Collection of Irish Stamps Including 1908-1916 Sinn Fein Pro...

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Collection of Irish Stamps Including 1908-1916 Sinn Fein Propaganda Label Ringed Cross and Shamrock Leafs with Harp. Among the Best Known 'The Irish Cinderella Forerunners' or the Stamp-Like Labels First Printed by Sinn Fein in 1908 for Use on the Correspondence of Sympathisers. The Idea of the Labels was Communicated to the Public in Editorial in Griffiths Weekly Newspaper in 1908. By July 1908 the Post Office Felt Necessary to Issue a Directive Entitled Use of Labels Resembling Postage Stamps which Can Only have been Named Sinn Fein. Much Remains Unknown of these Stamp-Like Labels. Verso of One Sword Sabre Motif

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Auction Date: 20th Mar 2022 at 12pm

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20th Mar 2022 12pm (Lots 1 to 1128)