.. ~lR~ Pl1ilatdic the Revealer A$soc:iaflo.., QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE EIRE PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION
VOL. 52, NO.4 WHOLE NUMBER 230
FO~EO SPA.. O 1850
ISSN 0484-6125
THAT WAS THE YEAR In This Issue 54 President's Message THAT WAS - 2002 55 Secretary's Report 56 1d Lilacs Used in Ireland 36 Awards Committees 59 Early Mulready Help Needed 59 Letters to the Editor 60 From The Gutter- . The Rugby Set 61 The Hennicker Heaton "Ireland" Essay 62 That Was The Year That Was - ~OO2
Affiliate No. 21 - The American Philatelic Society • Affiliate - Federation of Philatelic Societies of Ireland Page 54 THE REVEALER Spring 2003 THE REVEALER President's Message by Joseph E. Foley www.EirePhilatelicAssoc.org ISSN 0484-6125 Published quarterly by the Eire Philatelic Association: Membership dues are as PHILATELY, POLITICS. PROVOCATION & follows: U.S. ($12.00); Canada/Mexico ($15.00); all other countries ($20.00). PRUDENCE Address Changes: Send address changes to the Publisher, Patrick J. Ryan, The ancient and modern history of Ireland Sr., P.O. Box 2757, Universal City, lX, USA 78148. evoke strong feelings. A word or phrase some E-mail Changes: Send e-mail changes to [email protected] and times expressed with great innocence can stir [email protected]. strong emotions. STAFf In our Association we have tried to avoid non philatelic controversy. We have a diverse membership and the sensitivities Editor /Publisher /Distributor: ..... PATRICK J. RYAN, SR. P.O. Box 2757· Universal City, lX, USA 78148 . (210) 658-9235 of all deserve consideration. It's frequently difficult. For example, a dis cussion about many of Ireland's commemorative stamps will involve at Assistant Editor: ...... ROBERT J. JOYCE , 14302 Oak Shadow' San AntoniO, lX, USA 78232 least some comment regarding the event being commemorated. What we can do is to try to avoid judgmental, subjective observations. Associate Editor: ...... ANTHONY FINN 19 Kennington Rd .. Templeogue, Dublin 6W, Ireland This includes opinions about what mayor may not have been a motivation that related to an event or situation. Keeping to established and accepted Advertising Manager: ...... RALPH CHAlET 5718 Cheena Dr .• Houston, lX, USA 78096-5912 facts is helpful. We have had in the past at least one situation where a former editor THE REVEALER Back Issues: ...... DAVID J. BRENNAN P.O. Box 704· BernardSVille, NJ, USA 07924-0704 sought the advice of a few others regarding a piece that had the potential of non-philatelic controversy. The article was not published. OFFICERS More recently, some questions and concerns have been raised regard President: ...... JOSEPH E. FOLEY, IRDP ing an article. I have suggested to our editor that he seek the advice of a P.O. Box 183' Riva, MD, USA 21140-0183' [email protected] small group consisting of the two vice presidents, immediate past presi- Vice President. North America: ... WILLIAM A. O'CONNOR (continued on page 55) 3803 Foxglove Lane· Fallsbrook, CA 92028 Vice President. Europe: ...... MICHAEL H. PRIESTLEY CHAPTER COORDINATORS 14 Craigleith Crescent· Edinburgh EH4 3JL, Scotland Commodore John Barry Chapter Lone Star Chapter [email protected] Members reside in NJ, NY, PA Members reside in CentrallX Secretary/Chapter Coordinator: .. MYRON G. HILL, III Coordinator: David J. Brennan, Coordinator: Robert J. Joyce P.O. Box 1210' College Park, MD 20741-1210' [email protected] PO Box 704, Benardsville, NJ 07924 14302 Oak Shadow Treasurer: ...... BARNEY CLANCY San Antonio, lX 78232 P.O. Box 3036 • Seminole, FL, USA 33775-3036 . [email protected] Connecticut Chapter Members reside in CT and Western MA Northern California Chapter (NORCAL) Immediate Past President: ...... DAVID J. BRENNAN Coordinator: Michael J. Conway, Members reside in Northem CA P.O. Box 704 . Bemardsville, NJ, USA 07924-0704 • [email protected] 239 Judd Rd., Easton, CT 06612 Coordinator: David Laraway, EdHor/Publisher/Distributor - THE REVEALER: .. PATRICK J. RYAN, SR. 2070 N. BechelU, #30 P.O. Box 2757· Universal City, lX, USA 78148 • [email protected] James Hoban Chapter Redding, CA 96002 Members reside in MD, VA, DC DIRECTORS Coordinator: Robert E. Moskowitz, Southern California Chapter (SOCAL) 1634 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21231 Members reside in Southern CA Honorary Chairman of the Board: I Coordinator: William A. O'Connor, l COL. B.B. ZELLERS, IRDP John McCormack Chapter 3803 Foxglove Lane Members reside in the greater Boston area Fallsbrook, CA 92028 ~ PAUL BENTO MICHAEL BURRINGTON Coordinator: Peter E. Bugg, PETER J. FOOTE, JR. JOSEPH C. GODFREY S Forest St., Franklin, MA 02038 ROBERT J. JOYCE PHILIP QUIGLEY ********************************************************** Auction & Trading Post Manager: .... JOSEPH E. FOLEY,IRDP The Association Secretary will write the appropriate coordinator when a new member joins the P.O. Box 183· Riva, MD, USA 21140-0183' [email protected] j Association and provide the coordinator with the name and address of the new member. The Librarian: ...... PETER FOOTE role of the coordinator is to contact the new member, welcome the member to the Association P.O. Box 437036· Chicago, IL, USA 60643-7036' [email protected] and invite the member to join the local chapter. Special OHers: ...... TIMOTHY O'SHEA 58 Porter st. . Granby, MA, USA 01033-9516 . tosheal@attbLcom ISSUE DEADLINES Historian: ...... MICHAEL J. CONNOLLY Summer - 1 June . Fall - 1 September . Winter - 1 December . Spring - 1 March 15 Fordham Rd .. Parlin, NJ, USA 08859 Publicity: ...... CHARLES J. G. VERGE Revealer ADVERTISING RATES P.O. Box 2788, Postal Station '0' . Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIP SW8 size (inches) per issue 4 issues (contract rate) [email protected] Full page 7.375 x 9.75 $100 $350 Youth/School Program Manager: .... IRELAND - PHILIP QUIGLEY Half page horizontal 7.375 x 4.875 $60 $200 Rosslea Ten Acre, Kilrane, Rosslare Harbour, Ireland ...... U.S. - ROBERT STEWART Half page vertical 3.625 x 9.75 $60 $200 12721 Paddle Ct. . Orlando, FL, USA 32828 . [email protected] Quarter page 3.625 x 4.875 $35 $120 APS Representative: ...... DAVID J. BRENNAN Eighth page 3.625 x 2.5 $25 $85 P.O. Box 704· Bemardsville, NJ, USA 07924-0704· [email protected] CAMERA READY COpy REQUIRED Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 55 SECRETARY'S REPORT PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE show the many enjoyable areas of Irish (continued from page 54) philately. A prospectus that includes an CORRECTION entry form is available on the BALPEX dent and president. In this way he is not Website: www.balpex.orglindex.htmI.You 2592 Joseph M. McGrath, 35 Scout Rd., Salt alone. I also suggested that Pat consider Point, NY 12578-2122 can also contact me bye-mail for one in this group a resource in assisting him in New Members PDF format. The Website contains other obtaining articles for The Revealer. information about the show. 2643 John Greer, 74 Westwood Road, Finglas, I edit two philatelic journals myself and Dublin 11, Ireland A full schedule of activities is being know how very difficult it is to return a planned for our AGM that will include a 2644 Dr. Frederic Keating, 25 Lucille Drive, manuscript, particularly when finding that Sayville, NY 11782, [email protected] hospitality room and a very special Irish I'm a bit short of material. What we as 2645 Albert Doyle, 224 Daniel Drive, Sanibel, FL dinner Friday evening. There are a num 33957, [email protected] writers (and I hope we are many) can and ber of special awards for Irish exhibits: 2646 Paul Curtin, 7 Essex Green Drive, Suite 63, should do is insure that our manuscripts • EPA medal for the best Irish exhibit that Peabody, MA 01960, [email protected] do not cross the line of "politics and provo has not previously won the medal. 2647 Gerald Gallagher, 4 Glenmarsh Way, cation. " • EPA Certificates of Merit. Formby Merseyside L278DX, U.K. FAREWELL & GOD SPEED • Waterford Crystal for the best Irish Ex 2648 Michael W. Mema, 1515 Fahlander Drive , Our very good friend Gerry Mooney North, Columbus, OH 43229, hibit and also for the runner-up, donated [email protected] has left the Philatelic Bureau. In a recent by Robert Benninghoff. 