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The postal history of Ireland describes the postal history of the island of Ireland until 1922 when the twenty-six counties became an independent country from the rest of the United Kingdom, and from then the Irish Free State and it successor state Ireland.
Pre-stamp period
[edit]Reforms of 1839 and 1840
[edit]Transition to independence
[edit]Department of Posts and Telegraphs
[edit]Corporatisation
[edit]Inland rates
[edit]Foreign rates
[edit]Airmail rates
[edit]Aerophilately
[edit]Flights
[edit]Aerograms
[edit]Crash airmails
[edit]Other topics
[edit]Censored mail
[edit]Internee/POW mail
[edit]Military mail
[edit]Official mail
[edit]Registered mail
[edit]Ship letters/Paquebot/Maritime mail
[edit]See also
[edit]Aerogramme/Air Letter, Airmail, Aerophilately
Machine postmark, Marcophily, Mixed franking, Mulready stationery
Permit mail, Penny Post, Postal history, Postal marking, Postal system, Postmark
Uniform Penny Post, Universal Postal Union
References and sources
[edit]- Notes
- Sources
Books
- Dulin, Dr Cyril I. (1992). Ireland's Transition: The Postal History of the Transitional Period 1922-1925. Dublin: MacDonnell Whyte Ltd. ISBN 09517095-1-8.
- Feldman, David (1968). Handbook of Irish Philately. Dublin: David Feldman Ltd & the Dolman Press Ltd.
- Mackey, James A. (1982). Irish Postmarks Since 1840. Dumfries: James A. Mackey.
- Reynolds, Mairead (1983). A History of The Irish Post Office. Dublin: MacDonnell Whyte Ltd. ISBN 0-9502619-7-1.
- Blank.
Bulletins/Newsletters
- Irish Stamp News: pub. Ian Whyte 1978–1996
- Irish Philately: Bulletin of the Irish Philatelic Circle 1960–present
- O.E.78: Bulletin of the Irish Airmail Society 1989–present
- The Revealer: Bulletin of the Éire Philatelic Association 1951–present
External links
[edit]- An Post Irish Post Office
- IPTA, Irish Philatelic Traders Association Irish stamp dealer's trade group members
Philatelic societies
[edit]- ÉPA, Éire Philatelic Association US based Irish philatelic society
- FAI, Forshungs und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Irland e.V. German based Irish philatelic society
- Irish Airmail Society specialises in Irish Aerophilately
- Irish Philatelic Circle British based Irish philatelic society