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Auction: 13050 - Postal History and Historical documents
Lot: 2062

Historical Documents
1705 (2 Mar.) Queen Anne, "By the Queen, a proclamation, For a General fast." "We taking into Our most ferious Consideration of the continued War, in which for the Common Safety of Our Realm and for Disappointing the Boundless Ambition of France, We with feveral other Princes and States of Europe are most justly Engaged ..."; before the crux of this proclamation, "... We do hereby publifh and Declare to all Our Loving Subjects, and do ftrictly Charge and Command, That on Wednesday the fourth Day of April next, this faft fhall be Religiously Kept and Observed throughout Our Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed. ..." Printed in London by Charles Bill and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceased, Printers to the Queen. With two fine wood blocks and black letter press printing, 10¾ x 14¼ inches. Slightly trimmed at top and at right and with three horizontal folds; still in a good state of repair. Photo

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