Lot 46084 - Dublin County - Kingstown (Dunleary) – Dublin Penny Post: 1818–c.1825. Remarkable pair of Dublin Penny Post covers illustrating the short-lived Dunleary Receiving House, established about January 1818 in conjunction with

Dublin County - Kingstown (Dunleary) – Dublin Penny Post: 1818–c.1825. Remarkable pair of Dublin Penny Post covers illustrating the short-lived Dunleary Receiving House, established about January 1818 in conjunction with the commencement of the great Kingstown Harbour works and recorded in directories only until 1825. Comprising 8 January 1818 local cover within Dunleary, charged 1d, and an undated cover from Dunleary to Dublin, charged 2d. Together they bear the only recorded strikes of the DUNLEARY / PENNY POST handstamp. An exhibition-worthy pair of outstanding importance for the study of the Dublin Penny Post, Kingstown postal history, and the development of the harbour settlement.