ABCs of Irish Philately - Gutter Pairs
Until 1970 it was common for Irish stamps to be printed in sheets of 120 with a gutter pane dividing the two groups of 60 stamps. A Gutter Pair comprises one stamp from each of the top and bottom panes and includes the gutter margin between each stamp. After 1970 few stamp sheets had gutters except for 6th definitive series between 1980 and 1990 and a few select commemorative stamps.
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1922 1/2d 5-line Dollard overprint
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1922 1d 3-line Thom overprint
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1944 Br. Rice 2 1/2d
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1938 Fr. Matthew centenary 2d and 3d
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1962 O'Donovan and O'Curry Death centenary 3d and 1/3
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1970 Se-tenant Pairs 9d and 2/9 • Irish Patriots 50th Death Anniversary of Thomas Mac Curtain and Terence MacSwiney
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1982 29d Early Irish Art from 4th Definitive Series used in 1999
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Last Update: 8 December 2005