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Raven Stamps Ireland

12c Washington St. West, Cork, Ireland.

+353 (0)21 427 1750

Email: raven1@eircom.net

Member Irish Philatelic Traders Association since 1981

Postal History

All prices are in Euro and are subject to change without notice.

 
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1916 Locally addressed Dublin cover bearing ½d adhesive tied by excellent strike of barred Dublin Emergency cancel, used after 1916 Rising
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1916 Locally addressed Dublin cover bearing pair ½d adhesives tied by fine strike of barred Dublin Emergency cancel, used after 1916 Rising
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1917 GB 5 shilling Seahorse used on piece with superb strike Registry of Business Names Dublin, a rare stamp used in Ireland
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1828 Entire to London rated 1-3d with on reverse octagonal datestamp 13/12/1825 and Dublin diamond 16/12/28 all in red. 20
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1837 Entire Letter with excellent strike of Uniform Penny Post 1d of Dublin 35
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1838 Entire Letter with excellent strike of Uniform Penny Post 1d of Dublin 35
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1841 Entire Letter Dundalk to Dublin with good strike "Paid at Dundalk 1d" uniform 1d Post Handstamp. 10
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1862 Cover bearing two Penny Reds tied Dublin Duplex and also with good strike of boxed "Late Letter Fee Paid" 95
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1886 Cover bearing Penny lilac tied by Ardee cds 10
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1886 Cover posted from Oxford to Dublin with excellent strike on reverse of Trollope type H & K double ring cancel. 85
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1886 Cover bearing Penny lilac tied by Athlone cds 10
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1886 Cover bearing Penny lilac tied by Cork Duplex 10
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1888 Cover posted from Oxford to Dublin with excellent strike on reverse of Trollope type H & K double ring cancel. 85
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1888 Re Directed Cover from Dublin to Mullinahone bearing Dublin Duplex and backstamps of Mullinahone and Callan 20
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1890 Cover posted from Harrow to Dublin with excellent strike on reverse of Trollope type H & K double ring cancel. 85
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1891 Cover from Harrow to Ardee with very good strike on reverse of Ardee Duplex 20
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1894 Cover from London to Ardee with very good strike on reverse of Ardee Duplex 20
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1894 Cover bearing Penny lilac tied by Castlebellingham Duplex 15
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1894 Cover bearing Penny lilac tied by Ardee cds 10
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1895 Cover from Harrow to Ardee with very good strike on reverse of Ardee Duplex 20
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1895 Cover from Harrow to Ardee with very good strike on reverse of Ardee Duplex 20
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1899 Queen Victoria 1d Postal Stationery Lettercard used locally in Dublin with Dublin cds 23/6/99 30
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1895 Cover from Pembroke Dock to Ardee with very good strike on reverse of Ardee Duplex 20
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1895 Cover from Cambridge to Ardee with very good strike on reverse of Ardee Duplex 20
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1899 Cover bearing Penny lilac tied by Lismore cds 10
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1896 Cover to USA bearing 2½d Jubilee tied by Ballina cds of February 1896 25
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1889 July 24th Complete strip of 8 registered receipts no. 17 to 24, a most attractive multiple. 45
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1889 Cover from England to Dublin with good strike on reverse of Trollope type H & K Packet Code A 35
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1900 Postcard addressed to Stillorgan with GB ½d Vermilion tied by Naples cds with straight line Paquebot together with Blackrock & Stillorgan arrival marks 12
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1904 cover from India to Dublin with on reverse excellent strike of "H & K Packet M2" datestamp. 35
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1904 Picture Postcard of Blarney Castle used with ½d adhesive tied Blarney R.S.O. cancel. 15
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1904 April Picture Postcard "His Majesty's Arrival at Punchestown" used with Dublin cds cancel 30
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Mint Picture by Eason & Co. Postcard Royal Irish Military Tournament Musical Ride - Spiral Formation with Inniskilling Dragoons 30
