2023 IRELAND NEW ~ CENTENARY OF BIRTH OF PRESIDENT PATRICK HILLERY STAMP MNH

Description: ****POSTAGE $2.00 WORLDWIDE**** ******COVID UPDATE ON IRISH STAMPS ISSUED IN 2023******* Irish stamps from 21/3/2023 will generally be Self-adhesive & in smaller sheet format FDC's still have no insert card, just printing info on reverse. Ireland: 2023~Centenary of the Birth of President Patrick Hillery Stamp On April 27, An Post issued a special stamp to mark the centenary of the birth of Dr Patrick J Hillery (born May 2nd 1923) to acknowledge the important contribution made by one of Ireland’s most distinguished statesmen to Irish and European society. Following in the footsteps of his father, Michael, Dr Hillery graduated as a medical doctor from UCD in 1947. Four years later, he was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for Co.Clare. In 1959 he was appointed Minister for Education. He then served as Minister for Industry and Commerce (1965), Minister for Labour (1966) and Minister for External Affairs (later Foreign Affairs) in 1969. In the latter role, he led the Irish negotiating team tasked with securing membership of the European Communities. Following a successful ‘yes’ vote for the referendum in 1972 and Ireland joining the Communities in 1973, Dr Hillery was appointed the state’s first European Commissioner. As one of five Commission vice-presidents, he assumed special responsibility for Social Affairs. In 1976, Dr Hillery became the sixth President of Ireland after he was unopposed, and he was inaugurated on December 3. He was re-appointed President of Ireland for a second term in 1983, once again unopposed. Following a short illness in 2008, Dr Hillery died on 12 April. The stamp image is based on a portrait of President Hillery by John F. Kelly, RHA. This is the Self Adhesive Stamp MNH

Price: 2.75 USD

Location: Dublin

End Time: 2023-12-03T20:09:37.000Z

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