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NICHOLAS I

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NICHOLAS I
(1796 - 1855) Russian czar, his accession to the throne was marred by the Decembrist uprising, his reign was noted for its autocracy, bureaucracy, and militarism. Handsome, partly-printed D.S. "Nicholas" 1p. tall 4to., Moscow, Dec. 18, 1831, an award of merit for a major general in the garde de corps, honoring him for his "...courage and bravery demonstrated on the 25th and 26th of August of this year, during the storming of the fortifications and city ramparts of Warsaw...". He is honored with a place in the Order of Saint Anna of the First Degree and decorations...". Boldly signed, with the red-wax paper seal attached but somewhat torn. Overall good condition.