Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.
Numb.1449 and 1980: with many articles of interest including…
Sale Title:
Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
30-May-2021
Lot No.
***
Description:
Numb.1449 and 1980: with many articles of interest including issue 1507 (Apr.26, 1680) reports of a 'False and dangerous rumour spread abroad' that Charles II is to marry the mother London Gazette - England - 1679-1684: large group of issues between #1449 and 1980: with many articles of interest including issue 1507 (Apr.26, 1680) reports of a 'False and dangerous rumour spread abroad' that Charles II is to marry the mother of the Duke of Monmouth; issue 1694 (Feb. 9, 1682) with a report that a 'Most curious and excellent way of preserving dead bodies from putrefication' had been presented to the King; issue 1714 (Apr.20,1682) with a dedication of loyalty to King Charles II and opposition to the 'Jesuit machinations' that had led to death of Charles I; issue 1757 (Sep.18, 1682) reports of a severe eruption of Mt Vesuvius; issue 1862 (Sep.20, 1683) records addresses made to King Charles in relation to the 'Hellish conspiracy' against the King and his brother the Duke of York (the 'Rye house Plot'); issue 1980 (Nov.6,1684) with an advertisement offering a reward for the return of valuables stolen by five highwaymen from the Exeter Stagecoach at Bagshot Heath; many other issues with notable content, along with the usual proclamations, announcements, and advertisements. (58), (comprises issues 1449, 1451, 1454, 1481-82, 1507, 1612, 1629, 1631, 1635, 1636-38, 1646, 1648, 1657, 1669, 1682, 1694 (x2), 1706, 1714, 1757, 1768, 1788, 1790, 1801-02, 1812-13, 1833, 1839 (2), 1862-63, 1867-70, 1871 (x2), 1872 (x2), 1874, 1877-78, 1880, 1883, 1894, 1898, 1904, 1913, 1941, 1951, 1967 & 1980.)
Estimate:
***
Price:
***
Category:
Unclassified