Auction No. 10 Saturday, 8 October 2011 / 5:00 pm start
Ireland 1920 (25th Sept) env to Dublin with GB 2d ...
Estimate $800
Category: Commonwealth & Foreign
Lot Details
Ireland 1920 (25th Sept) env to Dublin with GB 2d orange KGV tied by Ballybunion Co. Kerry cds. The cover was seized & opened by the IRA & endorsed on the back in violet pencil "CENSORED I.R.A.". The cover was then resealed with a typewritten label "Stolen and opened by raiders" probably applied in Limerick as there is a double ring Limerick datestamp for SE 30 20 on the label. It eventually arrived in Dublin on 2nd October, a week after it was posted. Good cond & rare. (see Plate 6)
