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which in this grovelling age would soon be the payment for them if a market could be found'. in concluding hall refers to having been in nottingham and sutton the previous week ('and have got the heart-ache') and asks to be remembered to his correspondent's lady and friends. a small spindle hole appears to the upper left corner and with some light overall creasing and minor age wear, about vg"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"582","title":{"es":"hall spencer timothy: (1812-1885) english mesmerist & writer. a.l.s., spencer t. hall, four pages, 4..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/117980/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:31.132Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac100","currency":"EUR","id":117980,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/117981/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"bhaktivedanta swami a. c.:  \n (1896-1977) indian religious leader, founder of the international society for krishna consciousness, commonly known as the hare krishna movement. t.l.s., a. c. bhaktivedanta swami , one page (folding airmail stationery), slim 4to, n.p. 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italian nobleman and military officer. patron of casanova. translation into french of the paragraph referring to mirabeau. « j'ai reçu aujourd'hui la nouvelle que le bestial mirabeau, chef des rebelles assassins qui ont détrôné le roi très chrétien est mort des blessures reçues en duel. cette mort m'afflige parce que j'avais l'espoir de le rencontrer quelque part et de le voir mourir de ma main. c'est un écrivain infâme qui a déshonoré des têtes couronnées et des écrivains fameux, parmi lesquels notre illustre abbé boskovitch, qu'il traite d'ignorant » n.h. odoardo, son of count antonio collalto. member of the major council of venice 1789-90 honoré gabriel riqueti, comte de mirabeau (1749-1791) french writer and an early leader of the french revolution. president of the national constituent assembly 1791. a successful orator who became the voice of the people. mirabeau did not die in january 1790 as casanova comments. the duel death announced a year earlier than his real death date was one of the many fake news that circulated during the revolution years. roger joseph boscovich (1711-1787) a polymath from the republic of ragusa. an extremely interesting life the one of this jesuit priest, also physicist, astronomer, philosopher, poet, diplomat.. boscovich made multiple contributions to astronomy. he discovered the absence of atmosphere on the moon in 1753. joseph ii (1741-1790) holy roman emperor 1765-90. the emperor did not recover as casanova was wishing and died only a month later."},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"592","title":{"es":"casanova giacomo: (1725-1798) italian author and adventurer. an excellent and lengthy a.l.s., `giaco..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/117990/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":12000,"soldPrice":11000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:29.178Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac12,000 - 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(annotated 4th september 1949 in ink in an unidentified hand at the foot). fleming responds to a researcher's questionnaire featuring their questions at the head of the page, '1. were your scientific ''debuts'' easy or difficult? 2. did means of living (another profession or a private income) enable you to make yourself known in science?.......3. what work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? which do you consider as your master piece (sic)?' the biologist provides his answers below, in full, '1. merely the result of years of hard work and observation. 2. no. 3. penicillin because this has been useful to mankind. perhaps best work was on the action of antiseptics or on lysozymes.' documents or letters in any form signed by fleming in which he refers to penicillin are rare and desirable. some light age wear and minor creasing, largely to the extreme edges, a small area of paper loss to the upper edge and some ink show through from a few annotations in the hand of the researcher to the verso, only very slightly affecting a few words of fleming's text and not the signature. g"},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"616","title":{"es":"fleming alexander: (1881-1955) scottish biologist, nobel prize winner for physiology or medicine, 19..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118014/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:27.878Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":118014,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118015/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"seaborg glenn t.: (1912-1999) american chemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry 1951. autograph manuscript signed, glenn t. seaborg, two pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. 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(annotated 21 st may 1979 in another hand to the upper edge). the manuscript, with various corrections, is an abstract of seaborg's work our heritage of the elements and states, in part, 'the role of our heritage of chemical elements, natural and man-made, in determining our accomplishments throughout our history will be described. from the stone age to the beginning of the recent era of understanding of their nature\u2026..mastery of the utilization of the elements has determined the destiny of nations\u2026\u2026today, with our advanced state of knowledge and the incentive of continuing our creative evolution of remaking and fully utilizing our environment, we have sufficient perspective to appreciate just how rich and important is our legacy to the chemical elements\u2026\u2026our future progress and well being will depend in large part in learning more about the chemical elements and their combinations. these new frontiers continue to be frontiers of the mind' . vg  \n  seaborg's  our heritage of the elements was published in metallurgical and materials transactions a in december 1980."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"618","title":{"es":"seaborg glenn t.: (1912-1999) american chemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118016/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":160,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:27.880Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118016,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118017/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"sanger frederick: (1918-2013) british biochemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry in 1958 & 1980. autograph manuscript, unsigned, two pages, 4to, n.p. 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(1990s). the incomplete manuscript (the pages numbered 9 & 10 to the upper edges) relates to dna sequencing and states, in part, 'to the remaining low phosphate medium a log culture of e. coli strain jm101 in 2 x ty\u0085..were added and 1 ml added to the tubes. the cells were grown for 6 - 10 h and the dna isolated as previously described (sanger et al, 1980). usually the cultures were combined before isolation and several regions were probed for at the same time. the isolated dna was finally dissolved in 30 - 60 ml of the hybridizing solution\u0085..this was sufficient for 5 - 10 filters. a random library of sonicated lambda fragments (average size 500 nucleotides) was prepared\u0085..and cloned. individual pure plaques were usually transferred to fresh plates so that there were about 50 per plate. blots were prepared using nitrocellulose filters and hybridization and washing carried out\u0085..radioautographs were developed with fluorescent screens for 1 - 3 days and dna prepared from the plaques giving a positive response\u0085.' together with a brief a.l.s., f sanger, one page, 8vo, swaffham bulbeck, cambridgeshire, n.d. (march 1995), to ursula esse, forwarding the two pages of manuscript. accompanied by the original envelope. three file holes to the left edge of each page of manuscript, not affecting the text, and with a few very light, extremely minor creases. vg, 2"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"619","title":{"es":"sanger frederick: (1918-2013) british biochemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry in 1958 & 1980. a..