1922 1/2p green and 1 1/2p red brown, unauthorized typewritten overprints, paying the required 2p rate for inland postage, tied by "Baile Atha Cliath" (Dublin) May 31,1922 cds (well past the cut-off date of March 31st for unoverprinted stamps) on locally addressed cover, v.f. and interesting item
The John Pedneault Collection of Ireland
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Cherrystone Auctions The John Pedneault Collection of Ireland
We are pleased to present on December 3, 2015 - The John Pedneault Collection of Ireland 1922-1935 Overprints.
John is a familiar figure to most collectors of Ireland and has exhibited extensively over the past 40+ years. His collection contains wide selections of the popular Dollard, Alex Thom and Harrison printings, replete with errors and varieties, covers, large multiples and incredible number of full sheets of Seahorses with Irish overprints.
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Lot #2002 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 unofficial overprints "Irish Free State Prov. Govt", 1/2d green and 2p orange, the latter with overprint inverted, tied by locally addressed cover by Kingstown 17 January 1922 cds, addressee's name obliterated, fine and interesting item, illustrated in Cyril Dulin's "Ireland's Transition" and believed to be the only example with inverted overprint on cover
Lot #2003 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 Proof of the overprint in blue ink, upper left sheet corner margin block of six, with "Dollard" in pencil in margin, folded between settings, with some creases, nevertheless a fine and extremely rare multiple, originating from the only known block of 24 (MW PR1, unpriced)
Lot #2004 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p-10p, also 2sh6p and 5sh Seahorses, all ten handstamped "Colonias" in purple by the Portuguese Post Office in Goa (Portuguese India), unused without gum, fine-v.f. One of only three "sets" issued to the participating UPU countries (where they were pasted in ledgers kept by postmasters)
Lot #2005 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p-9p, seven First Day Covers (17 Feb 1922), 1/2p horizontal pair with additional 1p cancelled Dublin, others (1p, 2 1/2p, 3p, 4p, 5p and 9p), single franking, each cancelled in Cork and addressed to Chesterfield, fine-v.f., scarce assembly (MW £595+)
Lot #2006 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, trial overprint in red, four examples, three with "Original Proof Dollard 17.2.22" handstamps on reverse, one variety lines of overprint transposed ("1922" at top), another line omitted ("1922" missing), l.h. or h.r., one with a small thin, fine-v.f. (MW PR4, 4a,4b, £710) -
Cat. Val. £ 640
Lot #2007 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, trial overprint in red, lower left sheet corner margin control (S22) block of six, with purple "Original Proof Dollard 17.2.22" handstamps on reverse, top stamps hinged, bottom n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles) -
Cat. Val. £ 960
Lot #2008 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, trial overprint in red, variety lines of overprint transposed ("1922" at top), sheet corner margin control (S22) block of six, with purple "Original Proof Dollard 17.2.22" handstamps on reverse, two stamps hinged, balance n.h., some toning (mostly bottom sheet margin), otherwise v.f. (MW PR4b, £1,020+) -
Cat. Val. £ 960
Lot #2009 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, trial overprint in red, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) -
Cat. Val. £ 640
Lot #2010 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, black overprint inverted, l.h., pencil notation on reverse, -
Cat. Val. £ 475
Lot #2011 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, black overprint inverted, two singles, l.h., pencil notations on reverse, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. £ 950
Lot #2012 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, black overprint inverted, bottom margin control (R21) single, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged) -
Cat. Val. £ 475
Lot #2013 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, black overprint inverted, two singles, used in combination with 1p scarlet, tied by Balls Bridge, Dublin cds on locally addressed cover, v.f., with individual 1924 Royal certs for each stamp (catalogue value for used singles) -
Cat. Val. £ 1,200
Lot #2014 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, variety "missing overprint", vertical sheet margin pair, overprint virtually omitted at top, unused without gum as always, fine, only one sheet known, less than 10 pairs exist (MW T1d, £1,300)
Lot #2015 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, variety "missing overprint", block of four, overprint virtually omitted at top, unused without gum as always, fine, only one sheet known, possibly the only known block (MW T1d, £2,600)
Lot #2016 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1/2p green, variety "missing overprint", bottom sheet margin block of four, overprint shifted to bottom and complete in the bottom selvage, unused without gum as always, some toning, rare (one sheet is to have been overprinted with a dramatic downward shift, leaving the top row unoverprinted and the bottom printed in margin. All copies were stained, possibly because of oil spilled on the stamps while in transit)
Lot #2017 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1p scarlet, overprint inverted, four singles, l.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. £ 1,100
Lot #2018 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1p scarlet, overprint inverted, left margin single, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged) -
Cat. Val. £ 275
Lot #2019 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1p scarlet, overprint inverted, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., folded between stamps, natural wrinkles and faint gum toning at lower left, still v.f. and scarce multiple, with 1987 MacDonnell Whyte certificate (catalogued as hinged singles) -
Cat. Val. £ 1,100
Lot #2020 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1p scarlet, overprint inverted, left margin block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom never hinged, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) -
Cat. Val. £ 1,100
Lot #2021 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1p scarlet, overprint inverted, horizontal pair, tied by Aug. 23 Baile Atha Cliath (Dublin) cds on locally addressed cover, fine, undoubtedly rare inverted overprints on cover
Lot #2022 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 1p scarlet, watermark inverted, used, fine, -
Cat. Val. £ 425
Lot #2023 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 2 1/2p bright blue, lower left sheet corner margin S22 (imperf.) control block of five, control stamp n.h., v.f. and rare, with 1961 BPA cert. (MW CL14a, £650)
Lot #2024 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 2 1/2p bright blue, overprint double, one albino, n.h., v.f., with 1992 Brandon cert. (catalogued as hinged) -
Cat. Val. £ 475
Lot #2025 - ireland 1922 First Dollard Printing House (SG 1-9)
1922 overprinted on red, 2 1/2p, 4p and 9p, set of three used on registered FDC from Dublin (1 April 1922) to London, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f. (MW T9-11)
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