2649 Brian J. Birch, 33 Boars Head Avenue, e-mail he wrote: • Award for the "Most Creative and Infor Standish, Wigan WN6 OBH, U.K. "Happy Christmas and a prosper mative" exhibit in the EPA Showcase, 2650 Colin Breddy, 12 Carrick Drive, Mount ous New Year - I have enjoyed four provided by Robert Benninghoff. Verno, Glasglow G32 ORW, Scotland teen of the last fifteen years working • A glass plaque with an etched EPA seal Reinstated as Philatelic Marketing Manager and for all entries in the EPA Showcase, pro 0850 Smallman, John R., 1705 Evergreen Drive fzave benefittedfrom our meetings and vided by Michael Priestley. Agassiz, BC VOM 1A2. Canada. conversations. From January 6, 2003 Additionally, BALPEX has a full range Change of Address I have been reassigned to handle De of awards, including many special ones. 1722 Foote, Peter J., P.O. Box 437036, Chicago, sign and Production functions. A new There are both multi- and single-frame IL 60643-7036 USA appointment to Marketing is being competitions. EPA past-president Charles Dropped for Non Payment of Dues made. J.G. Verge is the chairman of the jury and With your help and friendship my 2618 Botta J Robert, 2120 Burke David R, 2080 EPA past-president Patricia Stilwell Walker Byrne Frank L, 2582 D'ennany III Michael F, 2333 tenure in the Marketing jpb was chal chairs the BALPEX Exhibits Committee. Dodge Jr HarryW, 2316 Feldman Jacob, 1127 Frank lenging, interesting, enjoyable and Three other national societies are holding Harald, 2167 Freyer Michael G, 2532 Gallagher John through it I made many friends. Thank conventions at BALPEX, so an early ap F, 2456 Holland H Morgan, 2443 Kelley James C, you for that cooperation and friend plication is strongly suggested. 2401 Krieg Eugene S, 2394 Luther William T, 1011 ship. Lynch John F, 2589 Maguire Lt. Robert, 2568 Mahon If any of you have any questions or sug Tom, 2294 Maloney James A, 2513 Marron Marga Should auld acquaintances be for gestions for the AGM, including agenda ret, 0461 Murphy Charles E, 0382 Murray Rev Jo got and never brought to mind . .. etc., items for the Board or General meetings, seph, 22n O'Mahony Finbar, 1785 Shea Daniel R, etc. as the seasonal Scottish song goes please e-mail [email protected]. 2021 Stange Klaus, 0448 Walsh John W. and we will meet again some sunny or Box 183, Riva, MD 21140. Bad E-Mail Addresses day." REVEALER DELIVERY The following is a list of members whose E-mail Gerry has been a great friend to the EPA In my last message I noted some prob addresses are bad. We are trying to clean up our and he will be missed. However, the friend lems with Revealer delivery. Just to note files. Please e-mail [email protected] ship transcends the job and we will all look and [email protected] with your new address ASAP. their egalitarian approach, the USPS has forward to seeing him when we cross the yet to deliver my own copy. (I did get one 2582 Dennany III, Michael F. pond. [email protected] from our back-issues manager.) New & Changed E-Mail Addresses 2003 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Our editor does a superb job of getting This year, the Annual General Meeting our journal into the mailstream in a very 1722 Foote, Peter J...... [email protected] (AGM) will once again be held in conjunc timely manner as do our volunteer distribu 1140 Moskowitz, Robert E...... rem2331 @aol.com tion with BALPEX, a first-rate show lo tors in Europe. The problems lie with the 1355 Barry, Rev. James F...... [email protected] cated in Hunt Valley, just north of Balti 2304 Durkin, Robert J ...... [email protected] postal services. The issue deadlines are more. The dates are August 29-31, 2003. 1863 Parisi, Vincent ...... [email protected] noted on page 2 of each issue of The 0254 Buchalter, M. Don .. [email protected] One of the features this year is an EPA Revealer. The issue usually goes into the 2545 Hunt, Patrick J...... [email protected] Showcase. Call it a Gaelic Potpourri or an mailstream before the first of the follow 0850 Smallman, John R...... [email protected] Irish Stew. The BALPEX Showcase fea ing month. If you haven't received it within tures ~ facet of philately, usually in the first six weeks after that point (i.e., about ten Members as of December 1, 2002 ...... 494 row of the exhibits, designed to show the eleven weeks after the copy deadline), there New Members ...... 8 various aspects of that area. There is no is probably a failure in the postal service. Reinstated ...... 1 entry fee but exhibitors in this section will For a replacement copy in the U.S., please Dropped NPD ...... 24 be responsible for the delivery and return contact Dave Brennan or Pat Ryan at the Members as of March 1, 2003 ...... 479 + of their exhibits. We have every hope of address on page 2. In Ireland, contact filling the thirteen frames with displays that (continued on page 61) Page 56 THE REVEALER Spring 2003 Irish perfins on the lilac and 1d Lilacs Used In jubilees, I found no coded Ireland time perfins. But, in my lilac collection can by William Schields celled in Ireland, I did We all have our different reasons for Die I Die II find two - on-piece - collecting perfins, cancels, 'favorite' 1. This die was only in use for five months cancelled within 1893- stamps or issues. For me, the Id lilac Queen before being replaced by Die II with 16 95 period, from Victoria is THE stamp. For example, from corner dots (pearls). Die 2 was in use from Duncannon. In my lilac a purely philatelic point of view, there are 12 December 1881 to 31 December 1901. covers, I found 3 tatty covers that were just well over a thousand varieties of the basic A question I'm currently trying to an recently acquired. To my surprise, all were stamp that can be seen with the naked eye. swer is "How rare are the perfins on the from the same sender and addressed to the The reference work for this issue, recom 14-dot Die of the Id Lilac? I contacted Roy same person. All three had correspondence mended within the Stanley Gibbons Spe Gault in GB and he, also, got the bug to enclosed, which provided a little insight. l cialized Catalogue of Great Britain , was pursue this matter. The question was asked The three had contained a memorandum compiled by an enthusiastic philatelist, R. in the GB Perfins Bulletin and, to my from Capt. E. C. Hamilton, Woodstock A. G. Lee, ER.P.S.L.2 (He, reputedly, de amazement, over 100 different perfins dies Estates, Office Inistioge. Apparently, Mr. veloped his study over a period of 33 years were reported to Roy and myself. Again, Ladd owed a bill for £200 and Capt. Ed by trawling through four million Id lilacs !). to my amazement, referring to the 14-dot ward Hamilton was trying to collect it to His work, The Penny Lilac, Part I of two ld lilac perfins used in Ireland, only two include a Late Fee of £7: 13:6. I, noticed parts, was published by the Great Britain different dies are known. So far, I am the that, in addition to the 'Coded Time', the Philatelic Society (GBPS). This book can proud owner of one, 'the favorite Irish Beer dates of the cancels were 19 October 1896 be borrowed from the GBPS or the Ameri in America" - "Guinness Beer' or A.G.Sf - 20 February and 27 February 1897. These can Philatelic Society Library in the U.S. & Co A-2630.01. It has a nice diamond covers were dated after the time that Mr. cancel #186 Dublin. The other die A.F of Hill stated, i.e., between 1893-95. Accord which the identity of the perfins is un ingly, these covers must fall under his state known yet is A-221O.01, with a Belfast ment "even later in some places"6. These cancel. There are, up to now, no known 14- examples of the Irish Coded Time were dot perfins covers from Ireland. I am won cancelled in a post office that had telegraph dering if any member can add to this list? services. I now feel certain that with all the This issue was the direct result of a par Does any member have a 14-dot lilac with firms using perfins in the 1893-95 period, •liamentarian act passed in 1881 that re any Co/Town cancel from any of the 32 some EPA member must have a 'coded quired a single stamp to meet both postal Irish counties? time perfin cancel of Ireland.' As for my and fiscal requirements. This result was In an article5 written by Dave Hill, the self, no such luck - yet. Does any member achieved by including the words "And In coded time clock, below, caught my eye. have any other town cancels using the land Revenue" after the word "Postage" This photocopy of the illustrated envelope "coded time" other than Duncannon or which had appeared on postage stamps is used with the permission of Mr. Hill. He Thomastown? from 1840. states that the watch shows a 'Coded Time' 1891-1892 1893-1895 Importantly, this is probably the stamp was used on some postmarks between on which most of the perfins can be found 1893-95, and even later in some places. in the world. The only other contender is Hours and intervals of five minutes were the stamp that replaced it (after Queen e the letters A-M; thus 1:05 was AA and LL t • :-•••• .