Historic autograph envelope entirely addressed in the hand of Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and signed “Beaconsfield.” Addressed to His Grace, The Duke of Somerset, at Newton Abbot, Devon. The recipient was Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset (1804–1885), a prominent British statesman who served, among other offices, as First Lord of the Admiralty. Bearing a red London Official Paid postmark dated January 20, 1879, together with an arrival postmark on the reverse. The reverse retains an impressive large black wax seal bearing the Royal Arms, described in the earlier collection documentation as the seal of the First Lord of the Treasury, the office formally held by the British Prime Minister. An attractive historical autograph connecting two prominent Victorian statesmen, bearing Disraeli’s handwriting and “Beaconsfield” signature together with the original black wax seal.
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