eIRe lJh,lA.celJc • AS5OC1411:,On • Ch€ €Al€l=t ~ •Vol. IV No. I EIRE PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION Sept. Oct. 1953 (INTERNATIONAL) Whole Number 17 Publishe'd Bimonthly Neil Stack, " Editor COUNTY ANTRIM ITwas a clear, sunny, cr sp autumn day hen I left Belfast for the long coastal run. As I drOve from the city, between he hills on my left and the sea on my ight, I mused that even in spring or summer the weather couldn't be better. Visualizing what I would see while in ntrim, I remembered that the Kingdom of alriada (Antrim) was once ruled by the reat Fergus MacErc. It was he who crossed ithe narrow channel to what was then Alba ~ nd founded another kingdom. His descend ,ants gradually extended his domain until t was given a single name, Scotland. hen there is the story of Finn MacCoul, egendary builder of 'the Giant ' ,8 Causeway; hese, and other memories coursed my mind s I drove along the coa st. Often legend and history are insepra- qu;uTH Uk"E N A. TUM, RdAouL Wly ONpockeDERSd mo"OP I e. It i s diffi cu It t 0 to,scer t a i "n wh ere ,Ite on eo"h, ne ends and the other begins. And with ~~::;:::~~T~H~E~G~IA~N~T~'~S~C=A~1J~S=E=.W=A=Y~=::;:;:=~istory there is rom1l,nce, which after all, is history told by the heart_rather than by the i head. Dates, places, cause arresuJ.tmatter little. It is the vivid and poignant emotions and the personalities that are reJOOmbered. These are the things that the traveler or tour:i.st can gather. But the discerniDg travel er will become a harvester of facts rather than a gleaner--it ma.'<:es his trips the more :in teresting. In this respect County Antrim can fulfil these demands abundantl;r. CARRICKFERQU8
The first town on this route is Carr:i.cld'ergus, named a£ter Fergus MacEro. It vas Fergus who took to Scotland the Lia Fail, or Stone of Destiny, fabled to be Jacob's pillow. It la in his castle of Durnsta£f e until a later generation removed it to Scone. Later, " m-GHT COYER RETtJru;~ AFTER ll+ YEARS King Edward, the "Hammer of the Scots," moved Dub «:O-A First Flight Over posted on June it to Westminister Abbey. The stone now famous 20, 1939, to an address in Philadelphia, was for its part pl~ed in British Coronations, re recently returned to its sender--}!r. Edward cently made hiStory when it was discovered to GalJ.agher, Dunluce Road, Clontarf. be missing from v.est.ninister. Fortunately, it The letter, franked by 1922 averprint- was returned in t:iJne for the recent crowning ed stamps, was carried by Pan .American Air- of the new Queen. ways on its inaugural air mall flight to t When Fergus had been on his Scottillh throne United Statss via Foynes, New Foundl.and. for twenty five years he returned to lbland- A special cachet was affixed by the Post some sl1-Y to arbitrate in a dispute, others, Office to mark the event and cancellation that, afflicted with a sld.n disease, he cameto marks shaw that it arrived in New York on drink water of a medicinal. wll. Be that as July 1. It must have reached phi] adelphia i t ~, the galley that returned him was 'lIl"BCk the fo~ day and remained. 1ohere untU ed near this rock, and hence the name. it was re-posted on AprU 27th of this year., (Pa.ue ~~4' ~ze ...,) las . Hill h t Irel d th . i' *E.P.A. OFFICERS*. flb.. ,...... -, w 0 oame 0 an in e re~gn 0., if\jj~"'>' Queen Elizabeth. A fine promenade fronts t'le FRESIDENT Halc~lm G•. OIReilly«'tl.l sea and a good vieH of Belfast Lough may be • 48 lialnut Crescent, hontcla=, N. J • .",fJ1 seen from Black Hearl, l-lJ miles to the north. VICE PRESIDENT--Thomas F. Bannigan, Jr. ., Islandmagee ~x ll-Van~ve"r Station-B1klyn.10,N. Y. A peninsula 7 miles long and 2 miles at its E.P.A. SECRETARY --- Johl1 J. Clark greatest width, IslMdmagee stretches north- 947 East 32nd Street, Brool::lyn 10, N.Y. Hard from 'inlitehead, forming Lame Lough be- Tfu:ASURER ------Robert Gr~ t,;een the peninsula and the mainland on the 2629 HaD.ery Street. Flint 4. Nich.. . ,rest. Its greatest tragedy occured Hhen the ED' 2~TOR--THE7':.