List of people on the postage stamps of Ireland explained

This is a list of people on stamps of Ireland, including the years when they appeared on a stamp.

Because no Irish stamps were designed prior to 1929, the first Irish stamps issued by the Provisional Government of Ireland were the then-current British definitive postage stamps bearing a portrait of George V that were overprinted Rialtas Sealadaċ na hÉireann 1922 (translates as Provisional Government of Ireland 1922) and issued on 17 February 1922. The overprint was later changed to Saorstát Éireann 1922 (Irish Free State 1922).

The Irish Free State issued the first commemorative stamps depicting a person on 22 June 1929 when Oifig an Phoist, the Irish Post Office, a section of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, issued a set of three stamps showing Daniel O'Connell.[1] O'Connell is one of a small number of people shown in two issues, including Wolfe Tone and Arthur Guinness. The 2009 Guinness issue included postmarks with his trade mark signature, a first in philately.[2]

The Department of Posts and Telegraphs and, after 1984, An Post, designed stamps showing statesmen, religious, literary and cultural figures, athletes, etc. Until the mid-1990s it was usual policy not to issue stamps showing living persons, the only exceptions being Douglas Hyde (stamp 1943, d. 1949, illustrated below)[1] and Louis le Brocquy (stamp 1977, d. 2012, illustrated below),[1] but this policy has been put aside and there have recently been several issues showing living persons. For the millennium, 30 millennium stamps were issued showing living Irish sportsmen.

During the release of the 2022 Irish Oscar Winners stamps, An Post's retain managing director stated that The Irish Oscar Winners stamps celebrate the best in the business and serve as a reminder of what we, as Irish people, can achieve.[3]

1980s

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1990s

1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1996 Centenary of Irish Cinema, a 4-stamp set featuring 12 Irish actors in 4 Irish films[4]
1997 75th Anniversary of Irish Free State
1997
1998
1999

2000–2004

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

2005–2010

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009[5]
2010

2011–2015

2011[6]
2012
2013[7]
2014
2015

2016–2020

2016 Easter Rising centenary definitives

[8]

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

2021–25

2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024

    • See also

    References and sources

    Notes
    Sources

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Miller, Liam . 1983 . Postage Stamps of Ireland 1922–1982 . Kane, William. . Dublin, Ireland . 0-946521-01-8.
    2. First day of issue postmarks, 28 August 2009
    3. News: An Post stamps celebrate Ireland's Oscar winners . Entertainment . . 25 March 2022 . 11 June 2022 .
    4. Web site: Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary . . 19 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803103346/https://www.emerald-isle-gifts.com/irish-stamps---philately/commemoratives-1990-99/ireland-1996-irish-cinema-centenary-set-of-4-mnh-se-ten.asp . 3 August 2020.
    5. Warren . Brian . That Was The Year That Was:2009 . The Revealer . 60 . 259 . Éire Philatelic Association . 10–20 . 0484-6125 . Summer 2010 .
    6. Warren . Brian . That Was The Year That Was: 2011 . The Revealer . 61 . 266 . Éire Philatelic Association . 6–13 . 0484-6125 . Spring 2012 .
    7. Warren . Brian . That Was The Year That Was: 2013 . Irish Philately: March 2013 – Supplement . 2014 . 1, March . Irish Philatelic Society . 1–9 . March 2014 .
    8. Web site: The Collector . Irish Stamps . . January 2016 . 9 April 2016 .

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