RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE 12th -13th December 2023

84 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 636. Irish Medals: War of Independence - [1917-1921] A Black and Tan Medal, [Cogadh na Saoirse] with original ribbon with Celtic design suspension ribbon, together with ‘Cogadh na Saoirse’ Jubilee Medal with multi coloured stripped ribbon and matching gilded suspension bar in original presentation box. (2) Provenance: Recipient Unknown (Private Dublin Collector). €500 - €700 637. Medals: Co. Galway: [War of Independence & Emergency] A collection of Medals awarded to Mr. Morrin, Gort, Co. Galway, for Cogadh na Saoirse with black and tan ribbon and suspension bar, Emergency Medal ‘Re na Prainne’ 1939-46 Medal (lacks ribbon), andWar of Independence 1971 ‘Jubilee Medal’ with ribbon and bar, as a collection, w.a.f. (3) Provenance: The Morrin Family by descent to the present vendor. €600 - €800 639. Irish Army: Irisleabhar Oglach na hEireann - The Irish Army Handbook, 8vo Dublin (Cahill & Co.) 1940. First Edn., profusely illustrated, also pictorial and other illus., orig. cold. pictorial wrappers. V. good copy. Scarce. (1) €100 - €150 640. Two Presidents [De Valera, Éamon, & Kennedy, John F.] Inaugural Address by President John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961. Full text of the celebrated address, with portrait and with first-day-of-issue Kennedy commemorative stamps, postmarked Boston, May 29 1964, with a reproduced Kennedy signature, and with De Valera’s original signature. De Valera was President of Ireland during Kennedy’s four-day visit in June 1963, when he said ‘I will come again in the springtime’ – but it was not to be. De Valera went to Washington in 1964, and addressed Congress; presumably this item was Signed during his visit. Single sheet, oblong A4. Rare memento. (1) €280 - €350 641. Medals: WorldWar One, [Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers] A set of three Army Issued Medals for Private J. Smith (Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, No. 12635), all with ribbons, as a set. (3) €150 - €200 642. Medals: WorldWar One [Irish Guards] A set of three Army Issued Medals for Private R. Sheppard, Irish Guards, No. 1262, all with ribbons, as a set. (3) €150 - €200 643. Medals: (Boer War 1890-1902 &W.W.1) A set of four miniature Army issued Medals with original bars (For Transvaal, South Africa 1901 & 1902), and ribbons, joined, as a set, w.a.f. (4) €180 - €220 644. Militaria: A collection of original W.W.1 Badges and Pins, for various Regiments including Connaght Rangers, Australian Commonwealth, Military Forces, The Queens Lancers 16’, Berkshire, R.F.A. etc., housed in an Army issued brass box ‘Christmas 1914’ as a collection, w.a.f. (1) €150 - €200 645. Rare Cork Recruiting Poster Guy & Co. Cork : ‘United We Stand - We Stand United ,’The Shan Van Vocht. Your King and Your Country want you, says the Shan Van Vocht. God Save the King - God Save Ireland. A delightful poster with soldier at the ready, the British & Irish flags, together with the flags of Serbia, Japan, France, Belgium & Russia, and with shamrocks & green and gold borders (1 dam), after a design by E.C. Sweeney & H. Vere Flint, approx. 37cms x 48cms (14½’’ x 19’’) A coloured litho printed by Guy & Co., Cork, framed. Extremely Rare. (1) €300 - €400 638. An original Army Issued ‘Blueshirt’Tunic, in blue canvas with double pleated pockets, black buttons, and scrimped end, some wear, a rare survivor. (1) Provenance: Co. Waterford Family by descent. Note: The ‘Blueshirt’ uniform was seen as associating the movement with European shirted movements. Because of the ambiguous reputation of the ‘Blueshirts’ not many of these outfits have been preserved. Under Gen. Eoin O’Duffy’s leadership its direction became increasingly erratic. The remnants of the organisation went to Spain with O’Duffy in 1936. * A historical item of enormous interest. €1000 - €1500 645 641 643