~Stt - ~ilkfl)taCko' (Al}~yG) ~ garrison from Carrickfergus, in 1642, is saic. __2 2 -- c' un ree - ~.I.·oo. _yn /' h • to have hurled some of their victims OV8r tte STAFF PHOTOGRAPHE." -- Jam8s E. Donnelly cliffs. Slaughterford Bridge, "hich carries ASSOCIATION ATTQ1Uk.'Y --- Lorin L. Kay . the road across the stream onto the pminsula Box 489 -:. Richland C8ntEr,' Wisconsin . at the southern end, is believed to commemo- B.P.A. SALES CIRCUIT HGRrJohn A. Reibel : rate the massacre. Box 43 Dewittville, Nmr York The inhabitants to-day ar8 nearly all of E.P.A. EUROPEAN DIRECTOR .. HLchael GUfney- I Scottish and English extraction. Farming and .22 East r.oad, DubLi.n, Ireland ~ i rLshinz are th8ir principal occupations, but Rii.'VEALER SUBSCRIFTIONS FOR NON-HEl·lEERS there j.s also a strone tradition of seafaring Rate - $2.0~",r;Y>?~Write Sec. Cl~.. a.l10i1g the menfolk. COUNTY ANTRIM LARNE I (l.6.t:Mtn4: Lahair's Territory) I(CIJlltillll(!d jl'{Jln pUfJe /3,'1) The Curran (Irish: a reaping hook), a long i S:i::: centc,ries .oSt8r the tm8 of Fergus, the tapering grav81 spit curving south1.ard from ! Am;lo-iIort:lans swept across t!1e land, and Car- Larne, and about 10 to 20 feet above high i ricki'ergus Castle, H11ioh is o,len to visitors, :·rater mark, is tho southern end of a raised l11as built by either c.e Courcy, t::e fil,~;t Hor- each ,.,hich ext8nd::; along the 'Antrim coast. 1 mOlll to invade Ulster, or by Hugh de Lacy, 1-1ho This area has yielded many thousands of flint ) suooedEo hi:ll. In 1315 i t Ha~ captured after flakes 2.100 implements of the Neolithic period I a long si8§,'8 by the co"bo.nec. forces of Robert Hhich are the earliest evidence available of . and Eduard Bruce. After Eduard's defeat ano th8 presence of man in this country. deD-th in battle at l'aughc.rt (COWlty Louth) in This district Has also Hell-lmOl-ffi to the 1318, the castle Has retal,en by t"'8 english, Horsemen, Hho in the tenth and eleventh cen- I "ho contirm8ci in possessio!l for the next 300 turi8s used Larne Lough as a base for their years, except i'or occasio1OO-l occ'~pations by ra:!.dingexpeditions. They are believed to have Irish and Scottish forces. uilt a castle on the peninsula; but the pre- During tl18 Parliamentary Hars of the seven- sent structure (a ruined shell) Has probably tecnth century the castle and to:m chaneed erecred by th8 Bissets, a Scotch family .. mo hands several times. In 1688 they Here held settled ther8 in the thirt8enth century. by Lord Iveagh for Janes II, but 1;ere taken Larne to-day is a t01m l-1ith several sizeable the foUoHing year by t;1e \'iiUiamite General industries and a port Hhich, in acidition to Schomberg. Hilliam III landed here on June its tradinij importance, is the tenninus of 114, 1690 and a large stone at the harbor m the mailboat service on the shortest Cross- i his l;mding. The tmm "as taken and held for Channel passage--Stranraer in Scotland. The a short t. ime in 1760 by a French expedition to:m is also the IIgateHayll to. the Antrim under 'I'hurot, but the French force was defuair Glens, and is also a popular tourist resort I ed and Thurot himself Has kill8d in a battle known for its catering to vlsitors. with English ships off the Isle of Hann. In .CHAINE MEMORIAIL TOWER 1778 John Paul Jones ent8red Belfast Lough on The Chaine tfemorial Tower, built on the line the American friijate Ranger 01' the man;y questions as1a3d THB REfEALER and members ~ E.P.A. IS Expert CCllllllittee re garding Irish stamps, better than 90% continue to be about the OVerprint IsBlles. .As a matter of service, therefore, periodically we shall offer facts and telltsJ.es which coma into shlU'per focus when seen all together. Inevitably, sane of the material appears in the catsJ.ogs. Our table does not attempt to list all the distinguishing Clues • . Instead, we t17 in each instaJiCe to provide one easy- means of telling various issues apart. The Irish OVerprint Issues Scott OVpt. OVpt. Distinguishing Numbers Printer Color DIm. Size