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1905 Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by very fine strike "Portadown Station". 15
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1905 Religious Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by Whiteabbey R.S.O. Co. Antrim 15
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1905 Picture Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by Leenane R.S.O. Co. Galway 20
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1906 Picture Postcard of Queen's College Cork used with ½d adhesive tied Passage West. R.S.O. cancel 15
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1906 Picture Postcard used with ½d adhesive tied Kilkee R.S.O. cancel 15
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1906 Picture Postcard used with ½d adhesive tied Glanmire R.S.O. cancel 15
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1907 Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by excellent strike of Portadown Station cds. 15
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1907 Postcard with ½d adhesive used to Scotland with good strike of Holywood RSO. 12
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1906 Picture Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by Killylea R.S.O. Co. Armagh 15
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1907 Picture Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by Kenmare R.S.O. Co. Kerry 20
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1907 Picture Postcard from England to Dublin with excellent strike of H & K Packet L2 datestamp on pictyure side, unusual. 40
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1907 Picture Postcard used with ½d adhesive tied BlarneyR.S.O. cancel 15
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1910 Large sized registered envelope (folded in three) with horizontal strip of three one penny definitives tied by Dublin cds 15
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1910 Picture Postcard of Inisfallen Chapel Killarney used with ½d adhesive tied Ballybunion R.S.O. cancel 15
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1910 Humourous Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied "Ballybunion RSO 10/7/10" 20
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1907 Picture Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by Rathfarnham R.S.O. Co. Dublin 20
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1911 Picture Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by Passage West R.S.O. Co. Cork 15
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1911 Postcard used with ½d adhesive tied by Limerick Junction cds. 15
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1912 1d Red Postal Stationery cut out used on cover to London with Dublin machine cancel 20/2/16 150
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1912 approx. Advertising Postcard RMS Munster with two ½d adhesives tied by Dublin cds cancels 25
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1913 Postcard bearing ½d adhesive tied by excellent strike "Dundrum RSO Co. Down". 13
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1913 Cover bearing 1d Red adhesive tied by indistinct cds 10
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1915 Picture Postcard with ½d adhesive tied by very good strike of Clogheen Cahir cds 10
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George V Stamped to Order envelope with ½ Green Die stamp tied by triangular DN cancel and printed seal in blue on reverse "Alliance & Dublin Consumers Gas Co" 125
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1916 March 8th Cover to England with ½d and 1d adhesives tied by single strike "H & K Packet Code U1", small tear on reverse but a scarce cover. 75
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1916 Advertising Postcard "J Byrne Grocer, 92 Gt. Britain St." used to Howth bearing 1d adhesive tied by very good strike Dublin Emergency Barred cancel used after 1916 Easter Rising 80
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1917 Picture Postcard of GPO Sackville St. used to Portugal with 1d adhesive tied by Dublin cds, the adhesive being placed on the picture side 20
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Cover addressed to France bearing 1d and 1½d adhesives tied Ardee cds 10
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1920 Cover bearing 1½d adhesive tied by Ballacolla Abbeyleix cds 9
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1921 Postal Stationery 1d Postcard used with a straight line "Censored by IRA" card creased but a very scarce strike. 425
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1922 March 7th Real Imagegraphic Postcard Rathmines Road Dublin used with GB 1½d tied by Dublin machine cancel, an excellent Transition use and scarce. 350
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1922 May 29th Cut Down 2d Postal Stationery Envelope plus 1d Dollard and 2d Thom Black to make up the 5d ragistered rate used from Claregalway 75
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1922 Aug. 14th Cover bearing 2d Thom overprint tied by Learn Irish slogan cancel, crest on reverse "Yeats & Son Dublin Opticians to the Lord Lieutenant" an attractive cover 25
