Ireland stamps

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The postage stamps of Ireland are issued by the postal operator of the independent Irish state. Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland when the world's first postage stamps were issued in 1840. These stamps, and all subsequent British issues, were used in Ireland until the new Irish Government assumed power in 1922. Beginning on 17 February 1922, existing British stamps were overprinted with Irish text to provide some definitives until separate Irish issues became available. Following the overprints, a regular series of definitive stamps was produced by the new Department of Posts and Telegraphs, using domestic designs. These definitives were issued on 6 December 1922; the first was a 2d stamp, depicting a map of Ireland (including Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom). Since then new images, and additional values as needed, have produced of six definitive series of different designs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamps_of_Ireland

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Scott: #238-9P

Issued: 23.10.1967

Fenian Rising, Centenary

Inside #238: One Cent Fenian FantasyO

Inside #239: 24 Cent Fenian FantasyO

Thanks to Lou for the scans

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Scott: #326P

Issued: 6.12.1972

50th Anniversary, Irish Stamps

Inside #326: Ireland #68P

Scott: #326aO

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Scott: #389O, #390O, #391P, #392P

Issued: 17.5.1976

American Bicentennial

Inside #391-92: Albany Essay of 1847O

Scott: #392aP

Reproduced on the 1976 Bicentenary of U.S. Declaration of Independence issue are two colors of the essays produced by Gavit & Co. and submitted to the Albany, New York Post Office in 1847. These are listed in the Scott U.S. Specialized Catalog under Essays as # 1Xa-E1 (no sub listing for different colors). 

Postmasters were permitted to issue the so-called provisionals in the interim before the U.S. Post Office issued regular stamps.

The Albany office did not issue its own stamps, but used the post office provisional stamps from New York City, first issued in 1845.

Scott: #392bO

Lou Guadagno wrote: Here is another very rare stamp in my collection - Ireland # 392b missing color error: no silver inscriptions and value. Only one sheet of 100 of the error was ever found, and of that amount, only 80 or so were/are available to collectors. I bought mine the first day of the Interphil 76 exhibition in Philadelphia from the David Feldman auction firm who were showing the intact balance of the sheet (75 stamps) at their booth. The stamps sold, including mine, were mailed to the buyers after the exhibition closed and the sheet was broken up. This was a major outlay of money for me at the time, and, as I had only been collecting SOS since 1967, it was money that should have gone for some of the many regular issues I still needed, but the error was so striking I had to have it!  The consideration that it was a modern rarity and would never be sold at that price again really didn’t figure into my thinking, tho the sales rep advised that after an initial 25 stamps were sold, they would sell no more at the exhibition and the price was to be increased by $100; I learned later that it was.  Surprisingly, for such a rare stamps from a country with a large collector interest, the stamp did not appreciate much in value over the years, in fact, two errors sold at auctions several years later both went for less than I had paid. I pay very little attention to market prices once I buy a stamp, but I guess catalog values only change after there are sales and this error has rarely been on the market. I decided to sent a scan of this error, even tho there are so many regular issues still to be added to the site, for several reasons: one, because it is listed in the catalogs, two, because one error sold just last month for the full catalog value of $950, and three, because I wanted to show it off!

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Scott: #674-6O

Issued: 2.10.1986

William Mulready, Letter Sheet Designer

Inside #674: G.B. #U1O

Representation of William Mulready's desk with the original artwork/essay for G.B. #U1

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Scott: #803-4P

Issued: 3.5.1990

150th Anniversary, Penny Black

Inside #803, #804, #803a, #804a: Ireland #780P

Inside #804, #804a: Ireland #68P

Inside #804, #804a: Ireland #255O

Inside #804, #804a: Ireland #550P

Scott: #803aP

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Inside #803a: Ireland #552P

Scott: #804aP

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Scott: #804bP

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

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Lou wrote: Ireland issued four different cacheted postal cards on four consecutive dates: October 18-19-20-21, 1990 for the Stampa'90 exhibition.

