Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: DÖBLING, Vienna, Austria to LONDON, England, then re-routed to Belfast: 1889 This is a very early illustrated postal stationery card (1889) card and depicts the then famous S. Friedls stamp company/museum. It is initially posted from from DÖBLING, Vienna, Austria and was addressed to LONDON, England Franked with a “DÖBLING…
Irish Commemorative Stamps: 1953 An Tostal 3½d Green on special An Tostal Card (hand-written address) Other Irish Stamps in this series: Irish Commemorative Stamps 1929-59: Irish Commemorative Stamps: 1929-1939 Irish Commemorative Stamps: 1940-1949 Irish Commemorative Stamps: 1950-1959
Introduction to the Irish Diamond Numerals: The Maltese Cross obliterators were used for almost four years before they were superseded, in 1844, by the so-called “barred numeral” obliterators. They were so called because they comprised a series of horizontal lines with a number in the centre to signify the Post Town that had cancelled the…
Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: Pezwan, Afghanistan to Monkstown, Co Dublin: Postcard home from the 2nd Afghan War 1880 (March 31) Interesting content regarding a night attack “a number of shots were fired, we all turned out, expecting it to be the anticipated attack, but the men who were fired at bolted…” A rare card…
Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: Salisbury, Mashonaland (Rhodesia) to Blarney, Co Cork: Postal Card from Salisbury, Mashonaland (Southern Rhodesia) to Blarney, Co Cork, Ireland 1893 (19 Nov.) 1½d pre-paid Mashonaland postal stationery card Uprated with British South Africa Company ½d blue & orange The card has a central vertical fold, plus some minor stains at…
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