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Christmas 2016

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Irish Stamps

Annual Products 2016

The Irish StampYear Book 2016Priced at just 175.00, it is the perfect addition to anystamp collection and would also make a wonderful gift.

Available now at Counters 20 and 21, GPO, O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 F5P2, or phone +353 (1) 705 7400 or online at www.irishstamps.ie

Christmas and the holidays are almost upon us. Being the season of giving it’s a time when people are kinder and more open-hearted to one another. To help you plan that perfect and unique gift for your loved ones we have some great Philatelic gift ideas suggestions for the coming festive season.

We start off this edition by reflecting on the service that the Commissioners of Irish Lights provide around the coastal waters of Ireland. They are more than just lighthouses in the night shining a way for sailors on the seas or buoys floating in the water. Find out more on page 4.

This year’s Christmas stamps designed by WorkGroup feature on page 6. The concept for this year is ‘people coming together’ and what better way to depict this than by use of The Three Wise Men who journeyed far and wide to help celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

As mentioned above, on page 10 we offer gift ideas, this year’s annual products. The Irish Stamp Year Book 2016 contains all the commemorative stamps and miniature sheets issued during the year together with a detailed narrative and additional imagery to complement each issue.

The Irish Stamp Year Pack 2016 contains a brief overview of each subject in the programme, together with the commemorative stamps in a single, high gloss folder.

Let us tell you the story of a brand new millionaire in Northern Ireland who discovered what's known as an 'Inverted Jenny' which some are now calling the "Find of the Decade" on page 12.

Our Last Chance Saloon on page 16 presents you with the final opportunity to get your hands on stamps issued for the 1400th Anniversary of the death of St. Columbán and Christmas 2015.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy festive season with your families and friends. As Burton Hillis once said “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”

I hope you enjoy this issue of The Collector and we will see you again in 2017!

Richard Miley,

Irish Stamps

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News and Information 2Commissioners of Irish Lights 4 Christmas 61916 – 2016 Products 8 Irish Stamps Annual Products 2016 10Find of the Decade 12Heritage Department Collection 14Special Gifts this Christmas 15Last Chance Saloon 16

Every effort is made to ensure images and information in The Collector are correct at the time of publication.

Products outlined are for illustrative purposes and may be subject to change without notice.

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NEWS & INFORMATIONSTAMPA

STAMPA, the National Stamp Exhibition, takes place from 14th-16th October 2016, from 11am to 6pm and entry is €5. This three-day event is a wonderful opportunity to see stamp collecting in action. With competitive displays, advice on collecting and the main stamp clubs in attendance, it all adds up to an exciting event that’s now in its 44th year. All the latest stamps and many of the earliest, will be on display and available to buy.

STAMPA 2016 will take place at Griffith Conference Centre, which is part of the Griffith College Campus, close to Leonard’s Corner and beside the National Boxing Stadium on the South Circular Road, Dublin 8, D08 V04N. The An Post team will be there to provide an exhibit relating to 1916 and all visitors can enter a draw with prizes sponsored by An Post. As well as the usual competitive exhibits, there will be a special display of 1916 postcards. A full philatelic experience awaits you.

Details of STAMPA membership is available on www.stampa.ie. Member souvenirs this year include a special overprinted version of the Leaders and Icons miniature sheet from the 1916 Centenary set, the Dogs miniature sheet and a specially printed Easter Rising 1916 postcard – all specially overprinted to commemorate STAMPA 2016.

The public souvenir will be a different Centenary of Easter Rising miniature sheet depicting “The Aftermath” issued by An Post. Overprinted by STAMPA, it will be on sale at the exhibition and can also be purchased along with membership.

There will a special postmark on a different theme on each day of the exhibition. The subjects will be “Dogs” (14th October), “Easter Rising” (15th October) and “Commissioners of Irish Lights” (16th October) The Lighthouse postmark is to coincide with the issue of a Commissioners of Irish Lights set by An Post shortly before the show. In addition, there will be a special Centenary of the Easter Rising one-frame competition. Full details on www.stampa.ie.

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The Cork Stamp and Coin Exhibition will take place on Saturday, November 12th 2016 from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at The Imperial Hotel, South Mall, Co. Cork. Admission will be €3.00 for adults and accompanied children will be admitted free of charge.

