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Philatelic Societies for collectors of
Ireland Stamps and Ireland Postal History


Éire Philatelic Association
The Éire Philatelic Association is a non-profit philatelic organization specializing in the collecting, study, and enjoyment of stamps and other postal items of Ireland.

Irish Airmail Society
The Irish Airmail Society was founded in 1989. The current membership stands around 50 members. The main objectives of the Society are to study Irish Airmails in all its aspects, Early Flights, Rates, Routes, Recent Irish Flights, Aerogrammes, Airmail Stamps and Etiquettes, etc.

Forschungs- und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Irland e.V.
FAI, German Research and Study Group on Irish Philately, founded in 1982, currently has 260 members, publications in English & German

The Irish Philatelic Circle


Ireland Stamps - New Issues

Eire Ireland 1922 overprint 10/- GB stamp

AnPost, Irish Postal Service
Obtain all the latest Irish stamp news and latest Irish new issue direct from the Irish Post Office


Selected Webpages on Irish Stamps and Irish Postal History

The Dublin Censor Office
by Karl Winkelmann

First Color Error Met With Incredulity
by Joaquin C Kuhn
The story of the discovery and authentication of Ireland’s first colour error.

Irish Airs
by Bill Murphy
The only website devoted exclusively to Irish Airmail.  The site is written and maintained by Bill Murphy, an accomplished collector of Irish philatelic material.  Those with an interest in Irish airmail are sure to find value here.

Postage stamps of Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Rare 2d Coil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

St. Patrick Patron Saint of Ireland

The Stamp Gallery
by David Laraway
Website with details of listed and unlisted varieties of Irish stamps

1911 Protest?

The Wolf Collection of Irish Postage Stamps at the University of Notre Dame
This extensive collection of Irish philatelic items includes early postal history, forerunners, overprints, and the issues of the Republic of Ireland since 1922. The collection was donated in 1991 by Dr Charles Wolf of Detroit, Michigan, who continues to add to it.


Books on Éire Stamps and Éire Postal History

Airway Letters to & from Belfast including Air ‘Railex’ Letters

by William J Murphy, publ Éire Philatelic Association & Irish Airmail Society, 1996, 26pp

Armagh Post Office, its History and Postmarks
by C P O'Neill & S P
O'Neill, publ Annaverne Press, 1984, 31pp

British Stamps Overprinted by Irish Republican Philatelic Office
by Joseph E Foley, publ American Philatelic Society, 1972, 12pp

Catalogue of the Postal Markings of Dublin 1840-1922
by William Kane, publ M P Giffney, 1981, 28pp

Domestic Packets between GB and Ireland,1635 to 1840
by Denis Salt, publ Postal History Society, 1991, 50pp
Details of the complex Irish postal rates and the four water routes.

The First 55 Years of Irish Coils
by Peter E Bugg, publ Éire Philatelic Association, 1996, 40pp
Listing of all Irish coils with a check list of all leaders and tab ends

Handbook of Irish Postal History to 1840
by David Feldman & William Kane, 1975, 131pp

A History of the Irish Post Office
by Mairead Reynolds, publ MacDonnell Whyte Ltd, 1983, 91pp

An Introduction to Irish Mileage Marks
by W E Davey, publ 
Éire Philatelic Association, 1989, 22pp
Listing and explanation of the
Irish mileage marking

Ireland Catalog of Perfins
by Richard L Mewhinney, publ Perfin Club, 1984, 39pp

Ireland’s Transition: The Postal History of the Transitional Period 1922-1925
by C I Dulin, publ MacDonald Whyte, 1992, 394pp

Irish Aerogrammes & Airgraphs
by
William J Murphy, publ Éire Philatelic Association, 1998, 46pp

Irish Airletter Forms 1984-1987
by Otto Jung,
publ Éire Philatelic Association, 1987

Irish Airmail 1919-1990
by William J Murphy, publ Irish Airmail Society and Éire Philatelic Association, 1996, 96pp
Covers all the known mail-carrying flights to and from Ireland since the first
flight of Alcock and Brown in 1919
(for updates to this book see Airmail Book Updates)

Irish Booklets, A Handbook of Irish Stamp Booklets 1931-1991
by C I Dulin, 1998, 122pp

Irish Crash Airmails
by Ronny Vogt, publ Irish Airmail Society, 1997 2nd Edition, 270pp
Lists all known crashes with an Irish connection within Ireland and outside of Ireland.

Irish Postal Rates before 1840
by Fred E Dixon and Joachim Schaaf, 1995 2nd edition, 37pp, in English & German
Lists all the known Irish rates from 1637 to 1840

Irish Slogan Postmarks, 1918-83
by James A Mackay, self-published, 1984, 68pp

Irish Slogan Postmarks 1918-1994
by Uwe Netzsch,
publ Éire Philatelic Association, 1995, 116pp
Lists and values all slogans of this period

Irish Spoon Cancels
by Richard Arundel, publ Richard Arundel Ltd, 1997, 120pp
The Irish Spoon cancels were an experiment to speed the mail by datestamping and obliterating postage stamps in one operation.

Irish TPOs, Their History and Postmarks
by C W Ward, self-published, 1938, 16pp

Irish Zeppelin Mail and Catapult Covers
by William J Murphy, publ Éire Philatelic Association, 2002
Details of Zeppelin and Catapult covers posted in or addressed to Ireland

A Listings of Irish Postmarks in Gaelic from 1922
by James T Howley, 82pp
Listing in Gaelic with English translations. Earliest and latest known dates of use.

The Maltese Cross in Ireland
by
Hans G Moxter, 1988, 79pp, in English & German

The Mileage Marks of Ireland 1808-1839
by Hans G Moxter, publ FAI, 2nd edition, 57pp
Illustrated listing of all known Irish mileage marks

Old Irish Postage Stamps and Franks. With Catalogue.
by F W Meredith, catalogue priced by Walter Morley, publ Walter Morley, 1923, 100pp
Illustrated handbook with Irish straightlines, handstamps etc and detailed price guide

OAT & AV2 Markings on Irish Airmail
William J Murphy, publ Éire Philatelic Association, 1998, 25pp

The Overprinted Stamps of Ireland
by James A Hill, publ Harry Hayes, 1976, 36pp
Details of the various provisional overprints of 1922

The Postage Stamps of the Irish Free State
by R A King, 1931 2nd edition, 24pp

The Provisional Postage Stamps of the Irish Free State
by W Ward, Self published, 1925 4th edition

The Rare Coil
by Joseph E Foley, 1995
Published by the author, P.O.Box 183, Riva, Maryland 21140, USA
Details of the research that established the authenticity of this rare stamp

The Ship Letter Stamps of Ireland and the Irish Free State
by Alan W Robertson, publ Robson Lowe, 1954, 20pp

Slogan Cancellations of the Republic of Ireland
by Fred E Dixon, 1959, 20pp

The Story of
Éire and her Stamps
by James J Mackay, publ Philatelic Publishers, 1968, 160pp

The Taylor-Made Fenian Essays
by
Joseph E Foley, publ American Philatelic Society, 1971, 24pp

Undatierte Ortsstempel in Irland
Undated Namestamps in Ireland 1823-1860
by William Kane, publ FAI, 1986, 63pp, in English & German
Listing of Post Towns, Sub Offices and Receiving Houses.

Uniform Fourpenny Post in Ireland
by William Kane, publ Irish Philatelic Circle, 1989, 28pp
The Uniform 4d rate was in use from 5 December 1839 to 9 January 1840, the Uniform Penny Post being introduced on 10 January 1840. Listing of the known Manuscript and Handstruck "4"

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