Ireland. Essay (*),, Independent Free State 1922 first commemorative essay, as bromide proof for 2/6d stag, rejected by the Provisional Irish Government, still preferring to use stamps of Great Britain overprinted in gaelic. The designer was Walter Till, the famous painter, who also provided the equally scarce coloured proof for 2/6d stag, present. Both are unique and very much part of the history of Irish philately. Exhibition items.