Envelope and Letter from The Earl Marshal's Office advising a Mr Maurice Quick that individual applications to attend the Coronation in Westminster Abbey cannot be entertained, dated 23.10.1936. Standard letter with manuscript notations, embossed heading in blue. Envelope bordered in blue, rubber-stamped Earl Marshal's office and manuscript address, 6½" x 8" plus, its envelope. (A polite letter from the Earl Marshal, but stating this is a top draw event and ordinary Joe's from a flat in Balham are not invited. Mr Maurice Quick did not miss much, this Coronation was cancelled because the King ran off with an American floozy to France)