Business check, 7.25 x 3.75, filled out and signed by Dickens, payable to Higham Church for £5.0.0, April 3, 1866. The check has been mounted or inlaid to a larger sheet. Accompanied by a CDV of Dickens and a vintage suede-bound copy of A Christmas Carol. Framed to an overall size of 9.5 x 6. In fine condition overall, with light vertical folds (touching a few letters of signature), pen cancellations touching two letters, a hint of subtle soiling, and spindle hole to blank portion. The signature is dark and clear. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.