Features (a) Rialtas 1-8 Dollard Black, 15xl7t Antique ~ Gra;r- mack 9-ll Dollard Red or l5xl7t Carmine " " Dollard Black, 21~ or ·Gra;y 2Jxl4 hEireann alone," alwayS- 14?a mm. mack (This is ve17 :i:mportant) :15-18 Than Black, Only color of ovpt. ink marks these Gray from Nos. 25,26,26b,31 IUld 35. Black 19-22a Harrison Black, long -i" in Rialtas. Glossy Always R over Se. Black 23-35 Than Blue- Size of ovpt. & color of ink Black (See remarks above, 15-18) or Red 36-38 Than Blue- hlllreann alone slwa;y-s 14 I1I1II. mack (See remark above, 12-14) 39-43 Tbom Blue- ibe "wide" printing. Open look. Black Size and color of ovpt. (b) Saorstat 44-55 Thom Blue- 15xBi' "9" in 1922 has ~ top Black, (See remark on 59-62, below ) Black , or Red 56-58 Blue- 15x~ 1922 is 6t II1II1. Black 59-62 Harrison Black or 15xat "9" of 1922 has round top Blue- (See remark on 44-55, above ) Black (Page 103'9. p lease.) 137 ----I-R- I-S-H--A-I R·E T· I- QU E ':-;:-;-5 - . . _ ... r- --- iHHiCLASS iFIJfu-ADViRTIsIJJ~ - . !RATES----HINII-lUM RATE----IO WORDS----$ . 35 ••• ( Continu ed f rom page 135) . .. :.ADD ITIONAL WORDS @ Ii. 04 PER WORD ••••.•• • • tograph, or multicolor printing, they are IDISPLAY ADVERTISING RATES GIVEN ON REQUEST a fascinating f a cet of aero-philately and : -FOR SAIE--STAMPS AND COVERS- of collectable status. I mISH FmsT DAY COVERS AVAILABLE FOR--EMMET, Prior to t :w initial IRISH issue in Sept. ' An T6stal and Moore. Also available, are 1922, the etiquettes o:f Great Britain were I souvenir cachets of Blarney and Lismore cas the of:ficial air labels in Ireland. For i tles. Write to Irish Cachet Covers,947 East our purposes ,19 w.l.ll limit this listing to 32nd Street, Brook13n 10, N.Y. for prices. the official Irish issues, omitting the RARE IRISH STAMPS WILL BE OFFERED IN MY HAIL Bri tish use and labels "hich .mre ·un-offi- sale closing Oct. 1. Ask for list available cial. 15. Robert Hase,228 West Robinson Ave. While a graphic presentation would be mDre California. producedesirable, the theetiquettes, inabili ty precludes·to faithfully their re- U- Ii :~~§~~~~~~~~~~1:;:~~:~[ ,RD, lustration. The descriptive >lord ,Iill have to suffice . This listing is chronological and follows the records of the Irish Dept. sets. l-Trite me for a of Posts and Telegraphs. Varieties which Kay , 149 Horth Central do not conform to their listing of major changes are r elegated to sub-varieties. Most of the latter are the observations of SWAP EARLY WORLD COLLECTIon (50, 000 ) FOH the cataloger, but are of such frequency as Iri sh, i ncluding air mails. let me know to be worthy of a philatelic listing •. '·Iants. lMte }I.C. Hill (E. P. A. 204) - :1 RI SH AIR ET IQ U ET TES CATALOGUE D NcClintock St. San 16 California 1. 1922 Sept. Jinperf. sheets of 84 (14 rows 1:;I,e c: ~a.J_:u3t in r omance , marriage , business and of 6) printed in black on a paper coated matters. The soluti on t o your problem dark blue. Inside a rectangular frame, will ~ ans1:ered f or 50¢ (3/6). lirite today-- 35rum. x l3mm., is the inscription in Patrick Corby,Derry, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan. Irish: POST-ABa, beneath which is the THE FOLWWING MAY BE SECURED BY WRITING E.P.A inscription bracketed in Raman letters SECRETARY, JOHN J. CLARK, 947 E. 32 St. ,Bkl;yn w:i.thout serifs-(BY AIR }jAIL); on the GAELIC-ENGLISH TOWN CANCELI,ING STATIOwm USE third lins :Illlmediately belcm the Ib l of IN IRELAND. PRICE $1.85 TO E.P.A.MEHBERS by, is the stock number P25. E.P.A. TAIJET§--40¢ per 100 or 300 tor $1..00. BACK COPIES OF THE REVEATER----20¢ per copy. ~a.The same applies to the above except for ted the 151 in the stock number, >lhich is smaller. As this occurs (at least) in rows 9, 10, 13 and 14 it can be found se-tenant with 1. 2. 1923 Feb. Perf. ll. Sheets of 84 (as 1) printed in black on a paper coate blue (lighter than 1). The same inscription as on 1, but it is lightly larger and the Roman letters have serifs. The stock number has a period between P and 25. 3. 