EICKE THEODOR: (1892-1943) German SS functionary, one of the key figures in the development of Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust serving as the second commandant of Dachau concentration camp 1933-34. Eicke was also one of the executioners of SA Chief Ernst Rohm during the Night of the Long Knives purge. Knight's Cross winner with Oakleaves. T.L.S., Eicke, in bold black pencil, one page, 4to, Berlin, 10th May 1935, to the Chief of the SS Main Office, in German. Eicke writes in regards to SS-Untersturmfuhrer Max Schafer and explains that he cannot be hired for a guard unit as the existing budget will not allow it and that 'There are also racial differences'. With an official SS stamp and pencil annotations and two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature. Some light age wear, otherwise VG Max Schafer (1907-1987) German Standartenfuhrer in the Waffen-SS during World War II, Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves.
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[NAZI OCCULT]: DARRE RICHARD WALTHER: (1895-1953) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer of World War II. Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture 1933-42. T.L.S., R Walther Darre, one page, 4to, Berlin, 22nd December 1937, to [SS-Oberfuhrer Weisthor, an alias of Karl Maria Wiligut], in German, on the printed stationery of Der Reichsfuhrer SS, Head of the Race and Resettlement Authority. Darre writes, in full, 'To you and your family I send my warmest good wishes for the coming Yule celebrations and the New Year. I hope that you will be pleased with the picture of Frederick the Great. Heil Hitler!' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Karl Maria Wiligut (1866-1946) Austrian occultist and SS-Brigadefuhrer. Wiligut, who also used the alias Weisthor, was employed within the personal staff and offices of Heinrich Himmler and Karl Wolff, and claimed to be in the tradition of a long line of German mystic teachers, reaching back into prehistoric times. He also claimed to have spiritual powers that allowed him direct access to genetic memories of his ancestors thousands of years in the past. Wiligut contributed significantly to the development of Wewelsburg as the order-castle and ceremonial centre of SS pseudo-religious practice and also designed the Totenkopfring, which Himmler personally awarded to prestigious SS officers.
RAEDER ERICH: (1876-1960) German Grand Admiral of World War II, Knight's Cross winner. D.S., Raeder, one page, folio, Berlin, 10th September 1939, in German. The partially printed document, completed in a calligraphic hand, appoints the senior government inspector Wilhelm Stern to be an administrative clerk, in the expectation that 'true to his oath of service, (he) will faithfully discharge his duties and justify the confidence bestowed upon him by this appointment' and continues 'At the same time, he can be sure of the special protection of the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor'. Signed by Raeder at the foot in his capacity as Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine alongside a blind embossed circular seal featuring the Nazi swastika and eagle. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and a number of small tears to the right edge, otherwise about VG
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At the Nuremberg Trials Hermann Goring declares that the Austrian people ‘welcomed [the] marching in of Germans into Austria with tremendous enthusiasm’ [NUREMBERG TRIALS]: GORING HERMANN (1893-1946) German Political and Military leader, Commander of the Luftwaffe during World War II. D.S., Hermann Goring, in bold pencil, one page, folio, n.p. (Nuremberg), 29th November 1945, in German. The partially printed (mimeographed) document, completed in typescript, is addressed to the General Secretary of the International Military Tribunal and is a Defendant's Application for Summons for Witness in which Goring requests that Ward Price, Chief Correspondent of the Daily Mail in London, be summoned to give evidence on his behalf, as 'The witness knows: a) That the Defendant Goering endeavoured always to promote German-English understanding before and after the outbreak of war. b) That the prepondering majority of Austrian people desired annexation of Austria to Germany and welcomed marching in of Germans into Austria with tremendous enthusiasm' and that such facts are relevant because 'They serve to support my contention that I did not wish a War of Aggression and that the annexation of Austria corresponded to the wish of the population'. Countersigned in bold pencil at the foot by Dr. Otto Stahmer, the Defence Counsel representing Goring. Accompanied by the official IMT English translation of Goring's document. Some file holes to the upper edge of each document, light overall age wear and minor traces of professional restoration, otherwise VG, 2 George Ward Price (1886-1961) British journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for the Daily Mail newspaper. In the 1930s Price carried out several interviews with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and the journalist clearly held pro-fascist views. In his book I Know These Dictators (1937) Price portrayed himself as a close friend of Hitler, writing of the Fuhrer 'Behind the forceful character which Hitler displays in public, there is a pleasant personality known only to his intimates'. During the Anschluss, the German annexation of Austria, Price accompanied Hitler's party as they entered Vienna. After the war, Goring, who had been one of the most powerful figures of the Third Reich, was convicted at the Nuremberg Trials of conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to death by hanging in 1946, but committed suicide by ingesting cyanide hours before the sentence was to be carried out. Provenance: The present document originated from the archives of Dr. Hans Werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the Record of the Trial of Major War Criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (English, French & German) immediately following the Nuremberg Trials.
Jodl’s wife gives her husband some advice at the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials –‘I make a most fervent plea that you will not undervalue the importance of a good lawyer for your defence’ [NUREMBERG TRIALS]: JODL ALFRED (1890-1946) German Generaloberst, Chief of the Operations Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command 1939-45. An historically significant A.L.S., Jodl, (and also signed Alfred Jodl at the head of the first page), two pages, folio, n.p. (Nuremberg), 22nd October 1945, to the Major of the Royal British Army who is charged with the retaining of Defence Counsels [i.e. Airey Neave], in German. Jodl states that he would like to quote several extracts from letters which he has received from his wife regarding the appointments of a defence counsel, in part, '6.9. I make a most fervent plea that you will not undervalue the importance of a good lawyer for your defence. Dr. Sack, Berlin, and Prof. Grimm, Muenster, have been especially recommended to me. 25.9. I have been advised that a good criminal lawyer would perhaps be better than a civil lawyer…..26.9. I have been able to find out that if we want to retain privately a legal counsel that we shall have to pay him ourselves. From what? I suggest that we just let the Americans appoint the German counsel. If you want to retain one privately, perhaps I can find someone who will take the case without pay. I'll have to get at that right away, so that no time will be lost later'. Jodl concludes his letter by remarking 'In answer, I wrote my wife that I should like to have Prof. Mitteis, Rostock. I don't know whether my wife ever received this letter, and. If so, whether she will be able to get in touch with Prof. Mitteis. The Court should do that'. Neatly inlaid and with several file holes to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text. Some very light, minor age toning, about VG Airey Neave (1916-1979) British Lieutenant Colonel, the first British prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle during World War II. After the war Neave served with the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials. As a well-known war hero (as well as being a qualified lawyer who spoke fluent German) Neave was honoured with the role of reading the indictments to the Nazi leaders on trial. After the end of World War II, Jodl was indicted at the Nuremberg Trials on charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The principal charges against him related to his signing of the criminal Commando and Commissar Orders. Found guilty on all charges, he was sentenced to death and executed in Nuremberg in 1946. Provenance: The present document originated from the archives of Dr. Hans Werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the Record of the Trial of Major War Criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (English, French & German) immediately following the Nuremberg Trials.
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[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: KEITEL WILHELM (1882-1946) German Field Marshal of World War II who served as Chief of the Armed Forces High Command 1938-45. D.S., W Keitel, in pencil, one page, folio, n.p. (Nuremberg), 17th January 1946, in German. The partially printed (mimeographed) document, completed in typescript, is addressed to the General Secretary of the International Military Tribunal and is a Defendant's Application for Summons for Witness in which Keitel requests that Oberregierungsrat Dr. Erbe of Berlin, a former employee of the Ministry of Interior, be summoned to give evidence on his behalf, further adding that the witness also served under Wilhelm Frick up until the middle of 1944 and that Erbe has knowledge 'That the Consulting Committee (Referentenausschuss) of the Defense of the Country (Landesverteidigung), subsequently the Reich Defense Committee (Reichsverteidigungsausschuss), advised only on questions regarding the defense of the country but never on strategic or operational questions; that it also did not concern itself with the planning of aggressive wars' and that such facts are relevant because 'the prosecution asserts that the above mentioned committee has planned aggressive wars. I was a member of this committee'. Countersigned in pencil at the foot by Dr. Otto Nelte, the Defence Counsel representing Keitel. Accompanied by the official IMT English translation of Keitel's document. Some light overall age wear and minor traces of professional restoration, otherwise VG, 2 Following the end of World War II Keitel was indicted by the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials as one of the 'major war criminals' and was found guilty on all counts: crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, criminal conspiracy and war crimes. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in 1946. Provenance: The present document originated from the archives of Dr. Hans Werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the Record of the Trial of Major War Criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (English, French & German) immediately following the Nuremberg Trials.
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[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: RIBBENTROP JOACHIM VON (1893-1946) German politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany 1938-45. A rare A.L.S., J v Ribbenrop, one page, folio, n.p. (Nuremberg), n.d. (1945/46), to the Prison Authorities, in German. Ribbentrop, writing in bold pencil, provides the authorities detaining him with instructions regarding his personal property, in part, 'I wish to hand over my complete property as shown below to my defence counsel Dr Georg Froeschmann, Nuremberg, Urilandstrasse 36, for my wife Annalies von Ribbentrop. Money: 26,000 Mark less the amount which Colonel Andrus handed over to my wife….The amount was, I believe, 3,600 Mark. 1 gold wrist watch (Longines). The prison receipt for the gold watch is held by Dr Froeschmann or Herr Pintor. Various pictures and letters which are in my prison cell in the linen bag. 2 files of defence documents (blue)…..1 suit, 1 pair of grey trousers…..'My Memoirs;, pages 108-126, 1 memorandum on the Jewish policy, 2 gold dental bridges'. Some light age toning to the head of the page, only very slightly affecting the first line of text and with some light age wear and a few very small tears to the upper edge, about VG Joachim von Ribbentrop was arrested in June 1945 and subsequently convicted and sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials for his role in starting World War II in Europe and enabling the Holocaust. On 16th October 1946 he became the first of the Nuremberg defendants to be executed by hanging.
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[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: RIBBENTROP JOACHIM VON (1893-1946) German politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany 1938-45. A rare Autograph Manuscript Signed, Joachim von Ribbentrop (twice, once at the head of the first page and again, with an inscription, at the conclusion), thirteen pages (separate leaves), folio, n.p. (Nuremberg), n.d. (1945/46). Marked 'Personal' and written in bold pencil, in English, Ribbentrop's manuscript is of a biographical nature, and was prepared for Major Douglas M. Kelley, a United States Army psychiatrist serving at Nuremberg, and states, 'My family comes from a farm called "Ribbentrop"….in Detmold, where my family can be tracid (sic) back to the twelfth century being "Freibanum" (free-peasants) on their own land. In later centuries the family produced mostly judges, officials and later also soldiers. An ancestor of mine Barthold Ribbentrop signed the Westphalian peace for the Count of Lippe. My grandfather (father of my father) was still a…..Major in the Brunswick artillerie (sic). My grandmother was also a born Ribbentrop from Brunswick. The father of my mother was likewise….on his farm….in the province of Saxony. The mother of my mother was…..also from the country in Saxony. My father was Lt. Colonel in the Prussian Army Artillerie (sic). His two brothers also…..My father was a real type of a soldier, but also highly interested in intellectual and political matters. He was well based in all litteratuer (sic) history and a very independent sort of a personality. He also took an interest in the social tendencies of our century giving the working class a better living. His independence of thought (critic of political, military matters and of the former Kaiser) brought him into difficulties with his superior officers, so that he resigned from the army in 1909. We then lived in Switzerland for some years. In the worlds war my father fought with distinction and then lived as retired officer…..He was interested in the national-socialistic movement, but did not join it till 1933, because he was against the anti-Jewish policy of the party. He died on the 1 of January 1941 in his 82nd year. My feelings towards my father were such that I liked and admired him more than anybody in this world except my wife and children. There has never been a change in our relations since my childhood. I always had a very free exchange of views with him on all subjects and his death was felt by myself more than I can express. Of my mother I only have the recollection of my childhood. I was about 11 years when she died….of tuberculosis of the lungs after she had already lost a kidney, also of tuberculosis. The disease has been in her family, as her mother also died of this illness. My remembrance of her is of being a very sweet, delicate or rather suffering woman. Very good looking but very fragile. We loved her very much; when we saw her - as she was often absent….. - she was mostly in bed. I believe she was very fond of us 3 children, but did not want to infect us with T.B. and therefore saw us seldom. I have been sorry all my life not having known her more, because she was - the few times I remember - very good and sweet to us, She was, I believe, also very intelligent and very musical like my father. I used to love to sit beside her, when she played the piano, which she did, I believe, wonderfully. She made me love music so that I took up the violin and wanted to become a violinist, when I had finished school. My one brother, Lothar Ribbentrop, which I had, has been during his short life my good comrade. We were very fond of each other & helped us whenever we could. Once he saved my life in pulling me out of a river, as I could not swim, something which I never forgot him. I also could help him sometimes. We were together in Canada, where he caught a tuberculosis shortly before the war. He never recovered. He came over after the outbreak of the first worlds war, the army would not take him, he went to Switzerland and died of consumption at Lugano at the age of 26 in December 1918. We always had much the same ideas and thoughts. It may be a queer coincidence, but I must mention it: I was in Odessa (Russia) in December 1918, ill in bed, when one night in a dream I saw my brother quite clearly dying, lifting himself once more up in his pillows and then fall back dead. When after months I came home to Germany, my father told me of my brother's death and I could see from my diary that he had died really the same night I had seen him die in my dream. Our family life always has been very intimate. My brother was a rather quiet & earnest type of a man, very straightforward & very reliable. My only sister, Ingeborg….is a very nice little woman. Everybody likes her and we have also always been very fond of each other. It was on account of her, that my father at the time went to Switzerland, her lungs as little girl being affected by tubercular bacillus. However she recovered and has been healthy since. She was married about 1922/23 to a friend of mine, Albert Jenke, with whom she lived mostly in Turkey, he being in the building industry, Later on my brother in law was commercial attaché & councillor at the German Embassy at Constantinople. My sister is a woman, who I think takes life in a way, a woman should. She is always sweet & nice to everybody, has very many friends, has the heart in the right spot and I love her very much. The story of my own family: I was married to Annelies Henkell, daughter of the German champagne manufacturer Henkell and his wife,…..in Wiesbaden on the 5th July 1920. This year we should have celebrated our Silver Wedding. The story of the life of my wife and myself together is a rare one. It is too precious and too wonderful to be described in words, a marriage which has made life worth while living for me. I love my wife more than anything in this world, more than my own life and her love for me, she could not show better than she did during the last days of this war, when she wanted to come to me to Berlin from the south and end her life with mine. The Fuhrer forbade her coming. Our common life has been a life full of work, events, sad and gay ones, but above all a life full of happiness and harmony, as is seldom given to two human beings. I shall ever be grateful for this wonder. My wife has given us 5 children. The oldest Rudolf-Lothar was born on the 11th of May 1921 in Wiesbaden. He is a fine boy, educated in Berlin, joined the Westminster school in London for about a year, went then the usual way for Hitler Youth, working service into the army............This has caused a lack of memory to a certain extent, that some times certain happenings are completely wiped out of my memory…..the sleeplessness hasn't improved. I regularly take powders, but only sleep a few hours….Headaches, ear drumming, schwindelanfalle have somewhat intensified'. Signed and inscribed at the conclusion, 'To Major D. E. Kelley, with greatest thanks for all his kindness, Joachim von Ribbentrop'. A remarkable autobiographical manuscript written by Ribbentrop whilst imprisoned at Nuremberg. Some light age toning to some pages and with a few small, minor tears to a few margins, generally VGJoachim von Ribbentrop was arrested in June 1945 and subsequently convicted and sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials for his role in starting World War II in Europe and enabling the Holocaust. On 16th October 1946 he became the first of the Nuremberg defendants to be executed by hanging.Provenance: Acquired by our vendor at a Charles Hamilton Galleries sale (Auction 145) on 15th April 1982 (lot number 108).OWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CANNOT BE SHOWN - PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTION
The former King Edward VIII is summoned as Joachim von Ribbentrop’s defence witness at the Nuremberg Trials [NUREMBERG TRIALS]: RIBBENTROP JOACHIM VON (1893-1946) German politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany 1938-45. A remarkable D.S., J v Ribbentrop, in bold pencil, one page, folio, n.p. (Nuremberg), 25th January 1946, in German. The partially printed (mimeographed) document, completed in typescript, is addressed to the General Secretary of the International Military Tribunal and is a Defendant's Application for Summons for Witness in which Ribbentrop requests that the Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, be summoned to give evidence on his behalf, as 'When presenting his credentials in 1936, von Ribbentrop expressed to the then King Edward VIII the desire of the Reich Chancellor for the closest cooperation between Germany and England. In the course of this audience, King Edward VIII declared that he, too, deemed such a cooperation necessary' and further explaining that such facts are relevant 'To disprove counts I and II of the General Indictment and the respective counts of the special indictments filed up to now'. Countersigned in bold pencil at the foot by Dr. Martin Horn, the Defence Counsel representing Ribbentrop. Accompanied by the official IMT English translation of Ribbentrop's document. Some file holes to the upper edge of each document, light overall age wear and minor traces of professional restoration, otherwise VG, 2 King Edward VIII's beliefs regarding Adolf Hitler and the Nazis have long been the subject of speculation. Many historians have suggested that Hitler was prepared to reinstate the Duke of Windsor as King in the hope of establishing a fascist puppet government in Great Britain after Operation Sea Lord. It is widely believed that the Duke and Duchess (whom the FBI were informed had slept with the German Ambassador in London, Joachim von Ribbentrop, in 1936) sympathised with fascism before and during World War II and were moved to the Bahamas to minimise their opportunities to act on their feelings. Joachim von Ribbentrop was arrested in June 1945 and subsequently convicted and sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials for his role in starting World War II in Europe and enabling the Holocaust. On 16th October 1946 he became the first of the Nuremberg defendants to be executed by hanging. Provenance: The present document originated from the archives of Dr. Hans Werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the Record of the Trial of Major War Criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (English, French & German) immediately following the Nuremberg Trials.