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118017/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:27.881Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118017,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118018/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"crick francis: (1916-2004) english molecular biologist, co-discoverer of the structure of the dna molecule in 1953 together with james watson. joint nobel prize winner for physiology or medicine, 1962. a very unusual and curious autograph text by crick, one page, 4to, poros, friday 5th august 1966. the boldly written text being his timetable planning while at poros in greece, with very precise and detailed annotations, indicating exact timing for each task, visit, etc\u0085, saying `friday 5th august 1966 - at poros. oil check both are ''full''\u0085 back to look for\u0085left poros 3.15 pm..5.15pm\u00855.35\u0085´ a very precise holiday timetable in the hand of the molecular biologist, showing how his scientific skills are present in his day by day. vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"620","title":{"es":"crick francis: (1916-2004) english molecular biologist, co-discoverer of the structure of the dna mo..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118018/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:27.883Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":118018,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118019/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"pauling linus: (1901-1994) american chemist & biochemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry, 1954 and nobel peace prize winner, 1962. autograph manuscript signed, linus pauling, (twice), eleven pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1974). the manuscript, with various corrections, is pauling's review of irwin stone's the healing factor: vitamin c against disease and states, in part, 'irwin stone is a biochemist, now retired, who developed a great interest in vitamin c soon after it had been identified as the substance l-ascorbic acid, a derivative of the sugar glucose, in 1932. over a period of forty years he collected information about vitamin c from the scientific and medical literature, and also carried out some investigations in his own laboratory\u0085..he pointed out that most animals manufacture vitamin c in amounts (converted to the body weight of an adult human) between 2 and 19 grams per day. from these arguments and from published accounts of the value of vitamin c in controlling various diseases, he reached the conclusion that most people are in needlessly poor health because of their low intake of vitamin c\u0085\u0085he sent me copies of the four papers on this subject that he had published in the years 1965 to 1967 and urged me to study the effect on health of an increased intake of this vitamin. my discussions with physicians and nutritionists led me to believe that they had for the most part formed a negative opinion about the value of vitamin c because of lack of knowledge of the facts. i accordingly in 1970 wrote my book vitamin c and the common cold, in which the evidence that vitamin c provides a valuable amount of protection against the common cold is discussed. in his book irwin stone presents his arguments for a high intake of vitamin c. he discusses the evidence\u0085..that an increased intake of vitamin c has value in preventing and treating not only the common cold but also other viral diseases, bacterial diseases, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, allergies and asthma\u0085\u0085in addition to its recognized uses in aiding the healing of burns, wounds, and fractural bones and helping to remove toxic substances from the body\u0085..irwin stone deserves our thanks. his work, including this book, may well result in significant improvement in health and decrease in the amount of suffering caused by disease for many people'. signed by pauling at the conclusion and at the head of the first page. very minor staple holes to the upper left corner of each page, otherwise vg irwin stone (1907-1984) american biochemist who was the first to use ascorbic acid in the food processing industry as a preservative, and originated and published the hypothesis that humans require much larger amounts of vitamin c for optimal health than is necessary to prevent scurvy."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"621","title":{"es":"pauling linus: (1901-1994) american chemist & biochemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry, 1954 and..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118019/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.312Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":118019,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118020/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"tinbergen jan:  \n (1903-1994) dutch economist, winner of the first nobel memorial prize in economic sciences, 1969. autograph manuscript signed, jan tinbergen , nine pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1979). the manuscript, with a few corrections, is of an essay entitled to what extent should the economy be controlled through an expansion of the functions of the state in western countries? and comprises five sections, stating, in part, \u2018our subject can perhaps best be dealt with by starting with the oversimplified model of the economy used by the old european liberalists. they used to suggest that the free forces of society should be left to themselves. they maintained that a maximum of social welfare will be attained if every individual is striving for maximum personal welfare\u2026..a number of tasks have not been left to individuals, but put into the hands of public authorities\u2026..some well-known examples are that law and order should be maintained by the sheriff; that private armies are not the solution of the security problem; that a system of competing banks entitled to issue notes does not provide us with the best money, but rather one central bank (system)\u2026\u2026it is interesting that the protection of share holders was organised better and earlier in the usa than elsewhere (securities exchange commission) and unveiled cases of bribery in europe\u2026\u2026a few new public tasks are the immediate sequel of one of the most visible technological developments: the mass production of the motor car. it has forced upon us the traffic lights, even to cities which, like rotterdam, initially refused, as a matter of principle, to introduce them! similarly the motor car has introduced into the country adoring freedom most of all nations, the united states, speed limits and fines to offenders, quite a bit stiffer than in my country. indeed it is striking that once the american public has been convinced that certain activities must be regulated they accept a rigorous regulation. what about oil prices? similar developments are under way concerning pollution of the environment\u2026..so here a complex of regulations is quickly growing also and the criteria for the clean car are rigorous\u2026\u2026under the umbrella of this new legislation the production of various types of anti-pollution equipment will become profitable and hence contribute to new employment opportunities which we badly need\u2026..in addition to the tasks discussed i see two broad areas inside nations which may require public activity in the near future, and one broad area between nations. inside the nations we must state that so far inflation has not been successfully brought under control\u2026\u2026the dutch government