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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1050190, member: 22729&quot;]The RIRA is an offshoot of the IRA also called the Provisional IRA or PIRA. They split sometime around 1997 or 1998, so these counterstamps are fairly recent. There are quite a few Northern Ireland political counterstamps known including ones issued by the IRA, Sinn Fein, UDA (Ulster Defense Association), and dozens of other groups and movements all related to the conflict. It&#039;s a very sad situation that has been going on for decades. The counterstamps however are interesting in their own way. Most of them are probably scarce, but not likely valuable. I don&#039;t recall ever seeing one for sale or at auction.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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