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Ireland, the 1916 Rising and the Post Office Ireland from 1922 – The ‘Larsson’ collection

Irland, der Aufstand von 1916 und das Postamt Irland ab 1922 – Die Sammlung ‚Larsson‘

Dublin’s General Post Office, Dublins Hauptpostamt – with its fine neo-classical das General Post Office façade, has been at the heart (GPO) – mit seiner schönen of the city for two hundred neoklassizistischen Fassade years, a place for business of befindet sich seit über 200 all kinds - letters, telephones, Jahren im Herzen der Stadt, banking and radio – but it has ein Ort um allerlei Geschäfte also become the country’s zu erledigen – Briefe, emotional heart. This year, it Telefonate, Banksachen has been the focal point of the und Radio – es wurde aber commemorative ceremonies auch das ‚gefühlte Herz‘ des that have marked the ganzen Landes. Dieses Jahr Dublin‘s General Post Office in 1828 centenary of the Easter Rising, war es der Schwerpunkt für the armed rebellion that sought in April 1916 to overthrow die Gedenkveranstaltungen der Hundertjahrfeier des government in Ireland, sever the links that had long bound Osteraufstandes, die bewaffnete Rebellion die in 1916 Ireland to England and establish instead an independent stattfand und bei der versucht wurde die Regierung in Irish Republic. The physical proximity of the two islands has Irland zu stürzen, die alten Verbindungen von Irland zu meant that Ireland and Britain have long shared aspects England zu trennen und stattdessen eine unabhängige of their history – the shortest distance between the two irische Republik zu gründen. Die physikalische Nähe der shores is only a dozen or so miles – but cultural differences, beiden Inseln bedeutete, dass Irland und Britannien viele derived in part from the fact that Ireland retained until the geschichtliche Aspekte teilten – die kürzeste Entfernung nineteenth century an ancient language and separate Celtic der beiden Küsten beträgt nur etwa 12 Meilen – aber heritage, could be strong. kulturelle Unterschiede können schwerwiegend sein, entstanden zum Teil dadurch, dass Irland und die irische The administration by England and first independence Bevölkerung bis ins 19. Jahrhundert die alte Sprache und movements das keltische Erbe aufrecht hielt. England’s political involvement with Ireland dates back to the twelfth century when a Norman lord, Richard de Die Verwaltung durch England und erste Clare or ‘Strongbow’, was invited to assist a local Irish Unabhängigkeitsbestrebungen chief in his wars. It was an event that led, over time, to the Englands politisches Engagement in Irland geht zurück ins conquest and colonisation of Ireland. Wars and rebellions 12. Jahrhundert als ein normannischer Adliger, Richard de were frequent and the Reformation added to tensions in Clare oder „Strongbow“, gebeten wurde, einen irischen Ireland with Protestant English and Scottish settlers being Stammesführer bei seinen Kämpfen zu unterstützen. granted land confiscated from Irish Roman Catholics rebels. Dies war ein Ereignis, das, mit der Zeit dazu führte, Irland Irish alliances with Spain and later with France encouraged zu erobern und zu kolonisieren. Kriege und Aufstände England’s belief that Ireland was, as one politician astutely put waren häufig und die Reformation führte zu Spannungen it, “too great to be unconnected with Britain, too close to in Irland zwischen den protestantischen englischen und it to be dependent on a foreign state and too small to be schottischen Siedlern denen von katholischen irischen independent’! Following rebellion in 1798, the parliaments Rebellen konfisziertes Land zugesprochen wurde. of Ireland and Britain were united and the country was Irische Allianzen mit Spanien und später mit Frankreich governed from London. unterstrichen Englands Überzeugung, dass Irland, wie es ein Politiker scharfsinnig ausdrückte, „zu groß um The ideal of an independent Ireland was kept alive during the von Britannien getrennt zu sein, zu nahe um abhängig nineteenth century but famine and poverty were the reality von einem ausländischen Staat zu sein und zu klein um for many Irish people with emigration the only prospect unabhängig zu sein.“ Nach dem Aufstand von 1798 before them. An Irish ‘Home Rule’ party campaigned not for wurden die Regierungen von Irland und Britannien independence from Britain but for the re-establishment of vereint und das Land von London aus regiert. a government in Dublin to handle measures of specifically Irish concern. In the closing years of the century, there Das Ideal von einem unabhängigen Irland hatte was a reawakening of interest in Irish culture, sport and während des 19. Jahrhunderts weiter Bestand, aber

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language. This ‘Celtic Revival’, led by people like W B Yeats, drew support from a broad cross-section of society but encouraged a minority to reconsider armed rebellion as a way of winning Irish independence from England. The Easter rising of 1916 Those who planned the 1916 rebellion were inspired by different visions. Tom Clarke, whose name appears at the head of those who signed the 1916 Proclamation, was a long-standing proponent of revolution. Patrick Pearse and Thomas MacDonagh, were teachers who saw revolutionary violence and sacrifice as a way to create an Ireland which could recapture the nobility and heroism of the ancient Irish Fianna. Others, like James Connolly and Constance Markievicz, wanted a social revolution which would lead to a fairer society for working people. While their aims and beliefs often diverged, they were united in believing that an independent Irish Republic was what was required. The First World War, in which many thousands of Irishmen were engaged, offered them a chance to rebel and, with German assistance, they hoped for success. Dublin’s GPO, the communications hub of Ireland, was chosen as the headquarters of the rebels and, on Easter Monday 1916, armed men entered the building and ordered staff to leave. Most did but those in the GPO Telegraph Office barricaded themselves in and tried to make contact with the army. Not until they were fired on by the rebels did they leave and, even then, Miss Gordon, supervisor of the female staff insisted on taking a wounded soldier to hospital. This unusually brave action was acknowledged by one of the rebel leaders who asked, however, that the man would be brought back to become a prisoner in the GPO.Though hard to believe, this is precisely what happened! The rebels also occupied other buildings around Dublin city and for six days, they maintained a fight until overwhelmed by greatly superior government forces.The GPO was completely destroyed.

Dublin‘s General Post Office after the 1916 uprising

Hungersnot und Armut war die Realität für viele Iren die daher nur die Auswanderung als Lösung sahen. Eine irische „Selbstverwaltungs“-Partei warb nicht für die Unabhängigkeit von Britannien sondern für die Wiedereinführung der Regierung in Dublin um sich spezieller irischer Belange anzunehmen. In den letzten Jahren des Jahrhunderts wurde das Interesse an irischer Kultur, Sport und Sprache wieder erweckt. Die „Celtic Revival“, angeführt von Leuten wie W. B. Yeats, hatte Unterstützung von einem breiten Teil der Bevölkerung aber ermutigte eine Minderheit wieder über einen bewaffneten Aufstand nachzudenken, um zur irischen Unabhängigkeit von England zu gelangen.

