Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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February 12
The most important event today is my son Henry's birthday but also today, in 1771 Gustav III became the King of Sweden. In1921 Winston Churchill became British Minister of Colonies and in 1950 Albert Einstein warned of the dangers of the hydrogen bomb.
GUSTAF III (1746-1792, from 1771 King of Sweden)
Letters Patent Signed, in Swedish with translation, the King’s titles include “Heir of Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein”, appointing “Senior Lieutenant ... Our beloved the Noble and Honourable Johan Gustaf Haegerflycht”, (1736-1805, later General), to be “Staff-Captain in the Company of Colonel the Baron Armfeldt, Knight, of Our Artillery at Stralsund”, in place of Petter Bernhard Piper, “proposed to Us in humble obedience in consideration of his service faithfully performed and of constant and manifest satisfaction”, awarding him the salary until further notice, all to be implemented by “the appropriate person”, countersigned ‘Carl Nadenstierna’, embossed stamp duty of 18 daler plus 50%, good papered seal with Royal arms, 2 sides folio and conjugate blank, Stockholm Castle, 17th February 1773, small defect in conjugate blank
EINSTEIN (Albert, 1879-1955, German born American Mathematical Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner)
Fine Signature together with a magazine photo showing him head and shoulders
SIGNED PHOTO WITH ORIGINAL ACCOMPANYING LETTER
CHURCHILL (Sir Winston S., 1874-1965, Prime Minister)
Fine portrait photo by Vivienne, signed in full ‘Winston S. Churchill’ and dated on the mount together with the typed letter signed with autograph subscription to ‘My dear Harrap’ thanking him for his letter and saying he is “very happy to send you a photograph”, 1 side 4to., 28 Hyde Park Gate, London SW7 headed paper, 18th May 1955, the photo shows him half length seated in an armchair and has the photographer’s stamp on the verso, 6½” x 5¼” in mount 9¼” x 6½”, no place, 1955
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