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1840 Rainbow Colour Trials: Second trial plate state 1, with NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND trial cancellation in black, superb and of great rarity
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Some people forget that the first stamp the 1d Penny Black was issued by the United Kigdom of Great Britian and Ireland on the 1 May 1840 for use from the 6 May 1840
Know your Irish Postal History, recognition of the Irish Maltese Crosses.
The Mullingar Cross always comes up in conversation when people start talking about Irish Postal History, it started when Postmaster Edward Gordon changed his Maltese Cross stamping device with notches and cuts, so that it would stand out from other Maltese Crosses.
This how it appears in some books but this it is not correct.
 
 
The Mullingar Cross was in use with cuts from Sept 1840 until May 1844 (Cover dated the 16 May 1844 was sold by Robson Lowe in 1958). Also there are Mullingar covers known without cuts.
 
Mullingar Sept 1840 Mullingar Sept 1843
HOLLYMOUNT
 Hollymount without a weak inner part
ARMAGH
DUBLIN
 1st Dublin Cross
 
BELFAST
 
CORK
 
EYRECOURT
 Eyrecourt
DUNDALK
DURROW
 Durrow
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