Lot 65345 – Cavan – Ballyconnell: 1848 Mourning envelope from Liverpool

Cavan – Ballyconnell: 1848 Mourning envelope from Liverpool to Miss J. Benison, Mount Pleasant, Ballyconnell, manuscript « Above 1/2 oz more to pay », with handstruck « 2 » and unframed MORE TO PAY, plus clear Derrylin/Ballyconnell italic receiving house mkg in blue alongside, a fine and scarce

Note: In the 18th century the Benison family were mill owners in the Ballyconnell area of county Cavan. The first family home was Mount Pleasant on the outskirts of Ballyconnell.