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The letter, which sold at auction for close to a million dollars, was secured by a bidder in Europe.
But that might have been a decoy.
Reports in Irish newspapers have suggested that the final destination for the letter is a wealthy collector in the U.S. with a strong interest in Irish history.
“The huge price has led to well-informed speculation that the buyer is a rich Irish American with a deep interest in republican history,” the Sunday Independent reported.
The Irish government was criticized criticism after it failed to make a bid for the letter which was listed at a reserve price of