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Auction: 25027 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2037

Great Britain
Postal History
1673 (15 Aug.), Privy Council entire letter addressed To Our very good Lord the Lord Bishop of Winchester, signed by several members of the Council (George Morley, Bishop of Worcester; William Craven, soldier and one of the wealthiest Peers in England; Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st. Earl of Shaftsbury; Arthur Annesley, 1st. Earl of Anglesey; Henry Bennet, 1st. Earl of Arlington; Henry Coventry, Secretary of State for the Northern Department; Sir Edward Seymour, Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and John Nicholas, Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset. With interesting contents on the subject of "Being informed of several places & Parishes within his Kingdome that have either made no collections upon the brief for redemption of his ma;ts subjects in captivity"; fine. A very rare Privy Council letter with the address panel in clean condition

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£550