Ireland 1922 – Provisional Government Overprint
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 8092 |
| Auction | Coin, Stamp, Collectables and More 29 |
| Date | August 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT |
| Auction house | Featherznest |
| Location | Grapevine, Arkansas |
Ireland 1922 – Provisional Government Overprint on 2d Orange KGVIdentificationBase stamp: Great Britain King George V 2d orange (Die I or II)Overprint: Black five-line “Rialtas Sealadach na hÉireann 1922” (Provisional Government of Ireland 1922)Printer of overprint: Most likely Thom (common for the 2d value)Catalog numbers (approximate major listings):Scott: 16 (or nearby in the early overprint group; your “Scott 3 / 16” is close — Scott 3 is usually the 1d)Stanley Gibbons: Around SG 12–13 (Dollard/Thom 2d orange)Hibernian / Irish specialist catalogs list these under the T-series (Thom) or D-series (Dollard)This is one of the first stamps of the Irish Free State / Provisional Government period, produced by overprinting remaining British stamps. Used, with a heavy circular cancel. Average centering. Paper is sound.
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