There will be a large range of products and stamps from the last 12 months at the An Post – Irish Stamps stand.

Dealers from all over Ireland are booked to attend and in addition to having their extensive stocks for sale they will also provide free valuations on stamps, coins and postcards.

A souvenir booklet and overprinted miniature sheet will be available at the door and a special postmark will be in use at the exhibition with illustrated covers also on sale.

All details are available from Padraig O Shea, Raven Stamps, 12 Washington Street West, Co. Cork or telephone 021-4271750. Alternatively email [email protected]

Cork Stamp and Coin Exhibition

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Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page for updates on stamp launches, for chances to win stamps and other fantastic philatelic prizes!

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The Commissioners of Irish Lights (Irish Lights) is a unique organisation that provides an essential safety service around the coast of Ireland, protecting the marine environment and supporting the marine industry and coastal communities.

Ireland has had lighthouses for a very long time: the oldest still in use today dates back well over 1,000 years to perhaps the 5th century. Then, the monks of Rinn Dubháin in Co. Wexford (now known as Hook Head), lit a beacon to warn shipping away from dangerous rocks.

The lighthouse itself was built when Lord of Leinster William Marshal commissioned the building in 1207. The monks were enrolled as the first lighthouse keepers and they remained as custodians for several centuries. Today Hook Lighthouse is one of the oldest working lighthouses in the world.

Today, Irish Lights provides and maintains over 300 general aids to navigation, lighthouses for example. They manage about 4,000 local aids to navigation (buoys, etc) and marks or removes dangerous wrecks outside harbour areas.

Honouring the Commissioners of Irish Lights.

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LIghThOuSE KEEpERS

Technical Details

PRODUCT CODE 1611FDC PRICE €3.88

Date of Issue: October 6, 2016Value & Quantity: 4 x 72c Block (208k)Design: Vermillion DesignStamp Size: 45mm x 28mmColour: Multicolour with phosphor taggingPaper: TR PVA Gum 102gsmMake-up: Sheetlets of 16Perforations: 13.3 x 13.6Printing Process: LithographyPrinter: Cartor Security Printing

In addition to the more traditional visual aids to navigation, Irish Lights uses advanced technology such as differential GPS, radar beacons and automatic identification systems.

Irish Lights is crucial to the safety of our nation and to the success of our economy: 95% of our imports and exports are carried on ships. Each year, over 30 million tonnes of goods, almost 4 million passengers and more than 1 million containers pass through Irish ports and Irish Lights make sure it’s plain sailing for all of it.

There are four stamps in the collection and they feature Irish Lights staff working on

a Buoy; a helicopter at work near Fanad lighthouse in Donegal; the technology Irish Lights offers to the sea user; and the ILV Granuaile, the service’s multifunctional vessel. Buy these stamps and First Day Cover by using the order form attached, by calling +353 (1) 705 7400 or by logging onto irishstamps.ie from date of issue.

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PRODUCT CODE 1611PBK PRICE €13.00

Every year the Irish postal service, An Post, issues Christmas stamps for what is traditionally our busiest period of the whole year. Through November and December, we sort and deliver millions of cards and letters between every home in Ireland and to all corners of the world. The fact that the Irish diaspora is so prevalent and far-flung but also very close in terms of family and friends, adds to this traffic.

This year we will issue three stamps in celebration of the yuletide festivities. The concept behind the design is of ‘People Coming Together’ which is very important

to the Irish: this is the time of year when a great many people come home to Ireland to see loved ones and those that can’t are never far from our minds. Families all over Ireland are preparing to welcome home their sons and daughters, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends – it is a truly magical time for all of those traditionally strong Irish families.

The idea of people coming together is represented by The Holy Family on the 72c stamp and The Three Wise Men on the €1.10 SOAR stamp. The illustration uses simple two-dimensional forms and patterns, lacking

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perspective, and these are reminiscent of those seen in early Christian manuscripts. There is a common structure to the background and core elements and the style of illustration is carried through to the third stamp where pattern and bold colour are juxtaposed to illustrate a typical selection of Christmas tree decorations.

The third stamp, will appear in the Christmas Stamp Booklet, features numerous types of Christmas decorations, which are of importance as they bring the family unit together in order to decorate their homes

in as grand a manner as they can. All of these beautiful stamps were designed by WorkGroup in Dublin.

