{"id":40606,"date":"2023-10-26T12:04:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?p=40606"},"modified":"2023-11-15T19:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:20:27","slug":"ireland_at_auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/it\/2023\/10\/ireland_at_auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Important IRELAND at auction December 6th, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;402.3px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-24px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;117.1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>David Feldman from his parent\u2019s house in Rathfarnham and later in his first office at Leinster Road started the amazing journey with Irish postal history and Irish stamps with his two award-winning books the <strong>\u2018Handbook of Irish Philately\u2019<\/strong> by <span>David Feldman<\/span> in 1968 and the <span><strong>\u2018Handbook of Irish Postal History To 1840\u2019<\/strong> by David Feldman <\/span>and <span>Bill Kane in 1975<\/span>. These early publications were the foundations for the two wonderful collections we are bringing to the market at the Winter Auction Series on December 6<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">th<\/span>, 2023 with approximately 340 lots of postal history, essays, and stamps.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is with eminent pleasure that we are offering to you the first parts of both the <strong>Des Quail Large Gold Medal-winning collection of Irish postal history<\/strong> and the <strong>Barry Cousins collection of Irish Essays and Overprints<\/strong>. Both these gentlemen have signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelist of Ireland hence the letters after their names RDP(I).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;379.6px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-58px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Postal History of Ireland from 1591 to 1865<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The D<span>esmond Quail RDP(I) Collection:<\/span><\/strong> The unique characteristic of the collection is the quality of the strikes and the aesthetic beauty of each item. <span>As an art teacher<\/span>, Des<span> was influenced by the visual impact of <\/span>each<span> cover<\/span> he acquired<span>. It had to be visually pleasing to the eye. <\/span>He<span> adhered <\/span>to the <span>criteria <\/span>that t<span>he handstamp had to be 95%-100% clear as if canceled to order;<\/span> This practice was followed in <span>a disciplined manner when building <\/span>his<span> collection.<\/span> <span>As a member of the Irish Philatelic Circle from the early 1970s, <\/span>Des<span> was able to source 19th-century items, mainly from Northern Ireland, in their auctions. However, the publication of the <strong>\u2018Handbook of Irish Postal History To 1840\u2019<\/strong> by David Feldman <\/span>and <span>Bill Kane in 1975 provided <\/span>him<span> with so much information about the handstamps of Ireland, especially the different types, that <\/span>he<span> was able to progress to the next stage<\/span> of his collecting journey.<span> After a period of time<\/span>, he<span> had amassed enough material to give displays at the local Philatelic societies in the 1990s. <\/span>Fast forward to 2016 and after many different versions and rewrites of the collection he went to <span>New York <\/span>in <span>2016 <\/span>and <strong>was awarded a World Large gold medal and 96 points \u2028\u2013 \u00a0a first for philately in Ireland.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30475-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ireland stamp &#8211; auction sale&#8221; title_text=&#8221;30475&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2023-Autumn_Auction_Series\/british-empire\/30475\/early-period-the-earliest-recorded-free-for-the-whole-of-the-british-isles\/?soff_session_keywords=30475&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;98%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lot 30475 <\/strong>&#8211; The earliest recorded Free for the whole of the British Isles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Estimation: 1&#8217;500-2&#8217;000 GBP<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30488-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ireland stamp &#8211; auction sale&#8221; title_text=&#8221;30488&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2023-Autumn_Auction_Series\/british-empire\/30488\/early-period-1762-november-folded-cover-from-norwalk-connecticut\/?soff_session_keywords=30488&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;92%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lot 30488 <\/strong>&#8211; 1762 Folded cover from Norwalk via Belfast to London &#8211; The earliest usage of the Belfast SHIP handstamp.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Estimation 800-1&#8217;200 GBP<\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30525-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ireland stamp &#8211; auction sale&#8221; title_text=&#8221;30525&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2023-Autumn_Auction_Series\/british-empire\/30525\/independant-post-office-period-1828-july-28th-folded-cover-sent-from-dublin-to-mullingar\/?soff_session_keywords=30525&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lot 30525 <\/strong>&#8211;<span>1828 (July 28th) Folded cover sent from Dublin to Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, and redirected back to Dublin<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Estimation &#8211; 700-900 GBP<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30531.