Lot 51287 – 1823 (January 6th) Printed notice sent locally showing a black scroll type “CHARITY LETTER”
Lot 51287 – 1823 (January 6th) Printed notice sent locally showing a black scroll type “CHARITY LETTER”
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
Dear collector, we present you lot 51287 which you can now add to your Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831 collection. If you have any questions about our stamps or letters, please feel free to contact us here.
Price realised
2’000 GBP
Estimate
1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1823 (January 6th) Printed notice sent locally within Dublin and showing a black scroll type “CHARITY LETTER” (DF No.231) and endorsed “charitable Infirmary”, a fine strike of this extremely rare mkg, the is the finest of the two examples we have recorded thus far.
Note: The 1918 Act (59 George III c 108) authorised special postage rates for single unsealed printed notices sent by Charitable Institutions within Ireland.
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