Buy these stamps and First Day Cover by using the order form attached, by calling +353 (1) 705 7400 or by logging onto irishstamps.ie from date of issue.

Technical DetailsDate of Issue: November 3, 2016Values & Quantities: 72c (19.5m) €1.44 Strip of 2 (10k) €1.82 SOAR pair (15k)Design: WorkGroupStamp Size: 25mm x 30mm 56mm x 25mm (SOAR)Colour: Multicolour with phosphor taggingPaper: Avery Self-adhesive OBA free 223gsm Raflatac Thermal P200 (SOAR)Make-up: Booklets of 26 Collectors’ strip of 2Perforations: 13 x 13 11 x 11.25 approx. (SOAR)Printing Process: Lithography HP Indigo high resolution digital print (SOAR)

Printer: Cartor Security Printing CCL Label Ireland Ltd. (SOAR)

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PRODUCT CODE 1612FDC PRICE €3.54

PRODUCT CODE 1612BK PRICE €18.00

1916 - 2016Commemorating the Centenary of the Easter Rising.

Earlier this year An Post issued new stamps on the Stamps on a Roll (SOAR) system that will be available throughout 2016 from the Philatelic Bureau and Post Offices nationwide. The stamps were designed by Dublin-based Zinc Design Consultants

To complement the SOAR stamps, a superb range of additional product was produced for the 1916 - 2016 issue. This includes a beautiful sheetlet of 16 gummed stamps, a set of seven postcards, a Souvenir Folder which includes the 16 stamp gummed sheet, and a Presentation Folder containing four

miniature sheets.

There are four miniature sheets available in a Presentation Folder. This is a beautiful tri-fold folder, housed in a micron envelope, featuring a large-scale reproduction of the Proclamation and a historical narrative. The souvenir miniature sheets are cellophane wrapped and each features four stamps from the categories: ‘Leaders and Icons’, ‘Participants’, ‘Easter Week’ and ‘The Aftermath’.

1. Ceannairí agus Íocóin stampaí 1–4

Is iad Tomás S. Ó Cléirigh, Seán Mac Diarmada agus Éamonn Ceannt na hionadaithe de chuid Bhráithreachas Phoblacht na hÉireann a shínigh an Forógra;

is iad Pádraig Mac Piarais, Seosamh Pluincéid agus Tomás Mac Donnchadha ionadaithe Óglaigh na hÉireann (chomh maith le bheith ina n-ionadaithe don ghluaiseacht fhorleathan náisiúnach cultúir); bhí Séamus Ó Conghaile i gceannas ar Arm Cathartha na hÉireann. Tá léiriú le fáil ar dhearcadh sóisialach na heagraíochta sin i mbratach an Chamchéachta a bhí ar foluain os cionn Óstán an Imperial ar Shráid Sackville le linn Sheachtain na Cásca. Is ionann bratach Phoblacht na hÉireann, a bhí ar foluain ag Ard-Oifi g an Phoist le linn Sheachtain na Cásca, agus siombail den idéal poblachtach.

2. Rannpháirtithe stampaí 5–8

Bhí an Constábla James O’Brien, as Póilíní Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, agus Sean Connolly i measc na gcéad daoine a maraíodh i rith an Éirí

Amach. Taispeánann íomhá dheartháireacha Malone castacht dhearcadh mhuintir na hÉireann faoin gCogadh agus faoin Éirí Amach. Bhí an Leifteanant Michael Malone ina bhall den 3ú Cathlán d’Óglaigh na hÉireann agus maraíodh é le linn Chath Dhroichead Shráid an Mhóta. Maraíodh a dheartháir, an Sáirsint William Malone, as 2ú Fiúsailéirí Ríoga Bhaile Átha Cliath, le linn Chath Ypres i mBealtaine 1915. Léiríonn an Dr Kathleen Lynch agus Elizabeth O’Farrell an ról a bhí ag mná san Éirí Amach. Léiríonn Jack Doyle agus Tom McGrath ról na ngnáthreibiliúnach.

