Britain and Ireland | Tom Clarke Set of Two Ireland Postage Stamps Issued 1958 Blue Green and Red Brown

Description

This collectible set of two postage stamps was issued by Ireland to mark the Birth Centenary of Thomas J ("Tom") Clarke (1858-1916). Thomas Clarke was an Irish republican and a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). Clarke was born on the Isle of Wight in 1858 to an Irish father and an English mother. He was educated in Dungannon, County Tyrone, and joined the IRB in his early twenties.
Issue date: July 28, 1958
Size of each stamp: 20 x 24 mm
Colors: Blue Green and Red Brown
Watermark: e Multiple
Emission: Commemorative
Perforation: 15
Printing: Recess
Face values: 3 penny and 1’3 s – Irish shilling
Mint, never hinged.