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Sale 45
Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction
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Lot 979 |
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Chiang Kai-shek & Madame Chiang (1887-1975) President of the Republic of China. Signature in Chinese on a 5¾" x 3¼" card engraved "The President of the Republic of China. Very fine. With a TLS ("Mayling Soong Chiang") with holograph salutation, closing and note signed with initials ("M.S.C."), 1p, 11" x 8½", Taipei, Taiwan, 1967 Sept. 25. To Dr. Daniel A. Poling, regarding his plans to visit Taipei. She adds a note in her hand, "Would you be able to preach at our chapel on sunday morning, 8 October? M.S.C." Fine. Madame Chiang (1897-2003) was educated in America; she served as her husband's English translator, secretary, and advisor.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized
$518 |
Lot 980 |
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Churchill, Winston S., Sir (1874-1975) English statesman, soldier, and author; British Prime Minister during World War II, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature. TLS with holograph salutation ("Dear Williams"), 1p, 8" x 5", 28, Hyde Park Gate, London, S.W.7., 1948 Nov. 4. Fine; with transmittal envelope. To Lt. Commander G.W. Williams, M.P.: "I am asking some of my Parliamentary colleagues to luncheon on Thursday, November 11 at 1 o'clock, and I should be so glad if you could come."
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Robert Batchelder, 1977.
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$1,438 |
Lot 981 |
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Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807-1882) Italian patriot, soldier, and national hero, largely responsible for the formation of a unified Italy. Signature ("G. Garibaldi") on 2½" x 3¾" paper printed "Autograph of", n.p., n.d. Dampstain at left edge does not affect signature. With steel engraving of Garibaldi.
Estimated Value $125 - 150.
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Lot 982 |
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Hussein, Saddam (1937-2006) Dictator of Iraq (1979-2003); overthrown by a U.S.-led invasion; executed by hanging on 30 Dec 2006. Official DS signed in red, with embossed eagle shield symbol at top, in Arabic, 13" x 8½", Baghdad. An untranslated official document. Minor edge toning and small file holes at right margin, else fine.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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Lot 983 |
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Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of (1660-1744) Through her close friendship with Queen Anne, she wielded great power and influence in the British government. DS ("S: Marlborough")as Dutchess Dowager of Marlborough, 9¾" x 7", Chudleigh, 1732 June 3.Acknowledging receipt of three hundred and fifty pounds for six months annuity. Very good; light toning and foxing; small paper loss in blank left margin. Matted with a lovely steel engraving and framed to an overall size of 15½" x 20".
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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$345 |
Lot 984 |
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Mussolini, Benito & Victor Emmanuel III. DS ("Mussolini") and ("Vittorio Emanuele"), 2pp (1 sheet recto/verso), 14½" x 9½", Rome, 1938 May 12. A page from a decree citing soldiers for bravery and giving the time and place of their actions. Signed a second time by Mussolini under the docket. Some toning and soiling; the attractive red wax seal of the Ministero dell'Africa Italiana is intact at lower right.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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Lot 985 |
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[Five British Prime Ministers and A Governor General]. Robert Peel (1788-1850) ALS, 1 ½pp, 8" x 5", Dreyden House, n.d., regarding "The Portrait of Mr. Pitt by Hoppner" which Mr. Peel might be interested in purchasing; Neville Chamberlain (1861-1945) Cartoon of the PM created for PUNCH magazine, signed at lower edge by Chamberlain; Douglas Home (1903-1995) 1978 FDC signed "Home" commemorating the Battle of Britain; Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) Dual Postcard Portrait signed; Edward Heath (1916-2005) 1984 FDC signed, commemorating D-Day; Lord Dufferin (1826-1902) Governor General of Canada and India, Signature and date (1875). All fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$180 |
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