Der Osteraufstand 1916 Diejenigen die den Aufstand von 1916 planten hatten unterschiedliche Visionen. Tom Clarke, sein Name steht an der Spitze derer die die Proklamation von 1916 unterschrieben, war ein langjähriger Befürworter der Revolution. Patrick Pearse und Thomas MacDonagh, beide Lehrer, sahen in revolutionärer Gewalt und Opfer den Weg zu einem Irland, das den Adel und das Heldentum des alten irischen „Fianna“ wieder zurückgewinnen kann. Andere, wie James Connolly und Constance Markievicz, wollten eine soziale Revolution die zu einer faireren Gesellschaft für das arbeitende Volk führen würde. Während ihre Ziele und Überzeugungen unterschiedlich waren, waren sie sich darüber einig, dass eine unabhängige irische Republik notwendig ist. Der erste Weltkrieg, an dem viele tausend irische Männer für Großbritannien teilnahmen, gab ihnen die Möglichkeit zu rebellieren und, mit deutscher Hilfe, hofften sie auf Erfolg. Dublins Hauptpostamt, das Kommunikationszentrum Irlands, wurde als Hauptquartier der Rebellen ausgewählt und Ostermontag 1916 stürmten bewaffnete Männer das Gebäude und befahlen den Angestellten das Gebäude zu verlassen. Die meisten folgten den Anweisungen, aber die Mitarbeiter im Telegrafenbüro des Hauptpostamtes verbarrikadierten sich und versuchten Kontakt zur Armee aufzunehmen. Erst nachdem die Rebellen sie

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection The rebellion, planned in secret, had no popular support and participants were blamed for the unnecessary death of close to 500 people and the destruction of Dublin’s city centre. When, however, the leaders were executed and others imprisoned in England and Wales, public opinion swung in favour of those who had been prepared to sacrifice their lives for the ideal of an Irish Republic. While the Rising failed, it was the catalyst for more widespread guerrilla activity which led to the creation of an Irish Free State in

1922. Six Ulster counties, where a majority had no wish to sever their connection with Britain, became Northern Ireland and remained within the United Kingdom. This partition of Ireland created further difficulties over the years but successful State visits by Queen Elizabeth to Ireland and by President Higgins to Britain in the recent past have been very helpful in healing divisions. The Irish Postal Administration from 1922 In 1922, the Post Office was at the forefront in representing political change: the royal arms were removed from buildings, red letters boxes were painted green and British stamps were overprinted in Irish. These overprint issues have been extensively studied, not least perhaps by King George V himself, whose feelings at seeing part of his kingdom opt for independence may have been mollified by his interest in its newly overprinted stamps! The creation of a new series of Irish stamps was a priority for the Irish Postmaster

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unter Beschuss nahmen verließen sie das Gebäude und selbst dann bestand Frau Gordon, Leiterin der weiblichen Angestellten, darauf, einen verwundeten Soldaten zum Krankenhaus zu bringen. Diese außergewöhnlich mutige Aktion wurde von einem der Rebellenführer bemerkt, er befahl jedoch den Mann wieder als Gefangenen zurück in das Hauptpostamt zu bringen. Kaum zu glauben, aber dies geschah dann auch tatsächlich. Die Rebellen besetzten auch andere Gebäude um Dublin City und kämpften sechs Tage lang bis sie von übermächtigen Regierungskräften überwältigt wurden. Das Hauptpostamt war komplett zerstört. Der Aufstand, im geheimen geplant, hatte keine öffentliche Unterstützung und den Rebellen wurde der unnötige Tod von fast 500 Menschen und die Zerstörung von Dublins Stadtmitte vorgeworfen. Als jedoch die Anführer hingerichtet wurden und andere Rebellen in England und Wales ins Gefängnis kamen schlug die Stimmung zugunsten derer um, die bereit waren ihr Leben zu opfern für ihr Ideal einer unabhängigen Irischen Republik. Obwohl der Aufstand fehlschlug, so war er jedoch der Katalysator für weitverbreitete GuerillaAktionen die 1922 zur Gründung des Irischen Freien Staates (Irish Free State) führten. Sechs Bezirke Ulsters, in denen die Mehrheit ihre Verbindung zu Britannien nicht abbrechen wollte, wurden zu Nordirland und blieben im Vereinigten Königreich. Diese Teilung Irlands verursachte in den kommenden Jahren weitere Schwierigkeiten, aber erfolgreiche Staatsbesuche in Irland von Queen Elizabeth und von Präsident Higgins in Britannien halfen in den letzten Jahren die „Risse“ zu heilen. Die irische Postverwaltung ab 1922 1922 war das Postamt an der Spitze des politischen Wechsels: Die königlichen Waffen wurden aus dem Gebäude entfernt, rote Briefkästen wurden grün gestrichen und britische Briefmarken wurden mit einem irischen Aufdruck versehen. Diese AufdruckAusgaben wurden genauestens betrachtet, sogar selbst von König George V, dessen gemischten Gefühle über das Unabhängigkeitsstreben eines Teils seines Königreiches möglicherweise durch sein philatelistisches Interesse für die neuen Aufdruck-Briefmarken besänftigt wurden.

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General who arranged for a notice to be placed in the Irish Press of the 1st February 1922, announcing a competition for the design of a new definitive series. There was a good response from the public and entries were received from both established artists and those with no qualifications beyond their enthusiasm. The four designs selected for the lower value stamps, the Map of Ireland, Celtic Cross etc. are well known to collectors: they remained in use for nearly 50 years until replaced by Heinrich Gerl’s innovative reworking of a Celtic theme in 1968.

Der Entwurf einer neuen Serie irischer Briefmarken war eine der Prioritäten des irischen Postdirektors, der einen Artikel in der „Irish Press“ vom 1. Februar 1922 veranlasste, und zu einem Wettbewerb aufrief Entwürfe für die neuen Dauerserien einzureichen. Dies stieß auf rege Resonanz der Öffentlichkeit und es wurden Entwürfe von Künstlern sowie von Leuten ohne Qualifikation aber mit viel Enthusiasmus eingereicht. Die vier Entwürfe die für die Briefmarken mit niedrigen Wertstufen ausgesucht wurden, die Landkarte von Irland, das keltische Kreuz etc. sind Sammlern wohl bekannt: Sie wurden fast 50 Jahre gebraucht bis sie durch Heinrich Gerls erfinderische Überarbeitung des keltischen Themas in 1968 ersetzt wurden.

Lot 477

Lot 479

Changes in technology and fashion and a greater corporate focus on the commercial side of Post Office business have influenced Irish stamp design and production over the last twenty years. The definition of ‘Irishness’ has been widened and the shamrocks and La Tène-style decoration of the early years has given way to the sort of ‘augmented reality’ information that is coded into the current 1916 set. Design style and collecting tastes are always changing, of course, but the story of Ireland and its people continues to be told in an attractive and informative way through its postage stamps and, for those new to the field, I can only suggest that 2016 provides a memorable point to start a collection.

Technische und modische Entwicklungen sowie stärkerer Fokus auf die kommerzielle Seite des Postamtes beeinflussten die Gestaltung und Produktion der irischen Briefmarken der letzten zwanzig Jahre. Die Definition von ‚Irisch‘ wurde erweitert und die Kleeblätter und die La-Tène-Zeit-Ausschmückung der früheren Jahre wurden ersetzt durch eine sogenannte Information der „nackten Realität“ die im aktuellen Satz von 1916 verschlüsselt dargestellt ist. Der Gestaltungsstil und der Sammlergeschmack ändern sich natürlich immer wieder, aber die Geschichte Irlands und seines Volkes wird weiterhin durch attraktive und informative Briefmarken erzählt, und, für die Neuen auf diesem Gebiet, kann ich nur empfehlen, dass 2016 ein denkwürdiges Jahr ist, mit der Sammlung zu beginnen.

