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Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2015 2:11:08 GMT
Ireland 1991 Irish Stamp News Robert Ballagh : Stamp designer Robert Ballagh (b.1943) The Irish painter and designer Robert Ballagh was born in Dublin in 1943. A graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology in architecture, he worked as an engineering draughtsman, a musician and a postman before taking up fine art painting full-time at the age of 24. Pop-art is a major influence on Ballagh's style of painting, and his artworks can be humorous as well as didactic. As in the case of many artists, Ballagh was obliged to combine fine art with more commercial design activities. Using his graphic design skills, he produced over 70 stamps for An Post, as well as a series of Irish banknotes ("Series C") for the government just prior to the introduction of the euro. He worked as a postie wonderif that influenced him? www.visual-arts-cork.com/irish-artists/robert-ballagh.htm
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Post by tallanent on Apr 9, 2018 21:33:30 GMT
This seemed to be the best place to show this cover ... Northern Ireland 13p defin overprinted with ULSTER SAYS NO Used in Belfast dated 18 February 1987 Overprint cancelled in pen at the Post Office This items is for sale on my website
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 3, 2018 16:49:10 GMT
IRELAND. 1950 Holy Year set by Waterlow & Sons (Recess). Multiple 'e' Watermark Perf 12½. SG#149-151
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Post by tallanent on Jan 21, 2019 12:35:22 GMT
I have an illustrated page on my site for anyone who wishes to look at the variations ... philatelicweb.com/irelandop/main.htmlAbove - misplaced and inverted overprints These and many more are illustrated under each of the values / overprint types ....
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Post by kgvistamps on Sept 21, 2019 12:53:50 GMT
Do you have trouble sorting the St. Patrick issues from Ireland. There are two watermarks used on three values that were printed for about 30 years from the initial printing in 1937 thru the late 1960's. So you can expect some variation in the colors and the paper and gum that were used for these stamps. I put a web page together to try to help collectors properly identify these issues .
I also have my Ireland collection on-line. It only includes the two definitive sets which are watermarked with a Gaelic SE and later a Caelic E which were issued in the 1920's and 1930's. Please use this URL to view the pages. KGVIStamps Ireland Page Scans
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Post by brightonpete on Dec 30, 2019 19:58:21 GMT
Just a simple question... in the April 29, 2005 Biosphere Reserve joint issue with Canada, can anyone tell me how they were issued? I know of the souvenir sheet, but were they also issued as sheet stamps? Scott numbers are 1611-1612, but the souvenir sheet?
TIA
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Post by philatelia on Dec 30, 2019 21:29:18 GMT
Just a simple question... in the April 29, 2005 Biosphere Reserve joint issue with Canada, can anyone tell me how they were issued? I know of the souvenir sheet, but were they also issued as sheet stamps? Scott numbers are 1611-1612, but the souvenir sheet? TIA Yes they were released as sheet stamps. Hibernian doesn’t list separate numbers for singles from the souvenir sheets, so that usually means they are indistinguishable if removed from the sheetlet. The print run - .36 million for 48c, .31 for 65c and 35,000 souvenir sheets. The sheet can also be found with a Stampa ‘05 overprints.
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Post by brightonpete on Dec 31, 2019 2:18:16 GMT
Yes they were released as sheet stamps. Hibernian doesn’t list separate numbers for singles from the souvenir sheets, so that usually means they are indistinguishable if removed from the sheetlet. The print run - .36 million for 48c, .31 for 65c and 35,000 souvenir sheets. The sheet can also be found with a Stampa ‘05 overprints. Thanks a bunch, Theresa! There's another one now on my want list... the overprinted sheet!
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Post by philatelia on Dec 31, 2019 9:19:45 GMT
Happy to help! 😉🌺
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Post by philatelia on Dec 31, 2019 12:09:14 GMT
brightonpete - if you’re going to add show overprints, well Hibernian has five pages with hundreds of overprints listed and 30+ overprints on the front of booklets. Most are priced between €10 and €20. Yikes!
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Post by brightonpete on Dec 31, 2019 14:51:02 GMT
Maybe I'll just leave it with the originals. Canada has no overprints with this souvenir sheet anyway. The page has been printed, so maybe I'll just leave it at that!
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Post by Admin on Feb 1, 2020 21:11:52 GMT
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Post by bobstew617 on May 22, 2020 14:42:16 GMT
I just got my Hibernian catalog for Ireland. So much more in depth than Scott! I will also use this to put in a shameless plug --if you are a collector of IRELAND, why don't you consider joining the Eire Philatelic Association? EPA
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Post by bobstew617 on May 31, 2020 14:31:44 GMT
I just picked up this beautifully designed sheet, Ireland 1707b, "Flight of the Earls". This sheet commemorated 400 years of a very sad time in Irish history.
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Post by philatelia on Oct 1, 2020 19:20:33 GMT
This is the first Irish Cover I've seen with this "Late Fee" cancel. This amazing cover was a wonderful, totally unexpected surprise that arrived in my mailbox today from Scotland. THANK YOU, vikingeck ! You're a peach! FYI - I decided to posting this here instead of in the dedicated thank you thread because the cover is so very cool! This pic needs to be on the Irish thread IMHO.
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 2, 2020 16:07:01 GMT
Glad you Liked it Terri philatelia, just a wee token of appreciation for your more than generous trade in GB last month. In the spirit of friendship, I probably still owe you ..................!
