Rare 'Post Haste' letter to Oliver Cromwell

Rare 'Post Haste' letter to Oliver CromwellA hugely rare 'Haste Haste Haste Post Haste with All Speed' letter from Deal Castle to Oliver Cromwell as Lord General in London. Dated June 2, 1653. Addressed: 'For the speciall service of the Commonwealth, To his Exly the Ld Genal, Cromwell at White Hall, London. Hast hast hast post hast with all speed. Sent and signed by 'Sam Tavenor' (Governor of Deal Castle in Kent]. This letter was the first news that Cromwell received of the British Navys

three die proofs in unissued colours comprising 1d black

(typical minor gum wrinkles

Ireland (1963-) rose to prominence in the 1980s with a series of fashion shoots in Sports Illustrated

Minor gum disturbance from hinge removal

A very fine used example with good margins all round

Wood began his music career with The Birds

Great Britain 1914 2d Postage Due die proof

Nelson took several ships (including the Swiftsure) and set off in hot pursuit

An autographed photograph of model and actress Natassja Kinski

His most famous expedition was the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917

A very fine unused imperforate example printed in dull purple on gummed Royal Cypher watermarked paper

type O5 'G' overprint