Stephen Ferguson Assistant Secretary GPO, Dublin.

Stephen Ferguson Assistant Secretary GPO, Dublin

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Ireland from 1922 – the “Larsson” Collection

Irland ab 1922 – Die Sammlung ‘Larsson’

With great devotion, the owner of the “Larsson” collection has assembled the overprinted stamps from the period 1922 to 1925 and the subsequent definitives of Ireland.

Mit großer Hingabe hat der Sammler der ‚LarssonSammlung‘ die Überdruckmarken der Periode 1922 bis 1925 und der nachfolgenden Dauerserien Irlands gesammelt.

For decades he has understood the acquisition of great rarities. He has of course also had the “ordinary”, but specialities were particularly important to him. Essays, proofs, inverted watermarks, inverted overprints, misplaced overprints. And all of these not only on individual stamps, but also pairs, strips, blocks, corner marginal pieces etc. were incorporated into this unique collection. The rare early stamp booklets are also represented. Even the famous coil stamps of the 2d definitive issue of 1935, coveted by all Ireland collectors, are to be found in the collection. We are able to present this collection to you now, just on the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. With a few exceptions, all the lots in the Ireland section that follows are from the “Larsson” collection. You, as an active collector of Ireland, will surely find something on offer for your collection. And as a non-collector of Ireland, you may perhaps take this unique opportunity to experience the fascination of this collecting area, with the ability to acquire many important items!

Dieter Michelson Managing Director

Tobias Huylmans Philatelist and Auctioneer

Über Jahrzehnte hat er es verstanden, große Seltenheiten zusammenzutragen. Das ‚Normale‘ hat er natürlich auch gehabt, aber die Besonderheiten hatten es ihm besonders angetan. Essays, Proofs, kopfstehende Wasserzeichen, kopfstehende Aufdrucke, verschobene Aufdrucke. Und all das nicht nur auf Einzelmarken, sondern auch auf Paaren, Streifen, Blockstücken, Eckrandstücken u.s.w. fanden Eingang in seine einzigartige Sammlung. Auch die frühen und seltenen Markenheftchen sind repräsentiert. Selbst die berühmte und von allen Irland-Sammlern begehrte Rollenmarke der 2d-Dauermarke aus dem Jahre 1935 ist in der Sammlung zu finden. Diese Sammlung, pünktlich zum 100. Jahrestag des Osteraufstandes in Irland dürfen wir Ihnen heute präsentieren. Bis auf einige wenige Stücke sind alle Lose der folgenden Irland-Sektion aus der Sammlung ‚Larsson‘. Sicherlich werden Sie als aktiver Irland-Sammler in dem Angebot etwas für Ihre Sammlung finden. Als Nicht-Irland-Sammler lassen Sie sich vielleicht von der Faszination des Gebietes inspirieren und der einmaligen Gelegenheit, gleich viele große Stücke dieses Sammelgebietes erwerben zu können! Dieter Michelson Geschäftsführer

Lot 353

Tobias Huylmans Philatelist und Auktionator

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ex 348 / € 250

ex 350 / € 300

359 / € 250 ex 358 / € 400

ex 354 / € 500

ex 347 / € 100

ex 364 / € 200

ex 357 / € 200

ex 349 / € 250

ex 352 / € 200

361 / € 250

ex 351 / € 200

362 / € 200

360 / € 250

367 / € 300

ex 363 / € 600

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IRELAND

Mi.-No.

346

77

6

Start price

“*BELFAST* SHIP LETTER“ and double line „Belfast Penny Post“, clear strikes on folded letter (Photo = 1 68) from London 1835 to Belfast, fine, ex Field collection

100

Forerunners 347

L29-30

1/2

1914, Homerule 1 d. Hibernia, 1 d. Redmond (2) and 1 d. harp, unused, 2 with faults (Photo = 1 76)

100

Essays and Trials 348 349

E1-4 ex E5-20

2

0

DOLLARD: 1922, 2d. engraved, set of 4 different colours, unused without gum as issued, very fine (Photo = 1 76)

250

2d. lithographed, 16 different mono-colour, missing only 2d. carmine for completion, all marginal (Photo = 1 76) or corner examples, mint never hinged, very fine

250

350

ex E2145

0

2d. lithographed, 22 different bi-coloured, all right marginal stamps, mint never hinged, very fine, a (Photo = 1 76) difficult and most attractive assembly

300

351

ex E4655

0

2d. Valdivia Specimes, perf 11, 7 different colours, mainly marginal or corner examples, mint never (Photo = 1 76) hinged, very fine

200

352

ex E5665

0

2d. Valdivia Specimes, imperforated, 7 different colours, all from the upper right sheet corner, mint (Photo = 1 76) never hinged, one stamp with light crease, otherwise very fine

200

353

355

353

2

HELY: 1922, 2d. as engraved plate proof, single impression in black in white paper (42X62mm) with reversed design, the essays printed later where only issued as lithographic prints, red lettering „1035“ and top and bottom, extremely rare and attractive 2d. lithographed, 15 different bi-coloured, unused, very fine with minaly good centering

354

ex E7696b

1

355

E98

0/1

500

(Photo = 1 76)

500

PERKINS, BACON & CO: 1922, 3d. green, engraved die proof single impression on white gummed paper (80X125mm), hinges only at the very top outside of the plate impression, very fine and fresh, rare

500

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Printers at Perkins, Bacon & Co.

Los-No

Mi.-No.

Start price

356

E101

357

E123-139 0

358

ex E140150

0/1

E159

0/4

359

2

3d. red with wide margins, neatly mounted on thick green card (81X90mm), very fine and fresh, rare

800

O‘LOUGHLIN, MURPHY & BOLAND: 1922, perf 11½, group of 11 values including the scarce (Photo = 1 76) 1d. and 3d. in red, mainly mint never hinged, some marginal stamps, very fine

200

Imperforated, group of 17 different values including the 10sh, mainly with wide margins, many mint (Photo = 1 76) never hinged, fine to very fine

400

PICTORIAL PRINTING MACHINE COMPANY: 1922, imperforated, 1d. sepia as block of four from the lower right corner, pencil annotation accros the back of the upper left stamp just (Photo = 1 76) intruding into the adjacent stamp, very fine and attractive

250

360

E161

2

1d. turquise as block of four from the lower left sheet corner on thin carton paper, without gum, lower right stamp with msall, faint surface abrasion, otherwise very fine attractive (Photo = 1 76)

250

361

E162

0/4

1d. carmine-red as block of four, mint never hinged, very fine

(Photo = 1 76)

250

362

E164

1

Perforated: 1d. pale turquise as horizontal pair with left sheet margin, hinged in the margin, stamps (Photo = 1 76) with full original gum with small adherence, very fine

200

0/ 1/4/2

ESSAYS: 1922, interesting group of 51 various issues including Dollard, Heli and O‘Loughlin, (Photo = 1 76) with varities and multiples and Fiji paper trial, mostly fine

600

0

1922,  4 different essais „Dollard bi-colour“ and 3 different „Valdivia“ and Fiji 2 d. paper trial, all with sheet margins, unmounted mint, fine (Hib. E 21, 33, 37, 39, 56, 58, 60 and 167)

363 364

exE21167

(Photo = 1 76)

200

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Dollard Printing House in Dublin

Los-No

Overprint Proofs

Mi.-No.

