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Benjamin Disraeli Signature Cut
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Cut signature of former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, on 1" x 4" affixed to heavy paper. Benjamin Disraeli, 1st...
Signature on Card with Windsor Crest
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Mounted Autograph "Leopold" boldly written in fountain pen, above which is affixed the crown crest of Windsor Castle. Signature approximately...
Princess Anne Official Royal Portrait Signed
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Regal vintage large format, full colour matte-finish 12" x 14.5" photograph portrait of HRH Anne, Princess Royal, wearing her uniform...
Autograph Letter Signed
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Scarce Autograph Letter Signed by Baron James de Rothschild, patriarch of the French branch of the prominent Rothschild dynasty and...
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...
Signed Mourning Card Initialed by Victoria
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Scarce mourning card marking the death of Prince Leopold in 1884, featuring the ink signature "Prince Leopold" bordered in black,...
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...