Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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RECONSTRUCTION STATESMEN1254 - RECONSTRUCTION STATESMEN
Alexander Historical Auctions
A fine grouping of four A.L.S.'s from Northern statesmen, each 1p. 4to., recommending various men to government positions. Included are: CHARLES...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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SUPREME COURT1255 - SUPREME COURT
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A fine grouping of four items signed by various Justices of the Supreme Court, includes: MELVILLE W. FULLER T.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Washington, May 3, 1910 t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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SUPREME COURT1256 - SUPREME COURT
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A group of ten signatures of Supreme Court judges on small cards, neatly mounted to a single album page: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JOHN M. HARLAN, HORACE
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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U.S. CONGRESSMEN OF 18601257 - U.S. CONGRESSMEN OF 1860
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A collection of 42 signatures of Members of Congress from 1860, executed on album pages with some bearing multiple signatures but easily divided if ne
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES1258 - DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
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(1961 - 1997) Princess of Wales and wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, the immensely-popular princess was tragically killed in a car accident while att
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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PRINCESS DIANA AND PRINCE CHARLES1259 - PRINCESS DIANA AND PRINCE CHARLES
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S.P. 10" x 7 3/4 (sight) " color signed by both "Charles 1898" and "Diana" on the lower mount, a formal group photogra...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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CHARLES AND DIANA1260 - CHARLES AND DIANA
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Partly-printed D.S., A Christmas card measuring 16" x 6" (open) bearing at left the printed message: "Wishing you a very Happy Christ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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WINSTON CHURCHILL1261 - WINSTON CHURCHILL
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(1874 - 1965) British Prime Minister who led England through the Blitz and orchestrated the British liberation of occupied Europe and Germany. Churchi
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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JOHN PROFUMO1262 - JOHN PROFUMO
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(1915-2006) Disgraced British politician whose career ended with his notorious 1963 scandal involving a prostitute and reputed mistress of a Soviet sp
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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DOCUMENT FROM THE REIGN OF GEORGE IV1263 - DOCUMENT FROM THE REIGN OF GEORGE IV
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(1762 - 1830) King of England who became Prince Regent when George III became permanently deranged. Fine manuscript document (unsigned), 1p. large fol
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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WILLIAM MURRAY, FIRST EARL OF MANSFIELD1264 - WILLIAM MURRAY, FIRST EARL OF MANSFIELD
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(1705-1793) British politician and jurist, known for his reform of English law and best remembered for his decision in Somersett's case, where h...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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VICTORIA1265 - VICTORIA
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(1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Prime Ministe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (340.00) = 340.00
 
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(VICTORIA)1266 - (VICTORIA)
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(1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Prime Ministe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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(VICTORIA)1267 - (VICTORIA)
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(1819 - 1901) Queen of England, reigned during the Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought Disraeli to power as Prime Ministe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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WINSTON CHURCHILL1268 - WINSTON CHURCHILL
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(1874-1965) British Prime Minister who led England through the Blitz and orchestrated British liberation of occupied Europe and Germany. Churchill is
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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WINSTON S. CHURCHILL1269 - WINSTON S. CHURCHILL
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(1874 - 1965) British Prime Minister who led England through the Blitz and orchestrated the British liberation of occupied Europe and Germany. Churchi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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WILLIAM IV1270 - WILLIAM IV
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(1765 - 1837) King of England who resisted a halt to the slave trade, and was the last king to attempt to force a Prime Minister on Parliament. Partly
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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WILLIAM IV1271 - WILLIAM IV
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(1765 - 1837) King of England who resisted a halt to the slave trade and was the last king to attempt to force a Prime Minister on Parliament. Signatu
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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(EDWARD VII)1272 - (EDWARD VII)
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Rare engraved invitation to the coronation of Edward VII, 1p. 4to., June 29, 1902, Westminster Abbey, London, bearing gilt royal seal at top which has
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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BRITISH POLITICIANS AND STATESMEN1273 - BRITISH POLITICIANS AND STATESMEN
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A lot of ten signatures on small slips, mounted to a single album page. Includes: HENRY JOHN PALMERSTON, BENJAMIN DISRAELI, JOHN BRIGHT, FREDERIC VILL
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DANIEL O'CONNELL1274 - DANIEL O'CONNELL
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(1775 - 1847) "The Liberator", Irish nationalist leader who forced the Catholic emancipation and fought for Irish self-rule. A.L.S. "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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ISAAC BUTT1275 - ISAAC BUTT
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(1813 - 1879) Irish barrister and politician, founder and first leader of a number of Irish nationalist parties and organizations, including the Irish
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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JEREMIAH O'DONOVAN ROSSA1276 - JEREMIAH O'DONOVAN ROSSA
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(1831 - 1915) Irish Fenian leader and prominent member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. In 1865, he was charged with plotting a Fenian rising and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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JUSTIN MCCARTHY1277 - JUSTIN MCCARTHY
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(1830-1912) Irish nationalist and historian. Bold signature on a small slip, mounted. Very good. Estimate: $75 - 100. Download Our Current PDF Au
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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TREATY OF AMIENS1278 - TREATY OF AMIENS
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ROBERT WERE FOX (1754-1818) American merchant and diplomat, Consul of the United States at Falmouth. Good content A.L.S. as Consul with integral addre
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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HENRY IV1279 - HENRY IV
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(1553 - 1610) King of France (1589-1610), first of the Bourbon Kings. Raised a Protestant, he is chiefly remembered for his attempts to secure religio
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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HENRY IV1280 - HENRY IV
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(1553 - 1610) King of France (1589-1610), first of the Bourbon Kings. Raised a Protestant, he is chiefly remembered for his attempts to secure religio
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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LOUIS XIII1281 - LOUIS XIII
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(1601 - 1643) King of France heavily influenced by his mother, Marie de Medicis, and his chief Minister, Cardinal Richelieu during the Thirty Years&...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (460.00) = 460.00
 
