Mary I, Queen of England (1516-1558) Signed Land Deed with Great Seal, c. 1554.

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Mary I, Queen of England (1516-1558) Signed Land Deed with Great Seal, c. 1554.
Single page parchment document, in a formal secretarial hand, the bottom portion folded up, in the normal fashion, the seal suspended from a strip of parchment laced through the folded portion bearing Mary's signature, the seal itself round, of a pale wax with reddish brown surface, depicting Mary seated on the throne, flanked by her coat of arms and the Tudor rose; slightly flattened along Mary's knees and hands, approximately 5 inches in diameter; the document with slight spotting; housed in a modern archival shadow box frame, the document 15 x 6 1/2 in., 19 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. overall.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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