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1922 March 10th Piece bearing unoverprinted 2d Orange tied by Dublin machine cancel, an attractive transition use. 40
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1922 Cover with embossed crest National Bank Ltd. Claremorris bearing Thom Black 2d tied by Claremorris cds 12
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1922 Cover bearing two Dollard 1d stamps tied by cds cancel. 10
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1922 March 1st Banking Postcard bearing Dollard 1d value tied by neat strike of Claremorris cds cancel. 12
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1922 Postcard bearing Thom 1½d overprint tied by small sized double ring Celbridge Co. Kildare cds 20
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1922 Cover with rubber stamp "J T Wood Latimer Court Receiver" used with pair Thom 1d tied James Street Dublin cds 17/11/22 20
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1922 Thom 2d overprint Die 2 used on cover with neat Abbeyfeale Co. Limerick 10
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1922 Thom 2d overprint Die 2 used on cover with neat Ardrahan cds. 10
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192? Printed Sligo Feis Ceoil Cover bearing 2d Wide Date tied by Sligo cds 30
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Registered Cover with Imprint of Gaze & Jessop Maryborough bearing Thom 5d value tied by indistinc Maryborough cds 40
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1923 Humerous postcard used to London with Wide Date 1½d tied by Bray cds, a difficult value to obtain used 40
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1923 5d Green Postal Stationery Reg Envelope Size H with pair of 3d adhesives used to Cookstown with College Green cds, damage to lower section of flap but difficult to obtain the larger sized Reg Envelopes used 300
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1925 Airmail Cover to Paris bearing Thom 6d tied by Baile Atha Cliath slogan cancel 45
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1925 Airmail Cover to Paris bearing Thom Rialtas 4d and 1d tied by Baile Atha Cliath slogan cancel 40
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1926 Cover addressed to Skibereen bearing ½d and 2d adhesives tied by 2 strikes of hexagonal "Late Fee Dublin" cancel 15
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1932 SS Manhattan souvenir cover bearing Irish 2d Map stamp tied by SS Manhattan Paquebot cancel 15
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1932 Cover addressed to London bearing SE ½d definitive and Harrison 5 Line 1½d coil both tied by Dublin slogan cancel, a scarce usage of the 1½d value 65
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1933 2d Postal Stationery Envelope (FAI U1G) with GB 1½d adhesive used from Surrey (Godalming machine cancel) to Cork, an unusual usage and contrary to regulations 75
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1934 GAA stamp used on piece stuck on postcard with advertising seal Charles F Bourke Waterford (a noted FDC supplier of the time) alongside. 10
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1935 Cover addressed to Oxford bearing Re Engraved 2-6d value plus SE 2½d, 6d, 9d and 1 shilling all tied by Port Lairge cds 22/6/35, an early usage of the 2-6d 325
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1937 Registered Wilson Cover bearing Waterlow Re Engraved 2-6d tied by Sr. Parnell cds and bearing Sutton Coldfield arrival stamp. 325
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1936 Picture Postcard from USA bearing "2d To Pay 186" handstamp the charge collected by 2d SE Postage Due tied by Rathmines cds 30
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1937 Souvenir St. Patrick's Day Cover bearing 2d Shannon tied by Port Lairge cds, interesting contents (collection of Ireland for $5). 25
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1937 St. Patricks Day souvenir cover bearing USA 2 cent adhesive tied by USS Quincy cancel 17/3/37. 10
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1937 St. Patrick's Day souvenir cover bearing USA 2 cent adhesive tied by USS Dorsey cancel 17/3/37. 10
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1937 St. Patrick's Day souvenir cover bearing USA 2 cent adhesive tied by USS Rena Mercedes cancel. 10
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1937 St. Patrick's Day souvenir cover bearing USA 2 cent adhesive tied by USS Clark cancel 17/3/37. 10
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1937 St. Patrick's Day souvenir cover bearing USA 2 cent adhesive tied by Shamrock MO machine cancel. 17/3/37 10
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Registered Cover to Glasgow bearing SE 2-6d value tied cds 26/3/38 a scarce stamp on cover. 175
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1938 Postal Stationery 1d Postcard used to New York with additional ½d adhesive and tied by Dublin "Visit the Spring Show" slogan cancel. 30
