Ireland 2025

Ireland Including the “Bokhara” & the “Madigan” Collections December 9, 2025 at 14:00 CET

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

December 9, 2025 | 61

60127

F 

Dublin - Missent to Dublin: 1859 (30.4) Blue envelope from Dundalk to Ardee, franked 1d red superbly

tied by DUNDALK/187 duplex, with boxed MISSENT/TO/DUBLIN in green alongside, showpiece.

100 - 150

60128

F / 60

Dublin - Instructional: 1840 (25.1) Folded entire from Dublin to Florence, showing on the back flap a

clear strike in red of the scarce italic Returned/for Postage, an array of Dublin & London PAID mkgs on

face, an unusual & scarce usage.

100 - 150

60129

F 

Dublin - Northumberland Buildings: 1830-31 Two covers, both sent to Dublin, with manuscript

“Consignee” and both hs “1” or “1d”, plus oval fancy red NORTHUMBERLAND BUILDINGS/PENNY

POST faint mkgs, a scarce pair.

100 - 150

60130

F / 60

Dublin - Penny Post: 1773-1840 Specialised collection neatly mounted and beautifully written up on

eleven album pages, showing array of original annoucements pertaining to the Penny & Twopenny Post

office, a wonderful lot for the student.

100 - 150

60131

F / 60

Dublin - Raheny: 1839-41 Folded entire & large part cover, both bearing the italic Raheny/Penny Post

the later with 1840 1d black, a fine and attractive pair, both mounted on Thomas Field album page.

100 - 150

60132

F / 60

Dublin - Rathfarnham: 1836 Folded entire Rathfarnham to Swords, bearing superb 2-line

RATHFARNHAM/PENNY POST in black, rated 3d, very fine.

100 - 150

60133

F / 60

Dublin: 1840 (17.3) Folded cover from France to Dublin, redirected to London, rated “1/7” and

subsequently rerated “1/8”, with italic Postage to Dublin not paid alongside, cvr creases, scarce.

100 - 120

60134

F 

Dublin: 1852 (1.11) Official printed envelope from the Dead Letter Office, from Dublin to London,

with manuscript “A.Malley/8 Nov. 1852/ returned to/Mr Black” annotation on the left, showing printed

instruction on the inside flap about caution sending valuables through the mail and a statement about

the return procedures, unusual, very fine and scarce.

100 - 150