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

77 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 190 1922 Election Poster for Kathleen Clarke, Seán T. O’Kelly, Seán McGarry and Phil Shanahan. ‘Vote Solid for the National Sinn Féin Panel’. Rare 34 by 22in. (86.4 by 55.9cm) Condition: Folded, a few tone spots, good. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £260-£430) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 190 191 1922 Communique FromThe Four Courts. The effective proclamation of Civil War. A poster publishing Major General Rory O’Connor’s message, describing the assault on the Four Courts by Free State troops. A different printing to others we have sold in the past - for instance the paragraph beginning ‘The Boys are Glorious’ is in upper and lower case as opposed to all capitals in the ones we have handled before. 19 by 14.50in. (48.3 by 36.8cm) Condition: Folded, some splitting, some foxing, diagonal 14 inch tear, attractively framed. Estimate €900-€1,200 (approx £770-£1,030) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 191 192 1922 (30 June) Poblacht na h-Eireann Stop PressWar News No. 4 poster. Issued by the IRA in The Four Courts under siege by the National Army. 20 by 15in. (50.8 by 38.1cm) Provenance: Archive of Charles Murphy (1880-1958, TD 1923-1927). Condition: A few edge tears away from text, folded in four, very good. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 192