Start price

365

PR1

4/2

1922, Proof overprints by Dollard printing house, blue overprint on thin whitish paper, block of four from the upper sheet margin, position 5-6 and 17-18, this block originates from a former block of 24 which presumably was destroyed during the civil war 1922, very fine and rare, detailed certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP Provenance: Marquess of Bute (R. Lowe, 1950) T.E. Field (R. Lowe, 1966)

366

PR8

6

1922, Overprint proof by Dollard Printing house for low values, ½d. with additional franking tied by cds. „BELLVELLY 16 AP 22“ to cover to Yorkshire, fine and scarce (Michel 1P, 14I) (Photo = 1 84)

500

367

PR8a

0/1/4

½d. as block of six from the upper left sheet corner with red overprint and and purple backstamp without manuscript initials, lower middle stamp and margins with hinge remainders, otherwise (Photo = 1 76) mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 1P)

300

368

PR 9var

0

½d. right marginal single, with double overprint, one albino, the visible overprint shifted with date,  purple backstamp without manuscript initials, mint never hinged, very fine, certificates BPA (Photo = 1 80) and Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 1P)

120

369

PR 9var

0

½d. with gutter at bottom, with double overprint, one albino, the visible overprint shifted with date on top and again on gutter, purple backstamp without manuscript initials, mint never hinged, (Photo = 1 80) very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 1P)

150

2000

370

PR11

4/2

1922, Overprint proof by Dollard Pringing house for high values, block of four on thin, pale cream, wove, ungummed paper, small tear at top and horizontal fold through lower stamps, otherwise fine, a very rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen (Michel 9-11I P)

500

371

PR21

6

ISSUED PROOF OVERPRINTS ON GB STAMPS: 1922, „Thom Wide“ on GB 1912 ½d. green as horizontal pair tied by machine cancel to cover to Dublin, these so called „Jet-Black“ overprints (Photo = 1 84) are very scarce on cover, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP

150

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368 / € 120

375 / € 80

372 / € 200

369 / € 150

374 / € 180

373 / € 400

379 / € 80

376 / € 250

381 / € 160

383 / € 200

ex 380 / € 200 377 / € 180

378 / € 100

382 / € 200

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Overprint Issues

Mi.-No.

Start price

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Dollard printing house, ½ d. from the lower left sheet corner with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, perf splits at lower left, otherwise fine, signed (Michel 1K)

372

T1a

0

(Photo = 1 80)

200

373

T1e+d

0/1

4½. as vertical pair with upper sheet margin with overprint shifted downwards showing only „Rialtas“ at bottom of upper stamp, upper stamp and margin hinged, the lower mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 1 var) (Photo = 1 80) Provenance: ex J.E. Foley

400

374

T2a

0

1d. with gutter at top and inverted overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Pröschold BPP (Photo = 1 80) (Michel 2K)

180

375

T5c

0

4d. with basic stamp variety „broken crossbar in left 4“, mint never hinged,  very fine,  certificate (Photo = 1 80) Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 5a var)

80

376

T7a

0/1/4

9d as block of six pair from the upper left sheet corner, lower left stamp with basic stamp variety „PQSTAGE“, hinged in the margins and upper left stamp, otherwise mint never hinged, very (Photo = 1 80) fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 7b var)

250

377

T7 var

0/4

9d. as block of four from the lower right sheet corner, watermark shifted to left, thus the right stamps almost without watermark and watermark „1“ in the sheet margin, mint never hinged, (Photo = 1 80) fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 7a var)

180

378

T10b

0/4

Overprint in red: 4d. as block of four with right sheet margin, upper right stamp with basic stamp variety „breaks under 4“ and margin next to lower right stamp with „broken jubilee line“, mint never hinged, SG number noted on margin, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 5b (Photo = 1 80) var)

100

379

T10c

0

4d. as horizontal pair, left stamp with basic stamp variety „broken crossbar in left 4“, mint never (Photo = 1 80) hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 5b var)

80

380

T12d, T13a, T14d

0

Sea Horses 4-line overprint by Dollard printing house, 2/6-10 sh., all marginal copies with overprint variety „short 3rd line“, mint never hinged with hinges in the margin only, signed Bühler (Photo = 1 80) resp. Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 9-11I)

200

381

T12a, d,

0/1/4

 2/6sh. as horizontal block of four from the upper right sheet corner, the upper left stamp with „Nissen re-entry“, both stamps at right with overprint variety „short 3rd line“, upper left stamp mint never hinged, other lightly hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 9I var)

382

T12b, T12

0/4

2/6 sh. as left marginal block of four with „PO“ watermark in the margin, upper left stamp with „Brennan re-entry“, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 9I var) (Photo = 1 80)

200

383

T13ba, d

1

5 sh. on pseudo-laid paper with overprint variety „short 3rd line“ and heavily shifted downwards, (Photo = 1 80) unused, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 10I var)

200

384

T14a, 14

0

10 sh. as horizontal pair from the upper left sheet corner, basic stamp plate BW 5A with „major re-entry“ on position 1, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11I (Photo = 1 82) var)

300

385

T14b

0

10 sh. as left marginal single from the „broken S“ plate 1/3L, basic stamp with „major re-touch to GS“, mint never hinged, hinged in the margin, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel (Photo = 1 82) 11I var)

200

386

T14c

0

10 sh. with basic stamp variety „strokes over 10“, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton(Photo = 1 82) Bowen BPP (Michel 11I var)

180

(Photo = 1 80)

160

387

T14d, e/g 0

10 sh. with overprint variety „short 3rd. line“ and strongly shifted overprint to the top and left showing „Rialtas“ partially at bottom, mint never hinged, very fine and rare with only 2 stamps like this possible, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11I var)

500

388

T14d, f

10 sh. with overprint variety „short 3rd. line“ and sloping up to the right, unused with disturdbed orinal gum and faint traces of ageing, otherwise fine, scarce,  certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Photo = 1 82) (Michel 11I var)

300

1

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82

384 / € 300

386 / € 180

394 / € 180

388 / € 300

392 / € 150

393 / € 160

399 / € 150 395 / € 200

385 / € 200

397 / € 100

390 / € 80

401 / € 180 391 / € 250

398 / € 300

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

Los-No

Mi.-No.

