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

68 History 165 1920-2020 Kevin Barry gold commemorative medal and others. (4) Medals are Dublin Mint issues for Kevin Barry, Brian Boru, O’Donovan Rossa and President Kennedy, all 2.75g 9 carat, also a silver replica of the 1941 Irish stamp to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. Condition: Mint in attractive presentation boxes. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 165 166 Kevin Barry gold commemorative medal. Published by ‘Dublin Mint’. 3.11g 24 carat gold. Condition: Mint in an attractive wood presentation box. Estimate €120-€150 (approx £100-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 166 167 1920 (13 September) Defence of The Realm poster issued by the commanding officer of ‘The Londonderry Brigade’. Proclaiming a curfew 10.30pm to 5.30am in the County Borough. With a threat of ‘peril’ for anyone abroad in the curfew who doesn’t halt when ordered to do so by any policeman or soldier. A rare DORA poster for Derry during the war of Independence. Printed by John C. Glendinning, Shipquay Street. 23 by 17in. (58.4 by 43.2cm) Condition: Tiny edge tears, overall toning, very good Estimate €600-€800 (approx £510-£680) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 167 168 1920 (12 November). Restoration of Order in Ireland, a poster restricting motorists. The order prohibits the lending of motor cars and motor cycles - obviously to the IRA among others - and restricts journeys without a permit, and places a curfew on motoring between 8.30pm and 6am. isssued by General Macready, Commanding-in-Chief, Ireland. 25 by 20in. (63.5 by 50.8cm) Condition: Very fine. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£600) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 168