Description: GREAT BRITAINPRE-STAMP FREE POSTAL FRONT COVER** SIGNED BY **ROBERT BRUDENELL6th EARL OF CARDIGANPOLITICIAN, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENTM.C.C. CRICKETPostmark: NoneDate: 5th June 1835Size: 4.75" x 3.25"Sent From: WansfordAddressed To: Sherard & Son, OundleA pre-stamp 'Free' postal front signed in the bottom left corner 'Cardigan' byRobert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760-1837) who was an English peer and Member of Parliament.Robert Brudenell was born in Westminster, the posthumous son and heir of Colonel the Hon. Robert Brudenell and his wife Anne, the daughter of Sir Cecil Bisshopp, 6th Baronet of Parham, Sussex. He was educated at Harrow School.He was a keen cricketer who made eight known appearances in first-class cricket matches between 1790 and 1793. He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for whose team he played most of his matches.He sat as Member of Parliament for Marlborough in both the Parliaments of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from 1797 until 1802. He succeeded to his title and estates on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan. Prior to the introduction of postage stamps in 1840, Members of Parliament and the House of Lords were allowed the use of a free postal service in which to conduct their Parliamentary business. A 'Free Front' is the address piece only which has been cut from a postal entire cover, and which was usually signed by the politician or peer of the realm.**************************************************************************All items are promptly posted out in secure board-backed envelopesand we always combine postage on multiple purchasesBIBLIO HISTORIA * AUTOGRAPHS * BOOKS & EPHEMERA * POSTAL COVERS * POSTCARDS * Visit our ebay shop to see our full range of rare and interesting itemsNew items are added most days!** THANK YOU FOR LOOKING ** ************************************************************************** Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter
Price: 14.95 GBP
Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
End Time: 2024-11-05T17:51:54.000Z
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Sub-Type: Politics
Type: Historical
19th Century Cricket: Robert Brudenell, Earl of Cardigan
Signed: Yes
Object: Signed Postal Free Front
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