CHARLES V: (1500-1558) Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria 1519-56, King of Spain (Castile and Aragon) 1516-56, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy 1506-55. A fine D.S., Carol[us], one page (vellum), oblong folio, Genoa, 18th October 1536, in Latin. The attractively penned manuscript document confirms Girolamo Brebbia in his position as General Treasurer of the Duchy of Milan. Some very light, minor staining and age wear and with two neat slits where a seal would originally have been affixed, about VG In 1535 Francesco II Sforza, the Duke of Milan, had died without heirs and Charles V annexed the territory as a vacant imperial state with the help of Massimiliano Stampa, one of the most influential courtiers of the late Duke. Charles V successfully held on to all of its Italian territories, although they were invaded again on multiple occasions during the Italian wars. Genoa, where the present document was signed, was, at the time, effectively governed by the Genoese statesman and Admiral Andrea Doria who had been in the service of Charles V since 1528.
MATTHIAS: (1557-1619) Holy Roman Emperor 1612-19, Archduke of Austria 1608-19, King of Hungary and Croatia. His personal motto was “Concordia Lumine Major” (“Unity is stronger than light”). A good and unusual L.S., `Matthias´, a large and bold signature, one page, folio, 2nd of April 1611, in German. Untranslated letter. With address leaf. Small overall age wear and staining. G
ISABELLA II: (1830-1904) Queen of Spain 1833-68, deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1868, formally abdicating two years later. Vintage signed 5.5 x 8.5 cabinet photograph of the former Queen standing in a full-length pose, in later life, wearing plain black mourning clothes and holding a walking cane in one hand. Signed in fountain pen ink to a light area at the foot of the image, with a three line inscription in French, 'A mon excellente amie Duchesse de Luynes La Rochefoucauld, souvenir tres affectueux, Isabelle de Bourbon'. Some light age wear and a few minor smudges to the inscription and signature, otherwise VG Simone Louise Laure de Crussol d'Uzes (1870-1946) Duchess of Luynes, wife of Honore d'Albert de Luynes (1868-1924) The present photograph almost certainly dates from around April 1902 when Isabella II's husband, Francisco de Asis, Duke of Cadiz (1822-1902), King consort of Spain, had died. Married in 1846, the couple had separated by the time that their son, King Alfonso XII, was restored to the Spanish throne in 1874, however the separation was amicable and the two remained friends. Isabella was present at Francisco's deathbed.
LOUIS XI: (1423-1483) Louis the Prudent. King of France 1461-83. A rare L.S., Loys, one page, oblong 8vo, Montils-lez-Tours, on the 5th day of January [n.y.], to `Dear and Beloved Cousin, Count of Comminges, Marshal of France´, in old French. Written in the hand of the clerk, the King offers his help, troops and military weapons to his correspondent, stating `Monsr le mareschal pour ce que aurez besoing d'artillerie et que Jay entendu quil en y a a lyon, Jescriz a ceulx de la ville, quilz facent ce que leur ordonnerez, et me semble que devez faire fondre celle quilz ont faite et en faire faire des pieces quil vous semblera qui vous seront necessaires pour mener avecques vous´ ("Monsieur the Marshal, for what you will need of artillery and having been told that there is artillery available in Lyon, I write to those of the city in order that they do what you will order them. And it seems to me that you must melt down the ones they have made and make them in pieces as you think you will need them to carry with you") Countersigned at the base by Tillhard. A very slightly light signature although perfectly legible and visible by the King. Addressed to the verso. Overall age wear, small staining and slightly trimmed right and bottom edges, with a very small repair to the left edge, otherwise G The castle at Plessis-lez-Tours, near Tours, also known before as Montils-les-Tours, was the Royal residence of three Kings of France, Louis XI, Charles VIII and Louis XII. It was the first building in bricks and stone in the Loire and was initiated by Charles VII and Louis XI, the last bought the estate of Montils in 1463 and finished the building of the castle, making it the Royal residence of the King of France. A small cottage next to the castle gave shelter to Francis of Paula (1416-1507), an Italian mendicant friar and founder of the Roman Catholic Order of Minims. Francis of Paula was never ordained a priest. He died and is buried at Montils-lez-Tours Jean de Lescun d´Armagnac (? - 1473) Count of Comminges, known as the Bastard of Armagnac. Appointed marshal of France in 1461, the year Louis XI ascended to throne. The historically important ordinance of Montils-lès-Tours, well-remembered for the reformation of custom, was promulgated by Charles VII (1403-1461), the father and predecessor of Louis XI, in April 1453. It was an ordinance which defined the jurisdictional competences of the Parliament of Paris, the extent of the Royal domain, the rights relating to Royalty, to Peers of France, to prelates, etc.. It is especially important in the history of law because the King requests the writing down of customs, which till then were almost an exclusive matter of private law.
LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715. A fine D.S., Louis, one page, large oblong folio (featuring an attractive watermark of the King’s Royal Standard), Pavia, 15th March 1665, in French. The manuscript document is addressed to Pope Alexander VII and requests that he resume the beatification proceedings for Bishop Juvenal, ‘herewith we continue in the example of King Henry the Great [Henry IV] of immortal memory, our Grandfather who during his life initiated procedures for the beatification of this virtuous person….’ Boldly signed by the Sun King at the foot and countersigned by Hugues de Lionne (1611-1671) French statesman who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1663-71. With manuscript address panel to the verso. A document of interesting content and good association. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Alexander VII (1599-1667) Pope of the Catholic Church 1655-67. John Juvenal Ancina (1545-1604) Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Saluzzo from 1602-04. An accomplished musician and man of letters, Ancina was a professed member from the Oratorians and friend of Francis de Sales. Ancina was poisoned to death on 30th August 1604 when a renegade monk gave him wine laced with poison, apparently in a reconciliatory action after Ancina had disciplined the monk for visiting a convent with sinful intent. Ancina’s cause for sainthood commenced soon after his death although complications arose due to a lack of concrete evidence suggesting that he was killed in hatred of the faith due to his being poisoned and the cause was suspended for a time until 1666 when Pope Alexander VII reopened it. Francis de Sales attested to Ancina’s saintliness at around the same time, however it would not be until February 1890 that Ancina was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715. D.S., Louis, five pages, folio, Paris, 12th May 1703, in French. The manuscript document is the marriage contract by and between Charles Houel (1659-1736) French Field Marshal, Marquis of Houelbourg and Guadeloupe, Lord of La Rochebernard, son of Charles Houel, the Governor of Guadeloupe; and Anne Henriette de Cordouan (1667-1719) Maid of Honour to the Duchess of Guise (the document also signed and initialled by them at various points), signed by the King at the conclusion and countersigned by a number of other individuals including Princess Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate (1652-1722) Duchess of Orleans, the widow of King Louis XIV's brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orleans; Louis II Phelypeaux de Pontchartrain (1643-1727) French politician who served as Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi 1690-99 and as Chancellor of France 1699-1714; and his sone Jerome Phelypeaux (1674-1747) French politician who served with his father as Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi and as Secretary of State for the Navy 1699-1715; Leonard Elie de Pompadour (1659-1732) Governor of Perigord, as well as members of other French noble families including Marie de Maupeau (daughter of Pierre de Meaupeau), Francoise de Montault de Navailles (1653-1717) third wife of Charles III, Duke of Elbeuf; and their daughter Suzanne Henriette of Lorraine (1686-1710) Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat, etc. Tied with a faded red ribbon and contained in the original plain paper wrappers. Some light overall age wear and a small area of paper loss to the lower right corner of the final pages. About VG
LOUIS OF FRANCE: (1661-1711) Grand Dauphin of France, eldest son of King Louis XIV and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain. A.L.S., Louis, three pages, 8vo, Marly, 24th June 1695, to le Conte de Toulouse. The Grand Dauphin writes a largely social letter to his half-brother, although also refers to military matters, ‘Je fais reponse par celle cy a vos deux lettres car je suis fort paresseux pour escrire quand je ne suis pas dans ce train la. Il n'y a pas de nouvelles a vous mander de ce pais. Icy nous en atendons des votres. J'espere quelles seront bonnes. Si les ennemis veulent entreprendre quelque chose il nous ont au moins donne le temps de nous accomoder et de nous preparer a les biens recevoir. Faites mes compliments au duc du Maine a M. le Mal de Villeroy a M. le prince de Conte. Faites les aussi a M. le duc sur l'acouchement de la duchesse et luy dites que je suis bien fache qu'il n'ait qu'une fille’ (Translation: ‘I reply with this one to your two letters because I am very lazy to write when I am not on this train. There is no news to report from this country. Here we are waiting for yours. I hope they will be good. If the enemies want to undertake something, they have at least given us the time to accommodate ourselves and prepare ourselves to receive them well. Pay my compliments to the Duc du Maine, to M. le Mal. De Villeroy, to M. le Prince de Conte. Pay them also to the Duke on the delivery of the Duchess and tell him that I am very sorry that he has only one daughter’). With the original envelope hand addressed by the Grand Dauphin and lightly tipped to the final page beneath his signature. Some light foxing and minor age wear, VG Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (1678-1737) Count of Toulouse, a legitimated Prince of the blood royal, the son of King Louis XIV and his mistress Francoise-Athenais, Marquise de Montespan. At the age of five he became Grand Admiral of France. Louis-Auguste de Bourbon (1670-1736) Duke of Maine, an illegitimate son of King Louis XIV and his mistress Francoise-Athenais, Marquise de Montespan. The King’s favourite son, he was the founder of the semi-royal House of Bourbon-Maine. The present letter was written during the Nine Years’ War (1688-97), a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, England, Spain, Savoy, Sweden and Portugal.
LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92, the last King to rule before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. D.S., Louis, one page, folio, Paris, 5th August 1792, in French. The manuscript document relates to the expenses of the treasurer and the National Treasury during the month of July 1792, in part, 'In execution of the Law of the 13th of November last, the Commissioners of the National Treasury will pay the sum of six millions four hundred twenty two thousand nine hundred and fifty nine livres three sous seven deniers for purchases….in cash made by the Treasurer of the National Treasury'. Countersigned at the foot by six commissioners of the National Treasury including Jean de Vaines (Public Revenue Office), Antoine Pierre Dutremblay (Marine Expenditures) and Daniel Etienne Rouille de l'Estang (War expenditures). With a non-contemporary blank integral leaf bearing the stamp of the collector Dr. Max Thorek of Chicago. Loosely contained within a handsome large folio Prussian blue morocco display folder with gilt decorative borders to the interior and exterior and accompanied by two different antique engravings of Louis XVI. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG The present document was signed by King Louis XVI just five days prior to the Insurrection of 10th August 1792, a defining event of the French Revolution when armed revolutionaries in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace. The conflict led France to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic.
NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew of Napoleon I and the last monarch to rule over France. Napoleon III also served as the first President of France 1848-52. L.S., Napoleon, one page, 8vo, Torquay, 7th October 1871, to a gentleman, in French. Napoleon states that he has received his correspondent's letter sending the kind feelings of the Literary Society of Minerva to him and his family ('J'ai recu votre lettre dans la qu elle vous me faites part des sentiments de sympathie enprimes par la societe litteraire de Minerva, pour moi et ma famille') and asks for his thanks to be conveyed to the members of the society. With blank integral leaf (neatly inlaid). Several small ink annotations to the upper left corner and some very light staining, otherwise VG Napoleon III went into exile in 1871, arriving in England on 20th March. His family and entourage settled at Camden Place in Chislehurst, Kent.
HENRI, COMTE DE CHAMBORD: (1820-1883) Petit-Fils de France, the disputed King of France, 2nd - 9th August 1830 as Henry V, later the Legitimist pretender to the throne of France 1844-83. A.N.S., Henry, one page, small oblong 8vo, Carlsbad, 26th June 1833, in German and French. The count writes, in full, 'Sehnsucht pour ma patrie et mes amis' (Translation: 'Longing for my country and my friends'). Neatly inlaid and with some extremely minor, light age wear, VG
MARIA HENRIETTA OF AUSTRIA: (1883-1956) Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary and Tuscany. A good vintage signed sepia 5.5 x 9 cabinet photograph, the image depicting the Archduchess standing in a three-quarter length pose alongside a chair and holding a closed fan in her hands. Photograph by Adele of Vienna and bearing their imprint to the lower mount and verso. Signed ('Henriette') in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image and dated 1901 in her hand. Some very light, extremely minor foxing, VG
LEOPOLD III: (1901-1983) King of the Belgians 1934-51. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 7 x 10 photograph of the young monarch standing in a three-quarter length pose wearing his uniform. Signed in fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image, 'A Monsieur J. Herry, Avril - Octobre 1934, Leopold'. Some light staining to the extreme edges, which are very slightly irregularly trimmed. About VG
LUXEMBOURG: Vintage signed sepia 5.5 x 4.5 photograph by both Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921-2009) and his wife Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927-2005) individually, the image depicting them seated together in three-quarter length poses, the Grand Duchess holding the infant Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria on her lap. Signed ('Jean') by the Grand Duke in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone, partially across a darker area of the image, and signed ('Josephine Charlotte') by the Grand Duchess in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image, also adding their daughter's name ('Marie Astrid') in her hand. One clear, light tape stain to the upper right corner, and a couple of extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria (1954- ) is the eldest daughter and eldest child of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his wife Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium. Born on 17th February 1954, the present photograph would appear to have been taken on the occasion of her baptism.