commands two instruments to affect the incomes of two main groups showing high incomes, namely the upper groups of salary earners (both in public administration and in private corporations) and the professions. higher salaries not subject to collective bargaining can be fixed by the minister of social affairs. fees of free professions fall under price control and are under the jurisdiction of the minister of economic affairs\u2026\u2026another internal problem our nations are facing is the cultural degeneration our societies are experiencing. although not an economic problem it is assuming an intensity serious enough to devote some attention to it in this essay: also the economy is suffering from its consequences\u2026\u2026.some of the economically relevant attitudes affected by the cultural crisis are lack of motivation to carry out tasks accepted by contract, fraud and vandalism\u2026\u2026it is commonplace to stress the intensified interdependence of nations as a consequence of a series of recent developments. both food and raw materials have to travel over longer distances than formerly, the former because of population increases around asia, the latter because of the exhaustion of mineral deposits in developed countries\u2026\u2026the increasing income gap constitutes a threat to political stability and a challenge to mankind\u2019s managerial capabilities. the time has come where we must \u2013 whether we like it or not \u2013 consciously manage the operation of our world society\u2026\u2026so far i only dealt with new tasks of the state. but isn\u2019t there already more than enough state activity? 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(university of chicago?), march 1979. the typed manuscript (the first page of which is a photostat copy, although with an ink signature) bears extensive holograph corrections and additions in pencil, was written in october 1978 and is entitled spectroscopic studies based on the pioneering work of r. s. mulliken and commences, in part, \u2018the year 1928 in which robert s. mulliken joined the faculty of the university of chicago was a vintage year in molecular spectroscopy. it was the year in which the raman effect was discovered. in this year appeared, among other important papers\u2026..the two independent basic papers by hund and by mulliken on what we now call molecular orbital theory dealing with the relation of molecular electronic states to the states (orbitals) of the individual electrons, and in addition mulliken\u2019s important paper on the atmospheric oxygen bands. i remember clearly how avidly as a fresh ph.d. (may 1928) i studied all these papers, especially those of mulliken. ever since then mulliken\u2019s papers have been always at the top of the list of papers i read. the many insights i gained from them have helped me enormously in my own work throughout these fifty years. in this paper i should like to give a few examples of recent (and not so recent) work in our laboratory based in one way or another on mulliken\u2019s basic contributions\u2019 , continuing to discuss mulliken\u2019s important work on rydberg series in hydrogen between 1964-69, and the rydberg series in nitrogen, van der waals maxima in excited states of  h 2,  condon diffraction bands in  h  2  and  d  2,  the spectra of the hene+ and hear+ ions, and the spectra and structures of  h  2  0+ and n h  3  +, and concludes \u2018the examples of my own work based on robert mulliken\u2019s seminal contributions could be amplified by examples from the work of almost every molecular physicist and spectroscopist. they show how enormously fruitful mulliken\u2019s ideas put forward over the last 50 years have been in his chosen field\u2026..\u2019  together with herzberg\u2019s entirely holograph bibliography for the paper, two pages, 4to, n.p. (university of chicago?), n.d. (october 1978), comprising a list of more than fifty titles, in bold pencil. a few very small, minor staple holes to the upper left corner of each page, vg  \n   \n  robert a. mulliken (1896-1986) american physicist & chemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry, 1966."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"623","title":{"es":"herzberg gerhard: (1904-1999)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118021/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.316Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118021,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118022/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"baltimore david:  \n (1938-    ) american biologist, nobel prize winner for physiology or medicine, 1975. a printed 4to copy of baltimore's essay entitled viruses, polymerases, and cancer , reprinted from volume 192 of science , 14 th may 1976, signed by baltimore in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the cover. one light horizontal fold to the centre, only very slightly affecting the signature, about vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"624","title":{"es":"baltimore david: (1938-   ) american biologist, nobel prize winner for physiology or medicine"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118022/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.318Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118022,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118023/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"cornforth john: (1917-2013) australian-british chemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry, 1975. autograph manuscript signed, john warcup cornforth, two pages, 4to, n.p., june 1981 (although signed later). the manuscript, with various corrections, is a retained draft of a letter by cornforth to hermann, evidently a colleague, and states, in part, 'i am feeling at the moment like a boy on holiday, having at last finished the woodward manuscript. the last part (drawing 184 structures by hand, nearly all of them complex molecules\u0085..) took much time and effort from a bad draughtsman (me). i am at the stage where the manuscript, instead of being god-awful nonsense as it seemed while writing it, begins to make sense and quite possibly to have some merit. todd did a very good personal biography to precede my part and we may perhaps publish this memoir and our memoir of robert robinson as a single volume later on', further discussing travel and accommodation arrangements for a trip to munich in october for a workshop and also remarking 'i am shocked that ejb rejected your paper - the standard of refereeing must have fallen since i left them! certainly you could have expressed the material more briefly - one always can, with enough effort - but what about the kinetics? i am no expert on these and the impression i got from the paper was that you were constructing a consistent explanation for all the data, without this necessarily being the only possible explanation. kinetics, after all, seldom prove anything. could you have done more?'. marked by cornforth to the upper right corner of the first page as having been sent on 18th june 1981 and signed, in a different ink, at the conclusion and dated 6th june 1986 in his hand. together with an a.l.s., j w cornforth, one page, 4to, brighton, 25th may 1978, to helga schumacher, on cornforth's personal printed stationery from the university of sussex. the letter, which ordinarily would seem to have accompanied the manuscript draft were it not for the significant differences in dates, states, in part, 'as you may imagine, i receive many requests for autographs and manuscripts. it has always been my view that if collectors of these things wish to take up the time of busy people, they should at least enclose return postage. consequently i ignore requests that are unaccompanied by this symbol of politeness. you are the first person who has, eventually, taken this point; and i congratulate you. you now possess a manuscript of mine'. vg, 2"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"625","title":{"es":"cornforth john: (1917-2013) australian-british chemist, nobel prize winner for chemistry, 1975. auto..