Official envelope dating from the 1870s, addressed to Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Hand-addressed to: “The Right Hon. B. Disraeli M.P. 2 Whitehall Gardens London” The cover is prominently marked “Private”, with “J. Manners” at the lower left. The sender, Lord John Manners (1818–1906), was a prominent British statesman who served as Postmaster General in Disraeli’s government. The reverse bears an attractive red/vermilion official embossed seal displaying the Royal Arms and the inscription “Her Majesty’s Postmaster General.” A postal cancellation is present, although the date is not fully legible. An interesting piece of Victorian official correspondence directly connecting Disraeli with a senior member of his government.
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