 slogan MAKE the ROADS SAFE. Fair to fine. (12) |
20 |
| 424 | Mail
to Ireland. Picture postcards from Paris, all used 1926-27 with
good variety of stamps (12), also 1937 real photo card for Paris International
Exhibition. All to Dublin, fine. (13) |
20 |
| 425 | 1951 picture postcard from USA to Dublin underpaid and marked "T/54" and "I/- TO PAY", also "303" in triangle of Limerick. No postage dues. Fine. | 20 |
| 426 | PNC
covers. 2001 3cover with 30p cancelled 31.12.00 plus 38c cancelled
1.1.2001 with one pond and one euro coins, also Coinage fdc with one
euro coin 1.1.2001. Very fine. (2) |
40 |
| 427 | 1950s specimen commemoratives from Australian PO records: Redmond, O'Crohan, Wadding, Clarke and Aikenhead sets, each with small defacing mark in top right corner. Mounted mint. (10) Pic | 150 |
| 428 | 1979 Papal Visit presentation folder containing 14 illustrated covers with special handstamps, including flights in and out, plus block of four of stamp. Very fine. (15) | 30 |
| 429 | 2002 Rock Legends presentation packs containing min sheet and fdc of single and of min sheet for U2, Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher and Phil Lynnott. Very fine. (4 packs) | 40 |
| 430 |
Booklets, Definitive. SB25 Architecture £1, and Heritage
£1 booklets 1990-95, SB37, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB46a, SB46b.
Very fine unmounted mint. (8) |
25 |
| 431 |
Booklets. 1988 Millennium, 1989 Motoring, Franconian, 1990
Greetings, Flowers, 1991 City of Culture. Very fine. (6) |
30 |
| 432 | 1990 Ireland's Postage £6 prestige booklet, one with perfs in line on page 2, other with perfs out of line. Both fine. (2) | 45 |
| 433 | Booklets. 1991 Maritime Fleet, 1992 European, 1993 Impressionists, 1994 Nobel Winners, Parliamentary, 1995 Military and Buses. Very fine. (7) | 50 |
| 434 |
Booklets, Birds definitives. 1997 robin £1, peregrine
£1, 1998 blackbird £1, blackbird £3 phosphor and
ordinary, 1999 goldcrest £1, robin £1.60 and songthrush
£1.80. Very fine. (8) |
30 |
| 435 | Exhibition Souvenirs. Stampa public souvenirs, Irish Rock Legends min sheets overprinted, 2002 U2, 2003 Phil Lynott, 2004 Van Morrison and 2005 Rory Gallagher. Very fine unmounted mint. (4) | 35 |
| 436 | Revenue 1875 Promissory note signed Annie Wright Clontarf with embossed revenue "BILL OR NOTE" 6d. Fine. | 25 |
| 437 | Revenues. Four 1944 Land Certificate requisition forms with Land Registry revenues affixed, £1, 10s, 5s x3, 2s6d x5, 1s x4, 6d x2. (4 forms with 16 stamps) | 30 |
|
WORLD |
||
| 438 | Germany. 1997 Post Office year book with complete issues for the year incl min sheets. Fine unmounted mint, face value over DM100. | 40 |
| 439 | Portugal 1990 presentation pack "Throughout the Sea" with 13 sets 1985-90, also Poland 1992 exhibition presentation pack with 21 stamps. Unmounted mint. (2 packs) | 30 |
| 440 | UK. George V Seahorse high values, range of used stamps on stockcards, 2s6d (33), 5s (9) and 10s (4), including Re-engraved 2s6d (7), 5s and 10s. Cancels are mainly parcel with a few fiscal, but somenice cds also. A few stamps have short perfs but majority are fine. Good variety of shades, enormous catalogue value. (48) | 200 |
| 441 | British Empire Exhibition 1924/5. Postcards with Empire 1d 1924 stamp, Sierra Leone Pavilion, Palace of Engineering, Burmese Pavilion with Exhibition slogan cancel, Westminster Bridge, Piccadilly with Exhibition slogan cancel (stamp damaged) plus uncancelled 1½d stamp, "Old London Bridge" with 1½d defin cancelled Exhibition slogan, also Indian Courtyard with 1925 1d cancelled Exhibition slogan. Fair to fine. (7) | 35 |
