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  • Lot# : 5219 Ireland

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    1922: Provisional Government of Ireland, overprints used with Ireland definitives on cover from Corcaigh (Cork) to Washington, USA, dated 7 May 1923, addressed to Ernest R. Ackerman, House of Representatives, stained and soiled, some minor flaws, however a high franking and scarce mixed use to a noteworthy philatelist. There is a pencil note "arrived May 23" under the backflap.rnNote: Ernest R. Ackerman (1863-1931) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1931. He was also a famous American philatelist who amassed one of the nation’s greatest philatelic collections during his lifetime. Ackerman built many award-winning exhibits and was well known for his collections of British Guiana and Spain. He was regarded as an expert in the stamps and postal history of the United States.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF