1103 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 2d orange Die II, a complete sheet of 120 with control (T22 perf.)with various positional overprint varieties. Also 1944 Michael O'Clery _d green, a complete sheet of 240. Fine. £80 1104 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 3d violet, a complete mint sheet of 120 with control (T22 imperf.). Some toning and vertical splitting but a useful piece showing several positional overprint varieties. £70 1105 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 3d violet "watermark inverted and reversed" variety. An unmounted mint marginal example with vertical pillars at foot. Horizontal marginal crease. Scarce. SG.36y. £50 1106 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 4d grey green, a control (T22 imperf.) block of six with "break over FOUR" variety. Fine unmounted mint. £60 1107 1922 (June-Nov) Thom 4d grey green, a mint block of ten (5 x 2) with "breaks under FOUR" variety. Some foxing but variety unaffected. £50 1108 1922 (Oct.-Dec.) Thom 2/6d to 10/- heavily mounted mint. Some foxing on 2/6d and 10/-. A scarce set. SG.44-46. Cat. £1,100. £140 1109 1922 (Oct.-Dec.) Thom 5/- rose red with "R over Se" variety. Fine mint. Also a normal for comparison, a little gum toned. SG.45 var. £100 1110 1922 (Oct.-Dec.) Thom 10/- blue, mounted mint. Vertical crease, but one of the scarcest adhesives of Ireland. RPS Cert. (1982). SG.46. Cat. £850. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £160 1111 1922 (21 Nov.-Dec.) Thom _d (16, inc. a control (U22) perf. strip of three with "raised guide block" variety), 1d (10, inc. a block of four), 1_d (12, inc. a block of four), 2d (7, inc. a block of four) and 1/- (12, inc. a block of four). Mostly fine mounted mint. £160 1112 1922 (21 Nov.-Dec.) Thom (wider setting) control blocks of six comprising _d U22 imperf. (2) and perf. (3), 1d U22 imperf. (2) and perf. (2), 2d perf. T22. Also strips of three _d U22 imperf. (2) and perf. plus 1d U22 perf. Mostly fine. £60 1113 1922 (21 Nov.-Dec.) 1_d red-brown, a mounted mint corner block of fourteen (2 x 7) from the right of the sheet with "PENCF corrected ". Some natural creasing. Scarce. SG.49 var. PHOTO - see plate no. 19 £200 1114 1922 (21 Nov.-Dec.) Thom wide setting 1_d red-brown, a complete mint sheet of 120 with control (T22 imperf.). Some slight marginal toning and natural gum creasing. SG.49. Cat. £360+. £80 1115 1922 (21 Nov.-Dec.) Thom 1_d red-brown, an unmounted mint block of sixty (12 x 5) being rows 11 to 15 of the sheet. Small marginal fault at upper right otherwise fine. SG.49. £60 1116 1922-23 Thom printing. A collection of control blocks of six comprising imperf. _d U22 (7), U23 (4) & T22, perf. U22 (15) and U23 (7), 1d imperf. T22 (9) & U22, perf. T22 (11) & U22 (2), 2d perf. T22 (5), 3d imperf. U22, 6d imperf. U22 (7) & V23. Also control strips of three with imperf. _d U23, 1d U22 & U23, 4d U22 (2) & U23, 6d U22 & V23 (2), & 1/- T22. perf. _d (2) and 5d T22. Mostly fine although a few have divided perfs. £140 1117 1922-23 Thom _d (38, inc. a block of twenty four), 1d (13, inc. two blocks of four), 1_d (35, inc. blocks of sixteen & nine), 2d (10, inc. a block of six), 2_d (14, inc. a block of four), 3d (9, inc. a block of four), 4d (13, inc. two blocks of four), 5d (8, inc. a block of four), 6d (9, inc. a block of four), 9d (12, inc. a block of four), 10d (11, inc. a block of four) and 1/- (9, inc. a block of four). Mostly fine. £120 1118 1922-23 Thom, a mint collection with various overprint varieties inc. _d block of nine (3 x 3), 1d block of six and 9d pair with "line over Saorstat", _d block of forty two with "line over Saorstat" and "no serif to 1", 5d, 6d & 9d blocks of four with "Saorstat", 1d block of twenty four with "dull black overprint", 9d block of four with "dropped last 2 in 1922" and 1_d with "raised guide block after 1922" Mostly fine. (192). £100 ** 1119 1922-23 Thom _d (6, inc. a vertical pair with "accent inserted by hand" and a single with "line over Saorstat" varieties), 1d (9), 1_d (9), 2d (7), 2_d to 6d (6, inc. a block of four), 9d (5, inc. a control strip, U23 imperf., of three), 10d, 1/- (4, inc. a control strip, T22 imperf. of three), & 2/6d to 10/-. Mostly fine mint. £100 1120 1922-23 Thom printing. A selection of control blocks of six with imperf. _d T22, U22 & U23, 1d T22 & U22, 4d U23, 6d U22, V23 & W23, perf. _d perf. _d U22, U23 & T22, 1d T22 & U22, 2d T22, 3d U22, 9d U23 and 1/- U23. Mostly fine. £75 1121 1922-23 Thom _d block of four, 2_d, 5d pair, 6d (4, inc. a pair), 9d olive block of four, 10d & 1/- pair, all with "complete offset on gum" variety. Also _d block of eight (4 x 2), the upper strip with "offset on gum with the lower strip normal" variety. Fine. £60 1122 1922-23 Thom _d (13, inc. a block of four and strip of three), 1d (10 inc. a block of six), 1_d strip of three, 2d (25, inc. blocks of twelve & eight), 3d pair, 5d (3), 6d two blocks of four, 9d pair, 10d strip of four and 1/- block of four and single. The majority with various overprint varieties inc. "s over e" and "chipped 2". Mostly fine. £60 1123 1922-23 Thom _d green, a corner block of fourteen (2 x 7) from the right of the sheet with "accent inserted by hand" variety. Fine SG.52b. £55 1124 1922-23 Thom _d green, a marginal vertical strip of five from the right of the sheet with "accent inserted by hand" variety. Fine mint. SG.52b. £50 1125 1922-23 Thom 1d scarlet "reversed Q for O". Fine mounted mint. SG.53d. Cat. £300. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £100 1126 1922-23 Thom 1d scarlet, a marginal block of six (2 x 3) with "accent and final t inserted by hand" variety. The margin has the ink note "These are faulty in printing. dot over A in stal was omitted A put in by hand, got at Mallow P.O. 1.3.23." Mounted mint. £80 ** 1127 1922-23 Thom 1d scarlet, a mounted mint marginal block of four with "accent and "t" inserted by hand" variety. Fine. SG.53c. Cat. £225. £80 1128 1922-23 Thom 1d scarlet, a marginal block of four with "accent inserted by hand" variety. One non variety stamp with natural crease otherwise fine. SG.53b. £55 1129 1922-23 Thom 1_d red-brown, a corner block of fourteen (2 x 7) from the right of the sheet with "PENCF corrected " variety. Fine mint. SG. 54var. PHOTO - see plate no. 19 £200 1130 1922-23 Thom 2d orange, a control (T22 imperf.) block of six with "break under PENCE" variety, also 4d grey green control (U22 imperf.) block of six with "break over FOUR" variety. Fine. SG.55var and 58var. £80 1131 1922-23 Thom 2_d blue, a marginal mint block of six (2 x 3) with "no accent" variety. One non variety stamp thinned. SG.56a. Cat. £140. £55 1132 1922-23 Thom 3d violet block of four with "no accent" variety. Fine mounted mint. SG.57a. Cat. £250+. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £100 1133 1922-23 Thom 4d grey green block of four with "no accent" variety. Mounted mint. SG.58a. Cat. £150+. £70 1134 1922-23 Thom 4d grey green, a control (U22 imperf.) block of six with "break over FOUR" variety. Fine. SG. 58var. £60 1135 1922-23 Thom 4d grey-green, control (U22 imperf.) with "break over FOUR" variety and 9d olive control (T22 imperf.) block of six (some divided perfs. at foot). Fine mint. £60 1136 1922-23 Thom 4d grey-green, an imperf. control (U22) block of six with "break over FOUR" variety. Fine. £50 1137 1922-23 Thom 6d purple, an unmounted mint block of four with "inverted and reversed watermark" variety. Fine. SG.60y. Cat. £200+. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £100 1138 1922-23 Thom 9d olive, an unmounted mint marginal block of four with "PQSTAGE" variety at lower left. Fine and rare. SG.61 var. PHOTO – FRONT COVER £160 1139 1922-23 Thom 9d olive marginal block of four with "no accent" variety. Fine. SG.61a. Cat. £250. £80 1140 1922-23 Thom 10d turquoise with "broken frameline at left" variety. Fine. SG.62 var. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £80 1141 1922-23 Thom 1/- bistre brown with "ONF" variety. Fine mint. SG.63 var. £70 1142 1922 (Dec.)-1923 Thom 2/6d chocolate brown, a complete mint sheet of forty from a late overprinting. The sheet exhibits various minor overprint varieties. Some natural creasing on some and other minor faults. A rare survivor. SG.64, Cat. £1,400+. PHOTO - see plate no. 17 £600 1143 1922-23 Thom 2/6d to 10/- with "S over E" variety. Fine mounted mint. £150 1144 1922-23 Thom 2/6d chocolate-brown with "accent reversed" variety, some perfs. a little short in places. Fine. SG.64c. Cat. £425. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £130 ** 1145 1922-23 Thom 2/6d chocolate-brown, a mounted mint single with "no accent" variety. Fine. SG.64b. Cat. £350. RPS Cert. (1990). PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £100 1146 1922-23 Thom 2/6d chocolate-brown, a marginal block of four from the right of the sheet with "Sacrstat for Saocrstat" variety. Fine mint. £80 1147 1922-23 Thom 2/6d brown (2 shades), 5/- rose (foxed) and 10/- blue. Mounted mint. SG.64-66. Cat. £275. £70 1148 1922-23 Thom 2/6d & 5/- plus 1935 re-engraved 2/6d (2) and 5/-. Fair to fine used. £70 1149 1922-23 Thom 2/6d (damaged corner) to 10/-. Mounted mint. SG.64-66. Cat. £240. £55 1150 1922-23 Thom 2/6d chocolate-brown with "raised guide block" variety. Fine mint. £50 1151 1922-23 Thom 5/- rose-red, a mounted mint marginal pair, one with "no accent" variety. Some very minor gum bends. Fine. SG.65a. Cat. £500+. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £150 1152 1922-23 Thom 5/- rose-red, a marginal block of four from the right of the sheet with "Sacrstat for Saorstat" variety. Fine mint. PHOTO - see plate no. 19 £140 1153 1922-23 Thom 10/- blue with "major re-entry", centred to lower right. Fine mint. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £150 1154 1922-23 Thom 10/- blue with "parallel strokes over TEN" variety. Fine mint. £70 1155 1923 Harrison _d pairs (3), 1d pairs (2), 1_d pairs (4) and 2d pairs (5) and a strip of three, all with "long 1 " variety. _d strip of three and pair, 1d pair, 1_d pair & single and 2d pairs (2) with "line above rs in Saorstat " variety. _d, 1d and 2d pairs with "joined st in Saorstat " variety. Some short perfs. but mostly fine. £200 1156 1923 Harrison _d green, a coil leader (P) for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST" with four stamps attached and another (G) for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST" with five stamps attached. Also a coil end with one stamp attached. Fine and rare. £120 1157 1923 Harrison _d (13), 1d (5), 1_d (7) and 2d (7), also vertical coil join pairs with _d, 1d, 1_d (2) & 2d, and horizontal coil join pairs with _d (2), 1d (2), 1_d (2) and 2d (2). A few with trimmed perfs. but mainly fine mint. £55 ** 1158 1922 Harrison _d to 2d horizontal pairs and a single 2d, all with "long 1" variety, also _d (foxed) and 1d x 2 vertical coil join pairs. Mostly fine mint. £55 1159 1923 Harrison _d pairs (8) with one used, five with joins and