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118023/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.319Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118023,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118024/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"prigogine ilya: (1917-2003) russian viscount and physical chemist. awarded with the nobel prize in chemistry in 1977 for his works on dissipative structures and irreversibility. autograph manuscript signed `i. prigg´, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., in french. prigogine responds to three questions that his correspondent annotates to the heading of the document. to the first question referring to his scientific beginnings, prigogine states `thanks to the support i received from my teachers and especially professor th. de donder\u0085.´, to the second question about the way he could finance and live at that time, prigogine refers to his first job `i was appointed at the brussels university immediately after finishing my university studies..´, and to the last, asking ''which one of your works do you consider the most important, the nobel laureate states `my main work has been about\u0085the irreversible phenomena.´ prigogine signs a second time at the base `i, prigogine, proffesor of the sciences university in brussels.´ vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"626","title":{"es":"prigogine ilya: (1917-2003) russian viscount and physical chemist. awarded with the nobel prize in c..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118024/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.321Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":118024,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118025/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"thouless david j.: (1934-2019) british physicist, nobel prize winner for physics, 2016. t.l.s., d. j. thouless, two pages, 4to, cambridge, 22nd april 1963, to professor j. m. luttinger of columbia university, on the printed stationery of the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at the university of cambridge. thouless thanks his correspondent for their letter, remarking 'it has provided me with some useful guidance, but i have now given up the problem in despair' and continuing to explain 'it seems that one can use an arbitrary one-particle spectral function for a perturbation calculation of the canonical density matrix\u0085\u0085the calculated expectation value is guaranteed to be greater than the equilibrium value only if the density matrix represents a real distribution, that is only if the density is positive definite. for small deviations from the true spectral function the density must remain positive, and so your result is reproduced. for large deviations i cannot see why the calculated density should be positive definite, since an expansion in terms of proper graphs cannot be written as a sum of squares in the way an expansion in terms of all graphs can be (unless i am missing something). for this reason, i no longer believe that the functional must be bounded below', further adding 'i was interested in the possibility of boundedness because of kraichnan's work published in the journal of mathematical physics last year. kraichnan proposes model hamiltonians which give ladder or ring diagrams as their complete perturbation series. a theorem that applies to a complete perturbation series should also apply to the subseries that is given by a local hamiltonian. i tried the variational principle on the problem of summing ladder graphs with a repulsive separable potential; kraichnan's methods show that the energy obtained should be no less than the fermi kinetic energy. i could, in certain cases, choose propagators that gave exactly the fermi kinetic energy for the functional. if i could show that the functional can be further reduced i would have found a counter-example to the boundedness hypothesis, but i have not managed to do this'. a good letter of scientific content and association. the two pages stapled together in the upper left corner and with some light creasing, otherwise vg joaquin mazdak luttinger (1923-1997) american physicist."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"627","title":{"es":"thouless david j.: (1934-2019) british physicist, nobel prize winner for physics, 2016. t.l.s., d. j..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118025/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":280,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.322Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":118025,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118026/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"es":"nobel prize winners: selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger by various nobel laureates including wolfgang ketterle (physics, 2001), theodor hansch (physics, 2005), gerhard ertl (physics, 2007), francois englert (physics, 2013), didier queloz (physics, 2019), johann deisenhofer (chemistry, 1988), kurt wuthrich (chemistry, 2002), dan shechtman (2: chemistry, 2011), stefan hell (chemistry, 2014), f.w. de klerk (peace, 1993), h. robert horvitz (physiology or medicine, 2002), robin warren (physiology or medicine, 2005), barry marshall (physiology or medicine, 2005), harald zur hausen (physiology or medicine, 2008) etc. the majority of images are colour. vg to ex, 16"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"628","title":{"es":"nobel prize winners: selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger by various nobel l..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118026/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.324Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118026,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118027/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"nobel prize winners: a good and rare multiple signed page, folio, by various nobel prizes comprising paul dirac (1902-1984) english theoretical physicist. widely regarded as one of the most important physicists of the 20th century. nobel prize in physics 1933. he formulated the dirac equation. among dirac´s works, his contributions to quantum mechanics and electrodynamics, and also the new forms of atomic theory and general relativity. an unusual character described by einstein as `this balancing on the dizzying path between genius and madness is awful´. signed `p.a.m. dirac´. autographs of dirac are rare and desirable; 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(1872) to his son, francis darwin ('my dear frank'). darwin asks his son to try and persuade abraham dee bartlett 'to do me a great favour (& if he will, report the result to me)', explaining that he would like 'to show to the porcupine a live snake, observe whether the sight of the snake will make it rattle the quills on the tail, as mr. bartlett showed me that the porcupine does when angered' and concluding that the letter can be read to mr. bartlett. a letter of interesting content for its discussion of animals and with good association. some very light, extremely minor age wear and two small, light stains to the right edge of the pages, not affecting the text or signature. about vg sir francis darwin (1848-1925) british botanist. darwin worked with his father on various experiments and later edited the autobiography of charles darwin (1887). abraham dee bartlett (1812-1897) british taxidermist and an expert on captive animals who served as superintendent of london zoo, thereby becoming a prominent observer of animal life.  the present letter is published in the correspondence of charles darwin and abraham dee bartlett's reply to darwin is also recorded. on 16th may 1872 he wrote to the naturalist informing him that 'i turned a snake loose into the yard with 2 of grotes porcupines, one of them shook his tail at the sight of the snake, the other did not, but gnashed his teeth and appeared much inclined to bite the snake. i then tried the crested porcupine he did not shake his tail, but set his spines up and i thought he would attack the snake with his teeth\u0085\u0085.i believe from what i saw that the porcupine if hungry and in a wild state met with a snake he would kill and eat it'. darwin's letter was evidently written during research for the expression of the emotions in man and animals which was published in 1872 as his third major work of evolutionary theory. autograph letters by darwin discussing experiments with animals, as the present letter does (and conjures up an exciting scene in one's mind, as confirmed by bartlett's observations), rarely appear on the market and are highly desirable."