Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1032
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VENICE AMBASSADOR's £125 CLAIM FOR "LETTERS, INTELLIGENCES AND OTHER SECRET SERVICES..."; Fine small 1615 manuscript claim (7x4½ ins.) from "Sir Dudley Carlton, knight, [Viscount Dorchester], Ambassador for his Maty. with the State of Venice...moneys disbursed by him in his Mt.'s service for postage of letters, intelligences and other secret services for the Monthes of October, November, December 1614"! Rare insight into the costs of secure communication between Government in London and officials on the Continent at this early date; from the reign of James I. Ex Harper and sold in our Mar. 2009 sale for £160. Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:01:52 EST
Sold For 180
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