Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Ephemera and Photographs
>
some advise please old British documents
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 249666, member: 25"]They would be hand written. When typewriters came along they switched to typewriting. May are very fresh looking having spent almost all their existence in a deed box tied up in red tape.</p><p><br /></p><p>The red tape used to tie up legal bundles led to the modern expression 'red tape' meaning a complicated official process.</p><p><br /></p><p>They also always had a official revenue stamp, top left of the front page, and at least up to the mid 19th C were usually dated in terms of the year of the reign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 249666, member: 25"]They would be hand written. When typewriters came along they switched to typewriting. May are very fresh looking having spent almost all their existence in a deed box tied up in red tape. The red tape used to tie up legal bundles led to the modern expression 'red tape' meaning a complicated official process. They also always had a official revenue stamp, top left of the front page, and at least up to the mid 19th C were usually dated in terms of the year of the reign.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Ephemera and Photographs
>
some advise please old British documents
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...