Ireland 2d Thom Overprint, Coil Stamp

Ireland · 1922 · 2d

This definitive issue features a map of Ireland, overprinted in black with the Gaelic text 'Rialtas Sealadach na hÉireann 1922' (Provisional Government of Ireland 1922). The overprint was applied by the firm Alex. Thom & Co. of Dublin. This specific variety is a coil stamp, distinguished by its imperforate vertical sides and perforations only at the top and bottom.

Issued during the transitional period following the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, these overprinted British stamps were Ireland's first postage stamps, marking the establishment of the Irish Free State.