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1938 Registered Souvenir Cover for First Day of 10th Dail used with 1937 Constiuition set tied by An Dail cds and bearing manuscript An Dail reg label 30
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1939 United States Line illustrated Postcard bearing ½d and 1d adhesives tied by exceptional strike "Baile Atha Truim" 10/7/39. 20
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1939 Shakedown Cruise USS Jouett souvenir cover bearing US adhesive tied USS Jouett Cobh Ireland cancel, unusual 20
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1939 Air Mail cover to India bearing SE 2-6d value tied by Athlone cds and with both Irish and Indian censor labels 175
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1940 Cover addressed to Dublin bearing strip of 4 E Wmk. Perf 14 Coils tied by Dublin slogan cancel, extremely scarce used on cover 450
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1944 Irish Philatelic Exhibition illustrated cover bearing O Clery set tied by 2 strikes of exhibition souvenir cancel 15
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1944 Irish Philatelic Exhibition illustrated cover bearing 2½d definitive tied by exhibition souvenir cancel 15
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1945 Cover from Belfast to London with label on reverse "Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom" just tied by slogan backstamp. 75
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1946 Airmail cover to USA with Davis 6d (2) Davitt 2½d and O Clery ½ all tied by Baile Atha Cliath cds 20
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1946 Cover bearing SE 5 shilling definitive tied by Baile Atha Cliath cds 150
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1946 Cover bearing SE 10 shilling definitive tied by Baile Atha Cliath cds 150
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1949 Cover addressed to France bearing 3d Insurrection stamp tied by cds. 15
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1949 Republic 3d plus 6d Sword of Light used on airmail cover to USA. 10
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1950's vintage real Imagegraphic mint postcard County Arms Hotel Birr 10
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1950 Advertising Cover "Blackrock Hosiery Co. Ltd." bearing Republic 2½d tied by cds 15
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1951 Cover to Canada bearing strip of three Airmail 1d values plus 1d Coil Perf 15 x Imperf all tied by Baile Atha Cliath 150
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1954 Cover bearing 3d and ½d adhesives tied by Dublin/Cork TPO Night Down cancel. 9
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1954 Airmail Cover bearing Emmet 1-3d tied by Bray machine cancel. 25
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1954 Marian Year Souvenir Cover with 3d and ½d adhesives tied by Dublin & Galway TPO Day Down 21/12/54. 13
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1954 Cover bearing 3d and ½d adhesives tied by individual strikes of Dublin & Wexford TPO Up 13
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1956 Window Envelope bearing Thomas Davis 6d and Irish constitution 3d tied by Dun Laoghaire machine cancel 15
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1956 Window Envelope bearing Thomas Davis 6d and Irish constitution 3d tied by Dun Laoghaire machine cancel 15
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1957 Wadding 1-3d used on airmail cover with 1958 Dun Laoghaire machine cancel. 15
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1957 Dublin Galway TPO cancels on three 1d adhesives used on cover to England. 15
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1957 Illustrated Cover of Donegal Castle bearing Eucharistic Congress set tied by Donegal cds cancel. 10
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1957 Illustrated Cover of Rathmacknee Castle bearing 1933 Holy Year set tied by Loch Garman cds cancel 10
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1957 John Redmond 1-3d used on airmailcover with 1958 Dun Laoghaire machine cancel. 15
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1958 Cover bearing Wadding 1-3d tied by Dublin slogan cancel. 13
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1959 Arthur Guinness 1-3d used on airmail cover with Dublin slogan cancel. 15
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1960 Refugee Year 1-3d used on airmail cover with cds cancel. 9
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1963 Cover bearing block of four 1d adhesives tied by Dublin Galway TPO cancel 15
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1960 Postcard bearing 2d and ½d adhesives tied by individual strikes of Dublin Galway TPO Day Up. 13
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1963 Cover to South Africa bearing Europa 1-3d tied by souvenir Duplex Dublin Postal History Exhibition, an unusual commercial use 12
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1963 Airmail cover to USA bearing Freedom from Hunger 1-3d tied by Boyle cds cancel. 7
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1965 Illustrated Cover of Ballinlough Castle bearing 8d adhesive tied by Cluain Miolt cds cancel. 10