three "long 1" varieties, 1d two pairs inc. one with join, 1_d pair and 2d three pairs inc. one with join and another with "long 1" variety. Fair to fine. £50 1160 1923 Harrison 1d scarlet coil leader (O) for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST" with three stamps attached and another (E) for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST" with three stamps attached. Also two coil ends with three and six stamps attached. A few short perfs. in places but rare. £160 1161 1923 Harrison 1_d coil leader with four stamps attached for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST". Fine and rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 19 £140 1162 1923 Harrison 1_d coil leader (L) with two stamps attached for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST". Some trimmed perfs. and creased across end but very scarce. PHOTO – BACK COVER £120 1163 1923 Harrison 1_d red brown coil nd with six stamps attached. Fine. £55 1164 1923 Harrison 2d orange leader (T) with three stamps attached with "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE". Partly shortened and other faults. Another (R) with "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST" with two stamps attached. Fine. Also a coil end with four stamps attached. £100 1165 1923-34 _d green coil leader (P) with four stamps attached for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST" and another (G) with four stamps attached for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST". 1d carmine coil leaders (E & E) with four stamps attached to each for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST", 1_ claret coil leader (L) with four stamps attached for DELIVERY TOP END FIRST" and 2d grey green coil leader (R) with four stamps attached for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST". Some trimmed perfs., but a scarce group. £220 1166 1923-34 Imperf. x perf. 14 _d & 2d, perf. 15 x imperf. (single perf.) 1d vertical pair and single and perf. 15 x imperf. 1d (3). Mostly fine mint. £80 ** 1167 1923-34 Imperf. x 14 _d, 15 x imperf. 1d vertical pair, 15 x imperf. (single perf. ) 2d, 1940-68 14 x imperf. 1d and 15 x imperf. 1d. Fine mounted mint. £65 1168 1923-34 _d block of four (trimmed perfs. at top) & a single, 1d and pair of 2d, all with "inverted watermarks". Fine mint. £60 1169 1923-34 _d (19, inc. a block of four), 1d (12, inc. a block of four), 1_d (14, inc. a block of four), 2d (14, inc. one "storm over Lough Swilly" variety), 2_d (2), 3d (2), 4d (7), 5d (2), 6d (2), 9d (3), 10d (2) and 1/- (3). Mostly fine. £55 1170 1923 1d carmine, a perf. 15 x imperf. (single perf.) example with "inverted watermark". Fine mint £55 1171 1923 (2 Feb.) 1_d claret used on FDC to Sutton Coldfield with 1922-23 1d. Very light crease. £50 1172 1923-34 Perf. 15 x imperf. 2d grey-green. A fine used example of this rare adhesive. RPS Cert. (1983). SG 74b. Cat.£1,500. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £550 1173 1923-34 2d grey-green, a marginal block of six (3 x 2) from the top of the sheet with "inverted and reversed watermark", some divided perfs. Fine. SG. 74y. £60 1174 1925-28 GPW narrow and wide date 2/6d chocolate-brown lightly mounted mint pair. Fine. SG.83a. Cat. £250. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 £100 1175 1925-28 GPW wide & narrow date 2/6d brown pair. Fine mounted mint. SG.83a. Cat. £250. £100 ** 1176 1925-28 GPW narrow date 2/6d & 10/- unused, 5/- mounted mint, plus wide date 5/- unused and 2/6d (creased) & 10/- mint. SG.83-88. Cat. £400. £100 1177 1925-28 GPW narrow date 2/6d chocolate brown, a mounted mint block of four from the "perfect R plate". Some gum creases. Fresh mint. £75 1178 1925-28 GPW 2/6d brown used on small piece and 1927-28 wide date 10/- blue. Fine used. SG.83 & 88. Cat. £250. £70 1179 1925-28 GPW narrow date 2/6d (2 shades), 5/- and 10/- mounted mint. The 10/- with a foxed area on the gum. SG.83-85. Cat. £236. £55 1180 1925-28 GPW 2/6d chocolate-brown, two mounted mint examples with small foxed areas, one with "needle eye accent". Also 10/- blue from the "perfect S plate". Fine mounted mint. £50 1181 1927 GPW narrow and wide date 5/- rose red vertical pair. Fine mounted mint. SG.84a. Cat. £400. PHOTO - see plate no. 19 £150 1182 1927 GPW 10/- blue, a mounted mint "narrow and wide date " pair. Fine. SG.85a. Cat. £1,000. PHOTO – BACK COVER £300 1183 1927-28 Wide date 2/6d, 5/- (2, one foxed) and 10/- (2). Fair to fine mint. SG.86-88. Cat. £462. £120 1184 1927-28 Wide date 2/6d from the "perfect R plate" & 5/- with "inverted T" variety. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 19 £120 1185 1927-28 Wide date 2/6d chocolate-brown with "accent omitted" variety. Fine mounted mint. SG.86b. Cat. £350. £120 1186 1927-28 Wide date 2/6d chocolate-brown, a mint block of four (mounted on selvedge only) from the lower left of the sheet with "circumflex accent" variety. Fine. SG. 86a. Cat £320+. £120 1187 1927-28 Wide date 2/6d brown (3) and 5/- rose (3). Fine mounted mint. £80 1188 1927-28 Wide date 5/- rose-red, a mounted mint vertical pair from the left of the sheet, the upper stamp with "inverted T" variety. Fine and scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 £150 1189 1927-28 Wide date 5/- rose-red, a vertical pair from the foot of the sheet, the upper stamp with "circumflex accent" variety. Fine and scarce. SG. 87a. Cat. £385. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 £140 1190 1927-28 Wide date 5/- rose red, an unmounted mint vertical pair with "inner frame notch" variety. Fine. £80 1191 1927-28 Wide date 10/- blue, a single with "flap print" variety. Small gum thin, mounted mint. The print of the stamp shows a great deal of blurring, some lines almost appearing double. this is probably due to the paper moving slightly on the printing blanket. £50 ** 1192 1929-66 The mainly mounted mint collection with most sets represented inc. 1940-41 values to 1/-, 1942-45 2/6d to 10/- x 2, 1948-65 Airs and some postage dues. Also a few FDC's. Mostly fine. (Qty.). £100 1193 1929 Emancipation 2d, a marginal pair with "pen behind ear" variety. Fine unmounted mint. £80 1194 1929 Emancipation 2d with "retouch" variety. Fine marginal unmounted mint. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £75 1195 1929 Emancipation 9d block of four with "bullet hole in forehead" variety. Fine unmounted mint. £65 1196 1933 Holy Year 2d singles x 2 with "blot between N & U" and "dot in U of ANNUS" varieties, 1943 Hamilton _d block of four with "bullet hole" and 2_d with "bullet hole retouched". Fine. £55 1197 1935 Re-engraved 2/6d to 10/-. Fine mounted mint. SG.99-101. Cat. £425. £120 ** 1198 1935 Re-engraved 2/6d to 10/-. The 10/- with small corner crease, others fine mounted mint. SG.99-101. Cat. £425. £75 1199 1937 2/6d, 5/- (3, one a little toned at foot) and 10/- (small tone spot at top and a little paper adhering to reverse). SG.102-104. Cat.£820. £140 ** 1200 1937 2/6d to 10/-. Fine mounted mint. SG.102-104. Cat. £425. £75 1201 1940 1d carmine two "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST" coil leaders (F) with two and four (with five others from the same leader) stamps attached, also a coil end with twelve stamps attached. 