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Auction: 18029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1186

Great Britain
Ephemera
A Victorian leather and brass post bag, with brass plate, inscribed Sir Rd. Sutton Bart/Cottesmore/Rutland. A very rare example of a provenanced post bag with original straps, and in fine condition. Photo

note:
Sir Richard Sutton (1798-1855), second Baronet, Sportsman, removed his hunting establishment to Cottesmore Park in Rutland, where he hunted for five seasons until 1848. He became one of the wealthiest men in England.

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Sold for
£350