VICTOR EMANUEL I: (1759-1824) King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy 1802-21. D.S., V. Emanuele, four pages (vellum), 4to, Turin, 27th August 1814, in Italian. The untranslated manuscript document is the License of the First Official of the Secretary of State for Internal Affairs with the title, grade and seniority of Senator in favour of the already replaced Advocate General Angelo Castagneri with an annual salary of 3150 lira. With a copy of an extract from the oath of Castagneri annexed. Tied with a thin blue string within plain vellum wrappers and with the original metal seal case affixed (unopened and seemingly lacking the seal). Some light age wear, about VG
KARL AUGUST: (1757-1828) Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, noted for the intellectual brilliance of his court. A friend and patron of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Grand Duke made the German writer a member of his Privy Council from 1776-85. D.S., Karl August, with three additional lines of holograph text, one page, folio, Weimar, 21st December 1799, in German. The manuscript document is untranslated. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few light creases at the head of the page, otherwise VG
FREDERICK WILLIAM III: (1770-1840) King of Prussia 1797-1840. L.S., Frederic Guillaume, one page, 4to, Berlin, 30th August 1823, to the Countess of Nugent, in French. The King writes to inform the Countess, 'J'ai charge le minstre du Departement des affaires etrangeres, Comte de Bernstorff, de me faire le plutot possible son rapport sur les pensions' (Translation: 'I have instructed the Minister of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Comte de Bernstorff, to send me as soon as possible his report on the pensions') in response to the claim she made in her letter, 'en votre nom, et en celui des autres heritiers des Princes Xavier et Charles de Pologne, et je ne tarderai pas de vous faire connoitre ma resolution dans cette affaire entant qu'elle regarde la Prusse' (Translation: 'in your name, and in that of the other heirs of Princes Xavier and Charles of Poland, and I will not be long in letting you know my resolution in this affair as it concerns Prussia') and concludes by remarking that he was sorry to hear of the Countess's ill health and hopes that she will recover soon. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall mottling and minor age wear, about VG
PETER II: (1715-1730) Emperor of Russia 1727-30. An extremely rare L.S., Peter, one page, small 4to, Moscow, 20th November 1729, to Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, in German. The Emperor writes on the occasion of having received news of the birth of his correspondent's daughter, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Autographs of Peter II are extremely rare in any form as a result of his untimely death from smallpox at the young age of 14 (just two months after signing the present letter). Some light creasing and a few minor stains, otherwise VG Ferdinand Albert II (1680-1735) Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, a Generalfeldmarschall in the army of the Holy Roman Empire.Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1729-1796) Queen of Denmark and Norway 1752-66, the second consort of King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway.
THERESE PETROVNA: (1852-1883) Duchess of Oldenburg, Russian Princess, wife of George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg. A scarce vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph by the Duchess, the oval image depicting her in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Charles Bergamasco of St. Petersburg. Signed ('Therese') by the Duchess in dark fountain pen ink to the lower border and dated 1880 in her hand. Autographs of Therese Petrovna are scarce in any form as a result of her untimely death at the age of 31. Some very light age wear and a few minor faults to the edges, about VG
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[RUSSIA]: A small 8vo menu card featuring an attractive blue printed Russian coat of arms at the head, and with the manuscript menu, in French, below, 10th August 1913, individually signed in bold pencil by both Nicholas Nikolaevich (1856-1929) Russian Grand Duke, the grandson of Emperor Nicholas I and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I, and Anastasia of Montenegro (1868-1935) Montenegrin Princess, Grand Duchess of Russia as the wife of Grand Duke Nicholas. Together with an oblong 12mo printed table place card for Colonel Dumezil, individually signed in bold pencil by Nicholas Nikolaevich, his wife Anastasia of Montenegro and Helen of Serbia (1884-1962) Serbian Princess, niece of Princess Anastasia, and Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) French General, Commander-in-Chief of the French forces on the Western Front 1914-16. Also including an unsigned printed oblong 8vo invitation card, in French, issued by their Imperial Highnesses Grand Duchess Anastasia and Grand Duke Michael and inviting the recipient to a lunch on 21st July (1913) at 12.15pm in the Grand Tent at the Krasnoe Selo camp. Accompanied by the original printed envelope addressed to Colonel Dumezil, Aide-de-Camp to Joffre. Some very light, minor staining and age wear, generally VG, 3In 1913 Joseph Joffre travelled to Saint Petersburg to meet with Tsar Nicholas II and the military elite of Russia as part of a diplomatic mission to strengthen the Triple Entente, the alliance formed between Russia, France and Britain as a military counterweight to the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy. On his arrival in Russia, Joffre was afforded the greatest of welcomes and receptions including being able to partake in military manoeuvres with the Russian Emperor himself. On 27th July 1913 the Tsar hosted a dinner at the Peterhof Palace in honour of the visiting French General and the French delegation.
ELISABETH OF ROMANIA: (1894-1956) Romanian Princess who served as Queen consort of the Hellenes 1922-24 through her marriage to King George II of Greece from 1921-35. Vintage signed postcard photograph of the Princess in a half-length pose wearing a long pearl necklace. Photograph by Julietta of Bucharest and bearing her blindstamp to the lower right corner. Signed ('Elisabeta') in fountain pen ink at the base of the image and dated 1924 in her hand. Some very light, extremely minor silvering to the edges, otherwise VG
ROYALTY: A pair of stiff card folio pages removed from an album featuring window mounted signed pieces and cards (13) and signed photographs (3) by various members of Royal families, many associated with Sweden and Norway, and a few other famous individuals, including Charles XV (1826-1872) King of Sweden and Norway 1859-72,Oscar II (1829-1907) King of Sweden 1872-1907 and King of Norway 1872-1905, Gustav VI Adolf (1882-1973) King of Sweden 1950-73, Louise Mountbatten (1889-1965) Queen of Sweden 1950-65, the second wife of Gustav VI Adolf, Sergei Alexandrovich (1857-1905) Russian Grand Duke, brother of Emperor Alexander III of Russia, George of Greece and Denmark (1869-1957) Greek Prince, son of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinova of Russia, Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944) Greek Prince, father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (a good signed 4 x 7 photograph of the Prince standing in a three-quarter length pose, boldly signed in dark fountain pen ink and dated 1906 in his hand), Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) Norwegian Arctic explorer and polymath, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1922 etc. Some light age wear and minor staining, generally VG, 2
CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1660-85. A good D.S., Charles R, as King, at the head, one page, 4to, Court at Whitehall, 30th August 1683. The manuscript document is a Warrant addressed 'To the Ranger or Keepers of Our Parkes at Woodstocke' and states, in full, 'Our Will and Pleasure is that you kill and deliver unto this Bearer one fat Buck of this Season, and for so doing this shall be your Warrant'. With integral leaf (docketed 'for Mr. Whitemoxon'). Some light age wear and minor staining and a few neat tears to the integral leaf, about VG
GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at St. James's, 17th December 1731. The manuscript document is a warrant for establishing a board of General Officers as 'the time limited by Our Warrant for Constituting a Board of General Officers expires the 24th of this instant December….we have thought fit to Order and Direct that the Board of General Officers for the future shall consist of those whose Names are respectively mentioned in the list annexed (no longer present) seven of whom at any time are to constitute a Board, of which said seven General Officers Five shall be a Quorum and the Eldest at any time present to be President, and to sit as often as Our Service shall require……And to meet at the Great Room at the Horse Guards…..in order to have the Inspection of the Cloathing of Our Forces, and to consider and Report their Opinion upon all Matters, that shall be referr'd to them either by Us, or Our Secretary at Warr. And Our said General Officers are hereby required to Act and Govern themselves accordingly'. Countersigned at the foot by William Strickland (c.1686-1735) English politician who served as Secretary at War 1730-35. With blank integral leaf. Some light foxing and age wear and a few stains and minor splits at the edges of the folds (some professionally repaired). About VG
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[GEORGE IV]: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1820-30. A printed small 4to Pass Ticket to the Coronation of King George IV at Westminster Abbey on 19th July 1821, featuring an octagonal wood engraving vignette of the north side of Westminster Abbey to the centre, surrounded by a decorative rectangular border printed in black and blue and with rosettes to the corners, with ample blind embossed borders featuring a crown at the head, leaves and flowers, interspersed with the King's GIVR monogram, also bearing a circular heraldic coat of arms, palm leaves and the name of the embosser, Henry Dobbs, ornamental stationer to the King, at the base. Admission tickets to the King's Coronation (as opposed to the procession) are rare. Some very light, extremely minor staining, otherwise VG The coronation of King George IV was a magnificent and expensive affair at Westminster Abbey and proved to be a popular event.
VICTORIA OF SAXE-COBURG-SAALFELD: (1786-1861) German Princess, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, mother of Queen Victoria. A.L.S., Victoria, three pages, 8vo, Frogmore [House, Windsor], 14th February 1844, to Monsieur Le Comte Alphonse de Mensdorff-Pouilly, on black bordered mourning stationery, in German. The Duchess writes a poignant letter, thanking her correspondent for their loving symphony at her loss, and continuing 'I have so much to write and my eyes are badly affected. I am quite convinced that your angel-father and you yourself, my dear Alphonse, will be sincerely saddened by the unexpected death of the dearly beloved uncle. I am getting used only with difficulty to the dreadful certainty. I am deeply saddened. Today my heart is too heavy. God has decided that one must endure it without complaining. Yesterday I received the account of his funeral. With what heartache I saw it all before me and could still not comprehend it, as his body was carefully lowered into the cold vault. Victoria and A[lbert] are more composed and look again better. They grieve, however, in deep shock and, how awful dear Albert looked. It is his first great pain in his young life'. With address panel to the final page in the Duchess's hand and bearing the remnants of a small black wax seal. Some light staining and minor age wear, and a few small tears and areas of paper loss to the edges, G Alphonse de Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810-1894) European nobleman, cousin to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The Duchess refers to the death of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844), the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) and, from 1826, the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as Ernest I). Father of Albert, Prince Consort, the husband of Queen Victoria.
