Antique Posted Cover Signed by King Edward VII After Receiving Bill Hamper Game
£115.00
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Fine antique handwritten note on an envelope dated 1908 signed "ER' by King Edward VII, addressed to his accountant on the Board of Green Cloth at Buckingham Palace. Someone had apparently sent the King a hamper of game to the Palace and then had the audacity to send in a bill for it direct to the King! The envelope is accompanied by a signed note from Lee Croft whose father was the accountant Major Benjamin Croft of the Artists' Rifles Brigade confirming the story.
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Envelope Size: 9.5 x 12 cm approx
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