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ireland stamp &#8211; auction sale&#8221; title_text=&#8221;30531&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;63%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2023-Autumn_Auction_Series\/british-empire\/30531\/unified-post-period-the-famous-window-man-1829-january-19th-window-man\/?soff_session_keywords=30531&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lot 30531<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>&#8211; The Famous Window Man. One of only two usages from the year of 1829.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Estimation &#8211; 1&#8217;200-1&#8217;600 GBP<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-58px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The Essays and Overprints<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barry Sidney Brian Cousins RDP(I) <\/strong>(3rd January 1942 \u2013 18th April 2023): His vast estate is dedicated to the Essays and his in-depth study of the Irish overprints. <span>Barry&#8217;s expertise in many areas of Irish Philately is well known and he <\/span>was<span> most generous with his time when it <\/span>came<span> to assisting fellow philatelists<\/span>. His most important contribution to Irish philately has been his studious and academic publications, all of which he has<span> generously donated <\/span>to various philatelic institutions including <span>the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishphil.com\/\">Irish Philatelic Circle Web site<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/stamps.org\/services\/library\"><span> American Philatelic Society<\/span> <span>Research Library<\/span><\/a>,<span> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpsl.org.uk\/\">Royal Philatelic Society London<\/a>.<\/span> Barry&#8217;s work won several gold medals at STAMPA and other International Stamp Exhibitions, and he has written many articles for Irish Philately, The Revealer, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, etc.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barry&#8217;s research endeavors took him into the archives of the British Postal Museum, Irish Security Stamp Printing Ltd., and An Post to find little nuggets of information that have provided extensive details. As you peruse through the sections of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2023-Autumn_Auction_Series\/british-empire\/?soff_category&amp;soff_keywords&amp;soff_status&amp;soff_page=12\"><strong>Essays and Overprints offered in the over 200 lots from lot 30588 to 30804<\/strong><\/a> you will see much of those studious details in the items he acquired, that are now for sale. Strength in the study of the Essays with <strong>die proofs, plate flaws, multiples, and perforation errors<\/strong>. The overprints continue with an outstanding offering of proofs with many large multiples, plus all the various printings from Dollard and Thom with singles mint, used, and multiples showing a vast array of major and minor varieties to both plate flaws and overprints.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30637.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ireland stamp &#8211; auction sale&#8221; title_text=&#8221;30637&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2023-Autumn_Auction_Series\/british-empire\/30637\/1922-overprint-proofs-pr1-pr29-12d-green-proof-overprint-in-red-mint-and-mint\/?soff_session_keywords=30637&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;58%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lot 30637 <\/strong>-1\/2d green, proof overprint in red, <span>mint, and mint nh lower left corner sheet marginal block of six<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Estimation &#8211; 1&#8217;000-1&#8217;400 GBP<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30768.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ireland stamp &#8211; auction sale&#8221; title_text=&#8221;30768&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/dfsa-auctions\/2023-Autumn_Auction_Series\/british-empire\/30768\/1925-narrow-date-overprints-t66-t68-5s-rose-red-mint-nh-right-sheet-marginal-block-of-four\/?soff_session_keywords=30768&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>Lot 30768 <\/strong>&#8211; 5s rose red, mint nh right sheet marginal block of four showing spectacular\u00a0diagonal displaced overprint variety<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Estimation &#8211; 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align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;94%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lot 30782 <\/strong>&#8211; <span>10s dull grey blue, from the broken &#8220;S&#8221; plate, minor variety showing &#8220;Needle Eye&#8221; accent over &#8220;\u00c9&#8221; of &#8220;\u00c9ireann&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Estimation 1&#8217;500-2&#8217;000 GBP<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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We invite you to visit us in person or via the Internet to examine and determine those lots which may be of interest to you. 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