2020 IRELAND NEW ISSUE ~ WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - CIVIL SOCIETY SETENANT PAIR MNH

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Ireland:  2020 War of Independence-Civil Society Setenant Pair MNH
On September 24, 2020, An Post will issue two additional stamps to commemorate the War
of Independence. This set follows on from the War of Independence stamp, which issued in
February, featuring Sean Keating’s ‘Men of the South’ painting. These two stamps mark the
role and impact of political confrontation and civil disobedience during the War of Independence.
Designed by Ger Garland, one stamp features a photograph of an IRA Court in Session in
Westport Town Hall, summer 1920. The Dáil Courts were established to administer a system
of Irish law (civil and criminal from 1920–24). The image features Conor Maguire presiding with
Edward Moane on his left and John O’Boyle on his right. One of IRA policemen is Sean Gibbon.
The second stamp features an image of a Headline from the ‘Freeman’s Journal’, 21 May 1920
in relation to the Munitions Strike when the Dockers downed tools and refused to handle war
materials. The Munitions Strike (May–December 1920), was one of the largest examples of
civil disobedience in support of the War of Independence.
This is the N Rate Setenant Pair MNH