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R, as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, 23rd July 1857. The manuscript document is a warrant appointing Henry Lettsome Maclean to the executive council of the British Virgin Islands, in part, 'We being well satisfied of the loyalty, integrity and ability of Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Henry Lettsome Maclean….We do hereby signify Our Will and pleasure that forthwith upon the receipt of these presents you swear and admit him…..to be a Member of the Executive Council of Our Virgin Islands'. Countersigned at the conclusion by Henry Labouchere (1798-1869) 1st Baron Taunton, British politician who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies 1855-58. Together with a manuscript D.S. by Thomas Price (President of the British Virgin Islands 1857-58, 1859-61), two pages, folio, Government House, Tortola, 8th November 1858, nominating and appointing Henry Lettsome Maclean to be a registrar for district C. With a blind embossed paper seal affixed to each document. Some light damp staining, just affecting the text and signatures (all of which remain perfectly legible) and with some neat splits at the folds (some repaired with clear tape to the verso). About G, 2The present documents are accompanied by an envelope annotated in an unidentified hand, '……signatures of Queen Victoria on commissions. Picked up by me derelict in the bushes at Beef Island, British Virgin Is. where old Henry Lettsome Maclean lived, after the family had came to grief & abandoned the place'.
ALEXANDROVNA MARIA: (1853-1920) Russian Grand Duchess, daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia, and Duchess of Edinburgh as the wife of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh and son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A fine vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the image depicting the Duchess standing in a half-length pose holding a fan in her hands and with foliage to her right. Photograph by Eduard Uhlenhuth of Coburg and bearing his imprint to the lower mount and verso. Signed by the Duchess in dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the image and dated 1892 in her hand. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
EDWARD & WALLIS: EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) Wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor. A good vintage signed 10 x 8 photograph by both the Duke and Duchess individually, the image depicting them in head and shoulders poses. Photograph by Philippe Halsman of New York. Signed ('Edward, Duke of Windsor') by the Duke and signed ('Wallis, Duchess of Windsor') by the Duchess, both in blue inks with their names and titles alone to the lower white border. Some light surface and corner creasing, otherwise about VG
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[ELIZABETH II]: (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022. A small collection of printed ephemera etc., most relating to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953, including the Coronation Medal presented to Peter Geoffrey Oates, contained in the original red card box and accompanied by the original Buckingham Palace presentation certificate and envelope addressed to Oates at 10 Downing Street; a Metropolitan Police pass issued for the Coronation and allowing the bearer 'to be given all reasonable facilities within the Coronation Area'; a printed 4to approved souvenir programme for the Coronation, printed and distributed for King George's Jubilee Trust; a T.L.S. by Sheila Minto, a member of Winston S. Churchill's staff, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 1st June 1953, to Mrs. Oates, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister, stating, in part, 'Lady Churchill is very pleased that you can come to breakfast and luncheon at No. 10 on Coronation Day and bring Catherine and Felicity'; and four printed invitation cards issued to Oates and his wife for Afternoon Parties in the Garden of Buckingham Palace (1953 & 1954) and other events. Some light age wear, generally VG, 9 Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill.
ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP: ELIZABETH II: (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022 & PRINCE PHILIP (1921-2021) Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2021. A good vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip individually, the oblong 8vo folding card featuring a colour illustration to the front cover, being a reproduction of a painting by J. McIntosh Patrick entitled Glamis in Winter. Signed by both the Princess ('Elizabeth') and the Prince ('from Philip') in fountain pen inks beneath a printed greeting. Tied with a light blue ribbon. Accompanied by the original registered envelope addressed to Beryl Poignand and postmarked at Buckingham Palace, 20th December 1948. VGMiss Beryl Poignand - governess and lifelong confidante of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP: ELIZABETH II: (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022 & PRINCE PHILIP (1921-2021) Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2021. A good vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip individually, the small 4to stiff cream folding card featuring an image to the inside depicting the Queen and Prince Philip in full-length poses walking outdoors, accompanied by their young children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, with the East Terrace Garden of Windsor Castle visible in the immediate background. Signed ('Elizabeth R') by the Queen and signed ('Philip') by the Prince, both in fountain pen inks to the lower border beneath the image, and dated 1959 in the Queen's hand. With a printed greeting opposite and two gold embossed royal ciphers to the front cover. Some light overall foxing, otherwise VG
MARGARET PRINCESS: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, one page, 8vo, Kensington Palace, 10th July 1972, to James [Cousins], on her personal monogrammed stationery. The Princess announces 'What a plethora of goodies! I don't know what I shall do with the ties! But the matches are invaluable and will be in constant use', further adding that she doesn't think that she will be able to attend an exhibition as she will be leaving for a holiday in early August. Some very light, extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG James Cousins - architect and industrial designer, a friend of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon. Cousins was involved in the design of the Royal Festival Hall and also served as the Director of Industrial Design for the British Railways Board. Princess Margaret began smoking cigarettes as a young teenager and was a heavy smoker for most of her adult life, and it therefore comes as little surprise that the gift of matches would be 'in constant use'. The Princess gave up smoking in 1991.
HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. A good printed folio copy of the poem Ethiopia's Resurrection by Kebede Michael, printed in Amharic in two columns within a decorative border, the text commencing 'No matter how many times narrated or written/ The atrocities of the Fascists have no end/ Let alone the youth, even infants were slaughtered/ The churches and huts were burnt down alike/ Village dwellings disappeared, and sedge has replaced them/ The people lost their properties and were tossed/ Many fell down elsewhere, and their estates vanished/ Be it the merchants, peasants or the poor/ All were attacked by the troops of tyranny for five long years', and continuing to describe the atrocities of the Italians, thank God for 'the light has come back' and for restoring Haile Selassie to his throne and country ('Your prayer has been heard, and you have been given the charm/ Your enemy is defeated, run away and become disgraced/ He is wasted and slaughtered in the wilderness…….Then God has witnessed that you deserve justice/ To the generation of the Habeshas, and to the land of Ethiopia/ Now, God's mercy has fallen upon them/ God has made you considerate of your country/ The restorer of freedom, the unifier of your people'), also praising the role of Great Britain, 'The graceful Britain, the graceful England/ She helped us to cross the river of sorrow…..The Great Britain, the advocate of peace/ From now on, it will not allow despots in the world/ To stabilise the world, so that hope shall not be lost/ May Great Britain live forever!'. Signed by Haile Selassie in fountain pen ink to the upper border and dated 1941 in his hand, and with an inscription in Amharic to the Pretoria Museum. Rare in this form, and accompanied by an English translation. Some light creasing and age wear to the edges, only very slightly affecting the signature, and with a small area of scuffing to the upper border causing a very small hole. About VG Kebede Michael (1916-1998) Ethiopian-born writer, poet, playwright, historian, novelist and philosopher who is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and versatile intellectuals of modern Ethiopia.
HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. An excellent T.L.S., as Emperor, one page, 4to, The Imperial Palace, Addis Ababa, 11th December 1955, to Theodor Heuss ('Great and Good Friend'), on stationery printed with the blue Imperial Achievement coat of arms at the head, in English. The Emperor writes, in part, 'We have deeply appreciated the gracious and generous gift of the figurines and flower holders in porcelain, which Your Excellency has sent to Us on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of Our Coronation, by the intermediary of…..His Excellency Dr. Hans Bidder, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Germany in Ethiopia. Through it…..We have sensed with deep satisfaction the interest which Your Excellency and the German People have taken in the events of Our Reign. We shall, moreover, always prize the gift as a symbol of the friendship uniting our two Peoples….' With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope bearing a red blind embossed paper seal to the verso. A letter of good and interesting association. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Theodor Heuss (1884-1963) German politician who served as the first President of West Germany 1949-59. In November 1954 Haile Selassie became the first foreign head of state to visit the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) where he met Theodor Heuss and Konrad Adenauer, as well as parliamentarians and captains of industry, also visiting steelworks and hospitals, as he sought to discover how the technical achievements of the west could be imported to the empire on the Horn of Africa. The Emperor's visit laid the foundations for close diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Germany, which still exist today. Indeed, together with Switzerland and China, Germany is today the largest export market for Ethiopian goods, and Germany is also one of Ethiopia's most important development partners.
HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card by Haile Selassie, the stiff cream oblong 8vo folding card featuring a monochrome plate image of the Jubilee Palace to the inside and with a gold printed image of the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah to the front cover, tied by a green, gold and red striped ribbon. Signed to the inside by Haile Selassie in blue fountain pen ink, alongside a printed greeting in English, and dated 1957 in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. An excellent vintage signed 7 x 9.5 photograph of the Emperor proudly standing in a full-length pose, wearing ceremonial uniform, and resting his hands on a sword, with his throne in the immediate background. Photograph by Tony Boyadjian, Court Photographer, Addis Ababa, and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Haile Selassie in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image and dated 1964 in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor wrinkling to the edges, otherwise EX
HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. A good vintage fountain pen ink signature by Haile Selassie, dated 1936 in his hand, on an oblong 12mo page removed from an autograph album. Also signed by Princess Tsehai Haile Selassie (1919-1942) Ethiopian children's nurse, third daughter of Haile Selassie; and by Prince Asfaw Wossen Tafari (1916-1997) Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia who was proclaimed Emperor three times, serving as Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia 1989-97. Son of Haile Selassie. Both have signed with their names alone in fountain pen inks. A fine trio of signatures including the rare example of Princess Tsehai who was to tragically die at the young age of 22 as a result of complications during childbirth. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Provenance: It is understood that the present signatures were obtained in Gibraltar at the time of Haile Selassie's escape from Ethiopia to England after the Italian occupation in 1936. .
MAKONNEN HAILE SELASSIE: (1924-1957) Duke of Harar. Ethiopian Prince, son of Emperor Haile Selassie. A rare, bold fountain pen ink signature of Prince Makonnen on an oblong 12mo card, with a typed caption immediately beneath. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by R. N. Thompson, A.D.C. to the Duke of Harar, one page, slim 4to, Toronto, Ontario, 28th May 1951, to Frank M. Flack, on the printed stationery of The King Edward Hotel, forwarding the autograph of the Duke as requested and remarking 'His Imperial Highness wishes to convey his gratitude to you for your greetings, and assures you that he is enjoying his visit very much to the North American Continent'. Accompanied by the original envelope. Autographs of the prince are rare in any form as a result of his untimely death at the age of 32 in a car crash. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise EX
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[ABDUL HAMID II]: (1842-1918) Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1876-1909. Secretarial letter, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., comprising five lines of untranslated text in Ottoman Turkish, written in dark ink in a bold, calligraphic hand, with the large gold printed tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II at the head. Some light age wear, VG
NORODOM SIHANOUK: (1922-2012) King of Cambodia 1941-55, 1993-2004. A good vintage signed 7 x 9.5 photograph of the exiled King walking outdoors in a full-length pose alongside the President of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, and a few other individuals as they vacate one of Tito's residences, presumably located on the Brijuni Islands. Signed by Sihanouk with his name alone in blue ink to a clear area at the head of the image. Dated 16th December 1976 in an unidentified hand to the verso. An unusual signed image. A few very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
HIROHITO: (1901-1989) Emperor Showa of Japan 1926-89. D.S., as Emperor, in Japanese, two pages, bifolium, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, 11th October 1985, to Victor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia, in Japanese. The official diplomatic letter, untranslated, relates to the appointment of the Japanese ambassador Tadatsuna Yabu. Signed in black ink by Hirohito beneath the blind embossed Imperial seal of Japan and above a large red chop. Countersigned in bold black inks by Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918-2019) Japanese Prime Minister 1982-87 and Shintaro Abe (1924-1991) Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs 1982-86, both above red chops. Four file holes to the centre and with some light creasing and age wear, otherwise VG Victor Paz Estenssoro (1907-2001) President of Bolivia 1952-56, 1960-64 and 1985-89.
TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011) British actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed 7 x 9.5 photograph of Taylor in a three-quarter length pose, wearing a white swimsuit, in costume as Catherine Holly, walking out of the sea in a scene from the Southern Gothic mystery film Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), adapted from the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. Signed by Taylor in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to the image. The signature is a touch light in places and there are a few minor ink spatters from the nib of the pen. For her performance in this film Taylor was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the edges and with some extremely light, very minor staining to the upper left corner, otherwise VG Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
‘Consider the political interest of linking Algeria to us’ DE GAULLE CHARLES: (1890-1970) French General who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II, later serving as Prime Minister of France 1958-59 and as President of France 1959-69. A powerful Autograph Note, unsigned, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. (Paris?), n.d. (17th October 1966), in French. In bold pencil De Gaulle writes, in full, 'Considerez l'interet politique de lier l'Algerie a nous' (Translation: 'Consider the political interest of linking Algeria to us'). An ink annotation in an unidentified hand to the verso indicates that the note was written during a restricted meeting of the General Council on 17th October 1966. Lightly tipped to the inside of an official paper folder from the Minister of Finances, the cover marked in typescript 'Tres Important - mot manuscript du General au Ministre' (Translation: 'Very Important - handwritten word from the General to the Minister'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Upon becoming President, De Gaulle was faced with the urgent task of finding a solution to bring an end to the bloody and divisive war in Algeria, however his intentions were obscure and he faced uprisings in Algeria by the pied-noirs and the French armed forces. De Gaulle eventually arranged a cease-fire in Algeria in March 1962 which gave victory to the Algerian Liberation Movement (FLN) who came to power and declared independence. Although the Algerian issue was settled and the long crisis over, Prime Minister Michel Debre resigned over the final settlement. France recognised Algerian independence on 3rd July 1962. De Gaulle, who had served as Minister of Algerian Affairs from 1958-59, was targeted for death in retaliation for his Algerian initiatives and several assassination attempts were made on him. The most famous occurred on 22nd August 1962, when he and his wife narrowly escaped from an organised machine gun ambush on their Citroen limousine. Frederick Forsyth used the incident as the basis for his novel The Day of the Jackal. Michel Debre (1912-1996) French politician who served under De Gaulle as Prime Minister of France 1959-62 and later as Minister of the Economy and Finance 1966-68.
MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, two pages, folio, Rome, 26th April 1928, in Italian. The partially printed document, untranslated, relates to an individual named Luigi Carchini. Signed by Mussolini at the conclusion and countersigned by Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947) King of Italy 1900-46. A few small stains and some light overall creasing, G
TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932- 2011) English actress, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the young Taylor seated in a half-length pose wearing a polka dot dress. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a largely light area of the image, 'Best wishes Eddie, Elizabeth Taylor'. Some very minor, extremely light wrinkling to the edges, otherwise about EX
WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A.L.S., Wellington, two pages, 4to, London, 29th April 1837, to the Master of Pembroke College, Oxford. Wellington forwards a copy of a letter (no longer present) which he has written to a gentleman at Abingdon 'who lately addressed a Memorial to me on the subject of the late election to certain scholarships in Pembroke College; which I referred for the consideration of the Masters and Fellows of the College; and upon which I received their report'. Some light creasing to the edges and one small tear to the centre of the lower edge, not affecting the text or signature. About VG George William Hall (1770-1843) English clergyman who served as Master of Pembroke College, Oxford 1809-43 and as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1820-24.