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"632","title":{"es":"darwin charles: (1809-1882) english naturalist. a remarkable, fine a.l.s., c. darwin, two pages, 8vo..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118030/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":9000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:32.064Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - \u20ac9,000","currency":"EUR","id":118030,"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118031/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"humboldt alexander: (1769-1859) prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer. a.l.s., `a.v.h´, one page, 12mo, n.p. 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apollo xi´, to the verso of a postcard photograph. inscribed `to roland with best wishes´, to the front the postcard shows the city of macerata in italy and its viale della vittoria e monumenti ai caduti. accompanied by the original printed stationery envelope of the ''national aeronautics and space administration - manned spacecraft center - houston texas''. vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"648","title":{"es":"aldrin buzz: (1930- ) american astronaut, lunar module pilot of apollo xi (1969). the second man to ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118046/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.599Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118046,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118047/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"armstrong neil: (1930-2012) american astronaut, commander of apollo xi (1969). the first man to walk on the moon. a rare, early a.l.s., neil, two pages, slim 4to, n.p. 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('monday'; 7th march 1955), to carl bleschmidt. armstrong enquires as to how his friend is in the far east, asking 'have you managed to completely de-structure the structures lab as yet', and continues to send news of his own activities, 'my time is split between flying and general rocket engineer. the flying is fine - we have an f8h, f2h, f82e, f82b, r4d, c47 & c82 with possibilities of a few other planes coming. in my first week i've made trips to wash. d.c., norfolk, va, chincoteague & detroit, mich. the missile work is both aerodynamic & structural or multi-stage test missiles. we fly them out over the atlantic & launch them from the f82b & f2h.' armstrong concludes by referring to his correspondent's wedding photographs and explains that he will be happy to forward them once he has confirmation of the correct address. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by armstrong to bleschmidt at the structural test laboratory of the martin aircraft co. in baltimore and also signed ('n. a. armstrong') by armstrong in the return address to the upper left corner. some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few creases, otherwise vg at the time of the present letter armstrong was working as a research test pilot with the lewis flight propulsion laboratory in cleveland from where he made his first test flight on 1st march 1955, just a week before writing to his friend. armstrong's spell at cleveland only lasted a couple of months before he was able to secure a position at the national advisory committee for aeronautics (naca) high-speed flight station at edwards air force base, beginning on 11th july 1955."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"649","title":{"es":"armstrong neil: (1930-2012) american astronaut, commander of apollo xi (1969). the first man to walk..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118047/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":5200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.600Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - \u20ac8,000","currency":"EUR","id":118047,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118048/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"astronauts: a good small selection of three nasa signed 8 x 10 photographs by four american nasa astronauts, comprising charles conrad (1930-1999) charles ''pete'' conrad jr. commander of the apollo 12 mission in 1969 and the third man to walk on the moon. conrad also commanded gemini 11 in 1966. he died in a motorcycle accident; thomas patten stafford (1930- ) commander of apollo 10. in 1975 stafford commanded the apollo-soyuz test project flight, the first joint u.s.-soviet space mission; donald kent slayton (1924-1993) one of the original nasa mercury seven astronauts, and thomas kenneth mattingly (1936- ) command module pilot for apollo 16. all three images, showing the astronauts wearing their spacesuits, are signed in bold inks to clear areas of the images. vg, 3"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"650","title":{"es":"astronauts: a good small selection of three nasa signed 8 x 10 photographs by four american nasa ast..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118048/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:26.601Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac100","currency":"EUR","id":118048,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118049/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"radetzky josef: (1766-1858) austrian field marshal and bohemian noble. a good autograph poem signed `radetzky fm´, one page, oblong 4to, n.p., n.d., in german. radetzky boldly writes a four lines poem referring to the soldier´s honour, stating in part `no man on his own wins the prize, the last man is crowned with laurel and shares the honour..´ two creases, only one very slightly affecting the flourish. overall minor age wear with. g  radetzky served as chief of the general staff in the habsburg monarchy. a disciplined but fair man beloved by his troops, known as vater ('father') radetzky. he served until age 91. he was immortalized by johann strauss i's radetzky march commissioned to commemorate radetzky's victory at the battle of custoza."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"651","title":{"es":"radetzky josef: (1766-1858) austrian field marshal and bohemian noble. a good autograph poem signed ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118049/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:29.656Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":118049,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118050/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[hallowell carew benjamin]: (1761-1834) british admiral, one of the select group of officers known as the 'band of brothers' who served with horatio nelson at the battle of the nile. a fine series of five ls.s. and two a.ls.s. by viscount keith (1746-1823, british admiral who served in the napoleonic wars; four ls.s. keith), john wilson croker (1780-1857, irish statesman & author, secretary to the admiralty 1809-30; two a.ls.s. j w croker) and henry hotham (1777-1833, english vice admiral who served in the french revolutionary & napoleonic wars; one l.s., henry hotham), thirteen pages (total), folio, london, admiralty office, 9th - 29th may 1815, all to rear admiral sir benjamin hallowell and each marked 'secret'. the letters relay various orders to hallowell and state, in part, '\u0085.you will observe what are the intentions of his majesty's government