WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

125 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 28 April - 30 May 2023 235 1920 (July) Dublin Metropolitan Police E Division Beat Book. Details of police beats in Rathmines, Terenure, Donnybrook, Ballsbridge etc. Each beat timed. Interesting and scarce. 174pp, octavo. Condition: Very good. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£180) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 235 236 1920 (21 January) Republic of Ireland Bond Certificate for One Hundred Dollars. Issued by Dáil Eireann, with printed signatures of Sean Noonan, Registrar, and Eamon de Valera (‘Eamon de Baileara’). Number 2001. Issued to Michael Hanrahan. A very rare denomination 5.75 by 8.50in. (14.6 by 21.6cm) Condition: Folded, overall light toning, very good, framed and glazed. Issued to raise funds for Dáil Éireann. Éamon de Valera, the president of the first Dáil, issued this bond in 1920 during the War of Independence. While on his American tour, de Valera raised over five million dollars through the sale of republican bonds. In the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, a dispute arose regarding the money raised by the earlier sale of the republican bonds in America. De Valera claimed the funds on behalf of his party. The Free State government, under President William T. Cosgrave, also claimed the funds. While the Irish High Court remitted half the funds to the Irish government, the other half remained on deposit in New York. In 1927, the New York Supreme Court ruled for neither Cosgrave nor de Valera and ordered that the balance of the funds be returned to the original subscribers. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £260-£440) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 236