Lot 1208

PARLIAMENTARY: 1840 1d 'Houses of...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5929

Auction: 18 November 2021 at 00:00 GMT

£750

Description

PARLIAMENTARY: 1840 1d 'Houses of Parliament' printed envelope on greyish laid paper, addressed to George Napier Edinburgh, cancelled by red Paid Crowned ds for 8 AP 1840, signed by William Mackenzie MP for Peeblesshire; cover with crease and tear at top (sensibly reinforced), otherwise a very collectable example of this scarce envelope, with original contents enclosed recommending Napier to the Sherriff-ship of Peebles. SG Spec. PE2a, £8000 xxx italics please xxx The sender, William Mackenzie was Tory MP for Peeblesshire from 1837-47 and famously resigned from Peel's Government in 1846 over the repeal of the Corn Laws. The addressee George Napier served as Sherriff of Peebles from 1840-1883. xxx