Arthur Orton Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Arthur Orton NPG x197140
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Maull & Co
The Tichborne claimant was the person who identified himself, in a series of dramatic legal cases, to be the long-lost Sir Roger Tichborne. The Claimant, as he was commonly known, is usually assumed not to have been Sir Roger Tichborne, but Arthur Orton. Tichborne had been on a ship, the Bella, which had disappeared at sea in 1854. In 1863, his mother advertised in the world's press, asking for his whereabouts. Two years later, a butcher calling himself Tomas Castro from Wagga Wagga, Australia,... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










