Nelson victory poster set to fetch £10k
A RARE poster declaring Nelson's historic victory looks set to fetch more than £10,000 at auction after being found in a New Town attic.
The 205-year-old poster was one of thousands distributed in the days after the 1805 battle.
It is thought that only two survive, the other being in the Royal Navy Museum in Portsmouth.
The single sheet was found framed and in "impeccable" condition in the house. It is believed the owner had no idea of its existence until the clean-out.
The poster, printed in London, informed people across the country that Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson had won the battle.
The rare find is expected to trigger a bidding war at Lyon and Turnbull next Wednesday. Its estimated price is between 10,000 and 15,000.
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