26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
1719 lots
Lot 65449 | The Dublin Rose unused decorative printed envelope,
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
The Dublin Rose unused decorative printed envelope, plus the stunning foldout rose depicting scenes of Dublin, fresh and extremely fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65450 | 1852 Printed envelope « NATIONAL EXHIBITION/TO BE OPENED
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1853 Printed unused envelope for the DUBLIN EXHIBITION by Figgis & Carroll, manuscript annotation « Issue of the Dublin Exhibition 1853 », plus three different…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65451 | Irish Spoon Cancels: 1854-1865 Specialised old-time
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1854-1865 Irish Spoon Cancels: Specialised old-time selection neatly mounted on 19 album pages with 33 covers of the many different towns that used these…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 65452 | 1858 (Feb 5) large part entire from Drogheda to Edward Lear in Corfu, Ionian Islands
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1858 (Feb 5) large part entire (missing sideflaps) from Drogheda to Edward Lear in Corfu, Ionian Islands, with three 1855-57 4d on white paper (two faulty…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65453 | Dublin Duplex Cancels: 1859-1893 Extensive
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1859-1893 Dublin Duplex Cancels: Extensive specialised old-time collection of the many and various duplex cancels of Dublin, neatly mounted on 120 album…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65454 | 1863-86 Attractive group of 13 covers mounted on album
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1863-86 Attractive group of 13 covers mounted on album pages, all with an array of Surface Printed single frankings from Dublin to an array of different…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65455 | 1864 Ballymena to Mexico, a superb « Matched » pair of
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1864 Ballymena to Mexico, a superb « Matched » pair of entire letters, the first rated at 2/2d. plus 1d. late fee, the second at 2/2d. plus 2d. late fee,…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 65456 | 1867-83 Maltese Cross £1 brown-lilac, plate 1, used
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1867-83 Maltese Cross £1 brown-lilac, plate 1, used with clear crisp CORK/DE.16.78 cds, some wrinkles, fine and scarce (SG £4’500)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65457 | 1867-83 Anchor £5 orange, plate 1, used with centrally
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1867-83 Anchor £5 orange, plate 1, used with centrally struck BELFAST/AP.8.85 cds, some wrinkles, fine and scarce (SG £3’500)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65458 | 1867-83 Spray 3d rose, plate 8, used right-wing marginal block of six
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1867-83 Spray 3d rose, plate 8, used right-wing marginal block of six, with five clear strikes of the ARKLOW/OC.10.72 cds, some wrinkles, fine and very…
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 65459 | 1883-84 Anchor 2s6d lilac, superbly struck by large
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1883-84 Anchor 2s6d lilac, superbly struck by large DUBLIN cds, scarce
Estimation: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 65460 | 1883-84 Anchor 5s rose on white paper, a wonderful and unusual horizontal strip of five
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1883-84 Anchor 5s rose on white paper, a wonderful and unusual horizontal strip of five, each with strikes of the COLLEGE GREEN/DUBLIN/MY.17.89 cds, some…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65461 | 1883-84 Anchor 10s blue on white paper, used with lovely
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1883-84 Anchor 10s blue on white paper, used with lovely centrally struck TELEPHONE ROOM/BELFAST/DE.18.00 cds, light trace of blue crayon at one corner,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65462 | 1883-84 Anchor 10s blue on white paper, used
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1883-84 Anchor 10s blue on white paper, used with wonderful centrally struck SIR JOHN ROGERSON’S QUAY/T.O./DE.5.87 cds, some faults, superb appearance…
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 65463 | 1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac, plate 1, used with two strikes
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac, plate 1, used with two strikes of the clear crisp DUBLIN SORTING OFFICE/JA.17.89 cds, some wrinkles and faint blue crayon marks,…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65464 | 1887-92 Crowns £1 green, used with centrally struck Dublin Sorting Office cds
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1887-92 Crowns £1 green, used with centrally struck DUBLIN SORTING OFFICE/AP.22.93 cds, some wrinkles and faint crayon removal, fine and scarce (SG £800+)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65465 | 1862-1924 Attractive and valuable old-time collection
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1862-1924 Attractive and valuable old-time collection of mostly surface printed issues with value from 1/2d to 10s, showing mostly singles, a few blocks…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65466 | 1872-1886 Attractive selection of very fine to superb strike of the circular datestamps on a range of surface printed issues, showing an array of village and town mkgs, including Armagh, Baltinglass, Buttevant, Castlebla
