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******COVID UPDATE ON IRISH STAMPS ISSUED IN 2023*******
Irish stamps from 7/9/2023 will generally be Self-adhesive & in smaller sheet format
FDC's have insert card once again
Ireland: 2023~Bicentenary of the Death of James Gandon Bureau FDC
On November 9 An Post issued two stamps to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of James Gandon,
the architect responsible for overseeing the construction of some of Dublin’s finest public buildings.
Born in London in 1742, Gandon was invited to come to Dublin to design a new Custom House, work on which
began in 1781. Over the following 20 years or so, he oversaw the building of such major landmarks as the Four
Courts (taking over from Thomas Cooley when the latter died), extensions to the Houses of Parliament
(now Bank of Ireland), Carlisle (O’Connell) Bridge and the King’s Inn. The latter was completed by his pupil,
Henry Aaron Baker.