Start price

389

T14e var

1

390

T15c

1

391

T15 var

0/1/4

392

T16wb

0

393

83

T22a, 22

0

10 sh. as horizontal pair from the lower left sheet corner, with overprint obliquely and shifted to the right, unused, very fine and fresh, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11I var)

500

Rialtas 5-line overprint by Thom, 1½d. with upper sheet margin, with downwards shifted overprint thus without „1922“, unsed, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 14IV) (Photo = 1 82)

80

1½ d. as block of 15 from the upper right sheet corner with severley shifted overprint and into the right margin, mint never hinged with hinges in the corner margin only, rare and very (Photo = 1 82) spectecular (Michel 14IV var)

250

2d. die I, with watermark simple cypher reversed, at left two short perforations, otherwise fine, (Photo = 1 82) scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 15IV/I)

150

Rialtas 5-line overprint by Harrison, 1½ d., horizontal pair, right stamp with part coil-join and basic stamp with variety „PENCF corrected“, mint never hinged, good perforation, fine (Michel 14II var) (Photo = 1 82)

160

Rialtas 5-line overprint by Thom, 1½ d. as block of 6, upper right stamp with partly missing overprint due to foreign matter on the plate, unused, partly re-inforced with hinges, middle upper stamp with thins, otherwise fine, a rare and interesting multiple (Michel 14I var) (Photo = 1 75,82)

180

2d. die I, inverted overprint, unused, very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Photo = 1 82) (Michel 15I/I K)

200

2d. die II, marginal copy with inverted overprint, watermark inverted, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 15I/II K)

400

4d. with basic stamp error „broken Crossbar to 4“, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate (Photo = 1 82) Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 18 var)

100

34a, 0/1/4

6d., block of 14 from the upper left sheet corner containing six times overprint variety „R over Se“ and 2 stamps with „wide Ac“, basic stamps with „missing perf hole between“, two stamps and margins are hinged, otherwise mint never hinged and despite light soiling in the margin a rare and (Photo = 1 82) attractive multiple, fine (Michel  20I var)

300

0

9d. with left sheet margin, with basic stamp error „PQSTAGE“, mint never hinged, very fine, (Photo = 1 82) certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 24 var)

150

394

T27 var

0/1/4

395

T28a

1

396

T29wa

0

397

T32c

0

398

T34, T34V25a-V26

399

T36a

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IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

84

371 / € 150

366 / € 500

462 / € 300 476 / € 180

510 / € 200 511 / € 180

ex 514 / € 200

512 / € 250

513 / € 300

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Los-No

400

Mi.-No.

85

402

Start price

400

T39

0/4

Sea horses, 4-line overprint by Thom, 2/6 sh. as block of four from the upper left sheet margin, mint never hinged, with small hinge remainders in the top margin, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 9II)

800

401

T40

0

5 sh. from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, thins and adherence in the left, hinge in (Photo = 1 82) top margin, otherwise very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 10II)

180

402

T40-V56, T40

0/1/4

5 sh. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, three stamps with overprint variety „R over Se“, two upper stamps unused, the lower ones mint never hinged, fine and rare multiple (Michel 10II var)

500

404 403

403

T41ea

0

404

T41 V56

0

405

T41 V56

0/4

10 sh. from the upper right sheet corner, with basic stamp error „Retouch to 0 in 10“, mint never hinged with somewhat uneben gum, very fine and rare with only a few known examples, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11II)

1500

10 sh. with overprint variety „R above Se“, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate HamiltonBowen BPP (Michel 11II var)

1200

10 sh. as block of four with left sheet margin, upper right stamp with overprint variety „R above Se“, mint never hinged, right lower stamp slightly irregular perforations, otherwise fine, a very rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11II)

3000

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86

416 / € 300

412 / € 80

410 / € 100

411 / € 160

414 / € 120

418 / € 250

406 / € 120

407 / € 200 417 / € 250

413 / € 200

419 / € 150

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection Los-No

87

Mi.-No.

Start price

406

T44a, T44

0

407

T47

1

Rialtas overprint in wider setting, 1½ d. as vertical strip of 6 from the upper left sheet corner with full gutter on top, the second stamp from bottom with basic stamp plate flaw „PENCF corrected“, (Photo = 1 86) mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 4III var)

120

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Thom, ½ d. togehter with GB 1½ d. with unofficial typed „overprint“ tied by machine cancel to small piece, interesting item (Photo = 1 86) Provenance: T.E. Field

200

408

ex 409

1922 Saorstát ½d., right marginal block of six, center right stamp with overprint variety „accent inserted by hand twice, once inverted“, hinged at top and bottom, the middle stamps mint never hinged, very fine and rare (Michel 25I var) Provenance: Preston and Brady

500

1d., interesting range of 5 blocks, including „reversed Q“, „inserted accent“, „accent and t inserted“, „accent and at inserted“ and „substituted clichée“, unused and mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 26I var)

500

1½ d.,vertical pair with right sheet margin, lower stamp with basic stamp error „PENCF retouched“ and overprint error „Cireann“, mint never hinged with printing ink adherence, very fine, certificate (Photo = 1 86) Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 27I)

100

408

T47ba

0/1/4

409

T48a, c, e, f

0/1/4

410

T49a, T49 V63, 49

0

411

T52a, T52

0/1/4

412

T53b, 53

0/4

3-line overprint by Thom Ltd., 4 d. as right marginal block of four, the upper right stamp with „breaks under FOUR“, from a late stage of Harrison Plate 1e, mint never hinged, some reinforcement in the margin with hinges, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 31I var) (Photo = 1 86)

80

413

T55a, T55

0/1/4

6 s., fresh and very good centered block of four with right sheet margin, lower right stamp with overprint error „inserted accent“, two upper stamps unused, the lower mint never hinged, (Photo = 1 86) very fine, certificate BPA (Michel 33I)

200

414

T58a, d, e 0/1/4 1 s. ocre, fresh and very good centered block of eight with bottom sheet margin, second row right stamp with basic stamp plate flaw „ONF instead of ONE“,upper and lower right stamp T58 with overprint error „S over é“, hinged at top pair and gutter, otherwise mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 36I var) (Photo = 1 86) Provenance: T.E. Field (R. Lowe 1966)                  

120

3 d. as block of four, the upper right stamp with overprint error „missing accent“, upper right stamp mint never hinged, the others unused, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 30I var) (Photo = 1 86)

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160

88

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420 / € 160 425 / € 200

429 / € 200

421 / € 180

422 / € 250

423 / € 300

424 / € 400

433 / € 250

440 / € 250

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

Los-No 415

Mi.-No. T58b, T58

Start price 1/4

416

T58c, T58

0

417

T59d, T59

1

418

419

89

T59f, T59 1

T59, g, ka

0/4

1 s. ocre, fresh and very good centered block of four with right sheet margin, upper right stamp with overprint error „missing accent“, unused, sheet margin partly separated otherwise very fine, a very rare overprint error, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 36/I/IX) Provenance: J.A. Agnew (HR Harmer, 1930) T.E. Field (R. Lowe, 1966)

4000

1 s. ocre, vertical pair with right sheet margin, lower right stamp with overprint error „accent inserted by hand“,  mint never hinged, crease through margin only mentioned for accuracy, very (Photo = 1 86) fine, signed MacDonnell in the margin (Michel 36I var)

300

2/6 sh. as horizontal pair from row 3, the right stamp with overprint error „missing accent“, (Photo = 1 86) unused, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37I var)