-. : -...... : -.. .:.:. :.. : :.. - Victoria's death in 1901) - the Id red de equals 11 :55. A third letter, A or P, indi -..- ...... finitive of King Edward vn issued on I cated AM or PM. Telegraphers had the ex January 1902. In his History of British Se tra letters R, S, W, X to indicate individual curity Stamps, Charles Jennings states minutes between the five minute intervals S2200.01 S2060.01 "more than 7,000 different (perfins) are i.e. AAR was 1:06. These extra letters were known for the stamp.") Roy Gault, Editor never used on postmarks. Next, in a two part article by Rosemary 6 for the Great Britain Perfins Society, is re Since these cancels are, so far, only Smith , there is an excellent treatise on the doing the complete GB and Ireland Perfins known on the ld lilac and QV Jubilees, I History of the Stamp Distribution Center Album. Many new dies· are being discov immediately opened some of my albums. (SDC) dies. A short bit of information is ered from the last Irish Perfin Album of These cancels were few and far between, available at your fingertips in the Stanley 250+, for they now tota1550+ dies used in but I did find some perfins and some stan Gibbons, Queen Victoria Specialized Cata Ireland. New 'earliest and latest dates of dard stamps cancelled in GB. I, then, re logue, at the end of the chapter on the Id usage' are also being found daily. viewed my albums of perfins and cancels lil ac stamp. I previously overlooked this The Id lilac was issued on 12 July 1881 of Ireland. To my surprise, having many for years. Mrs. Rosemary Smith stated that with 14-dots (pearls) in each corner - Die Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 59 I was very much impressed with this Early Mulready Help find any reference to a double line dia article since in the Mewhinney's Ireland mond marking in Ireland. Perhaps, I Catalog of PERFINS, (offered for sale by Needed should explain that the source of this the EPA), the SDC perfin is listed. I own by Patrick 1. Ryan, Sr. sheet maintains that this is a Dublin three of the SDC's but all are cancelled in marking. According to the sources avail the UK. Then about two weeks later there able to me, both Bill Kane's Catalogue of was a lot oflilac perfins offered on Ebay. I Postal Markings of Dublin: 1840-1922 made a bid and got the lot. When it arrived, and c.1. Dulin's The Dublin Spoon: 1855- "10 and behold" there was a SDC with a 1857, all illustrations are of a single line diamond cancel #303, LIMERICK. I im diamond. If, in fact, this is a Dublin, or mediately contacted Roy Gault to submit some other Irish Postal marking, I feel the information for the new perfin album. that it should be recognized in print after The acknowledgement was that he also has some 160+ years. Can anyone help? If a "SDC" perfin cancelled in BELFAST. My anyone has any information on this mark question on this die is, HOW DID IT BE ing you may contact me at E-mail: COME OF USE IN IRELAND? I am won dering if there are any HISTORY BUFFS, [email protected] or write me at P.O. Box 2757, Universal City, TX etc. who have any proof of some kind or I have recently acquired an early 1d 78148-1757. • knowledge of SDC or SDS. Does anyone Mulready letter sheet dated 8 June 1840. know if these booklet machines were used The sheet is addressed to London. It has a in Ireland? One logical idea could be that red Maltese Cross cancellation on the front the Id lilac was bought in London and were with the two postal markings seen here used as postage upon arriving in Ireland. placed on the reverse. The 1d and 2d Letter to the Editor If any member can contribute anything to Mulready's were placed on sale on 6 May The double-framed diamonds [Canx] the 14 dot lilac with Irish perfins, new 1840, but were so ridiculed that they were are not rare and probably not uncommon towns with Perfins or cancels used in Ire lucky to make year's end and, in fact, were either. You probably see less of them be land of anything pertaining to the Id lilac removed from sale with over two-thirds of booklet, 'SDC' & "SDS", I would appre cause they were used for evening duty and ciate hearing from you. I will answer all the printing being subsequently destroyed. the single-frames for morning duty. They responses on inquiries. Members can write It is evident' from the two dates that are a Dublin mark that was around in vary or E-mail me: William S Shields, 4214 it was mailed on 6 Jun 1840 and arrived ing shapes and sizes for most of the time Longshore Ave Apt 212, Philadelphia PA in London on 10 June 1840. The diamond between 1814 and 1846. 19135-2140, or,
Page 60 THE REVEALER Spring 2003 From The Gutter - The Rugby Set the left. Likewise, the 12 p Multicolored has two horizontal lines, one in black and by Patrick J. Ryan Sr. the other in blue, both of which appear in I was paging through my copy of the In the catalogue, they have four collectable the fourth vertical column from the left. On new Hibernian Handbook and Catalogue gl!tter pairs: 3-112 p Green (1st printing); the 3-112 p Dark Green (2nd printing) there nd of the Postage Stamps of Ireland, renew 3-112 p Dark Green (2 printing); the 12p are no additional markings as above, but ing old friendships. It wasn't too long be Multicolored (blank gutter) and the 12p the entire gutter is blank. This is undeni fore I found my favorite section on Irish Multicolored (Traffic Light gutter). But, able proof that there were two separate and Gutter Pairs. But, alas, I found the list want there are two more, not mentioned, to make distinct printings. I might add that the Traf ing in several respects. However, before I the set complete. Pictured nearby is the 3- fic Light on the 12 p Multicolored appears get into this, let me first explain that al 112 P Green (1st printing) with a horizon in the third vertical column from the left. most from the very beginning of stamp tal green horizontal mark. This mark ap Thus we are left with a total of six collect collecting, a gutter was defined as a small pears in the fourth vertical column from able pairs for this set. 01> band or area of paper which sepa- rated two or four panes of stamps, depending upon the size and con figuration of paper used by the printer. Gutters appeared on British stamps during the Queen Victoria era and were used by printers as control, marginal markings and as a registration device for color print ings. These marks have provided the collectors with different col lectable varieties throughout the years. However, when An Post started issuing sheetIets of stamps in the 1980s - mainly with the Christmas stamps at first and, later with a host of others issues - with Light Green - 1st Printing Light Green - 1st Printing labels in the center, a few dealers 4th Vertical Column decided to call these gutters, re moving them from the sheetlets and charging a suitable higher price. I see where even now this catalogue is recognizing them as gutter pairs and I want the world to know that - call me a purest if you will-these are not gutter pairs. It has been several years since we have had any mention of gutter pairs. I thought that some brief ar ticles on the subject from my own collection might be appropriate. So, for the next three or four issues, you can expect an article on this subject. My very favorite gutter pair is the Rugby set - 3-1/2 P and 12p. Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 57 showing her perfins display at various Maysmor Williams, who exercised his con Jeffrey Herbert and Mr. Arthur philatelic societies that the statement as cession through a company formed on 12 Hollinshead, directors, attended to receive made that the story of the 'First B(loklet February 1891 with a nominal capital of visitors. The automatic boxes are about Stamps" was not widely known. Co1\ec £20,000. The company's objective was to eighteen inches long by six broad and four tors of Perfins are aware that the perfins se1\ stamp booklets through vending ma deep, thus only extending about an inch dies "SDC and SDS" on the Id lilac are chines. The company was registered un beyond the top overhead of the posts to scarce and fetch about £10 at auction, but der the title of "The Stamp Distribution which they are attached, on the side most how many are familiar with their history? Syndicate Ltd.", with offices at 11 Queen protected from street traffic. A great deal "The references Rosemary used was Victoria Street, London EC. The location of attention has been bestowed upon their "Gibbons "The Stamp Magazine", Nov. for the machines were increased from six construction and they will reject both lead ~969 with details of the Stamp Distribu to ten. and iron discs - delivering only to a legiti tion Company Ltd.