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Letterpress, 23 by 15cm., 9 by 6in.
Queen Elizabeth’s Alternative - Michael Collins Supplies It:: “I would much rather
hear Mr. Michael Collins called a traitor by Mr. De Valera than hear myself called
a traitor by anyone else.” Lord Birkenhead. Scarce pair.
€ 300 - 500
“WHEN RORY O’CONNOR WAS SHOT - A STARTLING DOCUMENT”
Very rare Anti-Treaty bill. “Mulcahy was a party to his “crime”. Quotes letter
from O’Connor in Mountjoy Jail, 31 August 1922”; “We were never requested
to evacuate the Four Courts...We subsequently got 25 minutes to do so”.
€ 400 - 600