Lot 41038 – 1921 Card with mint block of 9 GB KGV 2d orange wi

Stamp of Ireland » GB Used In Ireland 1921 Card with mint block of 9 GB KGV 2d orange wi

Lot 41038 – 1921 Card with mint block of 9 GB KGV 2d orange wi

Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
Price realised
150 EUR
Estimate
200 EUR
Auction date
Wed 25 Sep 2013 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1921 Card with mint block of 9 GB KGV 2d orange with ms “These stamps were saved from the ruins of the Dublin Custom House” (which was a famous skirmish in the Irish War of Independence) and “Burnt down by the Irish Republican Army (IRA)”, showing a distinct and unusual orange hue which must have “bled” into the paper, hinged on card belonging to a H. M. Coroner, very unusual

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