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1929 commemorative set issued for Catholic emancipation centenary showing Daniel O'Connell

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).[1]: 8 

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]: 21  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]: 23  and Louis le Brocquy (stamp 1977, d. 2012, illustrated below),[1]: 56  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]

1929–1950s

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1943 stamp Douglas Hyde commemorating the Gaelic League
Commodore John Barry

1960s and 1970s

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1980s

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1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1990s

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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

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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

2005–2010

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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009[6]
2010[7]

2011–2015

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2011[11]
2012
2013[16]
2014
2015

2016–2020

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2016 Easter Rising centenary definitives

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[30]

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

2021–25

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2021
2022
2023
2024

See also

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References and sources

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Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Miller, Liam (1983). Kane, William (ed.). Postage Stamps of Ireland 1922–1982. Dublin, Ireland: Philatelic Section, Department of Posts and Telegraphs. ISBN 0-946521-01-8.
  2. ^ First day of issue postmarks, 28 August 2009
  3. ^ "An Post stamps celebrate Ireland's Oscar winners". Entertainment. RTÉ. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary". Emerald Isle Gifts, original stamps from An Post. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Warren, Brian (Summer 2010). "That Was The Year That Was:2009". The Revealer. 60 (259). Éire Philatelic Association: 10–20. ISSN 0484-6125.
  7. ^ The Collector (PDF), vol. 01/10, An Post, 2010, pp. 10, 12, 14, retrieved 2010-07-13
  8. ^ The Collector (PDF), vol. 03/10, An Post, 2010, p. 17, retrieved 2010-11-02
  9. ^ a b Kahn, Anwar A. "The Irish who fought for Latin America's freedom". The Asian Age. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f McQuillan, Deirdre (10 July 2010). "Stamp Of Approval". Irish Times. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. ^ Warren, Brian (Spring 2012). "That Was The Year That Was: 2011". The Revealer. 61 (266). Éire Philatelic Association: 6–13. ISSN 0484-6125.
  12. ^ a b "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. January 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  13. ^ a b "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. April 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  14. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  15. ^ Finley, Fergus (12 October 2012). "Barnardos gets its own stamp on 50th anniversary". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  16. ^ Warren, Brian (March 2014). "That Was The Year That Was: 2013". Irish Philately: March 2013 – Supplement. 2014 (1, March). Irish Philatelic Society: 1–9.
  17. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  18. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  19. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  20. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. January 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  21. ^ a b c "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  22. ^ Bolger, Dermot (2014-03-03). "Behan was a man with the world at his feet, and there is nothing more dangerous". Evening Herald. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  23. ^ a b "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  24. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. July 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  25. ^ a b "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  26. ^ Zhuang, Zara (24 November 2014). "Dublin girl (3) one of youngest to appear on Irish stamp". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  27. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  28. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  29. ^ "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  30. ^ a b "The Collector" (PDF). Irish Stamps. An Post. January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  31. ^ a b c d e Warren, Brian (Winter 2017). "Recent Releases (June to October 2017)". Die Harfe. 35 (140/41). FAI: 58–60. ISSN 0948-2172.
  32. ^ a b c d e f "Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968) / St. Patrick's Day / Centenary of the Death of John Redmond" (PDF). The Collector. Vol. 2018, no. Q1. An Post. 2018-01-01. pp. 14–15, 20–23. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  33. ^ "Irish stamps commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela". 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  34. ^ a b c "International Statesmen (and) 1400th Anniversary of the Death of St. Kevin" (PDF). The Collector. Vol. 2018, no. Q2. An Post. 2018-02-01. pp. 4–5, 10–11. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  35. ^ "World Meeting of Families 2018" (PDF). The Collector. Vol. 2018, no. Q3. An Post. 2018-06-01. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  36. ^ "IrishStamps.ie - Popular Democracy €1.00 Se-tenant Pair". Archived from the original on 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  37. ^ "Great Irish Songs - Dreams 'N' Stamp". Products. An Post. 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  38. ^ "Great Irish Songs - On Raglan Road 'N' Stamp". Products. An Post. 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  39. ^ "Great Irish Songs - Danny Boy 'W' Stamp". Products. An Post. 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  40. ^ a b c d "Great Irish Songs - With or Without You 'W' Stamp". Products. An Post. 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  41. ^ a b Pope, Conor (29 August 2019). "Stamps of approval for Schmidt and Sexton". Irish Times. Dublin. p. 4.
  42. ^ "5 National Stamps (Pioneer IW)". Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  43. ^ "The Irish Abroad 'N Rate' Strip Of Three". Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  44. ^ "An Post commemorates former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave with stamp". Extra.ie. August 12, 2020.
  45. ^ "News". www.posteurop.org.
  46. ^ "Bicentenary of the birth of Jane, Lady Wilde".
  47. ^ "Ice Men - Irish Antarctic Explorers".
  48. ^ a b c d "Shop Booklet of 4 National Stamps (Irish Singer Songwriters at".
  49. ^ "An Post stamps celebrate Ireland's Oscar winners". RTÉ.ie. 24 March 2022.
  50. ^ "Shop Strip of 4 National Stamps (Women in Public Life) at An Post".
  51. ^ "Shop Mixed Booklet of 5 Stamps (Keep It Country) at An Post".
  52. ^ "Shop National Stamp (Centenary of the Birth of President Hillery)".
  53. ^ "Shop National Stamp (50th Anniversary of the Death of Austin".
Sources
  • Buchalter, M. Don (1972). Buchalter, M. Don (ed.). Hibernian Specialised Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Ireland 1922–1972. Hibernian Stamp Co Ltd, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Feldman, David (1968). Handbook of Irish Philately. Dublin, Ireland: David Feldman Ltd & the Dolman Press Ltd.
  • Gibbons, Edward Stanley (2004). Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Ireland (2nd ed.). London & Ringwood: Stanley Gibbons. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-85259-583-2.
  • Hamilton-Bowen, Roy (2001). Roy Hamilton-Bowen (ed.). Hibernian Handbook and Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Ireland 1922–2001. Rodgau Philatelic Service GmbH, Rodgau, Germany. ISBN 3-9807973-0-9.
  • Miller, Liam (1983). Kane, William (ed.). Postage Stamps of Ireland 1922–1982. Dublin, Ireland: Philatelic Section, Department of Posts and Telegraphs. ISBN 0-946521-01-8.
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