2022 IRELAND NEW ISSUE~100 YEARS OF STAMPS SOUVENIR PACK ~ COLLECTORS ITEM

Description: ****POSTAGE $2.00 WORLDWIDE**** ******COVID UPDATE ON IRISH STAMPS ISSUED IN 2022******* Irish stamps are now being printed again in gummed format. FDC's still have no insert card, just printing info on reverse. Ireland: 2022 100 Years of Irish Postage Stamps Souvenir Pack Issued on 17th February, this souvenir pack contains a commemorative souvenir sheet of three stamps from the 100 Years of History issue supported by a stunningly detailed GPO line drawing by Michael Craig. In homage to the overprinted stamps from 1922-23, the pack presents highly collectable ‘100 Years’ stamps, partially overprinted with an intaglio commemorative cancellation similar to the overprinted stamps of 100 years ago. In 2022, Ireland marks the centenary of three momentous events that heralded the establishment of the Irish Free State. On 13th January, An Post issued a set of three stamps to commemorate the formal handover of Dublin Castle to the Free State, the formation of the Civic Guard and of the Irish Army. The Dublin Castle stamp design features an iconic image of the Irish Harp, a symbol of national identity and commemorates the handover of Dublin Castle to the Irish Free State. The second stamp marks the establishment of a new police force, the Civic Guard, in 1922 by the Provisional Government which would later go on to be renamed as An Garda Síochána. The third stamp marks the centenary of the setting up of the National Army in 1922. The official badge of the Irish Defence Forces is the focal point of the contemporary stamp design. The stamps are printed using the Intaglio printing process which makes the badges on each stamp stand out with the colour including gold particles and phosphor tagging. This is the Souvenir Presentation Pack MNH

Price: 23 USD

Location: Dublin

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