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D. H. Kelly's Seal (1832).
Castlerea 1837.
Elphin Mileage Mark.
Numeral Obliterator for Boyle.
Maltese Cross.
Mailbag tag.
Namestamp.
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 This is the home page for our postal
collections. Pre-history, they say, is the time before the written
word and the arrival of Christianity is said, in Ireland, to herald
the arrival of "history". Letters from this early date are obviously
scarce and valuable documents and even if we had some we would find
it difficult to ascribe them to "Roscommon", as the division of the
country into counties was a long way in the future, at that stage.
But letters they were, none the less.
Surviving examples of early letters from Ireland are rare. The Irish were not ones to keep their correspondence, unfortunately, and when they did, they had the knack of burning them, on a regular basis, either maliciously, (as at the very start of the foundation of the modern State when both sides conspired to destroy almost 1000 years of Irish history, including many letters, in one moment of pure madness), or by accident!
The Irish Post Box by Stephen Ferguson (right). Published by An Post. (2009) Postal Marks & Postage Stamps. (Some links are still under construction. Blue links are live).
Our collection of Roscommon letters and postal ephemera dates from the early eighteenth century. The following links are to our collections. (Blue links are live) We welcome additional material, please contact us.
Correspondence.
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We welcome additional postal material for Roscommon, if you have same, please contact us. |
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