Home > Back to Search Results > A large & decorative masthead... Avoiding taxation...
Click image to enlarge 687309
Show image list »

A large & decorative masthead... Avoiding taxation...



Item # 687309

Currently Unavailable. Contact us if you would like to be placed on a want list or to be notified if a similar item is available.



October 31, 1722

THE ORIGINAL LONDON POST OR, HEATHCOTE'S INTELLIGENCE, London, England, Oct. 31, 1722 

* Great masthead engraving
* Very rare publication


A rare title with the text running continuously from issue to issue, the lead sentence is the completion of the last sentence from the previous issue.
This was done by several periodicals during this period to avoid the tax on newspapers. This format classified it as a pamphlet, and therefore no tax was required. According to Crane and Kaye this title is not held by any American institution.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper,11 by 7 inches, with a very handsome and decorative masthead. Some light damp staining and small worm holes at the bottom margin with a bit of loss here, very displayable

Category: The 1600's and 1700's