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Auction: 24019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1009

(x) Great Britain
Merchant Mail
Inland
From Tilbury
1591 (15 Feb.) entire letter from David Atkinson "To the Worshipll Mr. Phillip Corsine merchant stranger dwelling over ageynst the condit in grascherche [Gratious] streit in London give this", contents concern a visit to Plymouth, generally fine. One of only two letters from Tilbury from the Corsini correspondence, the other being the only letter with a postal rate from Tilbury.

provenance:
Christie's Robson Lowe, 11 October, 1988, Lot 203b

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£400

Starting price
£100