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LOUIS XIV1282 - LOUIS XIV
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(1638 - 1715) "The Sun King", King of France who undertook a series of wars with neighboring countries, yet is most remembered for impover...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (420.00) = 420.00
 
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LOUIS XVI1283 - LOUIS XVI
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Louis XVI embarks on a campaign to enlarge the French merchant fleet (1754 - 1793) King of France whose ambivalent policies cost him the support of R
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*****a for (1,200.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,470.00
 
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LOUIS XVIII1284 - LOUIS XVIII
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(1755 - 1824) King of France in the restoration of the Bourbons following the fall and exile of Napoleon. Manuscript D.S. "Louis" as King,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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FRENCH REVOLUTION1285 - FRENCH REVOLUTION
Alexander Historical Auctions
A lot of 12 official documents from various departments of the French republic, various dates pre-and -post --war, signed by unidentified civil servic
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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JEROME BONAPARTE1286 - JEROME BONAPARTE
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(1784 - 1860) French marshal and brother of Napoleon, distinguished himself at Waterloo and in 1852 was made President of the French Senate. Partial A
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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PHILIPPE PETAIN1287 - PHILIPPE PETAIN
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(1856 - 1951) French marshal who defended Verdun in World War I, later Premier of Nazi-sympathetic Vichy France. S.P. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2" b/w,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (380.00) = 380.00
 
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CHARLES DE GAULLE1288 - CHARLES DE GAULLE
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(1890-1970) French general who led the Free French Forces in World War II, and went on to found and lead the Fifth French Republic. War-date T.L.S. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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AN AMERICAN DESCRIBES RESTORATION FRANCE1289 - AN AMERICAN DESCRIBES RESTORATION FRANCE
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A.L.S. in an unknown hand, 3pp. + integral address leaf, Paris, June 2, 1818 addressed to "Mrs. John Joy" in Boston. The correspondent Mrs...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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FREDERICK WILLIAM, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK1290 - FREDERICK WILLIAM, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK
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(1771 - 1815) German prince and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Nicknamed "The Black Duke", he was a military officer who led the Black B...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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PAUL VON HINDENBURG1291 - PAUL VON HINDENBURG
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(1847 - 1934) German general and politician, crushed the Russians at Tannenburg and in Poland, forced to yield the Chancellor's office to Hitler...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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BENITO MUSSOLINI1292 - BENITO MUSSOLINI
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(1883 - 1945) Italian dictator whose fascist supporters marched on Rome, securing him power; allied with Hitler, after many military and political set
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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BENITO MUSSOLINI1293 - BENITO MUSSOLINI
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(1883 - 1945) Italian dictator whose fascist supporters marched on Rome, securing him power; allied with Hitler, after many military and political set
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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ITALIAN REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS1294 - ITALIAN REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS
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Two signatures of prominent Italian revolutionaries, the first: GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI, signature on a small slip, mounted with glue stains and light wear
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (420.00) = 420.00
 
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(FRANZ JOSEPH I)1295 - (FRANZ JOSEPH I)
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(1830 - 1916) Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and a German prince. His 68-year reign is the third-
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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CONSTANTINE OF GREECE1296 - CONSTANTINE OF GREECE
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(b. 1940) Last monarch of Greece. T.L.S. 1p. 8vo., on official letterhead marked with his initial "K" at top, Dec. 1, 1981 to Mr. Kingsbur...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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EUROPEAN MAPS1297 - EUROPEAN MAPS
Alexander Historical Auctions
A good set of four 18th Century maps of the Low Countries (all approx. 24" x 20" ea.) including a very attractive colored map of the entir...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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FREDERICK IV1298 - FREDERICK IV
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(1671-1730) King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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LAJOS KOSSUTH1299 - LAJOS KOSSUTH
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(1802-1894) Hungarian political leader considered the "Father of Hungarian Democracy", appointed Governor of Hungary with dictatorial powe...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*********0 for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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MIKLOS HORTHY1300 - MIKLOS HORTHY
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(1868 - 1957) Hungarian politician who fought Hungary's post-World War I Communist regime, overthrowing it only to be abducted by the Nazis and ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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WILLIAM V, PRINCE OF ORANGE1301 - WILLIAM V, PRINCE OF ORANGE
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(1748 - 1806) Stadholder of the Netherlands dominated by his spouse Wilhelmina of Prussia, his rule was weakened by ill-advised alliances resulting in
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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QUEEN JULIANA OF THE NETHERLANDS1302 - QUEEN JULIANA OF THE NETHERLANDS
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(1909 - 2004) Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980. D.S. 1p. oblong sm. folio, Soestduk, Mar. 7, 1953, a certificate
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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MEDIEVAL DOCUMENTS1303 - MEDIEVAL DOCUMENTS
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A great lot of eleven medieval documents in various formats, each on vellum and largely deeds or vidimi from France. This collection is largely from t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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