Ireland 2025

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

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

December 9, 2025 | 69

60148

F DFE / 68

Kilkenny - Ballingarry to Tullaroan: 1737-1860 Attractive group of eight-nine covers or part

covers mounted on 68 album pages, showing an array of postal markings including mileage mkgs

BALLINGARY/55 in red, CALLAN/65 in red (2), CASTLECOMER/55 in black and red (6), FRESHFORD/64

(5), GORESBRIDGE/52, GRAIG/58 in red and black (7) in two different sizes, INISTIOGUE/64,

JOHNSTOWN/75 (2), KILKENNY/57 (2), KILKENNY/58 (2), KILKENNY/57 (3), THOMASTOWN/59,

linear with serif BALLYRAGGET in black, BENNETTS BRIDGE (3), CALLAN in red, CALLAN in black

(2), CASTLECOMER in red, CUFFES GRANGE in blue (2), FRESHFORD in red, GORESBRIDGE/PENNY

POST in black and blue (4), GOWRAN in red and black (2), GRAIG in black, JOHNSTOWN/PENNY

POST, 1737 and 1746 K.KENY in black (4), large type 1753 K.KENY, KILKENNY three types (5) in

black and red, MULLINAHONE in blue and black (2), THOMASTOWN in black, THOMASTOWN/PENNY

POST in red, linear sans serif KELLS/THOMASTOWN in black and red (3), KILCOOLE/KILKENNY

in blue, KILLEDMOND in blue, italic Ballingarry/Callan in black and blue (3), Tarbert/Penny Post in

blue, boxed PAID AT KILKENNY, undated circle BALLINGARY in red, BALLY RAGGET in black (2),

CASTLECOMER, KILLEDMOND, KILMANAGH, TULLAROAN etc., all strikes are fair to very fine, a

scarce group (89).

800 - 1’000

60149

F / 66

Kilkenny - Moincoin: 1858 (27.1) Envelope Dublin to Moincoin, franked with a late usage of the 1d red,

perf.16, tied DUBLIN/186 duplex, showing undated circular MOINCOIN receiver, cvr tear, fine strike of

the Type 4B mkg and unrecorded by Kane & Feldman.

100 - 150

60150

F / 68

Kilkenny: 1835 Folded entire from Kilkenny to Dublin, bearings distinctive sherif boxed PAID AT/

KILKENNY hs in black showing two different font sizes, red boxed PAID ds alongside, very fine and

unusual strike.

100 - 120

60151

F 

Kilkenny: 1839 Two Valentine letters sent within Kilkenny, both date stamped KILKENNY/FE.15.1839/E,

addressed to Leyrath and both showing two romantic Valentine verses, unusual & scarce early

Valentines.

100 - 150

60152

F DFE / 68, 70

Laois and Longford - Abbeyleix to Richmond Harbour: 1739-1860 Attractive group of ninety-one

covers or part covers mounted on 68 album pages, showing an array of postal markings including

mileage mkgs ABBEYLEIX/47 in black, BALLYMAHON/54 in red, BsINOSSORY/54, COLEHILL/57 (2),

DURROW/52 (2), EDGEWORTHTOWN/52 (5), GRANARD/60 in red, LONGFORD/58, LONGFORD/59,

MONTRATH/47 in red (2), MtMELLICK/40 (3), PTARLINGTON/36, PORTARLINGTON/34, MyBORO/40

red and black (3), STRADBALLY/40 (4), linear with serif ABBEYLEIX with PAID/1d both in red,

BALLYNAHILL, BALLINALEE, BALLYMAHON (2), BALLYMAHON/PENNY POST in red, DRUMLISH in

blue (2), EDGEWORTHTOWN/PENNY POST (2), GRANARD/PENNY POST in blue, KILLASHEE in blue,

LONGFORD (2), MOUNTMELLICK two sizes (2), MOUNTMELLICK/PENNY POST in blue, NEWTOWN

FORBES, 1739 PtA:L:TON, 1761 PTARLINGTON, PORTARLINGTON, MyBORROUGH, STRADBALLY,

TASHINNY in blue, linear sans serif CASTLETOWN/MOUNTRATH, CLONASLIE/MOUNTMELLICK,

ROSENALLIS/MARYBOROUGH, ROSENALLIS/PORTARLINGTON, LANESBOROUGH in blue, LISRYAN (4)

in blue, black and red, RICHMOND HARBOUR (2), italic Ardagh/Edgeworthstown, Errill/BorrisinOssory

(2), Rosenallis/Mountmellick in blue and black (3), Stradbally/Penny Post two types in blue, boxed PAID

AT MOUNTMELLICK, PAID AT LONGFORD (5) in black, blue and red, undated circle BALLYNAHILL (3)

one with framed MORE TO PAY alongside, CORBOY, LISRYAN (2), MOUNTMELLICK, PORTARLINGTON

in red (2), PORTARLINGTON/1 in red, STRADBALLY etc., all strikes are fair to very fine, some superb, a

scarce group (91).

800 - 1’000

60153

F / 70

Leitrim - Kilcare: 1858 Envelope from Carrick on Shannon to Edinburgh, franked 1d red perf. 16, die

II, tied by Irish type CARRICK ON SHANNON/104 spoon datestamp, backed stamped by the little-

known undated circular sans serif KILCLARE receiver in dark green, a clear, crisp strike overstruck by

Edinburgh arrival, a rare showpiece.

100 - 150