WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY & SUNDAY 25 & 26 July 2020

39 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 25 & 26 JULY 2020 43 1804 (20 August). Letter signed by Admiral Horatio Nelson on board HMS Victory. Addressed to “the Masters of His Majesty’s Ships Victory, Royal Sovereign and Seahorse”, concerning “rotten stinking” barrel of pork and its inspection and return to shore. Also signed by Vice Admiral Alexander John Scott. Signed “Nelson + Bronte”, a year before the Battle of Trafalgar. Attractively contained in a blue cloth folder with inscription and silhouette of Nelson in gilt. Early American History Auctions Inc., Racho Santa Fe, California, 13 December 2003, lot 142; Dix Noonan Webb, London, 23 September 2005, lot 866; Private collection. Condition: Very good. Estimate €3000-€4000 (approx £2,730-£3,640) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 43 44 1804 and 1810 Third Irish Lottery Tickets One sixteenth tickets issued by Callwell, 35 College Green, Dublin. Also a Byrnes & Co. Pittsburgh, Bill of Exchange for £3 to Miss Mary Ivers. (3) Condition: Very good, edge tears on the Bill of Exchange. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£140) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 44