250

2/6 sh. as horizontal pair from row 7, with right sheet margin, the right stamp with overprint error „reversed accent“, unused, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37I) (Photo = 1 86) Provenance: Sir John Dodd (R. Lowe, 1964)

250

2/6 sh. as block of four from the lower right sheet corner, upper right stamp with overprint variety „S over é“, lower right stamp with clear guide block, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 37I var) (Photo = 1 86)

420

T59-V59, T59

0

150

2/6 sh. as horizontal from the upper left sheet corner, the right stamp with overprint error „raised Á in SAORSTÁT“, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37I) (Photo = 1 88)

160

421

T60

0/4

5 sh. as block of four from overprint plate 2 from the lower left sheet corner mint never hinged, (Photo = 1 88) very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38I)

180

422

T60a, 60

0

5 sh. as horizontal pair with left sheet margin, the right stamp with overprint variety „missing accent“, mint never hinged with slight gum flaws on normal stamp, unusally well centered, fine (Photo = 1 88) (Michel 38I var)

250

423

T60b, 60 1

5 sh. as horizontal pair with right sheet margin, the right stamp with overprint variety „reversed accent“, unused, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38I var) (Photo = 1 88) Provenance: Sir John Dodd (R. Lowe 1964)

300

424

T61

0/1/4

10 s. blue as marginal block of four from the „broken S plate“, upper left stamp unused, otherwise (Photo = 1 88) mint never hinged, well centered for these, very fine (Michel 39I)

400

425

T61a

0

10 sh. from the upper left sheet corner with major re-entry, Plate 5A, (Row1,1), mint never hinged with hinge in the margin only, very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Brandon (Michel 39I) (Photo = 1 88)

200

426

T61aa, 61

0/1/4

10 s. blue, block of four with left sheet margin, the upper right stamp with plate flaw „strokes over TEN“, upper stamps unused, the lower mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen (Photo = 1 90) BPP (Michel 39I)

400

90

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

435 / € 80

426 / € 400

432 / € 250

448 / € 250

447 / € 200

436 / € 300

439 / € 250

441 / € 200

431 / € 300

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

Los-No 427

Mi.-No.

Start price 10 s. blue, horizontal pair with left sheet margin, right stamp with overprint error „missing accent“, unused, very fine, certificate BPA (1932) (Michel 39I)

1000

1

10 s. blue, vertical pair with right sheet margin, upper stamp with overprint error „reversed accent“, unused, very fine (Michel 39I+VI) Provenance: Sir John Dodd (R. Lowe 1964)

1200

0

10 sh. as top marginal single with basic stamp error „Retouch to 0 in 10“, position 4, mint never hinged with hinge in the margin only, very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Photo = 1 88) (Michel 39I)

200

1923, Harrison 3-line coil, horizontal strip of three attached to pale green end strip, center stamp with „broken frameline at left“, left stamp unused, the others never hinged, fine, certificate RPSL (1969) (Michel 15II)

400

T61d, T61

1

428

T61e, T61

429

T61jg

430

431

91

T62

0

T64, TJ17 0

432

T66ed, 66

0/4

433

T67a, 67

0

3-line, 1½d as vertical strip of 12 with coil join, bottom stamp with basic stamp variety „blob between 1 and ½“, mint never hinged, partly seperated, otherwise fine, certificate Brandon (Michel 27II) (Photo = 1 90)

300

1925, 3-line overprint by Somerset House, 2/6 sh. as block of four from the upper right sheet margin, upper right stamp with „Reed“ re-entry, stamps R1/3 and 2/3 with small distintive reentry. mint never hinged, with small hinge remainders in the corner margin, very fine, certificate (Photo = 1 90) Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37 II var)

250

5 sh. as vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, lower stamp with basic stamp flaw „inverted (Photo = 1 88) t“, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38II)

250

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92

438

Los-No

434

Mi.-No.

Start price

434

T67e, 67 0/1/4 5 sh. as block of 10 from the upper left sheet corner, second and fourth row with „diagonally displaced overprints“, from the only known sheet, three stamps minor gum disturbances, otherwise very fresh and mint never hinged, the largest surviving multiple of this striking error! (Michel 38II var)

2500

435

T67f

5 sh. with shifted overprint,  mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Photo = 1 90) (Michel 38II)

80

10 sh. as block of four with left sheet margin from the „broken S plate“, mint never hinged and (Photo = 1 90) very fine and fresh (Michel 39II)

300

10 sh. as horizontal pair with left sheet margin, the left stamp with „Runnal‘s Re-entry“ on position 21, mint never hinged, normal perforation, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39II)

800

10 s. blue, block of eight from the lower left sheet corner, positions 25-26, 29-30, 33-34 and 37-38, upper stamps wide, lower stamps narrow setting, containing two vertical composite pairs,  two upper stamps and margins hinged, otherwise mint never hinged and despite few separated perfs in very fine condition, a very rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 3​ 9II,III,IVs) 

2000

436

T68

0

0/4

437

T68ca, 68

0

438

T68, T71v, T74

0/1/4

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection Los-No 439

93

Mi.-No. T69

Start price 0/4

1927, Composite pairs: 2/6 sh. block of four containing two horizontal composite pairs, mint never (Photo = 1 90) hinged, very fine (Michel 37IV w)

250

440

T69aa, T69

0

2/6 sh. as vertical „Castle Composite“, the upper stamp with overprint error „missing base of 2“, (Photo = 1 88) mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37IV s)

250

441

T69v

0

2/6 sh. as vertical „Castle Composite“ from the „broken R, O and P plate“, mint never hinged, (Photo = 1 90) very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37IV s)

200

2‘6- 10 sh. in composite pairs with mixed 5 and 6 mm dates, 2‘6 and 5 sh. as horiozontal pair and 10 sh. as vertical pair, used on three pieces, cancelled out of period par complaisance , very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.-Nr. 37-39 IV, SG 83-85a)

1000

10 sh. as horizontal composite pair, mint never hinged, unusually well centered, very fine (Michel 38IVw)

1000

442

443

T69-70h, T71v

5

T71h

0

444

T72A,

72 0/4

445

T72b, d, 72

0/4

446

1927/28, 2/6 sh. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with „circumflex accent“, mint never hinged, light gum crazing,  very fine, signed Pröschold BPP (Michel 37III var) (Photo = 1 94)

200

2/6 sh. as block of six from the lower left sheet corner, the basic stamps from the „perfect R“ plate, the upper left stamp with overprint variety „flat-tailed 9“ and the right center stamp with „missing accent“, (Photo = 1 94) usual light gum bends, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37III var)

200

T72e, 72

0/4

2/6 sh. as block of four from the lower right sheet corner, the upper right stamp with overprint variety „black dot between S and „, the block being from Bradbury Plate 8/10 Left, the stamp show variable broken letters R, O and P etc.,  mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton(Photo = 1 94) Bowen BPP (Michel 37III var)

180

447

T73b

1

5 Sh. with varity „inverted T-line“ (from R.3/3 of Pl. 4/5 L), unsued with original gum, well centred, (Photo = 1 90) very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.-Nr. 38IIIvar)

