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

71 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 172 1920 (24 January). Ten Dollars Republican Bond with interesting correspondence. Bond issued to Steward Shaver in Pennsylvania, with letter from same to ‘The Treasurer of The Republic of Ireland’ seeking to exchange it for Sweepstakes tickets! 5.50 by 8.50in. (14 by 21.6cm) Provenance: Archive of Charles Murphy (1880-1958, TD 1923-1927). Condition: The bond is folded, some splitting, otherwise good. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 172 173 1921. A panoramic print of the Royal Irish Constabulary Depot. Shows a large group of over 200 policemen at the RIC depot, Phoenix Park. 3.50 by 22in. (8.9 by 55.9cm) Condition: Slight staining to edges, framed and glazed. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 173 174 1921 (June-October) autograph book from republican prisoners in Ballykinlar Camp. 85 pages filled with messages, verse, and drawings, some in watercolours, compiled by John Fahy from Tuam, Co. Galway. Interesting variety in the content by prisoners from all over Ireland. 5.50 by 5.25in. (14 by 13.3cm) Provenance: Family of the compiler, John Fahy. Condition: Very good, binding shook. Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx £680-£1,030) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 174