respecting the employment of the vessels named on the margin [hms astraea, hms cerberus etc.] which have been put under my command. you will of course attend to that service as much as may be required; and you are at liberty to employ any other vessel under my orders for the same purpose\u0085..furnishing me with the result of any information which you may obtain. if a small vessel is wanted for the coast of france near isle dieu, the telegraph is at plymouth and her commander captain scriven is perfectly acquainted with that part of the coast. i am very doubtful whether the small brigs in which the arms are contained will be able to hold their own off isle dieu, and the anchorage near it is not good. i am sorry to observe that the sailing of vessels containing arms has crept into the newspapers. this should be guarded against as much as possible. you will be pleased to ascertain as far as you are able, and report to me, the number of french pilots at plymouth, with their qualifications' (viscount keith, 9th may 1815), 'i am commanded by my lords commissioners of the adm[iralt]y to signify to you their directions to send orders to capt. kittoe of hms astrea on his rendezvous five leagues west of isle dieu, to return to plymouth with the king's ships\u0085.' (john wilson croker, 18th may 1815), 'i am commanded\u0085..to acquaint you that their lordships have this day received dispatches from captain kittoe\u0085..stating that a considerable rising in favour of the king of france has taken place in britanny (sic) and that therefore instead of recalling the squadron (as directed in my letter of the 18th inst) it is expedient to reinforce it\u0085. for the purpose of\u0085..protecting his majesty's squadron from any sudden attack from french ships of war\u0085\u0085i enclose you an order (no longer present) to sir henry hotham to detain all french national vessels\u0085..it is desirable that this order should not be made public & he will therefore charge the captains & commanders to whom he may communicate it not to divulge it\u0085\u0085transports with a further supply of arms & ammunition will be sent out for sir henry's disposal\u0085.' (john wilson croker, 22nd may 1815), 'circumstances have since occurred that have induced their lordships to send out rear admiral sir henry hotham, and i transmit\u0085..a copy of a secret order authorizing the detention of french national armed ships and vessels\u0085..their lordships attach great importance to these measures being kept as secret as possible' (viscount keith, 23rd may 1815), together with the secret general order referred to, in the form of a l.s. by keith, 'the respective captains and commanders of his majesty's ships\u0085\u0085are hereby required and directed to detain all french national armed ships\u0085..and to send them into port, thereto remain until the further pleasure of his royal highness the prince regent shall be made known. as it is desirable that this order should not be made public, the officers abovementioned are strictly enjoined not to divulge it; and they are most particularly to observe that it does not extend to the detention of private ships' (also 23rd may 1815), 'you will be pleased to furnish the captain\u0085\u0085with a copy of the enclosed instruction (no longer present) and direct him to communicate the same to the squadron off brest and to sir henry hotham\u0085.' (viscount keith, 25th may 1815), 'the nimble (cutter) has brought me your letter of the 25th enclosing one from admiral lord keith, and the helicon has joined me also this day, with the three transports\u0085..i shall detain the nimble a day or two to convey any dispatches i may have occasion to transmit to england\u0085.' (henry hotham, 29th may 1815). an interesting series of letters dating from the final months of the napoleonic wars. some with blank integral leaves. some light age wear, vg, 7"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"652","title":{"es":"[hallowell carew benjamin]: (1761-1834) british admiral, one of the select group of officers known a..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118050/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":3800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:29.658Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":118050,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118051/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"hardy thomas masterman: (1769-1839) british naval officer, flag captain to admiral lord nelson. hardy commanded hms victory at the battle of trafalgar. a.l.s., sir thomas hardy, in the third person, one page, admiralty, 3rd may 1833, to lieutenant [richard] bastard. hardy sends his thanks to bastard for 'having settled his little account with lt. wright'. with blank integral leaf. accompanied by the original envelope wrapper hand addressed by hardy to bastard at the steam vessel flamer at falmouth and signed ('t m hardy') by hardy to the lower left corner. with a good red wax seal to the verso. some light overall dust staining to the envelope, otherwise vg lieutenant richard bastard had entered the royal navy in july 1798 and was present at the battle of trafalgar."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"653","title":{"es":"hardy thomas masterman: (1769-1839) british naval officer, flag captain to admiral lord nelson. hard..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118051/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:29.660Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":118051,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118052/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"british military:  \n a good, small series of a.ls.s. by various british military officers comprising dighton probyn (1833-1924) english general, victoria cross winner for his numerous actions during the indian mutiny 1857-58. keeper of the privy purse, secretary to edward, prince of wales and comptroller of the household. a.l.s., d. m. probyn , four pages, 8vo, marlborough house, london, 1 st november 1879, to dr. stedman. probyn expresses his concerns about his wife's health, stating 'she never complains, but i know that at times she is worse, or at any rate feels much worse, than she allows she is' and continuing 'you know her case, and what treatment she has received. i want her to see sir william gull before she goes to sandringham, and sir william has kindly promised to see her' , adding 'i told sir wm. however that i would ask you to write to him\u2026.telling him what you know about lady probyn's ailment. will you please do this for me, without fail' and further providing gull's address at brook street, grosvenor square, concluding 'nobody knows as much about ly. probyn's health as you do, and she kicks against seeing anybody else, but you will pardon a husband's anxiety in wanting a second opinion. i don't think she has ever been really strong since that illness she had at milford, in 73 i think, when you were so kind to her' ; francis grenfell (1841-1925) 1 st baron grenfell. british field marshal who fought in the battle of ulundi during the anglo-zulu war of 1879. grenfell also served as aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief, south africa. a.l.s., grenfell , four pages, 8vo, wantage, berkshire, 3 rd january n.y. (c.1902-03), to [t. douglas] murray. grenfell states that he would be very interested in his correspondent's book on joan of arc 'as i really know but little of her true life' and remarking 'i was looking at her gilt statue in the rivoli last week & thinking of her wonderful achievements' . the field marshal continues 'her canonization could be very popular in france' , adding that he had an interesting sight of the borgia apartments and 'as regards the canonization i should fear that the presence of royalty could, while being good as regards the \"entente\" - might alarm the non-conformist conscience ' ; frederic thesiger (1827-1905) 2 nd baron chelmsford. british imperial general who served in the anglo-zulu