Bubb Kuyper

Books and Manuscripts · Los 2030

[Netherlands]. Manuscript letter

subject to bodeloon, dated "1596", from "Dirrixlandt" to "Ooltgenspladt", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, with attached remnants of a red paper seal.

Los
2030
Schätzpreis
80 € – 100 €
Zuschlag
80 €
Fotos
2 Fotos

Zustand

Some sm. defects.

Anmerkungen

Before 1750, to forward messages, people in the countryside relied on messengers of opportunity or letters were sent using skipper's barges. There were no fixed routes or lists with tarrifs. However the recipient of a letter paid the cost, called 'bodeloon'. The sender frequently wrote down a recommended price for the receipt of the letter by the addressee. This letter shows a very early example of this: "Lone dy bode twee st[uivers]".