I saw an Irish Postal Order today, I think it was dated 1922 or 23, and it was for 1/- scilling. I figured I'd go home and check it out online, and try and figure out what it was worth, but I just can't find much info out about these things, in relation to what theyre worth. I couldnt even find any on ebay. So anyone have approx. pricing for early 20's Irish Postal Orders? It looked similar to this, just a lot older: Thanks
Dopeuser,there is no catalogue of Irish postal orders.The 'Harp' design ones like that 9/- paid one there are notoriously difficult to classify by the name of the issuing post office,as the names on the post offices' datestamps are entirely in Erse. The word 'Scilling' is the Erse word for 'Shilling'. I have got a few Irish postal orders,but only 1 Decimal 'Harp' one in my collection.I am getting an Irish 10 Quid one issued on the 31st. of October 2001 at a sub post office in the Carrick-on-Shannon area,which is coming to me all the way from England. Irish postal orders are becoming extremely difficult to find.They are collected by British Commonwealth postal order collectors,like myself. Postal orders are a legitimate branch of notaphily. Here's an article; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Orders_of_Ireland . Aidan.
