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Lot 30468 | 1591 (August 20th) Folded entire sent from the agent Guglielmo Petala at Waterford to Mr. Filippo Corsini
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1591 (August 20th) Folded entire sent from the agent Guglielmo Petala at Waterford to Mr. Filippo Corsini at Gratious Street London, which was renamed…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30469 | 1660 (July 3rd) Folded entire sent from Magherfelt, County Derry, carried privately without charge
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1660 (July 3rd) Folded entire sent from Magherfelt, County Derry, to Charles Clothier living in Thomas Street in Dublin, showing no charged paid, hence…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30470 | 1661 (January 28th) Folded entire sent from London,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1661 (January 28th) Folded entire sent from London, to Kinsale, endorsed “Post pd to Dublin 6d” being the combined rate and an early usage of the restoration…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30471 | 1669 (January 4th) Folded express letter sent from
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1669 (January 4th) Folded express letter sent from Albert Conyngham at Dublin via Strabane to Killybegs, Co.Donegal. Endorsed “For my much honoured cusine,…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 30472 | 1677 (March 16th) Folded entire from Dublin endorsed
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1677 (March 16th) Folded entire from Dublin endorsed “To The Honble Sir Robert Southwell Knight of his Majesty’ most Honble Privy Council in England at…
Estimate: 150 – 250 GBP
Lot 30473 | 1684 (March 7th) Folded entire sent from Dublin, written
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1684 (March 7th) Folded entire sent from Dublin, written by the Duke of Ormond, addressed to London, rated “6” subsequently cancelled and initialled “IG”…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30474 | 1686 (March 27th) Folded letter sent from Dublin to
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1686 (March 27th) Folded letter sent from Dublin to “officers of his Maties Ordinance in the Towe of London”, rated “6” combined but having an enclosure…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30475 | The earliest recorded Free for the whole of the British Isles
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
The earliest recorded Free for the whole of the British Isles1707 (July 1st) Folded entire sent to “John Cooke Esq At Cookesborough near Mullingar”, with…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30476 | 11707 (Feb 24) Folded letter sent from Belfast via Dublin to London, showing superb small type BELFAST straight line
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
An important and stunning item for the Belfast collector1707 (February 24th) Folded letter sent from Belfast via Dublin to London, showing superb small…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30477 | 1710 (January 23rd) Folded letter sent from Cork Harbour
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1710 (January 23rd) Folded letter sent from Cork Harbour to Liverpool, showing the second type small straight line albino CORK hs, rated “10” and rerated…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30478 | The Famous Bishop Tete-Beche Error: 1712 (January 14th) Folded letter from Downpatrick to Dublin
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
The Famous Bishop Marking Tête-Bêche Error1712 (January 14th) Folded letter from Downpatrick to Dublin, showing on the obverse a contracted D-PAT of Downpatrick…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30479 | 1727 (October 16th) Folded cover from Lisburn to Dublin,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1727 (October 16th) Folded cover from Lisburn to Dublin, showing clear sharp strike of the straight line albino L*BURN, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30480 | 1731 (November 8th) Folded cover from Kilkenny to Dublin,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1731 (November 8th) Folded cover from Kilkenny to Dublin, double rate “8” (double over 40 miles), showing clear sharp strike of the straight line K*KENY…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30481 | 1742 (May 18th) Folded entire sent from Dublin to Lismore,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1742 (May 18th) Folded entire sent from Dublin to Lismore, showing the small type three Dublin Bishop mkg MA/18 (14mm), single rated “4”, very fine and…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30482 | 1746 (May 29th) Folded entire sent from Tralee Castle
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1746 (May 29th) Folded entire sent from Tralee Castle to Dublin, showing abbreviated straight line TRLEY in black, plus small FREE alongside, and Dublin…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 30483 | 1747 (May 5th) Folded entire from Kinsale, Co. Cork
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1747 (May 5th) Folded entire from Kinsale, Co. Cork via London to Edinburgh, rated “10” and rerated single “1/2”, showing the second smaller type COUNTRY…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 30484 | 1750 (June 13th) Letter sent from Birr, Co. Offaly
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1750 (June 13th) Letter sent from Birr, Co. Offaly to Dublin, showing a straight-line town mkg of BIRR in black, and in manuscript alongside a forged signature…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30485 | 1750 (February 15th) Folded entire from Dublin to London,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1750 (February 15th) Folded entire from Dublin to London, rated “6” and showing the first type straight line DUBLIN (27mm) on reverse with London Bishop…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30486 | 1751 (March 29th) Folded letter sent Elphin to Dublin,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1751 (March 29th) Folded letter sent Elphin to Dublin, endorsed “To Anthony Foster Esq./ at Dunleer / By Dublin, showing small black straight-line FREE…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30487 | 1756 (November 17th) Folded letter from Navan to Dublin,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1756 (November 17th) Folded letter from Navan to Dublin, endorsed and franked “free Jo Ashe”, showing a squat type NAUAN in black (U for V) and a Dublin…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30488 | 1762 (November) Folded cover from Norwalk, Connecticut,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1762 (November) Folded cover from Norwalk, Connecticut, USA via Belfast to London, showing a superb strike of the small distinctive SHIP handstamp of Belfast,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30489 | 1762 (November 24th) Folded cover from Tallow to Oldcastle,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1762 (November 24th) Folded cover from Tallow to Oldcastle, endorsed “Free Robert Deane”, showing large type TALLOW straight line in black, with a Dublin…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30490 | 1765 (July 1st) Folded cover from Langford Lodge, Antrim
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1765 (July 1st) Folded cover from Langford Lodge, Antrim to Coleraine, rated “2” single, and showing large type ANTRIM straight line in black, a fine example…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30491 | 1767 (March 16th) Folded cover from Philadelphia, USA
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1767 (March 16th) Folded cover from Philadelphia, USA via Dublin to London, showing a clear strike of the large distinctive SHIP handstamp of Dublin, rated…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30492 | 1773 (July 19th) Folded cover from Sidney, USA via
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1773 (July 19th) Folded cover from Sidney, USA via Belfast to Bristol, showing a clear strike of the large distinctive SHIP handstamp of Dublin, rated…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30493 | 1773 (January 5th) Folded cover from Galway to Dublin,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
1773 (January 5th) Folded cover from Galway to Dublin, showing distinctive fancy GALWAY straight line in black, rated “4” single over 40 miles, an attractive…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30494 | 1785 (May 8th) Folded letter sent from Dublin via Holyhead
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1785 (May 8th) Folded letter sent from Dublin via Holyhead to London, rated “6”, showing a Dublin IRELAND (45 mm) in black, very fine and a superb strike.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 30495 | 1790 (June 26th) Folded cover sent from Leighinbridge,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1790 (June 26th) Folded cover sent from Leighinbridge, Co. Carlow to Armagh, single road rated “4” and deleted and rerated “8”, showing the distinctive…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30496 | 1794 (May 29th) Folded cover sent from Longford to
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1794 (May 29th) Folded cover sent from Longford to Dublin, and redirected to Thurles, rated “4” being deleted and rerated “8”, showing faint but clear…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30497 | 1799 (February 27th) Folded cover sent from Dublin
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1799 (February 27th) Folded cover sent from Dublin to London, rated “8” and showing the small London S/IRELAND in red, with London Sunday arrival bs, very…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30498 | 1802 (March 3rd) Folded entire sent from Dublin to
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1802 (March 3rd) Folded entire sent from Dublin to London, rated “1/-” and showing the large London S/IRELAND in red, with London Sunday arrival bs, very…
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 30499 | 1803 (May 11th) Folded cover sent from Dublin to London,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1803 (May 11th) Folded cover sent from Dublin to London, showing medium London IRELAND in red (57 mm) with London inspectors CROWN also in red alongside,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30500 | 1803 (July) Folded cover sent from New York to Belfast,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1803 (July) Folded cover sent from New York to Belfast, showing the distinctive fancy framed *BELFAST*/SHIP LETTER with incomplete bottom line, rated “2”…
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 30501 | 1803 (November 18th) Folded cover sent from Newport,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1803 (November 18th) Folded cover sent from Newport, Co. Tipperary to Dublin, single rated “6”, showing the distinctive contracted black straight-line…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 30502 | 1805 (September 3rd) Folded entire sent from W.Bakewell
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1805 (September 3rd) Folded entire sent from W.Bakewell at “Flatland Ford July 19th” in Philadelphia, USA, via Warrenpoint to Derbyshire, showing clear…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30503 | 1805 (September 3rd) Folded entire sent from W.Bakewell
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1805 (December 26th) Folded cover sent via Government mail from Admiral Duckworth “On His Majesty’s Service” “Superb” at sea near the Canary Islands to…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30504 | 1808 (February 10th) Folded cover sent from Enniscorthy, Co. Wicklow to Dublin, showing clear strike of red straight-line ES-CORTHY town namestamp and manuscript “Post Paid 6”, with namestamp overstruck by a superb C/PAI
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1808 (February 10th) Folded cover sent from Enniscorthy, Co. Wicklow to Dublin, showing clear strike of red straight-line ES-CORTHY town namestamp and…
Estimate: 250 – 300 GBP
Lot 30505 | 1808 (November 20th) Folded cover sent from Belfast
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1808 (November 20th) Folded cover sent from Belfast to Edinburgh, showing red straight-line BELFAST and matching framed scroll POST PAID, very fine and…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30506 | 1809 (January 10th) Folded cover sent from Ross, Co.
