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IRISH CANCELLATIONS AND COVERS
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Inventory on this page last updated on 10 February 2012
This page lists a selection of stamps and covers used in Ireland, including Irish Maltese Crosses and 1844 cancellations, but please note that any Irish 1d black, 2d blue and black-plate red covers, when available, are listed on those respective pages
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| Item | IMAGE | Description | Price (£) |
| Irish Maltese Crosses | |||
| EXc1 |  | Cork special. Plate 42 IB with 4 good margins tied to large part cover from Cork to Bristol (28 May 1844) by the Cork special MX - see Rockoff and Jackson p.81. (This cover is listed in Rockoff and Jackson, and is the latest use of the Cork Special recorded there) Cat £1000.00 on cover | 295.00 |
| EXd1 |  | Dublin special. Plate 31 RD (hand-cut R) with superb strike. Top quality. | 56.00 |
| EXd2 |  | Dublin special. Plate 32 QC very fine to superb | 45.00 |
| EXd3 |  | Dublin special. Plate 32 QD - about as good as it gets | 85.00 |
| EXd4 |  | Dublin special. Plate 28 JB - with bits of IB and KB! | 38.00 |
| EXd5 |  | Dublin special. Plate 43 NA (blind 'A') - close margin and very slight v. Bend, but a good strike | 18.00 |
| EXd6 |  | Dublin special. Plate 27 | 22.00 |
| EXd7 |  | Dublin special. Plate 26 AJ - showing 'Dublin break' as per Rockoff and Jackson p 93 | 35.00 |
| EXd9 |  | Dublin special. Plate 32 ID | 22.00 |
| EXd10 |  | Dublin special. Plate 32 TD | 26.00 |
| EXd11 |  | Dublin special. Plate 42 IF, just touched NE and at base, but an absolutely stunning strike to leave a clear profile on this later plate. | 30.00 |
| Irish covers | |||
| EC8 |  | Armagh -unplated BE 4 margin 27 Dec 1847 to Tandragee. Complete and fine red wax seal | 28.00 |
| EC156-1 |  | Cork - Fascinating entire from Cork to Birmingham, 13 April 1847. 3-margin stamp with indistinct 156 of Cork, but carrying alo a superb cachet of Coates and Lefebure - shipping agents at Lapp's Quay. Letter talks of cargo for the ship 'Adelaine' | 22.00 |
| EC156-2 |  | Cork - unplated KH, 4 margin - 21 June 1845 to Sheffield, tied by 156 of Cork. | 15.00 |
| EC156-3 |  | Cork - plate 170 LE, 4 margin - tied by 156 cork duplex dated 23 Sept 1868 to small front. Exceptionally late use of an imperf. | 135.00 |
| EC172 |  | Derry - 'Cut your own design'!! (never mind the margins, as long as it's square[ish]) One 4-margin unplated, and one DIY plate 108 - Derry to Balletmoney, 29 April 1851. | 22.00 |
| EC186-2 |  | Dublin - 1d brown-rose KF (C8) pl 24 - superb gothic 'K' - tied by Dublin 'spoon' to 2 Oct 1856 unfolded envelope to Leicester | 45.00 |
| EC186-3 |  | Dublin - 1d star unplated BH - tiny 'lady's' envelope addressed to Capt Shuliman (?) the ADC at Dublin Castle. From London 16 Feb 1859 ..a 'too late' Valentine card? Ex Azouri collection/ | 34.00 |
| EC186-4 |  | Dublin - Free front - two different Dublin 'free' strikes - 10 and 14 November 1807 | 10.00 |
| EC193-2 |  | Dungannon -unplated 1d star tied to very scarce Portadown to Dungannon Railway envelope, 17th March 1857. [With the cover is a (modern) printout concerning the history of the Portadown and Dungannon railway, particularly recounting the hilarious misadventure of a local publican's daughter's elopement with one of the engine drivers.] | 150.00 |
| EC215 |  | Ennistimon , unplated 4-margin CK - 6 May 1852 to Dublin - charged 2d with m/s "over 1/2 oz" | 65.00 |
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