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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1027

Great Britain
Postal History
The Interregnum
1656 (6 Jan.) entire letter to London from Plympton, Devon, carried privately for fear of the mail being intercepted, "I presume to certifie you herwith by this for feare of the intercepting of the former", and signed by "Elize [Elizeus] Stert" who was a merchant, probably a Royalist, living in the village of Brixton near Plympton at this date. Typescript and research to accompany

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,500

Starting price
£700