Ireland (Éire), Scott #C7 (Hibernian #A7), used(o), 1965, Angel Victor Series, high value in the series of seven air mail stamps designed by Richard Joseph King, an Irish stained glass artist and illustrator, stamp shows a flight of the Angel Victor, the messenger of Saint Patrick, trailing a scroll with the words “Vox Hibernia” – the voice of Ireland; the stamp has the angel flying over the Rock of Cashel of Tipperary, in south-central Ireland, the center of religious and civil life in Munster; the rock is a large mass of stone alone in the midst of a golden vale plain; visible on the stamp are the ruins of a royal palace, a cathedral church (Cormac's Chapel), the famous Cross of Cashel, and the intact round tower dating from c. 1100; the stamp and the set are perhaps the most memorable set of stamps that the Irish Post Office has produced from both the character of the stamps and the portrayal of Irish heritage - for here is the Angel Victor showing us his island; 1 shilling / 5 pence, watermarked reverse "e" (Scott watermark 262) (Hibernian watermark 'upright e', Scott (dark blue), Hibernian (ultramarine), Scott 2019 catalog value: 90¢. Off-centered, light, black-inked, single-rimmed, broken-up and hollowed-out, classic, nearly full circle, socked-on-the-nose cancellation with barely discernible mailing details over the center of the stamp, sound back, hinge remnant, penciled Scott identification and valuation marks on back, good perforations. This is not a 'bait-and-switch' offer. 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 $US1.45 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 $US0.63 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. 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.
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.