(SDC), the successor of "The Mother ofAll Booklets" mate penny. The stamp is placed in a notch the Stamp Distribution Syndicate Extract from "Gib ! cut diagonally in the cover of a handy little Ltd.(SDS). Also, the GBPS Cumulative bons Stamp Monthly" -- - ...... _- memorandum book, which contains adver Bulletin Index references in 1963, Bulletin January 1952. lllustra tisements on every other page, the rest be No. 43 and 44. In 1964, Bulletin 62 (plus a tion from Post Office ing left blanks for notes except three or very recent reference in "Seen in Action" Archives. four, on which are given Postal Instructions where one of the booklets came up for sale. Some months ago, and other useful information. Each of these This first article is from "The Philatelic our publishers pur little books is put in a corresponding enve Bulletin Vol. 8, Oct 1970 by Stan Hi1\S."7 chased a small red r;~ lope in which three holes are punched to The First GB Postage Stamp Books booklet which was show the stamp. The delivery is neatly af I' "Act contained in an enve [l:: 11.~ fected at the back of the box on the plug Recent research into post office records II:=::;:.. _--.. 1 has established that the first GB Postage lope. The back cover of 1-"·...... ,...... ,.. ····1 being pulled out in the front after the penny the booklet had a slot : '":"=?~J has been put in the slot, and then pushed Stamp Books were on sale to the public in ~!$T/\l1',.U, . 1 into which was in slowly back again the envelope prevents May 1891. As these were obtainable r-BAe".. ·M-~"!I .. _ ... , serted a penny" Lilac .: -==- II the single stamp from being dropped and through an automatic vending machine, it , .tIltH'll_,... ,,",,,, can be claimed that these were also the First Queen Victoria lost or blown away by the wind. The book Stamp" of Great Brit ~---";:.:-::=::!" il: itself may be used as material for a hasty Stamp Machines as it was "an offence to I-'-'~'-. .!:::-.~:. 'I purchase postage stamps from any other ain with the initials ;;;-~--- -=:.;:,.' Ii ' letter, the envelope being sealed down, source, other that from "Post Offices," "SDC" perforated addressed and put into the very pillar-box through it. We made from which it was obtained. which were open from 8am till 8pm. ~~ OL Mr. W. Maysmor Williams wrote to the inquiries about this STANDARD 30 APRIL 1891 Postmaster General(PMG), the Rt. Hon. booklet but could find Then again from "The Philatelic Bul H.C. Raikes, MP, requesting an interview out very little about it letin Oct 1970" - to discuss the project, early in August 1889. except that a well These machines were fixed to posting As a result, the PMG granted permission known collector of boxes and were loaded with a memoran to affix six Collins Automatic Stamp De Great Britain stamps , Y-1I0tlT tLCYATI9 N• dum stamp book which was approximately livery Machines, experimenta1\y, in Lon was believed to have one and to regard it 3-112" x 2-112" with a red linen cover. The don. The machines were to be in place as being a very scarce item. back cover had an oblique slit into which within six months or the permission would Reading through Gibbons Monthly was inserted a single Id lilac Queen lapse. Journal of 1891, we came across a para Victoria Stamp which was "Security En The Patentee (Collins) made applica graph which explained how this booklet dorsed" with the initials SDS through the tion for the registration of a TradeMark came into existence. face of the stamp. Inside the covers were with the slogan, "From Pillar to Post". The AUTOMATIC POSTAGE STAMP 64 pages, some of which bore full-page ad PMG raised an objection on the grounds DELIVERY. The authorities of the Gen vertisements. Prospective advertising cli that the slogan " ...had been in common use eral Post Office having sanctioned, as a ents were invited to submit copy on an of since the earliest days of racing, and, there trial, the addition of an automatic postage ficial order form at a full-page rate of 5s.6d. fore, might be misconstrued by the gen stamp delivery box to their Pillar-Posts in per 1,000 with a minimum of 25,000 which eral public!" The objection was upheld Bedford and Covendish Squares, the was the print order for each series. Pay and, as a consequence of these protracted Houses of Parliament, Grosvenor Hotel, ment was due on the clients approval of deliberations, the machines were not in Kensington, Stroudgreen and Hornsey, in the proofed advertisement. Other pages place within the time limit imposed and the vitations were given yesterday by "The were dated memoranda for notes, or for use concession to Mr. Collins lapsed. Stamp Distribution Syndicate for an in as writing paper for a letter. There were However, on 3 November 1890, per spection of two pillar-posts so fitted at the several pages devoted to general informa mission was revived in favor of Mr. Post Office Buildings at Mount-Pleasant tion including postage rates, and a calen- in Farringdon Road. Colonel Bradhurst, Mr (continued on next page) Page 58 THE REVEALER Spring 2003 1d Lilacs Used In Ireland purposes - This in turn brought discredit books, each machine would realize a net on the "GPO" and in consequence, a letter profit of over 4/6d per day. The newspaper (continued from page 57) was forwarded on 27 May 1892 to the com reports for the day went on to say: "In con The memoranda book and stamp was pany, terminating the concession. The SDS nection with the above company (SDC) it enclosed in an envelope, gummed, ready went into voluntary liquidation. may be mentioned that the northern coun for addressing and posting. The fact that On one page of the Booklet it did tries Stamp Distribution Company Ltd has all this was obtainable by putting one penny state ..... These Books and Machines are the been formed with a capitol of £75,000 for in the machine brought the following com property of the Stamp Distribution Syndi the purpose of acquiring the exclusive li ment from the "Leeds Daily News" of 4 cate to whom, and NOT to the Post Office, censes to them to work in the six Northern May 1891 ... The fact is that he who puts a communications or complaints must be Countries of England viz penny in the slot will get a better bargain made. In emergency, a letter can be writ Northumberland, Westmoreland, Durham, than he who pays for it over the counter! ten in this book, and being supplied with Yorkshire and Lancashire, as, also, The Isle Post Office Records holds a detailed stamp and envelope, can be posted imme of Man." document showing that some 161,492 diately: It would appear the general public There are records which show that a few books were sold between 2 May and 6 made their complaints to the PMG rather SDS machines were still operating after August 1891 - an average of3,103 books than the SDS - it always pays to go to the their concession was terminated, and, at the each day. These figures must have been TOP! same time as the SDC machines. very satisfactory, for in August, Maysmor Next, the story of these first booklet The SOC continued to operate until Williams further requested the PMG "for stamps with perfin, relating how the 1895 when a petition for winding-up was a GENERAL CONCESSION to operate STAMP DISTRIBUTION (PARENT) made on 13 March. In all the literature I throughout the country, as he could then COMPANY LIMITED took over the con have (Rosemary Smith's) at hand, I can form a large company, for which we have cession from the STAMP DISTRIBUTION not see the reason why the SDC did not promise of capitol... This request was SYNDICATE. This company did last a continue to make the profits of it's early granted, but as we shall see, was later re little longer, but not much. months. The ending of the story is reported voked. On 26 May 1892, one day before the as "The liquidator was released in Novem Unfortunately, it appears that later the Concession of the "SDS" was terminated, ber 1898, but the name of the company was machines began to give trouble and numer another company was formed under the not removed from the register until 1907". ous complaints from the public to the PMG chairmanship of John Henniker Heaton The Id lilac stamps were printed by De gave rise to an enquiry which confirmed MP, a well-known postal reformer of the La Rue but it is a very curious thing that the facts - which in turn brought discredit day. The new company was called "THE Harrison & Sons, who did not print stamps on the GPO ..... with the result that the STAMP DISTRIBUTION (PARENT) themselves until 1911, were the petition PMG wrote to the Chairman of the SDS, COMPANY LIMITED'. ers for the winding-up of the SDC. dated 26 March 1892, calling his attention Their operation followed that of the I cannot say with any certainty who to the fact that. .... only two machines were SDS in that for Id the user received a 64 perforated these Id lilacs with "SDS" and operating, others had the slot blocked and page booklet containing advertisements, "SDC." the remainder removed for servicing ...... postal information, a calendar for that year It would appear that the culminating and blank memo pages, some headed with incident that put an end to the initial ven the days of the week. The booklet had a ture was the experience of Mr Maddock, red cardboard cover whereas the SDS the Controller of London Postal Services booklet covers were made of red linen. The at the time. He graphically portrayed, in a back of the booklet was slit and a I d lilac letter to the Postmaster General, his en stamp inserted, perforated with the letters counter with a machine situated by Victoria "SDC." The booklet was in an envelope Station. with four punched holes to show the Id li "I placed the penny in the machine but lac inside. it got stuck half-way and refused to move When the operation began in 1892, they in either direction ... I spent some time, used a different type of vending machine. rather furtively, as I did not wish to attract This machine was described in a promo attention to dislodge the coin, but eventu tional booklet and lists 138 machines "fixed ally gave up. After moving some distance and in full working order", in the London away, I happened to look back and ob area, Ipswich, Margate and Ramsgate. served a man with a pair or tweezers, who At the opening of the "SDC" "went for my penny!" Evidently, he had Company's new premises on 14 October been lying in wait and makes a good liv 1892, it was reported that the average num ing from this exercise. "Constant com ber of books sold per day were 260 per plaints made it apparent that. .. machines machine. The net profit of 17/6d per 1,000 were being tampered with for dishonest Page 62 THE REVEALER Spring 2003
THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS - 2002
by Brian Warren
2002 saw the start of a new philatelic era with the release dates at a total cost of €58.97. All counter introduction of the euro currency. Inland postal rates issues were in sheetlet format - the total cost of all 27 were increased on 2 April with the basic sheetlets was €208.18. letter/postcard rate increasing by 3c to 41 c. The 2001 totals were 47 regular gummed sheet SPECIAL AND COMMEMORATIVE ISSUES stamps, 6 self-adhesive coil stamps, 4 miniature sheets (including both Jordan sheets) and 5 booklets, The number of special and commemorative issues which were issued over 12 release dates at a total was in line with the previous year with only a small cost of €58.60 (IR£46.15). The Millennium set could increase in cost despite the postal rate increase. only be purchased as a complete sheetlet increasing the cost by a further €2.29 (IR£1.80). The total cost of The 2002 programme, comprising 43 regular all 32 sheetlets (including the Millennium sheetlet) gummed stamps, 2 self-adhesive coil stamps, 6 was €238.76 (IR£188.04). miniature sheets and 4 booklets, was issued over 11
Date of Issue Description Cost Plate Numbers/Notes Paper Perf. Printer
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1 Jan Euro Coinage - 1 euro coin (National side with Harp) 38c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP - 50p Decimal coin 41c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP -.1d Pre-decimal (£.s.d.) coin 57c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP
22 Jan Love Stamp (18th Issue) - Teddy Bear 38c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP Greetings Booklet (12th Issue) - Old Favourites €3.80 10 x 38c self-adhesive 11V.x11Y> Ausprint Year of the Horse - Miniature sheet €1.14 3 x 38c - see below CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP
(Tab/e continued on next page) Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 61 The Hennicker Heaton country wording, throughout the Empire. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The second address is, perhaps, more (continued from page 55) "Ireland" Essay interesting in that it had affixed to it eight copies of stamp-sized essays. These were Vincent Kelly, Thomas Town Kilkerley, by I. Dulin c. also inscribed "Australia", six being in Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland. Elsewhere in The name John green, and, the other two in red. It was Europe or the world, contact Michael Priestley at the address on page 2. Hennicker Heaton is Robson Lowe who first wrote about these Recently, Pat Ryan, our indefatigable familiar as one of the essays (in early January 1978). Later that editor, and I exchanged some thoughts for prime postal reformers year, the 1911 - 1912 addresses sold for Revealer articles, including some ongoing who, for years cam £1275 by Bridger & Kay Ltd. I am ex features.All that is needed is for someone paigned for an Empire tremely grateful to Allan Leverton (then to step forward and take on one or more of Penny Post. This ac owner of Bridger & Kay) for the informa these. Very briefly they are: tion finally came to tion given above. However, little else is • A column on Irish items at auction. fruition on Christmas day 1898. The only known about either of these. Or, as has been • Noting articles, etc. in other publications exception throughout the Empire was Aus conjectured, other essays were probably that might be of interest to our mem tralia, although a penny post from England made for all or many of the Empire coun bers. to that country, was eventually introduced tries. One such is illustrated here. As may • A "biography" series on various mem on April 1, 1905. be seen, the inscription reads "Ireland" and bers such as yourself, some of the offic As a young man, Heaton went to Aus is in red. As far as I am aware, this has not ers & directors, etc. tralia where he stayed for over twenty been illustrated previously. More to the • An Exhibit-Irish article discussing how years. He returned to England to become a point, do similar essays exist in green? to organize an exhibit. Member of Parliament where he constantly I believe that there may be data to be • Irish Postal History - how to collect it and urged the adoption of an Imperial Penny obtained from information in the Waterlow exhibit it. Post. Eventually, he was knighted for his archives, but until this is realized, it would • What do I need for a gold medal in single efforts. be of considerable interest to know if any frame of Irish postal stationery? The business communities of Australia member has other essays of this nature, • Irish Coils and how to exhibit them with and New Zealand were especially grateful with either Ireland or another country in success. to him. In 1905, a group of 15 Australian scribed in them. • What is a Money Letter? What is an H&K and New Zealand banks presented him with Editors Note: Dr Dulin can be con Packet mark and when & where were they used? an illuminated address 1. A second address tacted at 4 Rue de Bugnons, Meyrin, 1217 • How to put together an interesting but was presented to him in 1911 (by 16 banks), Geneva, Switzerland. cheap Irish Exhibit. and, a third in 1912 (by the Prime Minis 1. The term 'address' is very much a Volunteer anyone? ters of Australia and New Zealand). The Victorian usage meaning 'petition' in this THIS & THAT 1911 an address was made by Waterlow, article. In terms of context, this is the way We are moving ahead, but at a slower and bore a large imprint of one of the 'petitions' were described at the time when pace than we had hoped, in scheduling fu Downey portraits of George V in the form presented to Heaton. It could be changed, ture AGMs. We are going to try to get of a Id stamp. This carried the inscription but I cannot think of a word, as opposed to things arranged for several years. Hope "Australia" and was obviously a design a phrase, that is succinct enough to describe fully, I will be able to report some real intended for possible use, with a change of it. • progress in the next issue. The Summer issue will contain your ballot for the election of officers for the next two years. The nominations were noted in the last issue. We are all very for Commodore John Barry Chapter Meeting tunate to have such a great group of volun by David J. Brennan teers to take on the various responsibili ties. Additional nominations may still be The Commodore John Barry Chapter of the Eire Philatelic Association made by any five members in good stand will hold their Spring meeting in conjunction with the Spring Postage Stamp ing. Mail or E-mail your choices to Dave Mega Event Show in New York City Show Pier. The meeting will be at Brennan at the address on page 2. 1 :00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th. Dutch treat lunch will be held at noon in In my last column I asked for comments the upstairs dining room next to the cafeteria. A slide show and talk en on Ireland's stamp issuing practices. I re titled, "Wet - time insurance stamps of Ireland" will be presented by John ceived a very thoughtful letter from mem Pedneault. This should be a very interesting program because I don't think ber Jim Woods in Canada. Jim also en many of us have ever heard of these stamps. John Sharkey, our new Chap closed a copy of a letter he sent to Vivian ter president, will conduct a business meeting following the program. This Harvey, the manager of Irish Stamps is an open meeting so please tell your friends to join us for this grand ses (Philatelic Bureau, AnPost). At the risk of sion. • all too briefly paraphrasing, Jim basically thinks that they may be killing the goose that lays their golden egg! • Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 63