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1872-1886 Attractive selection of very fine to superb strikes of the circular datestamps on a range of surface printed issues, showing an array of village…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65467 | 1867 Unpaid letter sent from New York via Derry to
Ireland » Transatlantic Mail to, from and via Ireland
1867 Unpaid letter sent from New York via Derry to Belfast showing a US debit N.YORKBr.PKt./JUL16/10 black cds, with black Belfast arrival, the letter…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 65468 | 1849 (7.5) Folded entire from New York to Belfast,
Ireland » Transatlantic Mail to, from and via Ireland
1849 (7.5) Folded entire from New York to Belfast, bearing oval hs in red FORWARDED BY ABRAHAM BELL & CO/NEW YORK, the letter was posted unpaid and shows…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65469 | 1857 (10.2) Folded entire from New York to Dublin,
Ireland » Transatlantic Mail to, from and via Ireland
1857 (10.2) Folded entire from New York to Dublin, Ireland, carried by the Cunard steamship
Arabia, paying the quadruple « 4/- » rate, sent unpaid and shows…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65470 | 1859 (17.1) Yellow printed envelope addressed to Samuel Kough, New Ross, Ireland, sent by the Cunard « per Asia », franked US 1857-61 12c black, pair, with trimmed perfs., cancelled by red grill, with AMERICA/PAID/JA.17/18
Ireland » Transatlantic Mail to, from and via Ireland
1859 (17.1) Yellow printed envelope addressed to Samuel Kough, New Ross, Ireland, sent by the Cunard « per Asia », franked US 1857-61 12c black, pair, with…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65471 | China & Japan: 1929-33 Two scarce incoming usages, 1929 printed matter from Peking via Siberia to the League of Nations Society of Ireland and 1933 registered insured envelope from Kobe to Dublin, with Valeur declarée la
Ireland » Incoming Mail
China & Japan: 1929-33 Two scarce incoming usages, 1929 printed matter from Peking via Siberia to the League of Nations Society of Ireland and 1933 registered…
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 65472 | 1907-16 Celtic Cross and Hibernia with Harp, two single
Ireland » Forerunners (L1-L45)
1907-16 Celtic Cross and Hibernia with Harp, two single tied with commemorative set on 1941 cover, plus 1922 IRA Post 6d blue, on cover with overprints,…
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 65473 | 1912 Imperial Union(1d) emerald green, perf. 11, complete mint and mint nh sheetlet of six on gummed unwmkd paper, showing margins all round, fresh, very fine and a very rare label in this complete sheet format
Ireland » Forerunners (L1-L45)
1912 Imperial Union (1d) emerald green, perf. 11, complete mint and mint nh sheetlet of six on gummed unwmkd paper, showing margins all round, fresh, very…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65474 | An attractive group of singles, two pairs, a strip of three from a defaced plate and six blocks of four, showing ovpts in red and black, some with signed violet back stamps etc, mixed to very fine (35)
Ireland » Essays & Proofs (E1-E167)
An attractive group of overprint proofs for Dollard and Thom in singles, two pairs, a strip of three from a defaced plate and six blocks of four, showing…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65475 | 1943 O’Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: 5d black, die-proof
Ireland » Essays & Proofs (E1-E167)
1943 O’Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: 5d black, die-proof on carton wmkd paper, very fine and scarce (Hib.€600)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65476 | 1922-23 Bi-Territorial Postmarks: Attractive group
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods
1904-86 Bi-Territorial Postmarks: Attractive group of 16 covers and cards neatly mounted and knowledgeably written up on 8 album pages, including official…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65477 | Transitional Period Exhibition Collection1922-25 An
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods
Transitional Period Exhibition Collection1922-25 An interesting and well presented & knowledgeably written up collection on 10 album pages, showing Ireland’s…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 65478 | Transitional Period Exhibition Collection
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods
Transitional Period Exhibition Collection1922-25 An interesting and well presented & knowledgeably written up collection on 8 album pages, showing Ireland’s…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 65479 | 1916-22 An interesting collection of political items
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » Pre Transitional Period 1916-1921
1916-22 An interesting collection of political items with postal history, postcards, newspaper clippings and documents mounted on 27 album pages, showing…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65480 | 1917-18 Irish Convention: Specialised group of Convention
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » Pre Transitional Period 1916-1921
1917-18 Irish Convention: Specialised group of Convention items including Telephone fragment with a specimen impression of the violet oval IRISH CONVENTION/1917/DUBLIN…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65481 | 1920 Mourning envelope addressed to India and redirected
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » Pre Transitional Period 1916-1921
1920 Mourning envelope addressed to India and redirected to Ireland, franked GB 2d orange tied cds, on arrival in Ireland the cover was intercepted by…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65482 | 1917 Seahorses 2s6d brown, in two different shades,
