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Auction 143, Lot 825

"[On 3 Sheets - Vellum Indenture]"

Subject: Indentures

Period: 1851 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
24.7 x 30.8 inches
62.7 x 78.2 cm
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This vellum indenture, on three sheets, represents a land sale and promissory note between Richard and John Kelly and William Hole. The property is located in Marwood, Devon County, England. There is a blue tax stamp with foil on each sheet, and the front sheet is signed and sealed with red wax along the gutter.

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Condition: B+

The ink is crisp and the text is quite legible with some light soiling primarily along the edges of the sheets and some minor extraneous creasing.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 2/13/2013

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