PALMERSTON VISCOUNT: (1784-1865) British Prime Minister 1855-58, 1859-65. A.L.S., Palmerston, six pages, 8vo, Stanhope Street, 2nd July 1831, to a gentleman. Palmerston states that he had intended to be at Cambridge the next day 'to shew that I have not abandoned my intentions of again proposing myself to the University', although is prevented from doing so for two reasons, explaining 'In the first place I am tied by the leg, physically, as I have scarcely been able to put my foot to the ground for the last three days in consequence of an inflammation…..In the second place we are in hourly expectation of intelligence from Brussels & the Hague as to the result of the last measures taken by the conference on the affairs of Belgium and I can hardly absent myself from London at such a moment when I may be required at my post at short notice…..'. Together with a second A.L.S., Palmerston, in the third person, one page, 4to, Hotel Clarendon, 11th April 1846, to an aide-de-camp of the King, in French. Palmerston presents his compliments and adds that he will be honoured to submit to His Majesty's orders for Monday, 13th April. With blank integral leaf. The first letter with some traces of former mounting to the edges of the first and final pages and the second with light overall discoloration. G, 2
‘We cannot continue to allow horrible outrages to be perpetuated under our very noses’ CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. An exceptional, lengthy early A.L.S., Winston S. Churchill, five pages, 4to, Bangalore, India, 25th October [1896], to Algernon West ('My dear Sir Algernon'). Churchill states that he has received a copy of the Nineteenth Century containing West's article and has 'passed a delightful morning reading it', remarking 'The alterations in the arrangement which you made since I had the opportunity of reading the typewritten proof have added improvements where I had thought none were possible. As it now stands the article is the most valuable tribute which his [Churchill's father, Lord Randolph Churchill, who had died prematurely in January 1895] memory has received - and I shall be grateful to you all my life for having been the author. To those who were his friends it must vividly recall old days and associations - while for those for whom the subject has no special interest cannot fail to find your article pleasant reading.' Churchill continues to complain of the delay in news he receives from England, observing 'The Indian papers are the most despicable and worthless productions that can be imagined…..gushing accounts of the Viceroy's tour are the only matter: when the mail does come in there is such a plethora of news that one is tempted to rush through a week's “Times” in a single morning - or at any rate to read the last one first' and further writes of events at home and in Europe, 'It appears to me however that you are having anything but monotonous times in Europe. What with Mr. Gladstone's speech and Lord Rosebery's resignation and the Czar's visit - the newspapers are full of interest…..Perhaps we may be at war with Turkey - or perchance the Armenian question will have been finally settled by the exhaustion of its principle factor - the Armenians. It is a bad thing to prophesy, however. Our course seems to be quite clear. We cannot continue to allow horrible outrages to be perpetuated under our very noses. We cannot interfere ourselves and therefore the only course open is to allow some one else to put a stop to an impossible state of things. And after all - what country has a better right to Constantinople than Russia. The possession of an unfrozen port is the legitimate aspiration of a great people. Few nations - indeed - are so moderate. Turkey has got to go - sooner or later and it is much better that we should avail ourselves of an excellent excuse for evacuating an untenable position - than wait to be ignominiously expelled there from'. The young Churchill turns his attention to other foreign matters, 'So the Egyptian Expedition has terminated successfully and the revenues of the fertile province of Dongola will soon put the reservoir scheme on its legs again. Your party's gloomy anticipations were after all incorrect. I daresay you have seen the way in which we are continually attacked in Truth. Mr. Labouchere now insinuates that it was my influence….that prevented the W.O. from acting. Could anything be so absurd. He has been wrong all through this business and were he conversant with the actual facts, no one would be more sorry than he, for the line he has taken. Of course we are not allowed to say a word, or he would have got plenty of information and evidence. However, it sells his papers. I myself am now a regular subscriber.' With blank integral leaf. A letter of wonderful content. One very small spindle hole to the upper left corner of each page and some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Sir Algernon West (1832-1921) English civil servant who acted as Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister William Gladstone. Churchill had joined the British Army in 1895 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, accompanying them to India in October 1896. Based at Bangalore, Churchill spent nineteen months in India during which time he joined expeditions to the North West Frontier and Hyderabad. It was whilst in India that Churchill also began a self-education project, reading a range of works from Plato to Darwin and also engrossing himself in the political almanac The Annual Register.
Just two days after his investiture by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight of the Garter, Churchill reflects on his political career – ‘The only reason I ever went into politics was to get things done in the way I thought was right’ CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A remarkable, historic Autograph Statement signed by Churchill, with his initials W S C, to the recto of an official small 8vo British Government manila envelope (the verso bearing the printed Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom), n.p. (10 Downing Street?), 16th June 1954 ('1.15 a.m.'). In dark fountain pen ink Churchill writes, in full, 'The only reason I ever went into politics was to get things done in the way I thought was right. I have never had any other ambition than to prevent things being done in a way I did not like. But it is often harder to get things done in ones own way'. Signed and dated at the foot. A wonderful and extremely rare autobiographical statement signed by Churchill, apparently unpublished, and penned at an interesting point in the twilight of his great political career. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG Although knighted as Sir Winston on 24th April 1953, Churchill's investiture by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter did not take place until 14th June 1954, just two days prior to writing the present statement. Churchill was invested with his insignia in the Throne Room of Windsor Castle and later attended a service held in St. George's Chapel at Windsor. The Most Noble Order of the Garter, Britain's most senior order of knighthood, is awarded at the sole discretion of the Sovereign and membership is limited to no more than 24 living members. King George VI had initially offered Churchill the Order of the Garter after losing the General Election of July 1945, although Churchill declined, feeling that the time was not right for honours and rewards. The offer was renewed by Queen Elizabeth II, and, late into his second and final term as Prime Minister, Churchill accepted. On 16th June 1954, the very day that Churchill signed the present statement, the Prime Minister and his Defence Ministers conducted a top-secret meeting of the Defence Policy Committee in which it was agreed to go ahead with the production of the British hydrogen bomb. The decision would not be formally communicated to the full British Government Cabinet until their next meeting on 22nd June. Churchill wrote privately to American President Dwight Eisenhower requesting a 'better sharing of information and also perhaps of resources in the thermonuclear sphere' and would later brief the President on the H-bomb decision at a meeting in Washington on 25th June, during the third and last of Churchill's visits to the United States during his second premiership. In the context of the present statement, in which Churchill states 'it is often harder to get things done in ones own way', it should be remembered that in the days leading up to the Prime Minister's transatlantic trip, he and Anthony Eden, who had not always enjoyed the smoothest of relationships, disagreed over whether Churchill should consult Washington on the terms of the proposed British withdrawal from Egypt. The Prime Minister favoured delaying negotiations with Egypt until he had explored 'the extent to which the United States could be persuaded to support us….or even be associated with us….' Eden, the Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, opposed Churchill's suggestion. Considering all of the above and recognising that the Prime Minister was approaching his 80th birthday, in declining health, and would resign less than a year later, Churchill's statement strikes a particularly strong chord as he reflects on his political career which had begun more than half a century earlier when he was elected as Member of Parliament for Oldham in 1900. Provenance: From the estate of Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill. Oates described working with Churchill at Downing Street, Chequers and Chartwell as 'chaotic' and his obituary recalls that, as a private secretary, he had to endure long hours by day and night as Churchill worked in bed in the morning, had a long sleep in the afternoon, and worked after dinner until 3am or later.
MAGNANI ANNA: (1908-1973) Italian actress, Academy Award winner. A.L.S., Anna Magnani, one page, 4to, n.p., 10th March 1966, to Marshall Bean, in Italian. Magnani announces that her correspondent's letter was the most beautiful one that she has ever received in her life and continues to add 'I have played for you. Your organisation is wonderful, and I believe will also be miraculous! Miracles happen!'. Scarce. A few very light, minor creases and one small tear to the right edge, otherwise VG
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[CHURCHILL WINSTON S.]: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A small collection of printed ephemera and telegrams (2) etc., including two printed telegrams (received copies) from Churchill to Peter Oates in Paris, 30th November 1954 and 2nd December 1955, both stating 'Thank you both so much', two envelopes with typed addresses to Winston Churchill at 10 Downing Street, one bearing the red wax seal of the Foreign Office of Nepal to the verso, and another envelope addressed to Clement Attlee at 10 Downing Street and bearing the crimson wax seal of the Prime Minister of India to the verso, the other pieces relating to the State Funeral of Churchill at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, 30th January 1965, including the printed 8vo Order of Service, the printed 4to Ceremonial to be observed at the funeral, admittance ticket to the cathedral issued to Peter Oates and bearing the blind embossed seal of the Earl Marshal, printed notice to be affixed to the windscreen of a motor vehicle, and another notice relating to traffic control providing 'additional instructions to drivers going direct to, and dispersing from, St. Paul's Cathedral', official invitation issued to Peter Oates by the Earl Marshal on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to attend the funeral, with accompanying reply form (uncompleted) etc. Some light overall age wear and a few minor faults, generally VG, 13 Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill.
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