1961 3d blue coil leader (Z) for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST" with thirteen stamps (inc. a coil join) attached. Mostly fine. £120 1202 1940-68 1d (3), 1_d, 2d (3), 3d block of four, 4d (6, inc. a block of four), 5d, 6d (6, inc. a block of four), 8d to 10d blocks of four. All with inverted watermarks. Fine mint. £100 1203 1940-49 _d, 1d, 1_d, 2d (2), 2_d, 3d (2), 4d (2), 5d, 6d (4), 8d, 9d, 10d (2) & 11d blocks of four, Also _d, 1d (2), 1_d (3), 2d (2) 2_d (2), 4d, 3d (3), 4d (2), 5d (2), 6d (6), 8d (2), 9d (2), 10d (2), 11d (2, inc. one "broken bar in e") and 1/- (4). Mostly fine mint. £100 1204 1940 1d carmine vertical coil strips of six (2, one with join) and four with join, 2d vertical strip of six with join, and 3d vertical pair with join. Also 2d horizontal strip of four with join. Fine mint. £55 1205 1940 1d carmine, perf. 14 x imperf. vertical pair, perf. 15 x imperf. vertical pair and a single with inverted watermark. £50 1206 1941Easter Rising 2d corner block of twenty (4 x 5) with "snub nosed E" variety. Fine. £55 1207 1942-45 2/6d to 10/- (gum crease) and 1968 2/6d corner block of four, all with "inverted watermarks". Fine SG. 123aw, 124bw & cw, 125aw. Cat. £540. £140 1208 1942-45 2/6d (2), 5/- (2) and 10/-, also 1948-51 2/6d to 10/- on chalk surfaced paper in corner blocks of four plus two 10/- shades. Fine mint. (20). £100 1209 1944 Michael O'Cleary _d & 1/- marginal blocks of four x 2, _d vertical pairs (2, one with inverted watermark), vertical and horizontal coil join pairs, a corner block of four with inverted watermarks, _d coil leader (G) with two stamps attached, and 1/- (2, one with "missing cheekbone" variety). Mostly fine. £65 1210 1945 2_d Thomas Davis, a mint pair with inverted watermark, one with natural crease. £60 1211 Q 1948-75 Airs 1d to 1/5d blocks of four plus 1d (4), 3d (4), 6d (5), 8d (5), 1/- (4), 1/3d (3) and 1/5d (4, inc. a pair). Fine mint. £60 1212 Q 1948 Air 3d blue, a corner block of twenty one (3 x 7) from the upper right of the sheet with "major re-entry" and 6d magenta, a marginal block of six (3 x 2) with "re-entry". Fine mounted mint. £55 1213 Q 1948-65 Air 8d lake-brown, a lightly mounted vertical strip of three with the central stamp clearly showing "hand flaw". Fine. £60 1214 1948-65 Air 1/5d blue, the two lower rows of the sheet with control (2B) number and "major retouch" & "missing retouch" varieties. Fine. £60 1215 1949 Republic 3d, an unmounted mint single with "seagull over Leinster House" variety. Tiny lightly foxed area £55 1216 1952 Thomas Moore 2_d, an unmounted mint corner block of eighteen (6 x 3) with "re-entry" and a severed block of eight with "cracked plate" variety. Fine. £55 1217 1953 Festival 2_d block of four with "malformed 3" variety, a vertical pair with " missing dot" variety and a single with "broken strings in harp" variety. 1953 Emmet 3d block of four with "re-entry to shading" and 1/3d pair with "line through T". Fine unmounted mint. £65 1218 1953 Emmet 3d control (2A) block of four and gutter block of six (2 x 3) & 1/3d control (1B) block of four. Fine unmounted mint. £55 1219 1954 Marian Year 3d marginal block of four with "shaded hand" variety, also normal 3d & 5d. Fine unmounted mint. £60 1220 1956 Barry 3d and 1/3d control (1A) blocks of four and singles (2B & 1B respectively), also 3d blocks of four (2), pair and a single with "re-entries". Fine. £60 1221 1957 Redmond 3d and 1/3d control (1A) blocks of four, and 1/3d marginal strip of four with "cross bars on E of Eire" variety. £55 1222 1957 Father Wadding 3d control (1A) and imprint blocks of four and 1/3d control (1B) block of four. 1/3d with vertical crease, others fine. (12). £55 1223 1958 Tom Clarke 1/3d, a mint corner vertical strip of five with "hair behind ear" variety and an imprint block of four. £70 1224 1958 Tom Clarke 1/3d, a fine mint marginal block of four with "hair behind ear" variety. £50 1225 1958 (20 Oct.) Aikenhead 3d positional corner block of four and a vertical pair with "dot at the base of the Cross" variety and a single with "re-entry in R" and a 1/3d with "broken E in EIRE". 1961 Air Lingus 6d control (1B) block of our with "dots in foot of R of EIRE" and 1963 Europa 1/3d control blocks of four and six (1B) with "re-entries". Fine mint. £60 1226 1964 World's Fair 5p and 1/5d marginal blocks of four with "tower flaw" variety and another 1/5d block with "tower retouch". Also 5p and 1/5d corner pairs with "extra window" variety. Fine unmounted mint. £55 1227 1966 Easter Rising selection inc. 3d, 7d and 1/5d se-tenant blocks of four with "dot under 6" variety, 3d to 1/5d se-tenant pairs with "roller flaws", 3d se-tenant block of eight "collar flaw", 1/5d se-tenant pair with "shadow flaw" and 5d se-tenant pair with "margin lines". Fine mint. (55). £65 1228 1966-67 3d blue, two vertical pairs with "coil joins", a vertical strip of eight, and a vertical strip of twenty seven with "inverted watermarks" from the booklet plate with two coil joins. Fine. £60 1229 1968-70 The mint collection with all values in blocks of four, presentation pack, control blocks to 1/9d and coil strips plus some with PVA gum. Fine mint. (251). £65 1230 1968 5/- purple, an unmounted mint block of ten being the last two vertical rows of the sheet with "line flaw" variety. Minor natural gum bends. Also 2/6d green with "spur on first E of Eire". Fine. £60 1231 1971-75 and 1974-83 Definitive sets, a collection in one album with most printings and values represented, inc. positional blocks, catalogued plate flaws, coils and booklets. Well worth examination. (Qty.). THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £240 1232 BOOKLETS: 1931 2/- booklet nos. 35-9 containing all panes with inverted watermarks. The front cover is creased and has other inside faults. The adhesives are fine. SG. SB1. Cat. £1,900. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 £700 1233 BOOKLETS: 1945 2/- part booklet numbered 27-45 containing only _d and 1d blocks of four. SG. SB5. £60 1234 BOOKLETS: 1946 2/- numbered 28-46, some perfs. trimmed at top. Scarce. SG. SB6. Cat. £475. £120 1235 BOOKLETS: 1946-47 2/- numbered 29-46. Fine. SG. SB7. Cat. £225. £80 1236 BOOKLETS: 1946-47 2/- numbered 30-47. Fine. SG. SB6. Cat. £225. £80 1237 BOOKLETS: 1948-50 2/6d numbered 32-49 with 1d & 2_d panes with inverted watermarks. Some panes a little trimmed at right. SG. SB8. Cat. £120. £55 1238 BOOKLETS: 1948-50 2/6d numbered 31-48. Fine. SG. SB8. Cat. £120. £55 1239 BOOKLETS: 1948-50 2/6d numbered 33-50. Some trimmed perfs. at top. SG. SB8. Cat. £120. £50 1240 BOOKLETS: 1948-50 2/6d numbered 31-48. Small faults. SG. SB8. Cat. £120. £50 1241 BOOKLETS: 1951-53 2/6d numbered 34-51 (2) and 36-53 (2). Fine. SG. SB9. £65 1242 BOOKLETS: 1954 4/- numbered 37-54 containing the 1_d pane with inverted watermarks. Fine. SG. SB10. Cat. £110. £50 1243 BOOKLETS: 1956 4/- numbered 40-59 and 1958-61 4/- numbered 40-59, 41-60 (3d panes with inverted watermarks), 42-61 (all panes with inverted watermarks) and 39-58 (first 1d and 3d pane with inverted watermarks). Mostly fine. £100 1244 BOOKLETS: 1956-92 selection inc. 1956 4/- numbered 38-56, 1990 £6 x 3 inc. two overprinted for the Stamp World Exhibition and 1991 £5. Also a few panes and coils. Mostly fine. (41 booklets plus oddments). £100 1245 BOOKLETS: 1962-63 3/- numbered 43-62 & 44-63, 1964 3/-, 1966 2/6d and 5/- (2). Mostly fine. £55 1246 BOOKLET PANES: 1940 1d (5) and 3d (2) booklet panes of six. Some perfs. a little trimmed. £55 1247 PRESENTATION FOLDERS/BOOKLETS: 1949 Official presentation folder signed by James Everett, the Minister of Posts, 1950, 1954 and 1956 GPO Official presentation booklets and 1965 Official GPO presentation folder containing the stamps on sale at the Dublin Horse Show. Some of the stamps are heavily mounted but a rare group. £200 1248 POSTAGE DUES: 1925-71 The mint selection inc. 1925 _d to 6d x 2, 1940-70 1d to 1/- blocks of four, _d pair and single, 1d block of four with "Q for O" variety, 6d and 1/- blocks of four with sideways watermarks, 3d, 5d and 8d blocks of four with inverted watermarks. Mostly fine. (100+). £120 1249 POSTAGE DUES: 1925 1d carmine, a corner pair with "Q for O in POSTAGE" variety. Fine mint. £50 1250 POSTAGE DUES: 1925 2d deep green vertical pair with "inverted watermarks" and a single with "sideways watermarks". Fine mint. £50 1251 POSTAGE DUES: 1971 A mint selection inc. 1d, 1_d, 3d (2) and 4d in complete sheets of sixty and the set in various size blocks. Mostly fine unmounted mint. (350+). £55 1252 Q AIRMAILS: 1929-60 The miscellaneous group of flown covers inc. 1939 Ireland to Newfoundland x 3, 1929 Galway to London x 2 and 1932 Galway to Berlin. One poor, others fine. (12 covers). £50 1253 COVERS: 1922 The selection of envelopes bearing various low value overprints inc. Thom 2d on 18th Feb. cover to London. Mixed condition. (50+ items). £60 1254 FIRST DAY COVERS/PRESENTATION PACKS: Carton containing a quantity of FDC's, special event cover and presentation packs, c1967-89. Some with m/s addresses, other without address. (Qty.). THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £100 1255 FIRST DAY COVERS: 1938-60 A selection of FDC's with illustrated and plain types represented. (45 covers). £120 1256 MILITARY: 1921-22 small quantity of pieces bearing KGV stamps cancelled by FPO c.d.s. D41 & T29 of the British Forces in Ireland. Rare material. (c50 pieces). [Ex Willcocks]. £75 1257 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1922 O.H.M.S. env. with "RIALTAS SEALADACH NA HEIREANN" typed above registered from Dublin to Clitheroe with oval "DUBLIN POSTAL DISTRICT/Crown/CONTROLLER" violet h.s. £50 1258 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1923 (24 Aug.) GB 1_d postcard used from Tullamore to York. Small faults but a scarce item used in Ireland. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £60 1259 POSTAL STATIONERY - ENVELOPES: 1925-c80 The mint and used selection 1953 1_d + _d, 1929 2d and 1925 _d. Mostly fine. (23 items). £70 1260 POSTAL STATIONERY - POST CARDS: 1924-75 The mint and used selection inc. 1924 1_d, 1925 1d unused, 1931 1d on white card (4, one unused) and 1948 1_d + _d unused. Mostly fine. (34 items). £70 1261 POSTAL STATIONERY - REPLY CARDS: 1924-c80 The mainly mint selection inc. 1924 2d (2, used), 1926 and 1934 2d and 1950 2_d. Mostly fine. (19 items). £60 1262 POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES: 1922 unused Pair of F-size emerald green 5d registered envelopes with "A.Q." & "E.Q." imprints. Fine & scarce. [Ex Willcocks]. £100 1263 POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES: 1922 unused H-Size 5d emerald green registered envelope, addressed but unposted (horiz. crease & slight dusting) with "E.Q." imprint under the flap. Scarce. [Ex Willcocks]. £70 1264 POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES: 1922 (15 May) GB 5d orange registered env. uprated with 1922 Dollard 1d and used from Dublin to France. 1924 GB 5d olive green registered env. used from Dublin to Brighton. Some small faults but a good pair. £60