Ireland (Éire), Scott #218, 1966, used (o), Ballintubber Abbey, 5p

Item Specifics

Country

Ireland

Catalog Number

218

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

Superb

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Architecture & Buildings

Year of Issue

1966

Item Description

Ireland (Éire), Scott #218, used (o), 1966, Commemorative for the 750th anniversary of the Ballintubber Abbey, the Augustine abbey lies just over a mile northeast of the small village of Ballintubber in County Mayo, Ireland that was founded by Irish King Cathal Crovdearg O’Conor in1216; the abbey was very much damaged during the Protestant Reformation, and was disestablished by the Catholic Church in 1603; however, it continued to be used as a place of Catholic religious ceremony during the times that the Irish Catholics were forcibly encouraged to join the Church of England and were forced to hold clandestine Catholic religious services; hence the abbey holds a special place in religious heritage of Ireland; it was painstakingly restored over the years, it was reestablished as a consecrated Catholic church in 1846; in 2016, the effort was to restore the entire West Wing of the Abbey; today, the effort is on the East Wing; 5 pence: red brown, Scott 2019 catalog values: 25¢, nicely centered, large, crisp, three-quarter circular, double-rimmed, socked on the nose cancellation with complete mailing details over the left half of the stamp, sound back, good perforations, centering and mailing details warrants a selling price premium. This is not a bait-and-switch offering; the stamp you see will be the one you receive.

Please review my terms of sale. If you are not ordering from the United States, there is a $US1.20 additional postage expense that needs to be added to the price of the stamp. If you are ordering from the United States, there is only a $US0.55 added postage expense. Also, if you make additional purchases from my offerings, they can all go in one mailing at no extra shipping expense for the added purchases. I will send the purchase by US first class mail, since the relatively low value of the stamp does not warrant signature or tracking mail. Hence the buyer assumes risk of loss or non-delivery. I will keep a scan of my mailing to verify that the correct mailing address was used. 

By way of reference, I am an American Philatelic Society member (195176) and an American Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA) member. Thank you for looking, and I hope this is the perfect stamp to fill that gap in your collection.

Seller Information

Seller

JDumville (4209)

Registered Since

06/10/2018

Feedback

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Store

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Item Location

Virginia, United States

Ships To

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Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

If not satisfied, return the stamp to me at your own expense, and I will refund the cost, but not my postage to you. If the stamp is not as described, I will refund the cost and reimburse you for postage both ways.