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1965 Aerogramme used to USA with 10d Adhesive tied by Ballina machine cancel, FAI AF4g 20
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1965 Illustrated Cover of Ballinlough Castle bearing 8d adhesive tied by Cluain Miolt cds cancel. 10
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1982 Cahir Castle £1.00 forgery unmounted mint imperf marginal pair 95
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1965 Illustrated Cover of Ballinlough Castle bearing 8d adhesive tied by Cluain Miolt cds cancel. 10
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1965 Shelbourne Hotel cover bearing ITU 3d, Europa 8d and ICY 10d all tied by Dublin slogan cancel 20
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1967 Registered Airmail cover to USA bearing 1967 Europa set, Airmail 6d and 8d and 1d definitive all tied Dublin cds. 18
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1968 Undelivered Cover returned to sender with instructional label and with Officially Sealed in the Post Office tape, good strike of Returned Letter Branch on reverse. 10
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1969 February 24th Aerogramme used to India bearing two 6d Gerl definitives tied by cds cancels 15
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1969 Aerogramme used to India bearing two 6d Gandhi stamps tied by cds cancels 15
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1969 Registered Airmail cover to USA bearing Human Rights 5d, St. Patrick 2-6d, Gerl Definitive 2-6d all tied Dublin cds. 15
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1978 Postcard to Cork with fair strike in black of "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon" 15
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1978 Cover to Cheshire with excellent strike in purple of "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon" tying 1976 Europa 9p value 9
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1979 Cover bearing Collectorex '79 Strike Post label tied by 2 strike post cancels and with 9p adhesive tied Belfast slogan cancel. 9
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1980 Postcard to Cork with excellent strike in purple of "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon" 27/1//80 15
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1980 Postcard to Cork with excellent strike in black of "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon" 29/10//80 15
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1981 Sinn Fein Christmas Post Hunger Strike label of Raymond McCreesh tied by Sean Dolan Sinn Fein Cumann Waterside Derry. 10
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1981 Postcard to Cork with very good strike in black of "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon" 31/7/81 15
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1981 Postcard to Cork with very good strike in black of "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon" 18/11//85 15
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1987 Ulster Says No overprint (Bold Slanted Type) on 18p definitive used on cover with Magherafelt slogan cancel. 30
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1987 Ulster Says No overprint (Bold Slanted Type) on 18p definitive used on cover with Belfast slogan cancel and with 3p and 20p Postage Dues. 40
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1987 Ulster Covenant Day cover with 18p definitive with Ulster Says No overprint (Fancy Type) used on cover with Belfast slogan cancel 35
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1987 Ulster Says No overprint (Bold Straight Type) on 1p and 12p Regional used on cover with Belfast slogan cancel. 35
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1987 Ulster Says No overprint (Bold Straight Type) on 1p and 17p Regional used on cover with Belfast slogan cancel. 35
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1987 Ulster Says No overprint (Bold Straight Type) 13p Regional used on cover with Belfast slogan cancel. 35
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1987 Ulster Says No overprint (Bold Straight Type) on 18p definitive used on cover with Belfast slogan cancel 35
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1991 Cover posted unpaid and charge of 82p raised by handstamp the charge collected by 24p(3) label and 5p(2) label all new design tied by roller cancel. 11
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1996 Picture Postcard Ballintubber Abbey used with excellent strike of Inis Toirc 25/9/96, a scarce island postmark 6
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1997 Postcard bearing printed 52p Barn Owl tied by Baile Atha Cliath cds sent out by An Post advising clients of their attendance at Pacific 97 12
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2001 GB 1p, 2p, 4p, 5p and 6p machins all overprinted "No Guns No Government" used on cover with London machine cancel, a scarce modern propaganda cover. 50
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Mint New Year Postcard produced by Celbridge Peat Paper Mills and made from Irish Peat 25

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