Christmas 1666: the Plague Toll
UK: One of the least prepossessing lots, but obviously rare and among the more sought after of the day’s offerings, was a small handbill recording the plague tally and burial record for the Cambridge colleges from Christmas Day 1666 to New Year’s Day 1667.
It was sold for £700, despite the disfigurement that had resulted from old Sellotape repairs.
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