BBC show finds "passport" signed by Charles I in 1641

London, May 11 (ANI): A BBC Show has come across a "passport" dating back to 1641 in Sunderland, UK, which was signed by Charles I.

According to a report by BBC News, the program, known as 'Flog It', has put a price of up to 20,000 pounds on a "passport" which is almost 400 years old.

It was brought to the Stadium of Light to be valued by Peter and Eileen Milner and is thought to be one of the best finds in the show's eight year history.

The document, which belonged to a Captain Bradshaw, dates back to 1641 and was signed by Charles I.

Heirloom expert and show presenter, Paul Martin, put a reserve price of between 2,000 pounds and 3,000 pounds, but said it could fetch between 15,000 pounds and 20,000 pounds.

The document, which is handwritten on vellum parchment, was bought as a present for Eileen for about 100 pounds.

According to Milner, "It has beautiful writing with the signature of Charles I, we believe, and it gives passage to a Captain Bradshaw and his wife and servants to travel the oceans on behalf of the king."

"It is fascinating - it belonged to a friend of ours who was a collector and when his estate was being sold my husband bought it for me as a birthday present," he added.

"It may go from from 2,000 pounds to 20,000 pounds; we just don't know until the day of the auction," he said.

"It would be nice if it went to a museum or the Passport Office if they have collections. But for the moment it is with the BBC for safe-keeping," he added. (ANI)