Letter
Collection object
1986.0103
H. 18.3 W. 11.2, when folded for postage (now unfolded) H. 5.1 W. 11.2
Letter, ms. from A. Moore, Killaloe, to P. O'Brien, Stamp Office, Limerick, 28th Sept. 1847 enclosing half notes, with explanation. Single sheet folded to form four pages, letter on first, then folded four times and sealed for posting. Only a fragment of brown wax remaining. Victoria penny red, unperforated, postage stamp at top right set sideways, letters AB. Cancellation on stamp "271" inside a lozenge of parallel lines. Three circular cancellations on reverse, "Killaloe/ SE 28/ 1847" in black, "[Nen]agh/ SE 28/ 1847" in black and "Limerick/ SE 29/ 1847" in blue. Large hole in paper where seal torn off.