These labels were given to me a few weeks ago.
Pensioner Mail. These labels were printed and applied to mail by senior citizens who were “cocooned” or confined to their houses on advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) for the duration of the COVID Pandemic.
Such persons were allowed the concession that their mail could be collected by the Postperson and delivered free by An Post within the Republic of Ireland. No postage was required.
These labels were printed by Paddy Lineen from County Mayo and used by him and others to indicate they were using the concession.
The labels were rarely postmarked. Cancels sometimes appeared on envelopes.
In Stamp Collecting terms, these labels are known as “Cindarellas”.
An interesting footnote to a period in our History when NPHET and An Post and indeed the entire nation worked together.
Collecting Stamps of Ireland 