All have the same imprinted postage: a version of SoS Sc # 803 without perfs and white frame.

Here are scans of the "mint" cards, but there are cards with the 4 different date cancels, which reproduce the Maltese Cross obliterator used for Dublin.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #1067O

Issued: 29.5.1997

PACIFIC 97

Inside #1067 (In margin): Pseudo Stamp

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Scott: #1082P, #1083P, #1084P

Issued: 27.8.1997

75th Anniversary of the State

Inside #1082: Ireland #128P

Inside #1083: Ireland #82O

Inside #1084: Ireland #C7P

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Scott: #1095P

Issued: 5.12.1997

75th Anniversary of the State

Inside #1095: Ireland #68P

Scott: #1096P

Sheet of 12: #1045-6, #1055-6, #1083, #1095

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Scott: #????, #????O

Issued: 18.2.2000

St. Patrick's Day Greetings

Inside #????-?: Ireland #121P

(modified: Inscriptions, value omitted)

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Scott: #1230P

Issued: 09.05.2000

Europa 2000

Inside #1230 (In margin of sheet): Ireland #175O

Inside #1230 (In margin of sheet): Ireland #176O

Inside #1230 (In margin of sheet): Ireland #592O

Inside #1230 (In margin of sheet): Ireland #593O

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Scott: #1237aP

Issued: 22.5.2000

Stamp Show 2000 Exhibition

Inside #1237 (In margin of sheet - in show logo): G.B #1

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Scott: #????, #????O

Issued: 17.2.2001

St. Patrick's Day Greetings 2001

Inside #????-??: Ireland #121P

(modified: Inscriptions, value omitted)

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Scott: #????O

Issued: 27.2.2001

Centenary, Irish Philatelic Society

Inside #????: Ireland #68P

(modified: Inscriptions, value omitted)

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Scott: #????

Issued: 16.2.2002

St. Patrick’s, Imprinted Envelope, Post Card

Inside #????: Ireland #121P

modified

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Scott: #????

Issued: 26.4.2002

Anti Reactor Campaign, Post Card

Inside #????: Ireland #68P, modified

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Scott: #1694CO

Issued: 12.5.2006

Belgica 2006

Inside #1694C: Pseudo Stamp

Thanks to G.B.

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Scott: #1824-33O

Issued: 03.04.2009

25 Anniversary, An Post

Inside #1824-5: Stamps on Envelopes

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Scott: #1895O

Issued: 26.8.2010

Art of engraving – Joint issue with Sweden

Inside #1895: Sweden #1141P (color and value changed)

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #????O

Issued: 05.10.2017

Post crossing

Inside #????: Pseudo Stamps

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Scott: #????O

Issued: 31.03.2022

Art on Stamps

Inside #????: Ireland #66P

Inside #????: Ireland #68P

Inside #????: Ireland #1776-7O

Inside #????: Ireland #327O

Inside #????: Ireland #1889-90O

Inside #????: Ireland #335O

Inside #????: Ireland #1594O

Inside #????: Ireland #2162O

Thanks to Michael Merritt and Lou Guadagno

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Issued: 06.12.2022

A "Cinderella" souvenir sheetlet produced by Stampa Exhibitions 2022

For sale only to those who enrolled in a yearly membership, and was not valid for postage.

Thanks to Richelmi Plinio and Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #????O

Issued: 14.09.2023

Art on Stamps

Inside #????: Ireland #81O

Inside #????: Ireland #82O

Inside #????: Ireland #307-8O

Inside #????: Ireland #482-3O

Inside #????: Ireland #906O

Inside #????: Ireland #1855O

Inside #????: Ireland #1885-6O

Inside #????: Ireland #2027O

Inside #????: Ireland #2087O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #????

Scott: #???? (2022)

Scott: #???? (2023)

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One Cent Fenian Fantasy

24 Cent Fenian Fantasy

Albany Essay of 1847