Dispatch Label, addressed to The Earl of Derby and signed ‘The Queen’; addressed by Lord Derby to The Queen’, signed ‘Derby’.7 x 3 inches, in good condition, minor blemishes only.Undated.
Slips of paper in this style were addressed at one end and tied to a document being forwarded. The label has then been reversed and readdressed for the return journey, The closed holes for the tie can be seen. The Earl of Derby became Prime Minister in 1852, 1858-9, and 1866-68.