Date of Issue Description Cost Plate Numbers/Notes Paper Perf. Printer
12 Mar 250th Anniversary of First Irish Steeplechase - Arkle 38c se-tenant horizontal strip of four . - L'Escargot 38c } in sheetlets of 16 } -Dawn Run 38c plate numbers 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B -Istabraq 38c } CCP3 paper - perf. 140/. x 14 - Printed by ISSP 12 Mar Scouting in Ireland - Traditional sing-song round the campfire 41 c se-tenant pair CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Setting-up camp 41q } 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Canoeing 57c se-tenant pair CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Hill-walking 57c } 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP
23 April Fauna and Flora (irish Mammals) - Badger 41c 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Otter SOc 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Red Squirrel 57c 1A1A1A1A11 B1 B1B1 B CCP3 14 x 140/. ISSP - Hedgehog €1 .00 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3' 14 x 140/. ISSP - Miniature sheet - Otter €5.00 Sing.le stamp - non phos. CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP
14 May Europa - Clown 41c sheetlets of 10 (5 x 2) CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP (42nd Issue - Circus) - Lady on Horse 44c sheetlets of 10 (5 x 2) CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - self adhesives 2 x 41c . €41 per box of 100 (50 x 2) 9Y. x 9% ISSP
14 May Irish Soccer Heroes - Packie Bonner 41c } see note below for sheet layout - printed by ISSP (World Cup 2002) - Roy Keane 41c } CCP3 paper - perf. 140/. x 14 (Packie Bonner): - Paul McGrath 41c } 14 x 1434 (other designs) - Dave O'Leary 41c - Booklet (self-adhesive) €4.10 10 x 41c - see note below 110/. x 110/. Ausprint
17June CanonisationofPadrePio 41c 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 14x140/. ISSP
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Date of Issue Description Cost Plate Numbers/Notes Paper Perforation Printer
9 July Brian Boru's High Kingship -1000th Anniversary - Leading troops into battle 41 c 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Naval commander 44c 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Submission of O'Neill 57c 1A1A1A1A11 B1B1 B1 B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP - Decreeing of Armagh as the primacy of Irish Church €1.00 1A1A1A1A11 B1B1 B1B CCP3 140/. x 14 ISSP
29 Aug National Gallery of Ireland -1st Issue - "Before the Start" (Jack B. Yeats) 41 c se-tenant horizontal strip of four - "The Conjuror" (Nataniel Hone, the Elder) 41 c } in sheetlets of 16 - "The Colosseum and Arch of Constantine" } no plate numbers on issued sheetlets (Giovanni Paolo Panini) 41 c CCP3 paper - perf. 140/. x 14 - "The Gleaners" (Jules Breton) 41 c } printed by ISSP - Prestige Booklet €6.56 four panes of four stamps - one for each design
17 Sept GAA Hall of Fame - Peter McDermot 41c se-tenant horizontal strip of four (2nd Issue) - Jimmy Smyth 41c } in sheetlets of 16 } - Matt Connor 41c plate numbers 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B - Seanie Duggan 41c } CCP3 paper - perf. 140/. x 14 - Printed by ISSP
17 Sept Death Centenary - Archbishop Thomas Croke 44c 1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 140/. ISSP
17 Oct Irish Rock Legends - U2 41 c se-tenant pair CCP3 13'.1. x 120/. Walsall
3 - Phil Lynott 41c } 1A1A1A1A CCP3 13'.1. x 12 /. Walsall - Van Morrison 57c se-tenant pair CCP3 13'.1.x120/. Walsall - Rory Gallagher 57c } 1A1A1A1A CCP3 13'.1.x120/. Walsall - U2 €2.00 miniature sheet CCP3 120/.x13'.1. Walsall - Phil Lynott €2.00 miniature sheet CCP3 120/. x 13'.1. Walsall - Van Morrison €2.00 miniature sheet CCP3 120/. x 13'.1. Walsall - Rory Gallagher €2.00 miniature sheet CCP3 120/. x 13'.1. Walsall
3 7 Nov Christmas (32nd Issue) - Adoration of the Magi 41c 1A1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14 /. ISSP - The Annunciation 44c 1A1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 140/. ISSP - Annunciation to the Shepherds 57c 1A1A1A1A1A11B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 140/. ISSP - Booklet (self-adhesive -The Nativity) €9.43 (24 x 41c i.e. one free stamp) 11'.1.x11Yo Ausprint Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 65
Printers and Sheet Format: All stamps were litho straight edges. There are five different stamp printed by Irish Security Stamp Printing Limited designs featuring a Teddy Bear (as per sheet issue), (ISSP), Walsall Security Printers (Walsall) or the Rag Doll, Rocking Horse, Train and Wooden Australian firm, SNP Ausprint (Ausprint), now Blocks. Each design appears twice and the stamps renamed SNP Sprint. measure 25mm x 30mm. Three of the designs are included in the Year of the Horse miniature sheet referred t6 below as regular size gummed issues. Year of the Horse Miniature Sheet: A special miniature sheet to mark the Chinese Lunar Year of the Horse was issued on the same day as the Love stamp and the Greetings booklet. The sheet Illustrated top margin of the GAA Hall of Fame issue contains three of the Greetings stamp designs in All issues continue to be issued in 16 stamp (4 x 4) regular size format - 38c Rocking Horse, 38c Train sheetlet format with both "A" and "B" sheets. All and 38c Rag Doll (all with phosphor frame) plus six individual stamps in basic format have a 2mm small labels. The three stamps in the sheet reverted phosphor frame. The plate numbers are located in this year to the normal layout with the third stamp the left margin opposite R1/S1 and the colour featuring the Rag Doll imperforate at right. The left controls in the right margin opposite R1/S4. The hand panel shows a kite which incorporates an imprint is in the bottom margin under R4/S1. The image of a Horse and the labels refer to Happy New bottom right corner is blank. Details about the Year in English, Irish (each twice) plus Chinese and particular stamp are included across the top margin. Cantonese. A different cover also incorporating a This layout applies to both horizontal and vertical kite was produced for the miniature sheet but the format designs. All sheetlets have an imperforate first day cancel was the same as for the sheet and top margin; all other margins are perforated. Any self-adhesive issues. variation in the above format for any individual issue Steeplechase Anniversary: The triple Champion is referred to below and/or in the table above. All Hurdle winner Istabraq, who is the only one of the stamps have a phosphor frame unless otherwise four horses still alive, made his final appearance in stated. the same race at Cheltenham on the day of issue. First Day Covers: Blank FDCs cost 50c (2001: Winner of the event in 1998, 1999 and 2000 (no 40p/51 c). Special first day covers and pictorial race meeting in 2001 due to Foot & Mouth Disease), cancels were available for all issues. he was seeking to become a record-breaking four time winner. Unfortunately he failed in his attempt . Maximum Cards/Postcards: No maximum cards and it was subsequently announced that this was his or postcards were issued during 2002. last competitive race. Same layout for each strip of four within the sheet - Arkle, L'Escargot, Dawn Run Euro' Coinage: As well and Istabraq (left to right). as the usual FDC facilities, a special Philatelic Numismatic Coin cover incorporating an Irish euro coin and the set of three stamps was also available.
The cancel used on this cover (illustrated above) differed from the postmark used on the normal first day cover. Although all covers bear a 1 January Scouting in Ireland: Due to the impending change date, no post office was open on New Year's Day in postal rates (on 2 April), the values were altered (or 30 and 31 December). late in the design process. As a result, the "c" to indicate "cent" after the figure of value was omitted Love Stamp and Greetings Booklet: The theme in error on all four stamps. Each pair of values was was "Old Favourites". The 38c sheetlet issue set out se-tenant both horizontally and vertically features a Teddy Bear. The cover of the greetings . within the sheet. self-adhesive booklet features a mirror image of the Teddy Bear design. The ten stamps plus ten labels Fauna and Flora - Irish Mammals: The miniature are set out in one pane, folded twice, containing two sheet includes a single €S value (non-phosphor) columns of five stamps and five labels. The labels with the same design as the SOc Otter stamp. This do not have die cut perforations but are cut with is the highest ever face value for an Irish miniature Page 66 THE REVEALER Spring 2003
sheet. The design bleeds into the surrounding sheet Irish Soccer Heroes: The sheetlet of 16 stamps is design. set out in three blocks - strip of 4 x 41 c Packie Bonner plus two blocks of 6 x 41c, each with se tenant pairs of the other three designs. This unusual sheet layout made it difficult for post office staff to tear out individual stamp(s) as the perforations did not extend into the margins or between blocks of stamps. There were no plate numbers or sheet markings on issued sheets (although the illustrations in Collectors News indicated otherwise). The stamps coincided with Ireland's participation in the World Cup in Japan/South Korea. Three of the four players are retired (Bonner, McGrath and O'Leary). Europa - Circus: The two designs are in the usual ten stamp format for Europa issues with five rows of two stamps plus illustrated panels featuring a In addition to the sheetlet, a booklet containing self Ringmaster plus child (41c) and Trapeze Artists adhesive versions (25.5mm x 38mm - vertical (44c). Imperforate panels at left; all other margins designs or 38mm x 25.5mm - horizontal design) of perforated. Sheetlets have an imprint and colour the same designs was issued. The booklet contains controls but no plate numbers. two vertical columns of five 41 c stamps with surplus paper retained. The contents are as follows:- The self-adhesive stamps incorporate the same two designs as the sheet stamps in smaller format Column 1: Roy Keane/Paul McGrath/David (37.5mm x 26mm). Produced in boxed rolls of 110 O'Leary/Roy Keane/Packie Bonner; stamps/labels in similar manner as last year's Column 2: Roy Keane/Paul McGrath/David aviation set. The roll of 100 stamps plus 10 labels is O'Leary/Paul McGrath/Packie Bonner. split into ten strips of 11 stamps/labels with the labels positioned before the first stamp in each strip and after the coil join. Surplus paper removed. The The Packie Bonner stamp was in horizontal format. rolls are reeled sideways with right hand delivery The self-adhesive stamps known used from 12 May commencing with the first label followed by the Le. two days prior to official release date. "Clown" design. There are four different labels as follows: Ireland reached the last 16 but was defeated by Spain after a penalty shoot-out. See also Postal Before Stamp Stationery section for special postcard. Number Wording/Colours
1,21,41, and 61 Remember/To Seal Your/Envelope [White on Orange]
11,31,51, Always/Include A Return/ and 71 Address On Your/Envelope [Green on Yellow]
81 Only 20/Stamps Left ! [Yel/owon Green] Canonisation of Padre Pio: There is a strong 91 Only 10/Stamps Left/Order Now! devotion to Padre Pio in Ireland. The Canonisation [Yel/owon Green] was held in Rome on the previous day - Sunday 16 June and was attended by a large number of Irish The Dakota logo plus number (No: 3 seen to date) pilgrims. appears on one of the bottom flaps; the matching flap has the reference 049414A. Sold in strips of two as well as complete rolls by the bureau.
• Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 67
The prestige booklet contains four panes of four stamps (all fully perforated) as follows:-
Pane 1 : 4 x 41 c "Before the Start" :t: Pane 2: 4 x 41c "The Colosseum and Arch of Constantine" Pane 3: 4 x 41 c "The Gleaners" :t: Pane 4: 4 x 41 c "The Conjuror" :t:
Brian Bon) first day cover with additional private printed cachet cancelled at 64 Clontarf Road P. O.
Brian Boru: Brian Boru is a popular historical figure in Ireland and is best remembered in the history books for defeating the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
GAA Hall of Fame: The four GAA Hall of Fame stamps were printed in the same se-tenant order (as "Before the Start" (Jack B. Yeats) listed in the table above) for each of the four rows in National Gallery postcard used as maximum card the sheetlet. The National Gallery sell attractive postcards for three of the designs (marked :t: above) which could Archbishop Thomas Croke: Archbishop Croke be used as maximum cards. ~as born in Cork in 1824. He was the first patron of the GAA, making it a major force in rural Ireland. His name is perpetuated in Croke Park, Dublin, the national headquarters of the GAA.
Irish Rock Legends: The band U2 and Van Morrison are living artists. Phil Lynott died in 1986 and Rory Gallagher died in 1995. In the case of both National Gallery of Ireland: This is the first of a sheetlets, the stamps were set out in the same se series of three sets to be issued between 2002 and tenant order (as listed in the table above) for each of 2004 to mark the 140th Anniversary of the National the four rows in the sheetlet. All sheetlets bear the Gallery of Ireland. The first set commemorates the plate numbers "1A1A1A1A" - no "B" sheets exist. Gallery's cultural and social significance in Ireland. The phosphor is "all over" on each stamp. A Sheetlets do not bear any plate, imprint or colour separate miniature sheet (also with all-over control markings. The issue reference is in the phosphor) was issued for each artist; ea.ch sheet bottom margin in the same style as a framed picture contains the same design as the sheetlet Issue but and not the top margin as illustrated in Col/ectors as a €2 denomination. Note also that the perforation News. Same se-tenant order (as listed in the table differs on the miniature sheets. above) for each strip of four within the sheetlet. Page 68 THE REVEALER Spring 2003
four stamps. Cost: €4.50 - face value: €1.52. A frame containing a mounted sheetlet and first day cover was also available for €50.00.
12 March - Scouting in Ireland Presentation Folder (Private Issue): The Scout Association of Ireland produced a special folder which contains the An Post FDC plus their own first day cover. Both contain the full set of stamps with pictorial bureau cancellation. The attractive folder (as illustrated) cost €10.00 plus postage and was available from The Scout Shop, Capel Street, Dublin 1. A total of 500 packs was produced.
14 May - Irish Soccer Heroes Presentation Folder: The folder contains a complete sheetlet Christmas Booklet: The Christmas booklet plus the self-adhesive booklet. Cost: €20.00 - face contains 24 x 41 c stamps giving one free stamp per value: €10.66. booklet (as compared to two stamps in prior years). The twenty-four stamps are set out on one pane, 29 August - National Gallery of Ireland (1 st folded five times, containing two columns of twelve stamps. Each stamp measures 25mm x 30mm. This Issue) Presentation Folder: The presentation folder contains a complete sheetlet of sixteen is the same format as the booklets issued in 2000 and 2001. The booklet included a competition for stamps plus all four individual booklet panes and Renault Megane cars and is effectively the first comes with a slipcase which will also house the booklet since 1956 to incorporate commercial 2003 and 2004 collections. Cost: €60.00 - face advertising. value: €13.12.
The Methodist Philatelic Society produced a special 17 October - Rock Legends Presentation Packs: cover in connection with the Christmas issue to Four individual presentation packs were available - commemorate the 250th anniversary of the building one for each artist. Each pack contains separate of the first Methodist chapel in Ireland at Whitefriar first day covers of both the appropriate single stamp Street in Dublin. The cover incorporates an and miniature sheet together with a mint copy of the illustration of the original Whitefriar Street Chapel miniature sheet. Cost €10.00 per pack - total face and bears a 41 c Christmas sheet stamp cancelled value of all four packs - €21.96 with the bureau first day of issue cancellation. 7 November - Year Pack: The Year Pack contains PRESENTATION BOOKS, FOLDERS AND one each of the special and commemorative stamps PACKS issued during 2002 including both the sheet and self-adhesives for the Europa set, a pair of the Christmas self-adhesive (cut from a normal booklet with backing) but excluding the Greetings booklet panes, the Football self-adhesives and any of the miniature sheets - a total of 47 stamps with a face value of €21.76 - cost: 30.00.
3 December· Year Book: Each book contains all special and commemorative stamps issues as per the year pack together with the six miniature sheets (Year of the Horse, Otter and the four Rock Legends). A numbered black print of the "The Gleaners" stamp from the National Gallery set is also included in the book. The Greetings self adhesives were not included. Total printing of 3,000 standard copies (2001: 3,500) and 150 (2001: 150) 12 March Steeplechase Anniversary full-bound leather editions. Cost: €50.00 (leather Presentation Pack: The pack contains the strip of bound €150.00) - face value: €35.90. Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 69
DEFINITIVES - BIRDS OF IRELAND
Date of Issue Description Cost Plate Numbers/Notes Paper Perf. Printer
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1 Jan euro currency - sheet issues - Magpie 1c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP1 14 x 14% ISSP - Gannet 2c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP1 14 x 14% ISSP - Blue Tit 3c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14% x 14 ISSP - Corncrake 4c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Woodpigeon 5c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14% x 14 ISSP - Kingfisher 10c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Lapwing 20c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Blackbird 38c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Chaffinch 41c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Robin 44c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Grey Heron 50c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP - Roseate Tern 51c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14% x 14 ISSP - Curlew 57c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Bamacle Goose €1 .00 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Greenland White-fronted Goose €2.00 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP - Pintail €5.00 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14 x 14% ISSP - Shelduck €10.00 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1B1B1B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP
1 Jan euro currency - Self-Adhesives - Goldcrest and Blackbird 2x 38c €38 per box of 100 (50 x 2) 11V. x 11% Ausprint
1 Jan Counter and Machine Booklet €2.00 5 x 38c Blackbird + 10c Kingfisher 14%x 14 ISSP
2 April Self Adhesives (new postal rates) Boxed Rolls - Chaffinch and Goldcrest 2 x41c €41 per box of 100 (50 x 2) 11V.x 11% Ausprint Booklets - Chaffinch and Goldcrest €4.10 10 x 41c (2 designs) 11V.x11% Ausprint - Robin €4.40 10 x44c 11V.x 11% Ausprint - Song Thrush €5.70 10 x 57c 11V.x 11% Ausprint
17 June Sheet issues - Kestrel 47c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1 B1 B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP - Oystercatcher 55c 1A1A1A1AJ1B1B1 B1 B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP - Jay 60c 1A1A1A1AJ1 B1B1B1B CCP3 14%x 14 ISSP
6 Aug Vending Machine Booklets - Plain cover €2.00 4 x 41 c Chaffinch + 36c Wren 14%x 14 ISSP - Chaffinch on cover €4.10 10 x 41c (2 designs) 14 x 14% ISSP
17 Oct Self Adhesive Boxed Roll - Chaffinch and Goldcrest 2 x 41c €41 per box of 100 (50 x 2) 11V.x11% Enschede Page 70 THE REVEALER Spring 2003
currency/euro currency definitives were used on the covers.
