368. Auction

10 s. in horizontal pair with wide and narrow date, unmounted mint, very fine, small signature in pencil (Mi.-No. 39IV W)

2 s. 6 d. in vertical block of 6 from the lower left sheet corner, central stamp at right with circumflex accent (very late stage), unused o.g., 3 stamps incl. the variety unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 37III)

WIDE DATE: 2 s. 6 p. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner from "broken R" plate with several small overprint flaws, unused o.g., 2 values unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 37III)

5 s. in vertical pair from the upper left sheet corner, plate 3A, the lower stamp with "inverted T" and overprint with small dot between S and A, unmounted mint, very fine and rare, certificate MacDonnell AIEP (2004) (Mi.-No. 38II)

5 s. in horizontal pair, plate 3A, the left stamp with "inner frame notch", the right stamp with sled-tailed 9", unmounted mint, very fine and fresh (Mi.-No. 38III)

5 s. in vertical pair, top stamp with "circumflex accent", unused with large part o.g., normal stamp thinned (Mi.-No. 38III)

10 s. with variety "flat accent" in horizontal pair from 'broken s" plate with normal stamp, neatly cancelled by Ballsbridge cds., very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

10 s. with overprint variety "flat-tailed 9", unhinged mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2010) (Mi.-No. 39III)

10 s. with "flat-tailed 9), neatly cancelled, light natural printing fold, very fine (Mi.-No. 39III)

1935, Seahorses re-engraved 2 s. 6 d.-10 s., all with "dot between S and A", unused o.g., the lower values unmounted mint (Mi.-No. A61-C61)

2 s. 6 d. with flat accent, unused o.g. (Mi.-No.A61)

5 s. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, all stamps with "dot between S and A", unused o.g. with only faint traces of a central hinge and hinge in the top margin, very fine and fresh (Mi.-No. B61)

5 s. with flat accent, unused o.g., very fine (Mi.-No. B61)

5 s. with 'flat-tailed 9', unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1996) (Mi.-No. B61)

10 s. in block of 4 from the upper right sheet corner, 3 values with "dot between S and A", unused o.g., the 2 left stamps unmounted mint, very fine and fresh, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2013) (Mi.-No. C61)

10 s. with double overprint, neatly cancelled with Dublin telegraph office cds. of 12.6.1936, short perf at lower right, otherwise fine, a very rare stamp, sign. MacDonnell and certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

3 d. blue with watermark inverted, block of 4 from the upper left sheet corner, unused o.g., the corner stamp with small hinge mark, the other values unmounted mint, very fine and scarce (Mi.-No.45AZ)

1922/23, First definitive series  3 d. Celtic Cross with "spur on i" within a vertical block of 30, partly folded in the perforation, hinges in the margins and on one normal stamp, the variety unmounted mint; largest positional block recorded 1922/23, First definitive series (Mi.-No. 45A)

10 d., missing accent on e'ire within a marginal block of 4, unmounted mint (Mi.-No. 50A)

1 s. with worn line under "illi within a corner block of 4, unmounted mint, certificate Hamilton-Bowen (1995) (Mi.-No. 51A)

St. Patrick 2 s. 6 d. green on yellow unwatermarked paper with clear double print, one inverted, ungummed and imperforated, some minor creasing; an interesting item from printers' waste

2 s. 6 d. with watermark inverted, copy from the lower sheet margin, unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1935, Experimental coil 2 d. perf. 15x imperf., neatly cancelled by cds. "NAS NARIOGH 3 II 36" to piece, fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2018)

2 d. with "broken d", unusually well centered, used by slogan machine cancel, very fine and rare stamp, just one other example recorded, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2019)

1940/49, St. Patrick 10 s. with watermark inverted, copy from the lower sheet margin, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi.-No. 88aZ)

Booklet stamps: 1 d. with label "Get a Telephone", watermark inverted, unused o.g. with small hinge mark, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2005)

1 d. with label "Buy Savings Certificates", unused with small hinge mark, light vertical crease at right, according to certificate possibly due to manufacturing, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1994)

1971/74, 5 p. in horizontal pair, imperforated in centre, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

5 p. in horizontal pair, imperforated at top and between the stamps, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

5 p. with label at right, imperforated in between, unmounted mint, very fine, a rare variety from the stamp booklet

1974/80, 9 p. in marginal block of 4 with shifted perforation, unmounted mint

1974/80, 20 p. with missing yellow (face and body spots) and ochre shifted 3/4 mm down, used with indistinct parcel cancel on small piece, small perforation faults, extremely rare, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2014) (Mi.-No. 263ZF)

50 p. in block of 4 from the upper sheet margin with "mill join", the right pair with black defacing line, unmounted mint, very rare, only 10 horizontal pairs with this variety recorded

1990, Heritage & Treasures 32 p. in vertical pair with strongly shifted vertical perforation, unmounted mint

1997/99, Birds 30 p. with missing yellow, lightly cancelled; a very rare variety with only 3 copies recorded

35 p., horizontally misperforated with value at right, unmounted mint