Three items relating to the War of Independence failed to sell at an auction in London yesterday. The items included a carbon copy of Michael Collins's 1921 election address.
They went under the hammer at Sotheby's in Bond Street with a target price of between £8,000 and £10,000 sterling.
However, they were withdrawn from sale after failing to meet that price.
A spokesman for Sotheby's said that while there had been some interest in the items, the bidding had only gone as high as £5,500.
The three items were brought to Sotheby's by an Irish national who said he had bought them at a junk sale in the UK over 20 years ago.
