Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026
Lot 93
Estimate: £30/40
Hammer: £40
William Deedes. Gentlemen of Kent 1853. Trimmed envelope front laid to card, signed to the lower left corner ‘Wm Deedes’. The envelope addressed to a Mr Rigden of Canterbury, postmarked 23rd July 1880. Small tear to top edge, otherwise in good condition.
Deedes served as a conservative Member of Parliament for East Kent from 1876-1880. He played one first-class match, for Gentlemen of Kent in 1853.