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Irish Postage , Definitive and Commemorative stamps Pictorials ,
Revenue stamps ,
Postal stationery; Sheetlets , Miniature sheets ,
Souvenir sheets , Corner blocks or plate blocks , First day covers -
(FDCs)
First Day Ceremony Programs "FDCPs" and Souvenir pages.
Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and these
stamps, and all subsequent British issues, were used in Ireland until
the new Irish Government in 1922.and existing British stamps were overprinted with Irish text to
provide some definitives
To identify postage stamps
used in Ireland between 1840 and 1922, it is necessary to identify the
postmark cancelling the stamp as being from an Irish town. Stamps used
during this period are referred to as Great Britain used in Ireland.
Following the overprints, a regular series of
definitive stamps was produced by the new Department of Posts and
Telegraphs, using domestic designs.. Commemorative stamps first appeared
in 1929, The Irish Post Office, was the section of The Department of
Posts and Telegraphs which issued all Irish stamps up to 1984.
Between 1982 and 1988 a series based on Irish architecture through the
ages was released, with line drawings by Michael Craig and graphics by
Peter Wildbur. It contained twenty-eight stamps, with values ranging
from 1p to £5. Stamps based on Irish cultural heritage followed between
1990 and 1995. Irish birds feature in the 1997 series that span the
conversion of currency from the Irish pound, through dual currency to
the introduction of the Euro.[18] These were the first definitives where
all values were printed in full colour. On September 9, 2004 new stamps,
featuring flowers native to the woodlands and hedgerows of Ireland,
become available.
Several Irish definitives have been issued in booklet and coil formats
in addition to the normal sheet configuration
Some collectors try to acquire a basic collection of the more common
stamps from 1922 onwards, Many collectors concentrate on one type of stamp
The First Day covers, especially commemoratives with full sets affixed,
are popular .
The overprints, which proved very popular during their early years, are
a complex topic giving an advanced collector a great philatelic
challenge.
Newly issued Irish postage stamps are available from the Philatelic
Bureau of An Post in the Dublin, General Post Office. Commemorative and
special issue stamps are usually available for one year from the date of
issue.
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