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 Free Trade. Hand-colored printed cover with banner at top "Free Trade with all the World" and "A Poem by Horatio Smith, Esq.", with handwritten original poem signed and dated by Horatio Smith,
titled at top "Stanzas Written for the Bazaar of the National Anti-Corn Law League, Covent Garden Theatre 1844", minor wear, tear and repair at centerVERY FINE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE 1844 HANDWRITTEN ENCLOSURE BY HORATIO SMITH, ACCOMPANIED
BY THE ENVELOPE THAT WAS SOLD AT THE 1845 BAZAAR WITH THE PRINTED POEM. In British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn, the authors note that this was probably not intended for postal use but was sold at the
Anti-Corn Law Bazaar, on May 6, 1845. Curiously, the handwritten enclosure also contains an affidavit stating that "this is the original sent to me in June 1844 by the author. J. M. Goulty, Brighton, May 6, 1845". Goulty was chairman of the
Brighton Anti-Corn Law Committee. This was reportedly purchased from his daughter by E. J. Collings. Ex Meroni. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
