We are always told that ‘Knowledge is King’.
And today I’m going to share some of my knowledge with you.
It could make you very wealthy...
My name is Paul Fraser.
I have been buying and selling the worlds rarest Autographs and Manuscripts for over 30 years.
During that time I built up my business from scratch. Today that business is the biggest of its kind in Europe and part of the Stanley Gibbons Group.
For 30 years I’ve traveled the world looking for the finest pieces for discerning clients.
And what I have in my hands today is the ‘Holy Grail’ of my career.
It’s certainly the oldest item I have ever handled, and one of the most beautiful.
It’s the only one of its kind in private hands...
Sure, others are in museums, but you’ll never get the chance to own, or profit, from them.
But you can own, and profit, from what I’m about to share with you.
You see...I have the earliest signature of a British Monarch that you will ever find.
And the condition of the manuscript is nearly as fresh as the day it was written...over 540 years ago.
This is a truly remarkable piece...
King Edward IV dated 1467.
The earliest known signature of any British Monarch.
The word ‘unique’ could have been coined especially for this item. It will make you tremble just to touch it...
It has made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
It’s a Treaty signed by Edward IV. The Treaty itself is incredible, 15 inches by 23 inches in size. You can view the signature here:
Click here to view treaty
I am sitting in our offices in Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, and I’m very excited to be handling this piece.
It’s the history behind the item that excites me.
Let me share it with you...
In 1066, Harold II was the King of England, flushed with success, enjoying his victory at the ‘Battle of Stamford Bridge’.
Meanwhile in the south of England, William the Conqueror had landed.
On hearing of the invasion Harold and his troops rushed south to fight William at the Battle of Hastings.
It was here that Harold was fatally wounded.
William was the victor and proclaimed King of England.
But William had one problem: As a Duke of Normandy he still owed allegiance to the King of France, Philip I.
As such the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy would remain in personal union until 1204.
The remnants of the Duchy of Normandy have remained under the sovereign rule of the Kings and Queens of England until this day...
They are now known as the Channel Islands.
And here I am today in Guernsey, the Channel Islands.
An island 5 miles off the coast of France, with the street names in French, although pronounced in a very English way, but still under the rule of the Crown of England.
Edward III, the father of Edward IV still had a claim to the throne of France, which resulted in the hundred years war 1337-1453, where at that point England only managed to retain Calais.
Edward IV
And this brings us nicely to Edward IV...born in Rouen in 1442, who found himself newly crowned and then quickly embroiled in the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487.
A series of Civil Wars then ensued between the houses of Lancaster and York, tying him Edward up in Wars for all of his reign.
Then after his death, his son and heir Edward V was subsequently murdered and Richard III, his Uncle, assumed the crown.
Edward IV was effectively the last French King of England...
In 1475 "The Treaty of Picquigny" was signed and it is where Louis XI pays Edward IV to stay in England and not pursue his claim to the throne of France...
This was the end of the French connection...
I never knew that, and I have been collecting Autograph material all of my life.
I have never even seen an Edward IV signature until now.
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The earliest known signature of any British Monarch
It poses a problem for me...
As a collector, I may never see another one in my lifetime...what is an item like this worth?
It is an item of historical importance, the earliest known signature of a British Monarch.
How do you compare it to a recent Warhol owned by Hugh Grant selling for $23.5M, or a Klimit selling for $165M?
There is absolutely no comparison in my book...
The “Opportunity Cost”
There are certain ‘once in a lifetime events’ that you experience.
My grandparents talked of houses priced at £100 ($206).
But these times do not come again, once they are gone they are gone for ever.
They have what I call an "opportunity cost” which sometimes seems high in that moment in time.
But documents like this have a quality, a value and a rarity which will always remain long after the purchase price is forgotten.
Today we are offering a major piece of British history.
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The earliest known signature of any British Monarch
It should rightfully be displayed at Buckingham Palace or at the Houses of Parliament...
It’s a document to be proud of...true heritage...something that your great grandchildren will always be thankful for...
The simple truth is we are only custodians of these exceptional pieces of history....they have lived through exciting times, and seen our history in the making...
This is an exceptional opportunity to share that close association with a Nation's history, and hold a document held by one of our past Kings over 540 years ago...
This signed Treaty between England and Brittany was designed for their mutual support against King Louis XI of France.
This Treaty with Brittany must rank as one of the most important early signed Royal documents to have ever come on the Market and can be truly claimed to be of considerable historical importance.
The signature "Edoward" reinforces the French connection, and indeed the whole document is written in French, which would be one of the last times this would be seen by an English Monarch.
Very few original Royal proclamations survive today, or even from the later Tudor period.
It is signed in 1467, and written in French, by an English King...
Francis II (1435-1488) was the last Duke of Brittany...emboldened by the new alliance with England...he invaded Normandy, only to lose.
The promised reinforcements from England and Burgundy never arrived, and he was forced to sign a succession of Treaties with France curtailing the independence of his Duchy.
These were difficult times for the Monarchy in England, and Edward IV was right at the centre of the break with the French throne, and English territory within France.
This is real History in your hands...
And, more importantly, this is the sort of opportunity that rarely shows itself.
Once it’s gone it’s gone, and possibly forever.
It's that simple...
This document is something of massive importance...with a place in History...and the earliest known signed document by any King or Queen of England.
So, it’s a unique opportunity to invest £150,000 in a one-off historical document that could easily be worth over £1 Million pounds in future years.
Think quickly...
You may never get the chance again to own such a superb piece of history...
Call me urgently.
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Regards
Paul Fraser
P.S. "Unique" is an overused word...but not in this case...the potential for long term price appreciation is enormous...do not miss this moment.
P.P.S. Phone me today...this is exceptional...one of a kind.