LOT 11: Benjamin Disraeli – Hand-Addressed and Signed Envelope “B. Disraeli”, London, 1859

Hand-addressed and signed envelope by Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), British statesman and author of Jewish ancestry, twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and later Earl of Beaconsfield. Addressed in manuscript to Rev. R. B..., at Isleham Rectory, Kent . Signed “B. Disraeli” at the lower left. Bearing a red “OFFICIAL PAID – LONDON – AP 30 59” postmark, dating the cover to April 30, 1859. The reverse bears an additional postal marking and a blind-embossed armorial impression on the closing flap. An attractive historical autograph and postal-history item from an important period in Disraeli’s political career, bearing both his handwriting and signature.

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