Lot 60022 – 1797 (28.7) Folded entire sent to Dublin, and redirected
Lot 60022 – 1797 (28.7) Folded entire sent to Dublin, and redirected
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
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Price realised
150 GBP
Estimate
200 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Tue 9 Dec 2025 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1797 (28.7) Folded entire sent to Dublin, and redirected to Donadhadee, rated “1/2” being deleted and rerated “8”, showing faint but clear strike of the scarce black dotted oval T * OFF, Dublin Bishop JY/27 bs, very fine and scarce on internal mail and the rarest of the two types of T.Off mkgs.
Note: The phrase Takings Off (T.OFF) was used within the Post Office for the accounting calculations, usually applied to incoming redirected letters when the rate was adjusted.
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