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56 SINN FEIN PROPAGANDA LABELSSINN FEIN PROPAGANDA LABELS
A rare collection of ‘’Celtic Cross’’ Sinn Fein Propaganda Labels, c. 1916. Two printed sheets, one full sheet of 72
stamps (8 columns x 9 rows), with blank edging, the other 48 stamps (8 columns by 6 rows). Rare in full sheets and
block of this size. Each label depicts a Celtic Cross with ringed centre, inscribed ‘’Eire’’ & ‘’Sinn Fein’’ & decorated
with shamrocks. These labels were first printed in 1908 with the intention of attaching them to all Sinn Fein Cor-
respondence on the opposite side to the British postage stamp, as a visible sign of Irish Nationalism and to raise
funds for the Sinn Fein cause.
Provenance: Collection of Lt. Col. J.C.W. Madden, who commanded a battalion of the Irish Fusiliers in Dublin
during 1916.
€ 2,000 - 3,000