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Rare Telegram Pertaining to Press Coverage of King Tut's Tomb, Sent in 1924

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Historical Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Rare Telegram Pertaining to Press Coverage of King Tut's Tomb, Sent in 1924

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Auction Date:2014 Sep 25 @ 17:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Original ''Egyptian State'' telegram from the excavation of KV62, King Tut's tomb. Telegram is addressed to the Minister of Public Works, Antiquities Department in Cairo, and originates from the ''Winter Palace'' at Luxor. Content reads in full, ''referring permit fifty-seven please confirm is available twenty first january instead fortynth as stated. Joseph Riches Winter Palace Luxor''. Scattered notations including one bearing a 1924 date and one that reads, ''This was for a Press View + cannot be changed''. Measures 10.25'' x 5.75''. Toning, else near fine.