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Pope Urban VIII

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Pope Urban VIII

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Auction Date:2010 Nov 10 @ 19:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Born Maffeo Barberini, he served as pope from 1623 to 1644. He was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms. Manuscript DS, in Italian, signed “M[affeus] Legatus,” three pages, 8.5 x 12, 1612. Untranslated document, boldly signed at the bottom of the first page by the future Pope. Remaining pages are written out in a secretarial hand. In very good condition, with scattered light toning, soiling, and creasing, red wax seal remnants to lower left of first page, and mild edge wear.