The Dublin Rose unused decorative printed envelope, plus the stunning foldout rose depicting scenes of Dublin, fresh and extremely fine

1853 Printed unused envelope for the DUBLIN EXHIBITION by Figgis & Carroll, manuscript annotation "Issue of the Dublin Exhibition 1853", plus three different...

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...

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...

1859-1893 Dublin Duplex Cancels: Extensive specialised old-time collection of the many and various duplex cancels of Dublin, neatly mounted on 120 album...

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...

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,...

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)

1867-83 Anchor £5 orange, plate 1, used with centrally struck BELFAST/AP.8.85 cds, some wrinkles, fine and scarce (SG £3'500)

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...

1883-84 Anchor 2s6d lilac, superbly struck by large DUBLIN cds, scarce

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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+)

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...

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...

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...

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...

1857 (10.2) Folded entire from New York to Dublin, Ireland, carried by the Cunard steamshipArabia, paying the quadruple "4/-" rate, sent unpaid and shows...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

1943 O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland: 5d black, die-proof on carton wmkd paper, very fine and scarce (Hib.€600)

1904-86 Bi-Territorial Postmarks: Attractive group of 16 covers and cards neatly mounted and knowledgeably written up on 8 album pages, including official...

Transitional Period Exhibition Collection1922-25 An interesting and well presented & knowledgeably written up collection on 10 album pages, showing Ireland's...

Transitional Period Exhibition Collection1922-25 An interesting and well presented & knowledgeably written up collection on 8 album pages, showing Ireland's...

1916-22 An interesting collection of political items with postal history, postcards, newspaper clippings and documents mounted on 27 album pages, showing...

1917-18 Irish Convention: Specialised group of Convention items including Telephone fragment with a specimen impression of the violet oval IRISH CONVENTION/1917/DUBLIN...

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...

1917 Seahorses 2s6d brown, in two different shades, vertical pairs, plus 5s red single, all neatly cancelled by large violet cachet REGISTRY OF BUSINESS...

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,...

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...

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...

1921-24 Transition period Registered envelope: Attractive and assembly neatly mounted and written on 5 album pages, showing seven GB 5d emerald and olive...

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...

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...

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...

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...

1923 Transition stationery envelopes: 1919 GB 1 1/2d brown, five stationery envelopes, all registered, showing one used in combination with Harrison 1...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...