1926 Apr. Perf. 11. Sheets of 84 (same as 1). In black on paper coated dark blue (blue coating is shinnier than 1 and 2). Inside a rectangular frrune 3lpn. x 13 nun. are Roman letters with ser ifs AEa..PHOST, beneath uhich is the bracket ed inscription in smaller Roman letters. (BY AIR HAIL). Under the firs t bracket is the stock number P.25. be continued) may erron ...., there ill the OII"elOpe piciured FlnCIy, poocage from Britain to Iftlud io 1!d~ BUY EPA IRISH-ENG, PO LISTING peace. Secondly, the eDvelope with a LoadOD pol..... ark 138 caaiM RamJII .. 1IIe Republic. . . J (Con.Unued from page 1.1,1') MlADf mE OVERPRIN!S .; t~ (Table Continued frOlll Page 137) Scott Ovpt. Ovpt. Distinguishing llumbera Printer Color I11III. Size Features (b) Sao~t 59a-62a Harr:!.son Bl.ack lSxst LOng -1- in 1922, with serif at foot or Blue Bl.ack 77-79 Dublin Black 15:z:8t Castle or Gray- Black 77b-79b Dublin Black 1Sx8i 1922 6t I11III. B!J.t ovpt. black. Castle or Gray- while 56-58 are blue-black. Black 93-95 Waterlow Black lSx8f ~ 6t I11III. Port.Tait background crossed lines un) 1 las all others. JrI;f tabulated grouping of Overprint differences must tend to aver-simplify, for if it tries to include the man;y variants from the rionnal, the results beCatIII confusing aDd so defeat the table's basic aim. As always, The Revealer welcomes questions • .1PPLICARTS ADMITTED TO E.P.A. MEMBERSHIP CHANGES OF ADDRF.SS No. 204 Melville C. Hill No. III ReStV'pEt'riDOkm;rtyChurch 4448 I1cClintock Street • a c s . San Diego 16, California Peotone, Illinois • 205 John F. Tyrrell II 201 W. R. Nielen 2168 Thirteenth Street Tiger, Ga. (To Nov. 1) After November FirBt- Troy:, lew York . Box 1312 206 Mrs. H. F. Wadeworth Sarasota F ori da " 2149 Sixth Avenue, East Vancouver 12, B.C., Canada LIFE MEMBERSHIP GRANTED No. L-7~1l4 Willlam C. Sheetz 92 East 11a.in Street . Phelps,. New York '. - L-8-l45 Hiss Theresa Betters ll33 - llth Avenue Honolulu 16, Hawaii RF.SIGNATIONS ACCEPTED DURING 1952-1953 No. 42 Alfred O. Pihl, Pasadena, Cal. • 46 }I. J. Kelleher, Chicago, nl. II 91 J. C. Chachlick, Marysville, Cal. n 104 J.J. Singleton, Cambridge, I1ass. n 109 T. H. R;y-an, Albert !ee, Minn. The 2 Penny . map stamp shown above is the " 110 R.I. '~alton, London, Eng. property of E.P.A. member #47 (Mr. William J. II 131 C. F. Bourke, Waterford City, Ire. Hayes, Oakland, Cal.). It is a used verti " 134 Mrs. J. Loughrane; Chicago, Ill. cal coil, of the experimental "endless· roll" • 137 Mrs. N.H. Standfield,Oberlin,Ohio type, imparf. x perf. 15. " 139 James HacKrell, Erie, Pa. .AJ.so uaed to substantiate .this Variety, vas II 142 Mrs. W. R. Allen, Eureka, Cal. a copy of the same stomp loaned to E.P.A. by " 143 Geo. C. Sullivan, La l1esa, Cal. Hr. Charles . E. Edridge, Greenock, Scotland. n 144 Rev. L.F. Chard, Dunkirk, N.Y. In both inst1mces each stamp lias genuine. " 151 R.L. Wollard, Delaware, Ohio But, you may want to refresh your memory, so . " 155 Geo. H. Bradley, Nell York, N.Y. I suggest that you refer to The Revealer for " 165 ~-lichael leonard, Liverpool,Eng. Jan.-Feb. 1952. On page 8 under "Questions " 166 Ed. McGivern, New Docks,Gal.,Ire . and AnSliers," yOU will find more about the n 192 E. C. Punt, Brook~, New York stamp. (Ed.) 139 in the countries wmre they • ... Thomas DIArcy Magee became Minis ter for Agriculture in the Canadian ""i1iii$i~IGovermnent and finaJ.ly rose to the iii' President of the Executive Council. He is perhaps better known for his effort in forming the federation of the provinces and the formation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Sir Charles Gavan Dui'fy' became Prime Min:l.ster of the State of Vic toria. It was he, who, w:l.th Thomas Davis founded "The Nation," the Young Ireland periodical. Peter Lalor, another Young Finn Moe Coul lhe I,ish Glone er, helped to set up the Parliament of New South WaJ.es; he was inst.ru Northern Ireland In all It's glory In thIs lavishly Illustrated Guide and It's all yours for the I 'IlEmt,al in its f"ine goVernment. I.. '