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1809 (January 10th) Folded cover sent from Ross, Co. Wexford to William Armit, the First clerk of the General Post Office, Dublin, rated double “1/-” subsequently…
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 30507 | 1811 (May 20th) Folded letter sent from Dungannon to
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1811 (May 20th) Folded letter sent from Dungannon to Omagh, rated “5” for 15 to 30 miles, showing a diminutive red provincial datestamp MAY 20 / 1811 used…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30508 | 1811 (May 20th) Folded letter sent from Dungannon to
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1812-1824 Trio of folded covers all sent from Tralee to Dublin or London, showing fine strikes of three different mileage mkgs including TRALEE/151, TRALEE/145…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30509 | 1812 (August 19th) Folded cover to Banfshire, endorsed
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1812 (August 19th) Folded cover to Banfshire, endorsed “Genl Doyle”, showing double oval SHIP LETTER/CROWN/DERRY, rated “2/1” and rerated “3/5”, the letter…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30510 | 1812-1823 Trio of folded covers all sent from Derry
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1812-1823 Trio of folded covers all sent from Derry to Enniskillen, Clonmel and London, showing fine strikes of three different mileage mkgs including…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30511 | 1813 (August 25th) Folded cover sent from Ballyconnell
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1813 (August 25th) Folded cover sent from Ballyconnell to Dublin, rated “8” and showing contracted By CONNELL/67 mileage in blue, very fine.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30512 | 1815 (June 2nd) Folded entire sent from Buenos Ayres
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1815 (June 2nd) Folded entire sent from Buenos Ayres in Argentina via Skibbereen and Waterford to London, showing clear 2-line red SKIBBEREEN/SHIP LETR,…
Estimate: 250 – 350 GBP
Lot 30513 | 1815 Folded entire sent from Enniskillen to London,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1815 Folded entire sent from Enniskillen to London, showing KILLEN/79 mileage mkg, letter written and signed by Thomas Musgrave who acted as Master of…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30514 | 1817 (June 16th) Folded cover sent locally within Belfast,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1824 (January 21st) Folded cover sent from Gorey to Dublin, showing the distinctive boxed GOREY/48 mileage mkg in black, double rate “1/2”, very fine.
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 30515 | 1817 (June 16th) Folded cover sent locally within Belfast,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1817 (June 16th) Folded cover sent locally within Belfast, showing the distinctive dated fancy circular BELFAST/JU*16-80-1817 mileage mkg, unusually stuck…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30516 | 1819 (February 1st) Folded cover sent from Pittsburg,h
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1819 (February 1st) Folded cover sent from Pittsburgh, USA via Belfast & Dublin to Derby by private ship, uprated from “1/3” (Dublin to London) to “2/4″…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30517 | 1820 (May 26th) Folded cover sent from Castlebellingham
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
1820 (May 26th) Folded cover sent from Castlebellingham to Wetherby, England, showing the distinctive undated circular CASTLEBELLINGHAM/34 mileage mkg,…
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP