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
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.
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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