WHYTE'S THE HISTORY SALE TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 1-11 NOVEMBER 2023

99 1922 (2 June). Michael Collins, Minister of Finance, signed regulations. A rare internal document of the Provisional Government, signed and dated by Collins, two months before his death. Relates to financial procedures concerning Returning Officers. Typescript, signed and dated by Collins in ink - ‘Míceál O Coileann’. 13 by 8in. (33 by 20.3cm) Provenance: Charles Gavan Duffy; thence by descent to the previous owner; Their sale, Whyte’s, 14 March 2009, lot 1501; Private collection. Condition: Corners clipped, couple of foxing marks away from text, very good. Estimate €3,000-€4,000 (approx £2,590-£3,450) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 99 100 1922-1923 Civil War. Large Provisional Government poster issued by Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins for The Treaty Fund. The poster seeks donations to a fund to support pro Treaty candidates in the coming election, over the names ‘Art O Griobhtha, President Dail Eireann’, and ‘Micheal O Choilleann, Chairman Rialtas Sealadeach’. Extremely rare. 40 by 30in. (101.6 by 76.2cm) Condition: Small amount of foxing at centre right otherwise fine. Estimate €800-€1,000 (approx £690-£860) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 100 THE HISTORY SALE · 1-11 NOVEMBER 2023 History 67