WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

46 History 105 Pádraig Pearse commemorative gold coin issued by Gibraltar with Queen Elizabeth II obverse. One twenty-fifth crown, 1.2g 24 carat gold content. Unusual coin issued by a very British colony with Pearse on one side and Queen Elizabeth on the other! Provenance: Condition: Fleur de coin in presentation box. Estimate €80-€100 (approx £70-£90) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 105 106 James Connolly. Labour In Irish History, signed by the author. Maunsell, Dublin, 1910. ‘To W. J. Stewart from his comrade James Connolly, Nov3/10’ in ink to flyleaf. Original black gilt. A very rare signed first edition by the trade union founder and leader and commander of the Irish Citizen Army, executed after the 1916 Rising. 7 by 4.50in. (17.8 by 11.4cm) Condition: Very good, light overall toning, covers bumped. Estimate €3,000-€5,000 (approx £2,560-£4,270) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 106