200

448

T73a, 73

0

5 sh. as vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, with basic stamp plate flaw „inverted t“, mint never hinged, hinges only in the margins, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38III) (Photo = 1 90)

250

449

T73b, 73e

0

5 sh. as horizontal pair with right sheet margin, left stamp with basic stamp plate flaw „inner frame notch“ and right stamp with overprint error „flat 9“, left stamp hinged, the right mint never hinged, (Photo = 1 96) very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 38III)

250

450

T73c, 73

0/1/4

5 sh. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with „circumflex accent“, upper left stamp hinged, otherwise mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 38III var) (Photo = 1 96)

250

451

T74c

0

10sh. left marginal single with overprint error „flat 9“, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate (Photo = 1 94) Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39III)

180

94

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

451 / € 180

ex 453 / € 400 444 / € 200

463 / € 120

455 / € 150

469 / € 120

456 / € 120

470 / € 200

457 / € 100

445 / € 200 459 / € 250

446 / € 180

460 / € 120

461 / € 200

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

Los-No

95

Mi.-No.

Start price

452

T74d

0/4

10sh. block of four from the „broken S“ plate, mint never hinged and unuasually well centered for these, very fine (Michel 39III)

453

T75-77

0

1935, Re-engraved printing 2/6-10 s., all with margins, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel A-C 61) (Photo = 1 94)

400

454

T75a, 75

0/4

2/6 sh. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with overprint error „flat accent above Saorstat“, mint never hinged, few hinges in the margin, slightly toned, otherwise (Photo = 1 96) very fine, a rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel A61)

200

455

T76a

0

5 sh. with overprint error „flat accent above Saorstat“, mint never hinged,very fine, certificate (Photo = 1 94) Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel B61)

150

456

T76a

1

457

T77

458

T77a, 77

0/4

500

5 sh. with flat accent, unused o.g., fine (SG 100a)

(Photo = 1 94)

120

10 sh. indigo, used, very fine

(Photo = 1 94)

100

10 sh. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with overprint error „flat accent above Saorstat“, mint never hinged, few hinges in the margin, very fine, a rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel C61)

1500

Definitives Series 1922/23 First Definitives Series 459

D1a

0

½d. as imperforated horizontal pair with even margins all around, mint never hinged, small backstamp „SG“ in pink barely shows through, otherwise very fine, rare (Michel 40xU) (Photo = 1 94)

250

460

D1S

0

½d. with black sans-serif „SPECIMEN“ overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Hamilton(Photo = 1 94) Bowen BPP (Michel 40X Sp)

120

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96

449 / € 250

474 / € 200

ex 471 / € 200

478 / € 200

ex 482 / € 200

450 / € 250

483 / € 300

486 / € 300

489 / € 250

454 / € 200 475 / € 150

472 / € 400

480 / € 200

491 / € 400

493 / € 300

487 / € 150

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection Los-No

Mi.-No.

461

D1 var

462 463

464

Start price 0/1/4

DL2 D4S

D5 proof

0

1

½d. as marginal block of six, reverse with superb offset complete on 2 stamps and partially on 2 more stamps, slight wrinkles, one normal stamp unused, the others mint never hinged, very fine (Photo = 1 94) and attractive (Michel 40X var)

200

1924, ½ d. Sword of hight, horizontal strip of 5 attached to Leader P, (480 stamps, £ 1.0.4.), folded (Photo = 1 84) and mounted for display (Mi. 40AX var., SG 71 var.)

300

2d. with black sans-serif „SPECIMEN“ overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Hamilton(Photo = 1 94) Bowen BPP (Michel 43X Sp)

120

2½d. imperforated colour proof in ochre, unused and mounted on chalk paper (40X40mm) with stamped number „9“ on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44 P)

500

465

465 466

467

D5 proof D5 proof

D5 proof

97

2

2

2

466

2½d. imperforated colour proof in violet-brown, unused and mounted on chalk paper (40X40mm) with stamped number „6“ on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P)

500

2½d. imperforated colour proof in pale orange-brown, unused and mounted on chalk paper (40X40mm) with stamped number „3“ on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P

500

2½d. imperforated colour proof in reddish-brown, unused and mounted on chalk paper (75X54mm) with stamped number „1“ on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P)

500

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98

Los-No

Mi.-No.

Start price

468

D5proof

2

2½d. imperforated colour proof in violet, mounted on chalk paper (72X135mm) with stamped number „12“ on top, very fine and rare (Michel 44P)

500

469

D6S

0

3d. with black sans-serif italic „SPECIMEN“ overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed (Photo = 1 94) Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 45X Sp)

120

470

D12S

0

1924, 1 sh. with „SPECIMEN“ handstamp in small, narrow sans-serif capitals, applied in back at the Government Printing Works, Dublin Castle, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate HamiltonBowen BPP (Michel 51A) Provenance: Joseph E. Foley collection; from a presentation collection prepared by the Revenue Stamping (Photo = 1 94) Branch

200

471

D13-15

0

1937, St. Patrick 2/6-10 sh., each from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine (Photo = 1 96) (Michel 62-64)

200

2/6 sh., right marginal single with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, very fine, a rare stamp, (Photo = 1 96) certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 62Z)

400

10 sh. with inverted watermark, unused, very fine, a very rare stamp (Michel 64Z)

600

1940, Definitives 1½ d. with gutter at top, used, the only stamp recorded so far originating from a (Photo = 1 96) sheet not a booklet, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 73Z)

200

472

D13wa

473

D15wa

474

D18wa

0

1

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection Los-No

1933/35 Partially imperforated stamps for use in coil dispensing machines

Mi.-No.

475

D2ci

0

476

D2cii

6

477

D4cii

1

99 Start price

1933, Experimental Coil 1d. as vertical strip of three, unusually good centering, mint never hinged, (Photo = 1 96) very fine (Michel 41DX)

150

1934, 1d. as vertical strip of three tied by clear cds. „BAILE ATHA CLIATH 3 VI 35“ to pre-printed (Photo = 1 84) cover to Hamburg, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen (Michel 41C)

180

1935, 2 d. pearl-green, very fresh and exceptionally well-centered, unused, one of the finest copies extant, signed and certificates Feldman and Friedl Expert Committee (Michel 43C)

4000

Later Definitives 478

D26 S

0

1940, Definitives 9 d. with „SPECIMEN“ handstamp, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 80AX) (Photo = 1 96) Provenance: Joseph E. Foley collection

200

479 481

479

D29wa

1

480

D31a var

1

481

D312-13a0

482

02DMa

0

sh. with inverted watermark, unused, very fine, a extremely rare stamp, certificate HamiltonBowen BPP (Michel 82Z)

500

1942, St. Patrick 5sh. lilac instead of brownish, unused, these stamps originate from a objected printing batch of 1945, some of these stamp where put into VIP albums for the 25th anniverary of the state, all known examples are unused with some irregular perfs, very fine, certificate Hamilton(Photo = 1 96) Bowen BPP (Michel 87aX var)

