Charles Dickens Handwritten and Signed Envelope Bahrain stamps Australian stamps at the time

Australian stamps at the time included the "Kangaroo and Map" and King George V designs

and Lake Naivasha

and even single examples from this issue are sought-after

commencing February 17th 1974 at $1

He’s remembered as a humble ruler

Charles Dickens Handwritten and Signed Envelope Bahrain stamps Australian stamps at the timeA handsome 3 x 6. 5" 1864 handwritten and signed envelope from Charles Dickens. Addressed in Dickens' hand to actor and dramatist Benjamin Webster (1797 1882), who adapted Dickens' 1844 Christmas book 'The Chimes' for a theatre production. Webster was manager of London's New Adelphi Theatre and Theatre Royal Haymarket. Dickens addresses the letter to Webster at the New Adelphi. Dickens has also signed the letter handsomely in the bottom left. The