Historical Documents

AUGUSTUS II (1670-1733) King of Poland, called "Augustus the Strong"; made alliance (1701) with Russian Czar Peter the Great; forced by Sw...

LUDWIG I (1786-1868) King of Bavaria. LS, "Ludwig", as King, 1p, Feb 13, 1834, small 4to, Munich, to von Heintel, untranslated. VG. $200-300

ISABELLA I (1451-1504) Queen Isabella 'the Catholic', wife of Ferdinand V and co-ruler of Aragon and Castile; joint patron of Columbus. Manu...

ISABELLA I Manuscript DS, as Queen, signed "Yo La Reyna" ("I the Queen"), 1p, small folio, to her Chamberlain Sancho de Paredes,...

PHILIP IV (1605-65) King of Spain (1621-65); ruled Portugal (to 1640) as Philip III. DS, as King, signed "Yo el Rey" (I the King), 1p, May...

PHILIP IV DS, as King, signed "Yo el Rey" (I the King), 2pp, June 20, 1651, legal folio, Madrid, to the Viceroy of Mexico (Nueva Espana), ...

ALFONSO XIII (1886-1941) King of Spain (1886-1931); agreed to municipal elections (1931), which returned overwhelming Republican majority; lived in ex

ALFONSO XIII Letter of State, signed as King, 1p, Feb 8, 1917, folio, Madrid, to the President of Peru. "...As I have considered convenient to ...

FRANCISCO FRANCO (1892-1975) Generalissimo, Spanish dictator. Letter of State, signed as Head of the Spanish State, 2pp, Sept 10, 1945, folio, Madrid,

THOMAS G MASARYK (1850-1937) Czechoslovakian statesman and philospher; 1st President of Czechoslovkia (1918-35). Letter of State, signed as President,

JAN MASARYK (1886-1948) Czechoslovakian statesman; Foreign Minister (1940-48); Vice Premier (1941-45) of Czechoslovak provisional government in London

KEMEL ATATURK (1881-1938) President of Turkey (1923-38). Letter of State, signed as President, 2pp, Mar 2, 1935, folio, Ankara, to the President of Pe

(Shah of Iran) FARAH PAHLAVI, Empress of Iran; wife of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Royal couple fled their country in 1978, afte

YASSIR ARAFAT Head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. SP, "Y Arafat", b/w, 5"X7", smiling portrait. Comes with 1981 trans...

FOUAD I (1868-1936) King of Egypt (1922-36). Letter of State, signed as King, 2pp, Aug 17, 1925, folio, Palace of Montazah, to the President of Peru,

ANWAR SADAT (1918-81) Egyptian soldier & statesman; assassinated after signing peace treaty with Israel. TLS, 1p, April, 1978, 4to, Cairo, to Mr...

HAILE SELASSIE (1891-1975) Emperor of Ethiopia, from 1930 until dethroned in 1974; known as "The Lion of Judah." SP, b/w, 8"X10"...

HAILE SELASSIE Signed FDC, adds date "1970", honoring the "International Cooperation Year, 20th Anniversary, United Nations", po...

MENACHEM BEGIN (1913-92) Prime Minister of Israel. SP, b/w, 3 1/2"X5 1/2", portrait. VG. $100-150

YITZHAK RABIN Assassinated Prime Minister of Israel. SP, "Y Rabin", color, 7"X9", half length pose. VG. $150-250