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » The Consequences of Transition – February 17, 1922 to March 31, 1922
1917 Seahorses 2s6d brown, in two different shades, vertical pairs, plus 5s red single, all neatly cancelled by large violet cachet REGISTRY OF BUSINESS…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65483 | 1922-31 Transition period and later usages of both
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » The Consequences of Transition – February 17, 1922 to March 31, 1922
1922-31 Transition period and later usages of both British and Irish issues: Attractive and valuable assembly neatly mounted and written on 22 album pages,…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65484 | 1920 GB 2d orange postal stationery envelopes, attractive
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1920 GB 2d orange postal stationery envelopes, attractive group of six envelopes mounted and written up on pages, one unused, the others are used between…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65485 | 1920 George V registered size G for the 4d rate and
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1920 George V registered size G for the 4d rate and showing 1/2d green and 3 1/2d blue embossed impressions, updated with Irish Map 1d red, all tied by…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65486 | 1923-24 Transition period Registered envelope: Attractive
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1921-24 Transition period Registered envelope: Attractive and assembly neatly mounted and written on 5 album pages, showing seven GB 5d emerald and olive…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65487 | 1921-24 Early Irish stationery and GB postal cards
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1921-24 Early Irish stationery and GB postal cards unused and used neatly mounted and knowledgeably written up on 8 album pages, including wrappers, letter…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65488 | 1922 British GV 5d orange, two registered envelopes,
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1922 British GV 5d orange, two registered envelopes, size F, one used from Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim dated 17.JU.22, the other from Cork with additional…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65489 | 1922 British GV 5d orange, three registered envelopes,
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1922 British GV 5d orange, three registered envelopes, size G, one used from Dublin to London dated AU.5.22, the other from Cork with additional Dollard…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65490 | 1922-25 British Postal cards, an attractive group of
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1922-25 British Postal cards, an attractive group of twenty-three Edward VII and George V postal stationery cards, all used in Ireland during the Transition…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65491 | 1923 Transition stationery envelopes: 1919 GB 1 1/2d
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1923 Transition stationery envelopes: 1919 GB 1 1/2d brown, five stationery envelopes, all registered, showing one used in combination with Harrison 1…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65492 | 1923 Forwarded Transmission of a Folded Postcard: Dublin
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1923 Forwarded Transmission of a Folded Postcard: Dublin to Dún Laoghaire franked with Thom 1/2d green, pair, and returned from Dún Laoghaire back to Dunlin…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65493 | 1924 British GV 1/2d green, wrapper used to Dun Laoghaire
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » British Postal Stationery – February 17, 1922 to July 23, 1924
1924 British GV 1/2d green, wrapper used to Dun Laoghaire with Dollard 1/2d cancelled BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH/22.FE.24 cds, fine and scarce, illustrated in Dulin…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65494 | 1922-39 Transition period at later Official Mail: Attractive
Ireland » Political & Transitional Periods » Official Paid Markings
1922-39 Transition period at later Official Mail: Attractive and valuable assembly neatly mounted and written on 28 album pages, showing a vast array of…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 65495 | 1921 Envelope franked GB 2d orange overprinted IRISH/FREE STATE/PROV.GOVt, tied by machine cancel
Ireland » 1921 Unofficial Overprints
After the signing of the Treaty on December 6th, 1921, and prior to the ratification by the Dail on January 14th, 1922, an unofficial overprint made its…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65496 | 1922 (18.7) GB 1 1/2d brown, stationery envelope, franked
Ireland » 1921 Unofficial Overprints
1922 (18.7) GB 1 1/2d brown, stationery envelope, franked GB 1/2 green, pay the 2d rate to York, bearing « Rialtas Sealadac na hEireann 1922 » typed unofficial…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65497 | 1922 Envelope to London, franked GB 1 1/2 red-brown,
Ireland » 1921 Unofficial Overprints
1922 Envelope to London, franked GB 1 1/2 red-brown, bearing « Rialtas Sealadac na hEireann 1922 » typed unofficial overprint in violet, cvr wrinkles, scarce
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 65498 | KINGSTOWN: 1922 Envelope franked GB 1 1/2d red-brown,
Ireland » 1921 Unofficial Overprints
KINGSTOWN: 1922 Envelope franked GB 1 1/2d red-brown, horizontal pair overprinted IRISH/FREE STATE/PROV.GOVt one being inverted, tied by cds dated KINGSTOWN/19.JA.1922,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP