| 881 | DUBLIN - MEXICO PACKET LETTER TO FRANCE: 1840 (1st Oct.) EL (minor wear) from 'Vera Cruz' (Mexico) to Bordeaux 'pr. Packet Skylark' but with very fine Dublin 29th Nov., 1840 diamond d.s. on the top flap and very fine red boxed London "Packet Letter" on the front; charged 3/2d. This cover was carried on the same sailing as the one illustrated by Robertson on p. D38B. A copy of Robertson's article in Jan., 1960 edition of 'Philately' is included which stated that the captain of the 'Skylark' took the mail into Cove on 28th Nov., 1840 because of serious delays caused by dreadful weather which explains the Dublin d.s. Rare thus and the only recorded delayed 'Skylark' cover to France.PHOTO - | £480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 882 | DUBLIN - SHIP LETTER FROM VICTORIA: Feb./July, 1844 E from Melbourne to London with fair red oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/MELBOURNE" d.s. on the back and partly very fine distinctive black "DUBLIN/Ship Letter" (Rob. S5) on the front; prepaid "6" in Victoria but charged "1/4" (double weight) on arrival. Scarce route for Australian mail. Also c.1840 "Bartlett" print of Dublin Lighthouse. (2 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 883 | COVERS MIX INCL. 1798 LETTER FROM BRITISH FLEET OFF CAPE CLEAR, Q.V. COVERS TO OVERSEAS, ETC.; 28th Sept. 1798 EL (faults but with partly typed transcript) headed "H.M. Ship Triumph, cruising off Cape Clear, Ireland" posted from Devonport to London (arrived 8th oct.) with fine scarce circular "PLYMOUTH/…DOCK…" on the flap. The letter bemoans the elusiveness of a French Squadron that they are trying to intercept (the Irish had rebelled in May 1798 and French Invasion was always expected), v. fine "BALLACOLLA" UDC (under Abbeyleix), attractive 1864 env. to Mauritius with small letters 6d tied by Carrickfergus "102" numeral with red h.s. "4‡" alongside, 1864/71 pair to US (with v. fine "H&K PACT" transit c.d.s. on front) and Canada 1865 1d Red env. from London to Scotland with Dublin and H&K Pact c.d.s.'s (Missent!), 1891 "DUBLIN/LATE FEE" duplex and 1932 Stormont cover. (9 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 884 | SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER TO SCOTLAND; 1822 EL from Athlone to Edinburgh, headed & countersigned for a Sergeant in the 1st Batt. Royal Artillery, with a mostly fine red "ATHLONE/59" mileage mark on the fornt beside red m/s "P1". Countersigned as "A Soldier's Letter" by a Major Commanding "Rl. Arty., Western District". Good 1d-Rate cover which was exempt from Packet rate and Additional ‡d charges. PHOTO - | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 885 | TRANSATLANTIC MAILS - 1840-9 Trio inc. 1840 EL Springvale to New York with fine boxed Dublin red "PAID" d.s., ms. "Paid 8" and on the reverse a v.fine blue "GILFORD"; 1844 EL Gilford to New york with v.fine boxed red Dublin "PAID" alongside "BOSTON/SHIP" c.d.s. and on the reverse a green Gilford c.d.s. plus 1849 env. Cork to New orleans (minor faults) with red two line "PAID/SHIP", "20/CENTS" for the quadruple rate, etc. and on the reverse the wax seal of the US Consulate Cork. Fine trio. [Ex-Sirene]. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 886 | SPECTACULAR BLUE DUBLIN "DIAMOND SPOON" DUPLEXES ON COVER TO CRIMEAN WAR, ETC.; Attractive 2nd Aug. 1855 env. to an Officer of the "63rd Regt. 4th Division, British Army in the East, Crimea. Via Marseilles" franked by Strip of Three 1d red "stars" (two with surface faults) tied by very fine BLUE Diamond Spoons (code "1E"). Exhibition Item. Plus an Aug. 1855 stampless env. to Dublin charged "3" with a fine blue "POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY" c.d.s. on the flap. (2 covers). PHOTO - | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 887 | MAIL TO THE ITALIAN STATES - UPRATED 1d PINK WITH SEVEN 2d BLUES TIED BY DUBLIN "DIAMOND SPOON" DUPLEXES; Spectacular 1st June 1857 usage of the 1d Pink envelope to Pisa uprated with a Pair & Strip of Five 2d Blue "stars" all tied by fine "8"-code Dublin "186" Diamond Spoon duplexes, with red "PD" in circle on the front; redirected from Pisa to Florence at no extra charge. One of the most attractive 1d pink overseas usages that we can recall having seen. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 888 | RARE UPRATED 1d PINK TO FRANCE WITH DUBLIN "POSTED SINCE 6 P.M./LAST NIGHT" C.D.S.; Fine 21st Jan. 1857 usage of the 1d pink env. to Paris uprated with 1d Red & 2d Blue "stars" each tied by "186" numerals and by Paris arrival c.d.s., having a very fine orange-red "PD" in circle on the front and a very fine "POSTED SINCE 6 P.M./G.P.O/LAST NIGHT" Dublin c.d.s. on the reverse. Exhibition item. PHOTO - | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 889 | RARE LONDON & DOVER T.P.O. "C68" NUMERAL CANCELLING "PD" MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE; Unusual 27th July 1873 env. (minor creasing) to Bordeaux franked by 3d rose-red (crease) tied by a "KINGSTOWN" duplex having a fine red "PD" in circle mark on the front, cancelled by a mostly fine rare "C68" vertical oval numeral of the London & Dover T.P.O., and so also with a mostly fine matching "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" mark and a French "9" handstruck arrival charge. Rare; this "C68" numeral is very seldom seen on cover. PHOTO - | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 890 | KERRY: The small group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1782 EL with large s/l "KILLARNEY" and Dublin Bishop Mark on reverse, 1845 EL to Skibbereen with s/l "CASTLEISLAND", 1832 Free Front signed by Daniel O'Connell, 1856 EL with circular "TARBERT/IRELAND" d.s., 1905 env. with COGH KEVII 1d red (accepted in error) tied by "VALENCIA ISLAND" c.d.s., two PPC's bearing GB KEVII ‡d greens tied by further strikes of same, etc. (11 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 891 | MAILS TO EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS OTHER THAN FRANCE: The small selection of mail to various European destinations including 1868 EL ex Dublin to Spain bearing 2d blue (3) with duplex code 11 datestamps of Jan. 13 (latest recorded date), 1916 envelope to Switzerland bearing GB ‡d (2, one totally masked by censor label) & 1d (2, one partially masked by same) with "DUBLIN & BELFAST" TPO cancellations, 1864 cover from Dublin to Germany bearing 1d red x 6 (some with faults) & red "PD" mark, three incoming covers ex Italy (2) & Switzerland, etc. (18 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 892 | PRE-STAMP MAIL TO EUROPE: The small pre-stamp miscellany inc. 1855 EL from Dublin to Cognac with green h.s. "2" struck in error, 1828 to Bordeaux with circular black "PAID AT/DUBLIN" & red "PD", 1856 ex Dublin to Paris with red circular "PAID/CX" mark, 1857 emv. ex Dublin to Paris with red circular "PAID/AA" & "PD" marks, etc. (10 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 893 | MAILS TO FRANCE: 1856-69 group of E/EL's, etc. to French destinations, many with hand-picked duplex strikes. We note 1856 env. from Dublin to Strasbourg with "Diamond Spoon" duplex, 1857 fragment of the "General Adviser" from Galway to Paris bearing 1d red tied by blue numeral cancellation, 1868 EL ex Dublin to Bordeaux bearing 1d red x 4 tied by "86" numeral duplex cancellations, 1866 EL to Nantes bearing 1d strip of 4 tied by further examples of same, etc. (17). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 894 | MAILS TO FRANCE: The small selection of stamped mail to France inc. attractive 1875 mourning envelope from Dublin to Dieppe bearing 1d red x 4 & 1/- (wing margine) adhesives, 1879 registered cover ex Dublin to Paris bearing ‡d & wing-margined 4d (scarce thus), etc. (13). PHOTO - | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 895 | MAILS TO FRANCE: The interesting group of late 19th Century & early 20th Century mails to France inc. 1880 mourning envelope ex Dublin to Paris bearing 1d (2) & ‡d adhesives & with black "T" h.s., 1880-81 mixed franking envelopes (4) and a useful range of postal stationery items. (32 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 896 | MAILS TO/FROM INDIA: The small group of covers including attrcative 1861 env. from Dublin to Bihar bearing 1d & 4d (2) adhesives, 1869 env. ex Dublin to Bombay bearing wing-margin 9d (both scarce the 9d rate is unusual ex Ireland) & an 1865 env. from Dublin to Bengal bearing 2d (2) & 6d adhesives. (4 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 897 | MAIL TO/FROM LATIN AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES: The small selection of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1848 E ex Bahia to London with fair two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" in blue, 1857 E ex Dublin to Trinidad bearing 6d tied by "Diamond Spoon" cancellation, 1873 env. ex Dublin to Buenos-Aires bearing 1/- marginal example with "1 Pound" inscription at base and two later envelopes to Peru. (5 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 898 | MAIL TO/FROM THE U.S.A. & CANADA: The small group of covers to/from North America including 1872 env. ex Dublin to Ottawa bearing 1d & 2d adhesives and with black boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID", 1873 env. ex Canada bearing SQ 6c & with rare black "6d" h.s. (probably carried via the "Duke of Cornwall"), etc. (9 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 899 | MAILS TO/FROM OTHER DESTINATIONS: The interesting group of covers to a wide variety of overseas destinations inc. 1863 env. to Mauritius bearing 6d adhesive & with red h.s. "4‡d", 1869 mourning envelope to Ceylon bearing 1d & 1/- adhesives tied by Dublin "186" numerals, 1877 mourning envelope to Australia bearing 8d orange, 1898 env. from Freetown (Sierra Leone) to Ireland bearing 2‡d defin. and with black boxed "Insufficiently Addressed/186", etc. (12). PHOTO - | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 900 | TRANS-IRISH SEA COLLECTION: The extensive selection of E/EL's, etc. carried across the Irish Sea inc. 1825 EL from Bristol to Dublin with two-line "CORK HILL/PENNY POST" in red, 1838 EL ex Buttevant to Bannockburn with Dublin Additional Half mark (wheel tax), 1855/56 pair of covers with Dublin "Diamond Spoon" cancellations, 1863 env. to Liverpool with boxed red "LATE LETTER/FEE PAID", etc. (Approx. 45 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 901 | TRANS-IRISH SEA: Miscellany of E/EL's, etc. carried across the Irish Sea including 1834 EL from Waterford to Bristol with step-type "BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER" (scarce internal ship letter marking), 1835 EL from Milford to Waterford at the scarce 3d rate, 1856 front from Belfast to Halifax endorsed "Fleetwood & Manchester Express", 1872 ‡d lettercard from Belfast to Lancaster with handstamped "Via Fleetwood" (scarce routing), etc. (17 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 902 | 1711 EL to Liverpool "via Chester" with m/s "10" subsequently crossed through and uprated with a partly fine early s/l mark of Cork (c18mm x 5mm). Minor internal faults. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 903 | 1712 EL written in Flemish from Cork to Bruges with m/s "ps pd 1s8d" and "6" (stuyvers?) showing a good example of the s/l "CORK" (applied upside down but rare so early - especially to the Continent). Horizontal filing crease well clear of s/l mark. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 904 | 1768-98 Quintet of EL's comprising 1768 to Holland with a good strike of the scarce large s/l "CORK", 1768 to Rotterdam endorsed "Post Paid 10d" and with a good strike of the large s/l "CORK", 1796 to Belfast with 26mm s/l "CORK" (rated "8" in m/s), 1797 EL to London with 24 x 5mm s/l "CORK" & a 1798 EL to Edinburgh with a further strike of same (rated "2/8" in m/s). A good group. (5). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 905 | 1782 EL to Bordeaux via Brussells with s/l "CORK", blue "D'A/B" ("D'Angleterre (par) Bruxelles" - used during the War with France) and red circular "POST PAID". Most attractive. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 906 | CORK SHIP LETTER: 1788 EL from Madeira to Edinburgh originally sent with a Bill of Lading so charged as a Double Letter ("2/7d") with a fairly good strike of the two-line "CORK/SHIP LETTER" (Robertson S2) mark. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 907 | 1800-1837 Collection of E/EL's with a good range of postal markings inc. various s/l marks in black & red, 1808 Free Front with red "CORK/124" & Mermaid "FREE", sundry other mileage marks inc. 1813 EL to Dublin with scarce Dublin "MID-IN" octagonal c.d.s. on the front, 1817 EL to Cork ex Teignmouth forwarded to H.M. Ship off Cove and with octagonal "MID-OUT" c.d.s. of Dublin, 1825 EL to Edinburgh originally charged "2/3d" uprated to "4/6‡d", 1823 red "CORK EVE MAIL", 1829 EL to London with red Inspector's Star & "LATE MAIL", etc. A good group. (26 items). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 908 | "PAID AT" AND PENNY POST MARKS: 1832-38 group of E/EL's & fronts comprising 1832 Free Front from London to Black Rock with two-line "CORK/PENNY POST" in black, 1835 Free Front with fine two-line "CORK/PENNY POST" in red, 1836 EL to London with boxed "PAID/AT/CORK" in red, 1838 EL with two-line "Cork/Penny Post", 1838 wrapper to Dublin with red boxed "PAID/AT/CORK", 1838 Free Front with small "Cork/Penny Post" in black. (6 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 909 | RARE SOLDIERS' 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER: 1836 EL to London endorsed "Private Geo Wrightson, 90th L. Infantry" from Cork to London countersigned by the Commanding Officer and with black boxed "PAID/AT/CORK" and a fair strike of the Crowned red "To be/delivered/Free". Attractive & scarce thus. PHOTO - | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 910 | RARE REDIRECTED MARK OF CORK: 1837 EL from Nenagh to Cove, thence redirected to London with a very fine example of the rare two-line "Redirected/at Cork" mark in red (seldom encountered this fine). Ex F.E. Dixon collection. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 911 | RARE COASTAL STEAMER RATE COVER TO LONDON: 1839 Entire (side flaps removed) to London, charged "8" in m/s and with a fine example of the black boxed "CORK/SHIP LETTER" as well as a superb example of the red circular "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)LONDON". Rare Coastal Steamer Rate between Ireland & England. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 912 | 1839-49 Group of E/EL's inc. 1839 EL to Dublin with boxed black "B" Receiving House mark, 1840 EL to Plymouth redirected to Lynmouth with Cork d.s. of 27 April plus boxed black "PAID" & "C" marks, 1840/1843 E/EL's (3) with two-line "CORK/TOO LATE"marks in black, etc. (15). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 913 | RECEIVING HOUSE MARKS: 1843-43 E/EL's (6) with various Receiving House marks comprising 1843 blcak boxed "C", 1845 black boxed "B", 1851 red boxed "A", 1851 black boxed "A", 1852 blue boxed "C" & 1853 bluish-green boxed "C". A good group. (6). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 914 | SPOON CANCELLATIONS: 1856-57 E/EL's (5) to vaarious destinations, all with good examples of the Spoon cancellation of Cork. (5). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 915 | THE BALANCE OF THE CITY OF CORK COLLECTION: The interesting group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1849 EL with black boxed "C" Receiving House mark, 1851 EL's (2) to Exeter with blue boxed "C" Receiving House marks, 1843 EL to Plymouth thence redirected to Minehaed with two-line "CORK/TOO LATE" in black, 1848 env. to Minehead thence redirected to Dawlish with black boxed "C", 1849 E to the Secretary of War with two-line "MALLOW/PENNY POST", 1864 env. to London thence redirected to Kent with red boxed "REDIRECTED/POSTAGE UNPAID", 1906 PPC bearing KEVII ‡d tied by Cork d.s. of 18 Oct. and with violet s/l "ST.PETER'S BAZAAR" cachet, 1905 PPC bearing KEVII ‡d tied by "LITTLE ISLAND/CORK" skeleton, etc. (34 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 916 | BALLYDEHOB: 1845-97 trio comprising 1845 OHMS wrapper to Skibbereen with two examples of the "SKIBBEREEN/PENNY POST" in black - much redirected and with m/s "Try Castletown", "Try Ballydehob" & "Not for Ballydehob" as well as datestamps for Bantry, Castletown & Skibbereen, 1855 EL to London with blue "BALLYDEHOB/Penny Post" & Skibbereen d.s. plus 1887 Parcel Post label of Ballydehob bearing QV Jubilee 1/- green ("washed"). A good trio. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 917 | BANDON-COACHFORD: The small group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1823 Free Front with red "BANDON/146" & "CORK EVG. MAIL", 1859 unpaid env. to the USA with "BALLINCOLLIG" d.s., Cork Thimble & rare UDC of Farran, 1827 "BUTTEVANT/122" in red, 1834 s/l "BUTTEVANT" in red, 1858 EL to London with "CARRIGALINE" UDC, 1772 EL to Knutsford with s/l "C-LYONS" in black plus "FREE/O" of Dublin which was subsequently disallowed, 1721 EL (privately carried) from Castletown to Tipperary, 1854 env. with sanserif s/l "CASTLETOWN ROCHE" & red "MALLOW" d.s., 1853 env. with a further strike of the sanserif mark, etc. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 918 | COVE: The interesting range of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1817 EL from Teignmouth to Cork redirected to a ship at cork with DUBLIN "MID-OUT" octagonal c.d.s., 1841 EL most probably from British Honduras to Bristol with two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" in black, 1842 pre-paid env. from Queenstown to Gibraltar with the contents headed "Spike Island", 1847 EL from Bahia to London with two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" in blue, 1902 env. to the USA bearing KEVII 2‡d tied by large "PAQUEBOT" h.s. alongside "DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN/TPO" d.s. of 13 July, etc. (15 plus a couple of pieces). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 919 | COVE SHIP LETTER: 1817 EL from Baltimore to Belfast charged "3/2" then "4/9d" with orange-red "COVE/SHIP LETTER" plus rare Dublin "s.1/d" charge mark (struck in error) & faint fancy framed "SHIP LETTER/DUBLIN" d.s. Rare thus. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 920 | COVE SHIP LETTER: 1850 EL to London endorsed "8" in m/sd with agood strike of the two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" in blue in conjunction with a "QUEENSTOWN" c.d.s. also in blue. A rare use of these two marks on the same envelope. Vertical filing crease affects both marks but a very unusual item nevertheless. Ex T.E. Field & Martin Willcocks. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 921 | DONERAILE-KINSALE: The small group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1832 EL to Cheltenham with red "DONERAILE/126" overstruck with boxed "Cheltenham/Penny Post", 1836 faint red s/l "DONERAILE" on E endorsed "Too Late" in m/s, 1892 s/l "FERMOY", 1849 EL's (2) from Milwaukee to Kanturk, 1758 EL from Kinsale to London with faintish s/l "KINSALE" and large "COUNTRY" (struck in Dublin), 1825 EL from Kinsale to Edinburgh with red Kinsale mileage plus red circular (scarce)& oval "MID-DAY MAIL" marks (very unusual in conjunction with each other), etc. (16 items). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 922 | KINSALE SHIP LETTER: 1838 EL from Valparaiso to London per "Ellen" charged "2/1" with a fine strike of the black two-line "KINSALE/SHIP LETTER". Closed tear clear of mark. A rare and attrcative item. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 923 | MIDDLETON-YOUGHAL: The small group of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1805 s/l "MIDDLETON", 1821 Free wrapper with s/l "MIDL.TON", 1823 EL (probably ex Brazil) to London with unframed "SKIBBEREEN/SHIP LETR" in red, 1847 "PASSAGEWEST/129" (late use of mileage), 1852 EL to London with s/l "PASSAGEWEST", etc. (14). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 924 | QUEENSTOWN SHIP LETTER: 1851 EL from St.Thomas to Cornwall via Queenstown with Foley & Hughes Forwarding Agents endorsement and a good strike of the two-line "QUEENSTOWN/SHIP LETTER" in blue. Ex John Gunn. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 925 | COUNTY LIMERICK COLLECTION: The interesting collection of E/EL's, etc. with a wide range of postal markings including 1829 Adare mileage, 1855 s/l "BRUREE", 1854 two-line "Clonlara/Limerick" in blue, 1817 blue mileage of "CL. CONNELL", 1851 mourning env. with "GLIN/126" mileage, 1839 Kilmallock UDC, various s/l marks of Lisnagry, 1845 EL with s/l "LOUGHILL" & two-line "Limerick/Penny Post", 1841-46 "PALLASKERRY" UDC's (2), 1822 "RATHKEALE/108", 1840 s/l "SHANAGOLDEN", etc. (26 items). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 926 | BRITTAS: Rare early EL from Brittas "Ffor my loving Cousin Mr Daniel Conery at Thorpe Mallory in Northamptonshire, leave this at ye 7 Stars on London Bridge to be sent as directed". This was sent just a few weeks after the Restoration of King Charles II. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 927 | LIMERICK: 1710-98 group of E/EL's with various postal markings of Limerick inc. very rare & early "LIMRICK" (cover faults), 1744 EL to Dublin with 35mm x 6mm "LIMERICK", 1755 EL with 44mm x 7mm "LIMERICK", c1780 EL with large "LIMERICK", etc. All scarce, pre-1770 types are rare. A couple have sacrce circular "FREE" marks. (9). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 928 | LIMERICK: 1800-96 collection of E/EL's with a wide range of postal markings inc. 1816 EL with red Limerick mileage and Dublin "A" in Crown, 1838 EL with s/l "SIX MILE BRIDGE", sundry "TOO LATE" marks inc. 1846 in blue on E to London, 1849 EL to the USA bearing Embossed 1/- (not tied), 1896 UPU 1d postal stat. card to France with "G.S & W.R.P.O./UP DAY" c.d.s. of 17 April, etc. (27 items). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 929 | LIMERICK - SOLDIERS' 1d CONCESSION RATE ENTIRE TO LONDON: 1817 E endorsed "From Daniel Gillard Sergeant 17th Reg." to LOndon with red Crowned "To Be/delivererd/Free" mark of London overstriking a red "POST PAID" mark of Limerick. Endorsed "1" in m/s and with Limerick mileage in red. PHOTO -PLATE 17 | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 930 | LIMERICK: 1836 EL from Limerick to India with black boxed "PAID AT/LIMERICK" & red "PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON" and 1836 E to Dublin with black boxed "PAID AT/LIMERICK". A scarce pair (the former ex John Gunn). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 931 | LIMERICK SPOON CANCELLATIONS: 1856-59 trio of envelopes bearing 1d Red adhesives tied by "LIMERICK/303" Spoon cancellations (one "English"-type & two Irish-types, Codes D & E). A scarce trio. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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