200

2004, 48 c. Primrose and 48 c. Daisy, self-adhesive stamps perforated 13:13½ from 2007 reprint without phophor frames, unmounted mint, tiny light wrinkle at the top of the left stamp, otherwise very fine; a rare variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.1605-06 Cx,SG 169394c)

1800

DEFINITIVES FROM VENDING MACHINES: 1990, Klüssendorf 26, 30 and 41 d., imperforated (Photo = 1 96) and without phosphor bars, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 2 var)

200

Commemorative Issues 483

C8wa

1934, GAA Golden Jubilee 2d. with inverted watermark, used, very fine, an extremely rare stamp, (Photo = 1 96) certificate RPSL and MacDonnell AIEP (Michel 61Z)

300

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

100

Los-No 484

485

486 487

Mi.-No. C13a

C15

C31wa C65wa

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1938, 100 years of abstinence movement 2d., block of four from the upper left sheet corner, lower right stamp with plate flaw „inverted comma“, mint never hinged, few hinges in the margins only, a rare plate flaw, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 67 var)

500

1939, US Constitution 2d green, imperforated proof sheetlet (115x134mm) on „Se“ watermarked paper, mint never hinged, two horizontal and one corner crease well away from the design, small foxing at lower right, with marginal inscirption „10“, only 10 colour trials have been produced, this being the only one in private hands 

2000

1948, 150 years of Revolt of 1798 2½d. with inverted watermark, used with clear cds., only a few (Photo = 1 96) known, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 100Z)

300

1959, Guiness brewery 3d. with inverted watermark, with wavy-line machine cancel, very fine, (Photo = 1 96) certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 142Z)

150

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection

101

1964 World‘s Fair in New York

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488

C88b

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489

C226d

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1964, New York World‘s Fair 5d., top marginal pair, the upper stamp with striking error „missing brown“. Of the six possible examples, this is the most important, proving the displacement of the browen cylinder by one row, the top stamp showing part of the brown cross normally found in the top margin, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 165F)

1500

1976, US Bicentenary 15d. with missing silver print, mint never hinged, very fine, only 86 examples (Photo = 1 96) known, signed Feldman and certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 343F)

250

4000

490

MS2a

6

US Bicentenary miniature sheet with missing silver inscription with cds. on official FDC, the unique used example, very fine (Michel Bl. 2F)

491

C475a

0

1987, Christmas 21d. with missing gold print, with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine and rare with only 14 examples known certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 637F) (Photo = 1 96)

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400

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103

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Start price 1988, Dublin Millenium 28 c. with text at left, imperforated, unmounted mint; a very rare variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP

492

C480a

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493

C613a

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1992, Conservation 32d. as vertical pair from the upper sheet margin, incompletely perforated with blind perforations at side and completely imperforated between stamps, mint never hinged, very fine, only 50 partially perforated stamps known, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 799Um) (Photo = 1 96)

300

494

C754a

0

1996, Famous women 32 p., right marginal single, mis-perforated, small wrinkles due to mis-feed, (Photo = 1 102) mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 940 var)

400

1998, Endangered animals souvenir sheet without imprint with special cancel on official FDC, very fine and extremely rare, with normal sheet for comparison (Michel Bl. 29IIF)

500

495

MS29a

6

1600

Airmail Stamps 496

A6a

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1s. 3d. as vertical strip of four from the upper right sheet corner, lower stamp with variety „extra feather“, mint never hinged, upper two stamps with light gum bend, otherwise fine (Michel 125 (Photo = 1 102) var)

250

497

A6wa

0

1s. 3d. as vertical marginal pair with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce (Photo = 1 102) (Michel 125Z)

300

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498

PD8 wa

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1925, Numerals 2d. green with inverted watermark, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel P8Z)

500

Booklets 499

HB1

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1936, definitives, Edition 35-8, all panes with inverted watermarks, trimmed straight at bottom, (Photo = 1 102) covers with sharp corner (Michel MH A1)

500

500

502

500

HB1

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Edition 36-10, panes with mixed watermarks, average to superb perforations, covers with sharp corner, a choice example (Michel MH A1)

501

HB1

0

1937, definitives, Edition 37-12, panes with mixed watermarks, fine to superb perforations, covers with sharp corner, ½ d. pane with faint gum stains, otherwise very fine (Michel MH A1) (Photo = 1 102)

800

502

HB2

0

1939, definitives, Edition 19-39, all panes with inverted watermarks, very fine to superb perforations, covers with sharp corner, a choice example (Michel MH A1)

1000

503

1000

504

503

HB2

0

1940, definitives, Edition 21-40, all panes with inverted watermarks, average to fine perforations, covers with sharp corner, very fine (Michel MH A1)

1000

504

HB4

0

1940, booklet, Edition 23-40, all panes with inverted watermark, very fine to superb perforations, especially the rare slogan pane, covers fresh with sharp corners, a superb example of this very rare booklet (Michel MH A3)

5000

IRELAND FROM 1922 - The 'Larsson' Collection Los-No 505

105

Mi.-No. HB5

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1946, definitives, Edition 28-46, panes with upright watermarks, very fine to superb perforations, (Photo = 1 102) covers with sharp corner, a choice example

500

506

HB5

0

28-46, all panes with inverted watermarks, very fine to superb perforations, covers with sharp (Photo = 1 102) corner, a choice example

500

507

HB6

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29-46, panes with mixed watermarks, very fine to superb perforations, very fresh, a choice (Photo = 1 102) example

300

508

HB6

0

1947, definitives, Edition 30-47, all panes with inverted watermarks, good to very fine perforations, (Photo = 1 102) covers with sharp corner, very fine

300

1975, definitives, 40 d., 5 d. pane with mis-cut, imperforated between, very fine and rare (Michel MH 3)

1200

509

HB20, D60b-d

0

Postal Stationery 510

1923, Registered envelope 5 d. olive-green, size G, used from Wexford 1923 to Dublin (Young (Photo = 1 84) EU1dG)

200

6

1996, postal stationery card St. Patrick‘s Day with double printing, one inverted, unused, very fine (Photo = 1 84) and scarce (Michel P141II)

180

512

6

1906, flimsy Post Office Telegraph form bearing a transcript of a meeting at Dublin Castle, cancelled top right „INTELLGENCE DEPT. DUBLIN JA.25.07“, slight stains and peripheral faults, (Photo = 1 84) extremely rare

250

513

6

1923, Official registration envelope for the conveyance of stamped Telegram Forms to sub-offices, blue on brown paper, unused, very fine, rare, ex T.E. Field collection with original allbum page (Photo = 1 84)

300

514

6

CRASH MAIL: 1940, torpedoing of the ‚Eros‘, 4 covers with straight line „SALVED FROM THE (Photo = 1 84) SEA“ resp. „Recovered from the sea“

200

511

6

FAI

Wreckage of a Sunderland Aircraft along Mount Brandon

515

6

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1943, Crash cover from a Japanese POW camp on Java to Wales with violet „DAMAGED BY FIRE IN TRANSIT“; the mail was flown from Lisbon to Foynes, Ireland in a flying boat that crashed on Mount Brandon on July 28, 1943. The mail was salvaged and repaired by the Irish post and the cachet applied; very scarce

500