3. Seachtain na Cásca stampaí 9–12

Tá na hidéil radacacha óna bhfuair na reibiliúnaigh inspioráid leagtha amach san Fhorógra. Bhí John F. (Seán) Foster i measc na sibhialtach ab

óige a maraíodh agus maraíodh é le linn malartí lámhaigh idir Óglaigh na hÉireann agus saighdiúirí arm na Breataine. Chuir Louisa Nolan a beatha i mbaol chun aire a thabhairt do dhaoine gortaithe le linn Chath Dhroichead Shráid an Mhóta. Nocht Francis Fletcher-Vane ciontacht an Chaptaein J. C. Bowen-Colthurst i leith mharú Francis Sheehy-Skeffi ngton agus ceathrar sibhialtach eile. Cé gur bhris an lucht ceannais an Maor Vane as a phost agus iad ag iarraidh ról an airm sa mharú sin a chlúdach, d’úsáid sé a chuid teagmhálacha polaitíochta chun an méid a tharla a nochtadh.

4. An Tréimhse Tar Éis an Éirí Amach stampaí 13–16

Léiríonn an íomhá d’Ard-Oifi g an Phoist, arb é an t-ionad is íocónaí é atá bainteach leis an reibiliún, scála an scriosta a rinneadh mar thoradh ar an

gceannairc. Taispeánann an grianghraf de leanaí ag bailiú connaidh an tslí inar tarraingíodh gnáthmhuintir Bhaile Átha Cliath isteach in imeachtaí Sheachtain na Cásca agus, chomh maith leis sin, léiríonn sé an bhochtaineacht a bhí ann an tráth sin. Léiríonn an bheirt phríosúnach gan ainm an ról a bhí ag reibiliúnaigh as cúlraí éagsúla agus tionchar an leatroim a bhí ann tar éis an Éirí Amach nuair a imthreorannaíodh beagnach 2,000 duine. Ba é Ruairí Mac Easmainn, a raibh cáil air mar thoradh ar a chuid oibre daonnúla i gCongó na Beilge agus i Meiriceá Theas, an duine deireanach de cheannairí an reibiliúin a cuireadh chun báis – básaíodh é ar an 3 Lúnasa 1916.

Chun tuilleadh faisnéise a fháil, is féidir fón cliste a bhfuil CEE App suiteáilte ann a úsáid chun na stampaí a scanadh nó tabhair cuairt ar gpowitnesshistory.ie.

hÉireann, Arm Cathartha na hÉireann agus Cumann na mBan seilbh ar Bhaile Átha Cliath chun Poblacht na hÉireann a fhorógairt agus bhí 1,000 duine de chuid bhaill na n-eagraíochtaí sin páirteach san eachtra. Tháinig deireadh leis an reibiliún laistigh de shé lá agus, dá éis, bhí thart ar 500 duine marbh agus bhí cuid mhór den chathair ina fothrach. Mar thoradh ar imeachtaí na seachtaine, chuir údaráis na Breataine sé dhuine dhéag de chuid cheannairí an reibiliúin chun báis agus ghabh siad os cionn 3,000 amhrastach. Cé gur theip mhíleata a bhí ann, d’athraigh an tÉirí Amach Éire ó bhonn trí thacaíocht an phobail do Phoblacht Éireannach neamhspleách a chothú.

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le linn Chath Ypres i mBealtaine 1915ynch agus Elizabeth O’F

san Éirí Amach. Léiríonn Jack Doyle agus eibiliúnach.

tabhair cuairt ar gpowitnesshistory.iear gpowitnesshistory.iear gpowitnesshistory .

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An tOchtú Sraith Dheifnídeach lena gComórtar Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916The Eighth Definitive Stamp Series Commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising

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Souvenir Folder including Sheet of 16 gummed stamps

PRODUCT CODE 16DPP PRICE €15.00

1916-2016 Postcards - set of 7

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An Post has issued a set of seven commemorative postcards shrink wrapped in cellophane to purchase. Individually, or collectively, these stamps, souvenir folders, postcards and book add significantly to an Irish national commemorative programme, 100 years after the Easter Rising. It’s a very important celebration of the most significant event in the birth of the nation and is particularly relevant to An Post as the GPO was the focal point for the rebellion over those six days in 1916.

You can buy these stamps at Post Offices in the stamps on a roll format (SOAR). The special souvenir sheet of 16 gummed stamps are available from the Philatelic Bureau or Counters 20 & 21 in the GPO. Alternatively using the order form attached, by calling +353 (1) 705 7400 or by logging onto irishstamps.ie.


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1916-2016 Sheetlet of 16 gummed stampsPRODUCT CODE 16D1120 PRICE €11.20

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Presentation folder with 4 miniature sheets

PRODUCT CODE 16DMSPP PRICE €15.00

Irish Stamp Year Book 2016

Special Luxury Edition Year Book 2016

Product Code 16YB Price €75.00

Product Code 16YBS Price €210.00

The 2016 Irish Stamp Yearbook is the perfect gift for philatelists or anybodywith an interest in Irish Culture and History. The 52 page book contains editorial and imagery on all of the subjects featured in the stamp programme, along with each stamp and miniature sheet, full technical details and first day of issue cancelations. The print run is limited to 1500 copies,with each book individually numbered. Priced at just €75, order yours today!

A special luxury edition, featuring gold leaf embossing and edging and covered in full sheep’s leather with a matching leather slip case is also available. Hand finished by skilled craftsmen, only 100 copies are produced. These are highly sought after and make a prestigious gift, which will be treasured for years to come.

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Irish Stamp Year Pack 2016

First Day Cover Collection 2016

The ideal Christmas gift, this is the chance to capture all of our commemorative stamps from 2016 in one, high quality pack. The Year Pack contains a brief overview of each subject in the programme, together with the commemorative stamps in a single, high gloss folder.

Product Code 16YP Price €45.00

Product Code 16FDCYP Price €70.00

This year’s collection of our First Day Covers is the perfect way to acquire every Irish Stamp FDC issued for 2016. 50th Anniversary of the Irish Heart Foundation and Wild Atlantic Way are some of the many First Day Covers in this collection.

IRISh STAMpS ANNuAL pROduCTS 2016

Buy the Irish Stamp Year Book 2016, Irish Stamp Year Pack 2016 and First Day Cover Collection 2016 from November 17th by using the order form attached, by calling +353 (1) 705 7400 or by logging onto irishstamps.ie.

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The stamp-collecting world is buzzing with the news that a young Northern Irish man walked into a New York auction house recently with an Inverted Jenny which is probably the rarest, most sought-after and most valuable postage stamp in history.

The rare 24 cent stamp, which we have featured in The Collector previously, is called an ‘Inverted Jenny’ because it has a US Mail biplane on it that was mistakenly printed upside-down. One hundred of these stamps made it into circulation in 1918 but this one, number 76, has not been seen for 61 years.

So how did it get into the hands of this young man? According to George Eveleth, the head of New York auction house Spink’s Philatelic department, the man had been in touch a few weeks earlier.

“Apparently, his grandfather had died a couple of years ago, leaving him some stamps. He didn’t know the collection he inherited included one that was of such significant value. I think that he got curious, started looking through the pile of stamps, did some research online and then realised it might be worth some money.”

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Executive director of the American Philatelic Society, Scott English, said the Irishman maintained that he did not know how his grandfather had acquired the stamp. The Inverted Jenny has been authenticated by experts but quickly became the subject of an ownership dispute that was resolved in the young man’s favour.

“Engel gave the collector the right to repurchase the stamp for $11,500 within a year, and my assumption is that the collector never came back and the stamp was sold to another customer,” said English.

In the end, the Inverted Jenny was auctioned and bought by the American Philatelic Research Library for $1.3 million. It was bought just in time to be displayed at the World Stamp Show in New York - an event that only comes around every 10 years.

Which means that one of the world’s rarest stamps made a rare appearance at one of the world’s rarest events.

And one young man from Northern Ireland became a new millionaire.

(Photo courtesy of the United States Postal Service)

Treat someone special to a wonderfully crafted set of five An Post Model Vehicles. The vehicles featured are the Model T Ford, Horse Drawn Vehicle, Anglia Van, Transit Bus, and VW Transporter. Each of these vehicles has its own legitimate Fleet Number.

Give a legendary present this year! Cúchulainn is the legendary warrior of Irish mythology. Standing 23cm tall and mounted on a wooden base, with a name plate suitable for engraving. The Cúchulainn statue provides an impressive centrepiece for any setting.


This is your chance to capture all of our commemorative stamps from 2016 in one high-quality pack. The 2016 Year Pack contains a brief overview of each subject in the programme, together with the commemorative stamps in a single, high gloss folder.

An Post Van Set Cúchulainn Statue FDC Collection 2016 Irish Stamp Year Pack 2016

Looking for that special gift this Christmas?

Price: €60.00 Product Code 03VANSET

Price €90.00 Product Code STAU09

Price €70.00 Product Code 16FDCYP

Price €45.00 Product Code 16YP

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‘The GPO – 200 YeARS OF hISTORY’ 14B E15.00

In this beautifully produced and illustrated book, Stephen Ferguson, who is Assistant Secretary of An Post, tells the story of the GPO and the people who have played an integral part in its history over the centuries.

Designed by Francis Johnston, Dublin’s iconic GPO has been the communications hub of Ireland for 200 years. Famous as the headquarters of the men and women of the 1916 Rising, the building has witnessed not only great events but many ordinary personal stories as well.

‘BuSIneSS AS uSuAl – GPO STAFF In 1916’ 12B €12.99

This book examines the Rising from the unique perspective of the men and women who worked for the GPO. Drawing on Post Office and other archives in Dublin and London, a picture is painted of the political sympathies, the sense of duty and the sheer pace and excitement that motivated GPO staff in 1916. Eye-witness accounts and photographs taken within days of the end of the rebellion provide a fresh and vivid portrait of the time and the importance of the Post Office in the event which has defined Irish history for close to a century.

‘The 1916 RISInG’ 16B €19.99

Historian, Fearghal McGarry has written a 9,000 word essay across 108 pages of learned text (in Irish and English) on the Easter Rising. This stunning thread sewn book is printed full colour on 170gsm silk paper. Complementing the text is a range of superb imagery. In addition, this book contains the special souvenir sheet of 16 gummed stamps.

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Treat someone special to a wonderfully crafted set of five An Post Model Vehicles. The vehicles featured are the Model T Ford, Horse Drawn Vehicle, Anglia Van, Transit Bus, and VW Transporter. Each of these vehicles has its own legitimate Fleet Number.

Give a legendary present this year! Cúchulainn is the legendary warrior of Irish mythology. Standing 23cm tall and mounted on a wooden base, with a name plate suitable for engraving. The Cúchulainn statue provides an impressive centrepiece for any setting.


This is your chance to capture all of our commemorative stamps from 2016 in one high-quality pack. The 2016 Year Pack contains a brief overview of each subject in the programme, together with the commemorative stamps in a single, high gloss folder.

An Post Van Set Cúchulainn Statue FDC Collection 2016 Irish Stamp Year Pack 2016

Looking for that special gift this Christmas?

Price: €60.00 Product Code 03VANSET

Price €90.00 Product Code STAU09

Price €70.00 Product Code 16FDCYP

Price €45.00 Product Code 16YP

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LAST ChANCE SALOON

Collectors, as you may know Commemorative Stamps are only on sale for one year from thedate of issue. We are offering you the chance to add products to your collection that you maynot have had the opportunity to obtain during 2015. Please see below details of stamp issuesfrom 2015 that you may wish to purchase before they are consigned to history.

Once they’re gone, they won’t be coming back!

1400th Anniversary of the death of St. Columban:

Issue Date: 22 October, 2015

Expiry Date: 22 October, 2016

On October 22, An Post issued a stamp commemorating the 1400th Anniversary of the death of St. Columban.

St. Columban was an Irish missionary who founded several monasteries on the European continent from around AD 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, the most famous of which is Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy. The €1.05 stamp was designed by acclaimed Dublin-based illustrator and designer Steve Simpson. It features an image of St. Columban, taken from a stained glass window in Mount St Joseph’s Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.

Christmas 2015:

Issue Date: 5 November, 2015

Expiry Date: 5 November, 2016

On the 5th November 2015, An Post issued three stamps to celebrate Christmas.

The stamp design for the 2015 Christmas Stamp Booklet features a detail of The Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Lucy (1513) by Marco Palmezzano (c.1460–1539) and is reproduced courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland. The two stamps on the ‘Stamps on a roll’ format depict symbols associated with Christmas.and featured a young girl playing the part of an angel in a children’s Nativity play.

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The 1916 Easter Risingby Fearghal McGarry€19.99

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10/22/2015 1400th anniversary of the death of st. Columbán €1.05 stamp 1515105 ea €1.05

10/22/2015 1400th anniversary of the death of st. Columbán €1.05 sheetlet 1515105 sh €16.80

11/5/2015 Christmas 2015 stamp Booklet 1516BK ea €17.50

11/5/2015 Christmas 2015 stamp pair (ex booklet) 1516sas1 ea €1.40

11/5/2015 Christmas 2015 stamp soar strip 1516sas2 ea €1.75

statue of Cúchulainn staU09 ea €90.00

an post Van set 03Vanset ea €60.00

“the gpo - 200 years of history” 14B ea €15.00

“Business as Usual - gpo staff in 1916” 12B ea €12.99

1916-2016 “the 1916 easter rising” Book written by fearghal Mcgarry 16B ea €19.99

Dec irish stamp year Book 2016 16yB ea €75.00

Dec irish stamp year pack 2016 16yp ea €45.00

Dec special luxury edition year Book 2016 16yBs ea €210.00

Dec first Day Cover Collection 2016 16fDCyp ea €70.00

24-Mar-16 1916-2016 sheetlet of 16 gummed stamps 16D1120 ea €11.20

24-Mar-16 1916-2016 postcards - set of 7 16pCset ea €5.00

14-apr-16 1916-2016 presentation folder with 4 miniature sheets 16DMspp ea €15.00

21-apr-16 1916-2016 souvenir folder including sheetlet of 16 gummed stamps 16Dpp ea €15.00

03-nov Christmas 2016 stamp Booklet 1612BK ea €18.00

03-nov Christmas 2016 stamp pair (ex booklet) 1612sas1 ea €1.44

03-nov Christmas 2016 stamp soar strip 1612sas2 ea €1.82

03-nov Christmas 2016 fDC 1612fDC ea €3.54

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights 72c Block of 4 161172st ea €2.88

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights 72c sheetlet 161172st s4 €11.52

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights prestige Booklet 1611pBK ea €13.00

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights fDC 1611fDC ea €3.88

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customers who are happy to receive their orders after the last issue date can do so by ticking this box.

the following postal Charges will apply: ireland = 72c; international (including U.K.) = €1.10. orders over €100.00 in value and coin collection/set will be sent by registered post €6.25 for ireland & €6.25 for rest of the world (this fee includes priority postage). postage for framed items, prints, Books, albums or Van sets are €7.05 (within ireland) & €8.50 (international including U.K.).

sUB total €

postage €

total Due €

10/22/2015 1400th anniversary of the death of st. Columbán €1.05 stamp 1515105 ea €1.05

10/22/2015 1400th anniversary of the death of st. Columbán €1.05 sheetlet 1515105 sh €16.80

11/5/2015 Christmas 2015 stamp Booklet 1516BK ea €17.50

11/5/2015 Christmas 2015 stamp pair (ex booklet) 1516sas1 ea €1.40

11/5/2015 Christmas 2015 stamp soar strip 1516sas2 ea €1.75

statue of Cúchulainn staU09 ea €90.00

an post Van set 03Vanset ea €60.00

“the gpo - 200 years of history” 14B ea €15.00

“Business as Usual - gpo staff in 1916” 12B ea €12.99

1916-2016 “the 1916 easter rising” Book written by fearghal Mcgarry 16B ea €19.99

Dec irish stamp year Book 2016 16yB ea €75.00

Dec irish stamp year pack 2016 16yp ea €45.00

Dec special luxury edition year Book 2016 16yBs ea €210.00

Dec first Day Cover Collection 2016 16fDCyp ea €70.00

24-Mar-16 1916-2016 sheetlet of 16 gummed stamps 16D1120 ea €11.20

24-Mar-16 1916-2016 postcards - set of 7 16pCset ea €5.00

14-apr-16 1916-2016 presentation folder with 4 miniature sheets 16DMspp ea €15.00

21-apr-16 1916-2016 souvenir folder including sheetlet of 16 gummed stamps 16Dpp ea €15.00

03-nov Christmas 2016 stamp Booklet 1612BK ea €18.00

03-nov Christmas 2016 stamp pair (ex booklet) 1612sas1 ea €1.44

03-nov Christmas 2016 stamp soar strip 1612sas2 ea €1.82

03-nov Christmas 2016 fDC 1612fDC ea €3.54

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights 72c Block of 4 161172st ea €2.88

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights 72c sheetlet 161172st s4 €11.52

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights prestige Booklet 1611pBK ea €13.00

06-oct irish lighthouses/Comissioner of irish lights fDC 1611fDC ea €3.88

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