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Signed Royal Pension for Widow of British Scholar

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Royal Document Signed large and boldly by Queen Victoria, allotting a pension of £100 annually (equivalent to about $14,000 in...

 


Queen Victoria Large Format Facsimile Signed Photograph

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Scarce large format, unmounted albumen print of Her Royal Majesty Alexandrina Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain...

 


Emperor Probus Double Denarius

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An ancient silver Roman antoninianus (double denarius) minted during the reign of Marcus Aurelius Probus, emperor of Rome from 276-282...

 


Papal Bulla Medallion

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Papal Bulla struck in 1517 for Pope Leo X de' Medici, with a scarce though generous tuft of yellow silk...

 


Double Signed Card

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Ink signature, "Tenzing Norgay 11/8/71," and ballpoint signature, "Ed Hillary," on off-white 6 x 4.5 card embossed with the seal...

 


Double Signed Document with King Victor Emanuele III

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Manuscript Document granting Italian Citizenship Signed by Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister and King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. One...

 


Signed Free Frank to Lord Walsingham

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Hand-addressed and signed free frank address panel, measuring approximately 5 x 3. Nelson has addressed the panel to "Right Honourable...

 


Pope Benedict XII Papal Bulla

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Pope Benedictus XII (born Jacques Fournier in France; 1285-1342) was pope from 30 December 1334 to his death in April...

 


Manuscript Signed to Giovanni Borghese

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In the elegant, florid language favored by the nobility and those of royal birth, Cosimo de' Medici III, Grand Duke...

 


Marie Thérèse de France Autograph Letter

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Marie Thérèse de France aka Marie Thérèse Charlotte (1778-1851) was the eldest child of King Louis XVI of France and...