Find out how one of the former prime minister's famous handbags has ended up for sale in Shropshire:
A handbag once owned by Margaret Thatcher is expected to fetch up to £6,000 when it is sold at auction.
Auctioneers Halls in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, said the sale included a box with the words "Grey dress bag" in the ex-prime minister's handwriting.The seller won it in a Daily Mail competition in 2016 and it is due to go under the hammer on 22 March. The auctioneers said the newspaper paid about £50,000 for eight lots from an auction of Mrs Thatcher memorabilia in December 2015.
The items included five handbags and three head scarves and the newspaper then gave the items away in a series of reader competitions.The inscription in black ink on the side of the maker's box which reads Grey 'Dress' bagHalls said it had dark grey leather trim and interior and the the clasp and chain were made of 18ct gold.The handbag has a 18ct gold clasp with a sapphire
Halls also said the inscription in black ink on the side of the maker's box compares with handwriting on record and the words "grey dress bag" suggest it was reserved for a formal evening occasion.
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