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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LOUIS XIII1281 - LOUIS XIII
Alexander Historical Auctions
(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
 
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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
 
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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 1,470.00
 
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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
 
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FRENCH REVOLUTION1285 - FRENCH REVOLUTION
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
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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
 
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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
 
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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 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
 
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