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Post by rex on Nov 13, 2020 13:21:59 GMT
Baile Átha Cliath. The Irish Gaelic name for Dublin I never thought of a postmark in Gaelic. What a great thing philately. I searched for Irish postmarks, finding nothing I posted here.
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Post by philatelia on Dec 28, 2020 20:20:15 GMT
A few pics of Irish coils showing a paste up joint. As these were issued in sheets then made into coils, unless you have a paste up joint, I don’t believe there is any way to discern if a single stamp was from a coil. There are a few Gerl coils that can be identified by watermarks.
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Post by philatelia on Dec 28, 2020 20:27:00 GMT
Sometimes the perfs on the outer edges were flattened or ‘smooshed’ (my fancy technical term haha) so copies with this type of perforation damage are often from coil rolls. Compare the perfs on the top and bottom of these Gerl coils;
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Post by philatelia on Dec 28, 2020 20:28:09 GMT
Here are three varieties of the 1p coils in pairs
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Post by philatelia on Dec 28, 2020 20:28:51 GMT
And my copy of the 2p green coil;
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Post by paul1 on Jul 23, 2022 14:24:03 GMT
lovely stamp philatelia - Terri. I've a feeling I read recently that the 2 pinsin green with map of Ireland, carries a big bucks value - lucky you - don't say this was another kiloware find!!;-) Is this 1935 'coil' stamp the origin of those mega priced green 2 pinsin values that we see on ebay do you know - from the States usually - and which look to be perf. all round ?
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Post by philatelia on Jul 23, 2022 17:03:46 GMT
You’re right, paul1 . I think people either look at a catalog and see “2p green”, see dollar signs in their eyes, go with the highest catalog value and try to cash their “treasure” on EBay. OR they are outright crooks trying to bamboozle some clueless schmuck. There are not that many very common 20th century stamps that have such a highly valuable variety, excluding errors that is. I’m trying to think of another, but I’m drawing a blank. My 2p coil was part of the “Gray” collection that I bought back around 2001. He was one of the early Eire Philatelic Association members and was an Irish constant plate flaw maven.
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Post by paul1 on Jul 23, 2022 17:21:25 GMT
well, I'm green here - thanks for the explanation Terri - I shall keep on the lookout, and of course it's the hunt that keeps the excitement on the boil.
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Post by paul1 on Jul 30, 2023 23:02:59 GMT
philatelia (Terri) might care to add to these few words. In June 1929, SG 89, 90 and 91 were issued to commemorate the Centenary of Catholic Emancipation and a portrait of Irish patriot Daniel O'Connell appears on all three values - he was an MP and great champion of Irish Catholics. If you examine his lips - on the portrait of these three stamps - some show a white line to indicate a slight parting of the lips - some none at all - and some I think show a broken engraved line - have a look at the pix I've attached - though quality not too good since I had to increase magnification and clarity becomes a casualty. the reason for mentioning this is that a page from an old album containing a few of these - which I picked up this morning - was pencil inscribed drawing attention to this error - not that I'd have known about it otherwise. But, on line I didn't see any reference to this flaw, so wondering if others here might be clued up on this. The final picture appears to also show an additional flaw of an extra line down from the right corner of O'Connell's mouth. P.S. unusually, it appears that values for 'used', for the two higher values, are worth considerably more than mint. P.P.S. .... I rather like the bit about " ......... pencil inscribed drawing attention to............ ". Reminds me of the childhood funny ....... "I take a pencil to bed each night ,,, "Oh, why is that then? .... "it's so I can draw the curtains" !!
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Post by rod222 on Oct 10, 2023 23:11:45 GMT
IRELAND Known Deposit, Rebate, Savings and Trading Stamps
Only 2 Known Coupon (Harp) Eason Booksaver, Dublin Ireland.
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Post by philatelia on Nov 28, 2023 11:22:26 GMT
If you collect modern mint Ireland, here’s a little bit of information for you that might be useful.
Hibernian, the Ireland specialist catalog, notes that many modern Ireland self-adhesives from booklets, Christmas and Weddings in particular, were released with two different backing papers - the regular printed booklet version and plain paper for collectors. The catalog states that there is no difference in catalog pricing between the two.
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Post by rod222 on Feb 19, 2024 1:31:02 GMT
Query I have an 1870 Penny Red Pmk 186 (Diamond barred numeral) I have it as "Dublin and H&K Packet." Any members aware of what an "H&K Packet" refers to please? (Shall post a scan shortly)
Ooops all OK linkI am presuming the CDS is the duplex half of the barred numeral, hence a DUBLIN strike (although very unusual with thin numerals and a 7-6-6-7 Barred sequence ) (Postmark duplex barred diamond 186)
Found a "proving cover" link
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Post by rod222 on Mar 9, 2024 22:07:48 GMT
Ireland Baggage Labels Aer Lingus KLM
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Post by rod222 on Mar 9, 2024 22:36:31 GMT
Ireland Postmarks Late Fee This is the only information I can find (1831-1836) Would welcome any members info / scans of Late fee material The Revealer Winter 1981 Page 36 Ireland Triangle Postmarks (Can be handstruck or Machine cancels) BYS = BANDON KHX = KILLUCAN Random part Pmk (No relation to Vincent)
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