Frank and letter.
Author:
George Canning and Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
Publication details:
The frank without date or place; the letter 30 June [no year], Grosvenor Street.
£85.00
SKU: 2927
George Canning (1770-1827), English Tory politician. The frank consists of only the central part of the front of the envelope, without stamp or postmarks, dimensions approximately 2 1/2 inches by 4 inches. Reads 'To D. O'Brien Esqre | 21 Craven Street | Geo: Canning'. Affixed at the foot of the recto of a letter written by his cousin Stratford Canning (1786-1880) in the third person (2 pages, 16mo, in good condition), reading 'Lord Canning begs that in the Votes distributed tomorrow morning the 2d. Reading of the Oxford University Bill may be fixed for Thursday the 6th. July. | Grosvenor St. June 30.'