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- 1984-1988 (Creation)
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5 production units.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Philatelist Robson Lowe (1905-1997) founded the Regent Stamp Company and subsidiary Robson Lowe Limited, a leading stamp auction house. Robson Lowe Limited was taken over by Christie's, the fine art auction house, in 1980.
In the 1970s Robson Lowe persuaded the Corsini family to sell their archive of correspondence, which contained letters of great importance for postal history. He personally worked on them until their sale at Christie's in the 1980s.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/047 1984-1988 Collection 5 production units. Robson Lowe Ltd , stamp auction house
Christie's , fine art auction house
Philatelist Robson Lowe (1905-1997) founded the Regent Stamp Company and subsidiary Robson Lowe Limited, a leading stamp auction house. Robson Lowe Limited was taken over by Christie's, the fine art auction house, in 1980.
In the 1970s Robson Lowe persuaded the Corsini family to sell their archive of correspondence, which contained letters of great importance for postal history. He personally worked on them until their sale at Christie's in the 1980s.
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records relating to auction houses Christie's and Robson Lowe Limited, comprising sales catalogues for the sale of the Corsini mercantile correspondence.
Sales catalogues in chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See CLC/B/062 for photocopies of the Corsini letters relating to mercantile trade between London and Italy.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
November 2010 to January 2011. Auctions Auction catalogues People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Auctioneers Information sources Documents Auction particulars Sales catalogues Business enterprises Enterprises Robson Lowe Ltd , stamp auction house Christie's , fine art auction house London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records relating to auction houses Christie's and Robson Lowe Limited, comprising sales catalogues for the sale of the Corsini mercantile correspondence.
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Sales catalogues in chronological order.
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Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See CLC/B/062 for photocopies of the Corsini letters relating to mercantile trade between London and Italy.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English