PIUS XII
(1876-1958, Eugenio Pacelli, from 1939 Pope)
Colour Portrait Postcard Photo by Alinari, signed 'Pius pp. XII.'
on unused verso, showing him nearly half length, three quarter face, in white skull cap, white edged purple cassock and a broad stole embroidered in red and gold in a Renaissance design, stamps of the Vatican Archive in background of recto and of Vatican Library on verso, 5¾" x 4", no date, circa
almost imperceptible crease across right half of image
Item Date:
1950
Stock No:
54399
£650
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KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF PIUS
PIUS XII
(1876-1958, Eugenio Pacelli, from 1939 Pope)
Finely penned Apostolic Brief, signed 'E. Card. Pacelli' as Secretary of State, to Pietro dei Conti ALUFFI PENTINI,
issued by his predecessor PIUS XI (1857-1939, Achille Ratti, from 1922 Pope), in Latin with translation, saying that "The Commander of the Pontifical Cohort of Nobles, Guardians of Our Person, prays that We distinguish you, who are enrolled in that Cohort, with a special title of honour", accordingly "We, by these Letters, make, constitute and declare you Knight of the Order of Pius", with "the right to wear the uniform proper to the Knights of the Order, and freely and lawfully bear the Order's own badge on a blue silk ribbon, marked on each side with a double red stripe, on the left breast", and sending a diagram [not present] "to prevent any variation either in the uniform or the badge", vellum, 9¼" x 16¼", St. Peter's, Rome, "under the ring of the Fisherman ... in the 12th Year of Our Pontificate", 4th September
stamp of St. Peter fishing a little weak, otherwise in excellent condition
Item Date:
1933
Stock No:
55688
£1500
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PLAA
(Martin, 1901-1978, Professional French Tennis Player)
Signature on an album leaf
next to a magazine photo, 6" x 4", no place, no date,
remains of former mounting on the verso
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41013
£45
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PLUMB
(Sir John [Jack] Harold, 1911-2001, Historian, Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge)
Typed Letter Signed with autograph salutation and subscription to Professor Geoffrey BEST
(1928-2018, Historian known for his studies of Winston Churchill) thanking him for his “congratulations - it was kind of you to write. Quite obviously Un Souvenir de Solferino is a fascinating book and ought to be published in English but I am, however, afraid it will not do for us. We have given up the Classics series as they did not sell well enough and now one requires to sell over 25,000 of the first edition for a Penguin to pay and so I really do not think it is possible for us to have this translated and publish it...”, 1 side 4to., Master’s Lodge, Cambridge headed paper, 28th June
Item Date:
1982
Stock No:
42504
£35
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PLUMER
(Annie Constance, née Goss, d. 1941, Lady of Grace St John of Jerusalem, and wife of the 1st Viscount)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Madam, Your Highness',
requesting "two reserved tickets", 2 sides 8vo., 5 Egerton Gardens, S.W.3., 17th April
Item Date:
1919
Stock No:
18729
£15
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