Lot 46009 - The Unique Framed PENNY POST PAID 1774 Large part entire, retaining the complete front and one flap, addressed to Captain Taggart at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, bearing a superb strike in black of the extraordinary

The Unique Framed PENNY POST PAID

1774 Large part entire, retaining the complete front and one flap, addressed to Captain Taggart at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, bearing a superb strike in black of the extraordinary fancy horseshoe-framed “PENNY POST/PAID/No.6” handstamp, accompanied by the “F.19.M” datestamp (19 February, Morning). Of the five recorded horseshoe-type Penny Post Paid handstamps, the other four are unframed, making this the unique recorded framed example. An outstanding rarity of early Irish postal history and a magnificent exhibition showpiece of the highest importance.