war, commander in the defeat to the zulus at the battle of isandlwana. a.l.s., chelmsford , four pages, 8vo, knaresborough place, cromwell road, london, 2 nd may 1890, to dr. [herbert armitage] james. chelmsford states that he and lady chelmsford will be staying with the president of magdalen college in oxford on 17 th may and will therefore not be able to be present at the meetings his correspondent mentions, further adding 'i am very sorry not to be able to support the movement for initiating a mission in south london in connexion with cheltenham college by my presence on the occasion; but you may rest assured that the movement has my hearty sympathy' ; courtney chambers (d.1848) british lieutenant-colonel who served at the battle of waterloo under the duke of wellington and later commanded the 25 th regiment of foot at the cape of good hope. a.l.s., c chambers , three pages, folio, cape town, 10 th august 1842, to [abraham josias] cloete. chambers states 'it occurred to me a few days ago that from your having had 400 of the 25 th regiment under your command at natal you might probably wish to have my opinion upon the measures you carried into effect when employ'd upon a service of no ordinary nature, but one that required as much discretion and sound sense as any that ever perhaps agitated the minds of the colonists at the cape - english and dutch' and continues to inform cloete that, having considered the matter with close attention, he is 'quite satisfied that the course you pursued was not only the best, but the only judicious right and just one' , further remarking 'i cannot understand the motives or views of those who have manifested so much hostility to your proceedings' . in a postscript chambers also adds 'major d'urban who was with you fully concurs in my opinion and indeed so do all the officers of the regiment whose age and experience enable them to form a correct judgement' ; and peregrine maitland (1777-1854) british general who fought in the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars, later a colonial administrator serving as governor of the cape colony 1844-47. an interesting a.l.s., p maitland , four pages, 4to, romney, hampshire, 1 st january 1848, to [abraham josias] cloete. maitland states that he is obliged to his correspondent for their letter 'and sir h. pottinger's proclamation against sandille' and continues to explain that he has made use of the document in a letter to lord grey 'who has been pleased to affirm on the faith of sir h. pottinger's despatches, that i have made much too favourable representations of affairs in kafirland, and conveyed to him very erroneous information on that subject' further reflecting 'hence, i suppose arises one difficulty that stands in the way of my getting anything done for the officers i recommended by the duke of wellington's permission, for some mark of her majesty's favour' , explaining 'three or four times have i written, and three or four times i have seen fitzroy somerset on this subject, but still nothing has been done. i thought some demur might arise from the notion that to confer honours or promotion on the officers immediately under me, while i was passed over, might be considered as casting a shade on my conduct, and to obviate this, i assured fitzroy somerset, that i desired nothing for myself. still nothing has been done'. maitland further makes reference to the cape colony, 'the accounts i have seen from the cape have seemed to me highly corroborative of my position that british kafirland was virtually subjugated. if the savages can't be provoked into any fresh hostilities after the lapse of nine months but submit to the marching of the troops through their fastnesses without attempting retaliation on the colony, it is clear they have had enough of war and had already given in. in my despatch from block drifts\u2026..i said \"they are now fully convinced that though they may elude us in the bush for a time, and plunder the colony in small parties with some success, yet when we encamp in their country and scour it, they cannot hold out but must starve or submit.\" i seem to have had said this truly of them, with the exception of landilli and his few followers\u2026..' vg to ex, 5"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"654","title":{"es":"british military: a good, small series of a.ls.s. by various british military officers"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118052/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:29.662Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118052,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118053/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"somerset fitzroy: (1788-1855) 1st baron raglan. british field marshal, commanded the british troops during the crimean war. raglan gave the order which led to the charge of the light brigade. a.l.s., fitzroy somerset, one page, 4to, freneda, 4th december 1812, to sir charles stuart. following the desire expressed by his correspondent somerset returns 'several deciphered letters (no longer present) which lord castlereagh was anxious to have returned to him after lord wellington had perused them'. some extremely minor, light age wear and a couple of small stains at the head of the page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise vg charles stuart (1779-1845) british diplomat, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to portugal and brazil 1810-14. british ambassador to france 1815-24, 1828-30 and british ambassador to russia 1841-44. viscount castlereagh (1769-1822) anglo-irish statesman, foreign secretary 1812-22 and a central figure in the coalition which defeated napoleon. fitzroy somerset served as both aide-de-camp (from 1808) and military secretary (from 1810) to the duke of wellington."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"655","title":{"es":"somerset fitzroy: (1788-1855) 1st baron raglan. british field marshal, commanded the british troops ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118053/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":480,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:29.664Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - 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[1794], in french. the letter is written and also signed by louis turreau de linieres, and by albert ruelle, all members of the national convention, and states in part `we, deputies, declare and undersign that during our stay at the vendée we have recognized citizen la chevardiere, former vice-president of the paris department, as a very good patriot, and we have not found any thing which would identify him with opposing the republican government..´, further referring to additional reports on la chevardiere´s patriotic behaviour. the document bears to the heading a red ink stamp. small overall age wear and foxing stains, with slightly uneven edges. g"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"680","title":{"es":"carrier jean baptiste: (1756-1794) french revolutionary and member of the convention. 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- regiment of chasseurs riders - liberté - egalité'' and a very attractive red wax seal of the republican regiment to the left border, in fine condition. the document is given to thomas rené souton, officer of the cavalry regiment, granting him this permanent leave due to his disabilities. signed by the members of the administration board of the regiment, and also signed to the left border by general dominique-joseph rené vandamme, (1770-1830) count of unseburg. a reputed french military officer and corps commander who publicly criticized napoleon. signed d. vandamme, with a two lines holograph. with a large watermark. folded. very small overall minor age wear, otherwise vg  lasalle married former wife of general victor berthier, and sister-in-law to marshal louis alexandre berthier. when napoleon and lasalle met at the tuileries palace, the emperor asked, `when is the wedding?