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The Franking Privilege

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Date:

ca. 1842-1857

Reference:

R13151-0-9-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2966911

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Charles Dawson Shanly collection

The Franking Privilege
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Date(s):

ca. 1842-1857

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 drawing / dessin : pen and black ink on wove paper
Support 34.400 x 23.400

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Artist: Shanly, Charles Dawson, 1811-1875

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed., Inscription: in pen and black ink, recto, l.l.: C.D.S.; b.: THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE / "Hard times! hard times! - I [underlined] ain't goin' to pay for any more washin, / not I! - I'll post [underlined] my dickeys [underlined] (I always wear dickeys [underlined] shirts ain't respectable), - / I'll post'em, shove'em right into the letter box - and let the old woman wash / 'em and post'em back again - That's what I [underlined] calls a privilege - I reckon / she may just send me a cheese or two by return of post - 'every little helps."; (Partial transcription)
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Portraits

cartoon / dessin humoristique
Source:

Private

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1996-005 DAP
00004
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of an art archivist

Volume [R13151]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 Item no. assigned by LAC 4

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1996-5-4
Copyright: Expired

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