Thom 5-Line Overprint in black

½d with dull black overprint, corner Control block of 6 T22 imperf., hinged once very lightly in the margin only, otherwise completely u/m, very scarce. SG 30 var., Hib. TC122.

2d Die II corner strip of 3 with Control T22 imperf., Setting 9, left and right stamps hinged, the Control stamp is u/m, very fine and fresh, a rare Control, especially in a multiple. Clear BPP cert.

1½d bright red brown corner strip of 3 with Control T22 perf., Setting 9, centre and right stamps very lightly hinged, very fine and fresh, a rare Control. Clear BPP cert. (2016). SG 10 var., Mi.

1/- corner strip of 3 with Control S21 perf., Setting 2, hinged in the centre and the left margin only, very fresh, a rare multiple. Mi. 23 IV, SG 15, Hib. TC 64.

2d Die II on a commercial cover Castlecomer to Dublin with clear first day cds 17 FE/ 22, a bit roughly opened, slightly discoloured left, a nice non-philatelic FDC. SG 13, Hib. T17.

1/- corner strip of 3 with Control R21 perf., Setting 1a, hinged mint, very fresh, a rare multiple. Mi. 23 IV, SG 15, Hib. TC 62.

China Local Post - Kewkiang 1894-1896, a group of 6, 5 postage due stamps 4 with inverted overprint, 1 with broken frame line to left side and #2a 1/2c black and rose with missing stroke from 'Kiang'

Thom 5-line, 1/- corner strip of three with Control S22 perf. from base Pl. 6 or 7, ovpt. Setting 2, completely u/m and perfectly centred, rare thus. SG 43, Mi. 23I var., Hib. TC 107.

Thom 5-line, 2½d bottom left corner block of 6 with Control T22 imperf, Setting 8, lightly hinged at the top only, a rare Control piece, especially as a "six". SG 35, Mi. 16 I, Hib. T30, TC 88 ca

Civil War, "Wexford re-gums", pair of Thom 5-line 1d with deep gum suffusion used on piece with clear cds's WEXFORD/ 9 JA/ 23, very fine. An unknown number of stamps stolen in P.O. robberies were soak

9d agate corner block of six from base Pl. 3b with Control S22 imperf., ovpt. Setting 4, completely u/m, even in the margins, a choice "six"! SG 40 var., Mi. 21 I, Hib. TC98.

Thom 5-line, 2d Die I corner strip of 3 with Control T22 perf., Setting 2, base Pl. 18b, hinged once in the left margin only, even as a basic stamp very scarce. SG 33, Mi. 15I/I, Hib. TC 83 cat ca. &#

Thom 5-line, 1/- block of 10 (2x5) very fine used with clear cds's BUTTER MARKET / CORK / 16 NO / 22, fresh and with full perfs., a rare and most attractive multiple. SG 43, Mi. 23I var., Hib. T38.

Thom 5-line, 2½d block of 4 superb used on piece with neat Maryborough cds's from January 1923, fresh and clean, very scarce as such a fine block of this scarce value. SG 35, Mi. 16 I, Hib. T30.

Thom 5-line, 3d bottom left corner block of 6 with Control T22 imperf., Setting 4, upper right stamp barely hinged, the rest incl. the Control are u/m. SG 36, Mi. 17 I, Hib. TC 90.

Thom 5-line, 1d corner block of six with Control S22 perf., Setting 6, hinged at the top only, bottom stamps incl. the Control are u/m. Mi. 13 I, SG 31, Hib. TC75.

10d from base Pl. 1c, bottom left corner block of 6 with Control S22 perf., Ovpt. Setting 7 two top stamps hinged only. Extremely rare in combination with Setting 7. SG 42 var., Mi. 22 I var., Hib. TC

1/- gutter pair, upper stamp with "hé:reann" variety, very lightly folded, u/m mint, very fresh, rare. SG 43 var. gp, Mi. 23I var. Zs, Hib. T38 var. gp.

3d block of 14 (7x2) from Setting 2, superb used with Dublin cds's 18 AU 22, the lower row with "R over Se" and "l over na" from R.12, slightly re-inforced in the centre, very fresh and clean, a most

2d Die I vertical pair with coil join, fine cds used, good to very fine perfs, very scarce used, expertised. SG 29, Mi. 15II/I, Hib. TJ 8.

2½d bottom left corner strip of 3 with Control T22 imperf, Setting 8, lightly hinged, very fresh, a rare Control piece. SG 35, Mi. 16 I, Hib. T30, TC 88.

1d corner block of six with Control S22 imperf, Setting 6, two stamps only at the top hinged, the rest are u/m. Mi. 13 I, SG 31, Hib. TC74.

Rialtas 1d horiz. pair with coil join, very fine used with legible contemporary Ballinasloe cds's, very fine to superb perforations, rare thus. SG 27, Mi. 13II, Hib. T21/TJ3.

Near East, Islamic culture, Persian Empire, ca. 19th century CE. A fantastic ensemble of 3 manuscript pages, each featuring 3 to 5 lines of black and red Persian script and a central illustration in h