Stamp Giveaway, series 2, # 35 [solved]

Red Cross (Burundi semipostal imperforate souvenir sheet)

UNICEF (Ajman set and souvenir sheet); Burundi semipostal set and 2 same design souvenir sheets with different semipostal surcharges)

What was the first visible change that the Free State of Ireland had taken over control of posts in Ireland from the British post office?

First correct response at or before noon on November 4, 2022, eastern US time wins. If there is no correct response, first response wins. My decision as to winner will be final. Competition is open to anyone who wishes to enter. Good luck!

Will

When the name on the stamps was changed to “Republic of Ireland”

Jerry

The post boxes being painted in green?

Giobruno

The post boxes being painted in green?

That would have been my first guess as well or that the initials of the British Monarch were removed from the post boxes.

The change could also be that the stamps were overprinted with SAORSTAT EIREANN.

The Postal Strike of 1922, due to the decrease in the pay of postal workers, was the first major industrial dispute the new government of the Irish Free State

Don't know if this is what you are looking for, but interesting history:

During the Easter Rising of 1916, the GPO served as the headquarters of the uprising's leaders. It was from outside this building on the 24th of April 1916, that Patrick Pearse read out the Proclamation of the Irish Republic.

Congratulations, Giobruno! All post boxes were repainted from red to green.

Thanks to all who participated and supplied additional information. Good luck in future competitions!

Will