Martin Luther King signed programme

Martin Luther King signed programmeA rare and historic programme signed by the Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Georgia born preacher Martin Luther King Jr (1929 1968) was the de facto leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, the Birmingham Campaign (1963) and the March on Washington (1963). It was in the nations capital he gave his iconic I Have a Dream speech. King was shot dead by a white supremacist in 1968. He continued to

Great Britain 1840 1d black (V

in his book on Dickens' life

young filleted head left

and Gloucestershire - their territory contained two large towns (Corinium Dobunnorum now Cirencester

A very fine and fresh example with all panes watermark inverted

Exceptional provenance originating from the British Postal Museum Archives which were released into the market for the first time in 2014

All prints are in mint condition

made particularly challenging by our adherence to strict quality controls in that only the finest examples in existence were permitted into the collection

Hong Kong 1912-21 $1 purple and blue/blue

one inverted

with some light toning and folding as is typical of documents of this age

The level of detail also suggests that the item was drawn from observation