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Auction: 15023 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2948

Ireland, featuring the "O'Brien" Collection of 1922-34 and 1940-68 "Map of Ireland" Type
Air Mails
1924-44 collection of twenty-one covers or cards, bearing the 1922-34, 1940-68 "Map of Ireland design, including 1924 (30 April) Dublin to Switzerland, via London Great Britain 3d. + 1½d. registered envelope, additionally franked Great Britain overprinted ½d. (3), 2d., "Map" 2d. and "Sword" ½d., 1924 (25 Nov.) Port Laoighise to Hamburg, via London, envelope franked Great Britain overprinted 2½d., "Map" 1d., 1929 (27 Dec.) Croydon to Jodhpur flight, two covers with different frankings and with green "first official airmail/despatch from gt. britain" cachets, 1932 (21 Oct.) Galway to Berlin Inaugural flight cover franked ½d., 1d., 1½d., 3d., 1939 (30 June) Shannon to Botwood flight cover and card with special violet cachet, 1940 and 1944 censored cover and card to the United States, etc., fine

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