Increases in Inland and European rates were announced by An Post on 28 March. The new rates came into effect from Tuesday 2 April following the Easter holiday. The basic Inland (plus G.B.) and European (airmail) rates were increased by 3c to 41 c and 44c respectively. The basic worldwide Sheet Issues: Arising from the change to the euro airmail rate of 57c remained unchanged. The initial currency, seventeen new values were placed on POP weight step for Ireland and Britain was increased from 25g. to 50g. sale on 2 January although all first day covers have Sheet stamps already a 1 January postmark. Five new designs were existed for the new POP rates but new self adhesives were issued (see below). added to the series - 41 c Chaffinch, 50c Grey Heron, 51 c Roseate Tern, 57c Curlew and €1 Three new sheet values/designs were issued on 17 Barnacle Goose. Six designs were dropped - Barn Owl, Puffin, Ringed Plover, Song Thrush, June (postponed from 14 May). The three new Sparrowhawk and Stonechat. All low values 1c to values cover the 50g non-POP Inland rate (47c), the 20c and the four large format high values are non 50g non-POP Great Britain rate (55c) and 100g Inland rate (60c). All three stamps have a phosphor phosphor. The six values from 38c to 57c have the frame. usual 2mm phosphor frame. The sheet format and markings are the same as for the Irish and dual currency issues. The positioning and size of Eire and the value indicator was altered as necessary to accommodate the inclusion of 'c' on all the cent values. The positioning and/or font size of the names of the birds was also altered e.g. on the Blue Tit (3c), the Irish reference "Meantan gorm" is now below rather than above the English translation. ,s .,._il;-' Three different first day covers were available for the set of seventeen stamps although the bureau did not have covers available for some weeks after Self-Adhesive Rolls (SNP Ausprint): The roll the date of issue. I'm aware that at least one post format for the 100 x 38c does not differ from the office (Rathmines) had the covers available on 2 previous Australian dual currency issue (25/25/26/24 January. plus 2 labels). The labels do not have a phosphor frame. No new labels were added to the Australian rolls. The only change was the sealing of the roll with a small white peelable label. No complete rolls were available at the bureau or any office I tried on 2 January. The two stamp strips were available from the bureau on 2 January and I was able to buy a complete box from my local post office by the following week. One of the bottom flaps has the reference 970404XM-378C-1 plus a number - numbers 3 and 11 seen to date.
A special Philatelic Numismatic Coin cover incorporating an Irish euro coin and the 1R£1 coin Arising from the inland rate increase on 2 April, a together with a 30p Blackbird and 38c Blackbird 100 x 41c roll was issued. The roll format does not stamps was also available. The 30p stamp was differ from the previous Australian 100 x 38c issue. cancelled with a special "La Oeiridh Oiola" (Last Oay Although there was an issue date of 2 April, the of Sale) cancel featuring the IR£ symbol and the 38c earliest date of sale at post offices known to me was stamp was cancelled with an alternative first day 5 April. The box is smaller than for the 38c self cancel featuring the € symbol. This cancel differed adhesive and there are no references on the bottom from the postmark used on the regular first day flaps. A special FOC and pictorial cancel was covers. Both cancels could be obtained on available for this issue. customers' own covers provided appropriate Irish Spring 2003 THE REVEALER Page 71
Self-Adhesive Roll (Enschede): A new printing of numbers is normal practice on Enschede roll the 100 x 41 c self-adhesive roll was released on 17 printings produced for other postal administrations. October. This is the first Irish self-adhesive issue to be printed by Enschede. It was printed by the In addition, a roughly printed red line appears on the photogravure process rather than litho. The roll reverse of the backing paper of the. last ten stamps format differs from the previous Irish and Australian in the roll. Elements of red also appear for produced issues in that there are neither coil joins approximately the previous five stamps. This can nor reminder labels. The surplus paper has been vary from roll to roll. This is similar to the very first removed and a small white peelable label seals the self-adhesive roll issued in October 1991 which had roll. a red line printed at the end of the roll before the subsequent introduction of reminder labels. All complete rolls examined by me are reeled vertically commencing with the 41 c Chaffinch (top Although the perforation style and size is the same feed i.e. top of stamp design appears first from the as the Australian printing, individual stamps are box). A series of numbers is printed on the reverse identifiable from the previous SNP Ausprint printing of the thin backing paper every 5th stamp, as follows:- commencing with 100 on the first stamp and ending with 5 on stamp 96. The numbers are printed back • the phosphor frame (which is complete) is a to front (see illustration below). darker yellow under U.V. light (similar to ISSP phosphor printings) as compared to the lighter yellow on Australian self-adhesives;
€n~€ ; • the black is less intense due to the use of the 41c ; photogravure process; and
• . in the case of the Goldcrest value, the branch at the foot of the stamp is NOT cut back at the foot of the design as per the SNP Ausprint issue.
The box is similar to the SNP Ausprint box except it refers to Enschede but there are no numbers or o references on the bottom flaps. A FOC and pictorial o cancel was also available for this issue.
Self-Adhesive Counter Booklets: Three new booklets were issued on 2 April to take account of the rate increases. The booklets are in the same Enschede self-adhesive with format as the three No Value Indicators (NVI) red line and number 10 (in reverse) booklets issued in October 2001. The three booklets contain 10 x 41 c (Inland rate - Chaffinch - and Goldcrest), 10 x 44c (European rate - Robin) and 10 I have also examined loose pairs of stamps sold by x 57c (Worldwide rate - Song Thrush) stamps the bureau. Examination of loose numbered pairs respectively. Each booklet contains two columns of indicates that rolls can commence with either the five stamps, folded twice, with a gap between Chaffinch or Goldcrest design and that, in addition, stamps 1 and 2 in each column. In the case of the either the stamps are set out as top or bottom feed Inland rate booklet both Chaffinch (column 1) and or else the numbers are printed on the backing Goldcrest (column 2) designs are included. The paper in either direction (i.e. sideways right or left in surplus paper is retained and the phosphor frame relation to the stamp design). I would ask members extends into the surrounding margin of each stamp. who have purchased complete rolls or strips to The European and Worldwide booklets contain 10 indicate the sequence/layout on their rolls and I will small self-adhesive airmail labels on the reverse of publish the results in a future next article. Perhaps the middle pane. Although no special first day cover loose strips as supplied by the bureau were printed service was provided, the pictorial cancel (and as a separate process and are not produced by cover) available for the 2 x 41 c roll stamps was splitting complete rolls. I understand the inclusion of available for use by collectors with the four stamps ex these booklets. (continued in next issue) EPA SPECIAL OFFERS The following items may be ordered from Timothy O'Shea, 58 Porter St., Granby, MA 01033-9516 U.S.A. (E-mail: [email protected]) Except where noted, all prices include postage and handling within the United States. Beyond the U.S. add $2.00. All payment to be in U.S. dollars and checks must be on U.S. banks and made payable to Tim O'Shea.
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