Lot 58
British Prime Ministers, Including Pitt the Younger, Wellington, Walpole, North, Grey, Portland, Sidmouth, Canning, Peel, and Melbourne. Ten items: Robert Walpole (1676-1745) 1st prime minister, signature ("Walpole") cut from a 1720 document; Frederick North (1732-92) prime minister who "lost" America, signature ("North") cut from document; Charles Grey (1764-1845), signature ("Grey") on holograph address panel to The Lord Chancellor; William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809), signature ("Portland") on a 1794 cut document with "By His Majesty's Command" visible; Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), signature ("Sidmouth") cut from a letter and closing in another hand; William Pitt (the Younger), 1759-1806), address panel free franked ("W Pitt"); Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), cut signature ("Wellington"); Robert Peel (1788-1850), cut signature; George Canning (1770-1827), free franked 1810 address panel; and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), free franked ("Melbourne") 1834 holograph address panel. Very good to fine condition. Estimate Value $300 - UP
The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection.
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