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Auction: 25029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2002

(x) Great Britain
Postal History
1703-1810 Irish collection of pre-stamp entires (31 items) including 1703 entire to Dublin with straight line 'bandon' handstamp, 1730 entire to Maryborough with straight line 'ddalk' on the reverse, 1782 entire from Bohemia, the reverse with London and Dublin Bishop Marks, 1785 entire to London with straight line 'ireland' handstamp on face and London and Dublin Bishop marks on reverse, 1790 entire to London with straight line 'belfast' in red, 1792 Baltinglass to Dublin with straight line 'baltinglass' and red Dublin "free", 1795 entire to London with superb straight line 'belfast' in red, 1797 Rathkeale to London with straight line 'rathkeale', the reverse with superb and rare magenta Dublin Bishop Mark, 1803 Belfat to London, redirected to Uxbridge with "belfast" and red Inspector's solid star handstamp, 1804 Waterford to Campbelltown entire with straight line 'waterford' handstamp, 1805 Dublin to London entires (2) both with straight line London 'ireland' in red (Willcocks L 225b), Waterford to Berwick on Tweed entire with straight line 'waterford' handstamp, 1806 Dublin to Navan with manuscript "6" charge and red Dublin 'Mermaid' d.s. on reverse, 1807 Edenderry to London wrapper with fine 'edenderry' straight line handstamp, 1808 entire to Berwick on Tweed with 'waterford/ 78' mileage mark in black and red Dublin mermaid d.s. on reverse, 1808 Philipstown to Dublin entire with 'philips tn./ 11' mileage mark, etc., 1810 Cloraine to Uxbridge "By Dublin", handstamped "colraine" and with orange 'Mermaid' "free", also 1810 (28 Aug.) edition of 'The Dublin Journal' with 'general penny post office/ extract of regulations' etc., and three Post Road maps- 'Enniskillen to Bellecktown', 'Omagh to Cookstown, Stewartstown and Dungannon' and 'To Aughnadoy andto Ballyhays', the last two hand-coloured; a fine group

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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£320