´ lasalle replied, `sire, when i have enough money to buy the wedding presents and furniture´. napoleon said, `but i gave you 200,000 francs last week, what did you do with them?´. lasalle replied, `i used half to pay my debts and have lost the rest gambling´. such a confession would have broken the career of any other soldier but, coming from lasalle, it made the emperor smile and ordered to give lasalle another 200,000 francs. when a prefect asked why napoleon didn't discipline lasalle for his conduct, napoleon responded that `it only takes a stroke of a pen to create a prefect, but it takes twenty years to make a lasalle´."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"681","title":{"es":"lasalle antoine-charles: (1775-1809) french cavalry general. also known as ''the hussar general''. l..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118079/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:36.652Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - 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me..´ together with a l.s., signed by championnet´s adjutant, being a copy of his orders to the troops, two pages, folio, same place and date of championnet´s autograph letter. the document is a detailed military letter, recommending all steps to take and tactical moves in case of an enemy attack. paper with attractive watermark. overall age wear, mostly to the upper and lower edges. g, 2   jean-baptiste kleber (1753-1800) french general during the french revolutionary wars and architect. after having served one year in the french royal army, he entered the habsburg service seven years later. kleber served in the war of the first coalition and also suppressed the vendée revolt. he returned to military service to accompany napoleon in the egyptian campaign. when napoleon returned to paris, he appointed kleber as commander of the french forces. he was assassinated by a student in cairo in 1800."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"682","title":{"es":"championnet jean-etienne: (1762-1800) 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bearing to the heading a small revolutionary vignette. saint-hilaire states in part `the impossibility of finding a suitable accommodation in toulon, pledges me to ask you for a full bed to be delivered..´, further also requesting for bread from the hospital because the one he is eating is making him feel ill because of the wound. very small overall minor age wear, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"683","title":{"es":"le blond de saint-hilaire louis: (1766-1809) french cavalry general. count of saint hilaire. killed ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118081/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:36.656Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - 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quality\u0085 it will depart next month of frimaire for a three months trip\u0085it will be commanded by captain quimper from saint malo. it will be armed with 18 cannons,.. rifles, guns.. and approximately 150 men crew.'', further explaining the minimum payment requested to get shares. stamped and signed to the third page by the corsair ship owners ''ship owners, citizens j. servel from brest and a. brodelet from nantes'', and acknowledging the receipt of five hundred francs for ''the participation on the good and bad events results''. small overall minor age wear and creasing. g"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"684","title":{"es":"[corsairs]: a curious and unusual printed prospectus, signed by the corsair 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apparently `.. he no doubt ignored that he had been promoted to chief of brigade of a horse artillery regiment of recent creation, he was informed with a letter addressed to him on 23 rd germinal to valence, but which never reached him\u2026´ signed at the base by napoleon bonaparte. the letter has been professionally and lightly affixed to a larger card, allowing the view of the blank verso. very small hole to the centre, professionally repaired. g to vg"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"685","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. rare l.s.,"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118083/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:36.659Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - 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very fine condition bearing a good watermark. with small hole to the blank leaf, otherwise g to vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"686","title":{"es":"talleyrand-périgord charles maurice de: (1754-1838) french diplomat and statesman. prime"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118084/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:36.660Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118084,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118085/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"victor-perrin claude: (1764-1841) marshal of france. duc de belluno. l.s., victor, one page, folio, berlin, 10th may 1808, to war commissar crouzet, in french. victor in his capacity as marshal of the empire and duc de belluno states `i enclose to you the legion d´honneur grand councelor´s response regarding the award i requested in favour of your brother, my former aide de camp. i really wish he will get this award he fully deserves.´ with blank integral leaf. few small tears to the edges, slightly damaged. g"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"687","title":{"es":"victor-perrin claude: (1764-1841) marshal of france. duc de belluno. l.s., victor, one page, folio, ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118085/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":420,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:36.661Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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a dreadful position, and has been tumbled from all flancs by six thousand men. judge the valor of that scoundrel. i hope all will be under control before four days. we have chased them everywhere. he has not a single cannon now, we have taken all his artillery and made till now six thousand prisoners. there you have his formidable armies fully destroyed.´, lannes further refers to his wife´s brother who is his aide-de-camp, stating `louis had a horse killed under him and got his teeth hit, nothing important.. i am a bit tired, and intend to leave in two days to return alongside his majesty. general lagrange had his arm shot through, he is here with me, but nothing broken, it will be fine in a month time. please tell madame lagrange to be calm, she will meet her husband in a month, he is departing to france. and you too, be secure, we will not have troubles, there is no more enemy, no army.´, and lannes concludes with an unusual remark saying `the battle of tudela is the finest one we have ever had´. further again referring to his wife´s health, to the difficulties of sending letters when he is far from the emperor head-quarters, and asking for detailed information on his children. lannes also asks his wife to forward his best regards to corvisart `..tell him that i won´t forget his advice about the english..´ a letter of excellent content. with address leaf, postmarked. small area of paper loss to the address leaf as a result of the letter opening, not affecting the text. overall minor age wear, creasing and small tear to the bottom edge, only affecting partially the flourish of the signature. together with a.l.s., signed by joseph-césar saint-mars, aide-de-camp to marshal lannes, one page, 4to, [head quarters at aranda del duero], 26th november [1808], to lannes´ wife, louise guéhenneuc, in french. saint-mars reports on similar topics, the battle of tudela, about his correspondent´s brother louis, and states in part `marshal lannes is keeping well and should not take long to return to the emperor head-quarters where i have been ordered to return to announce this victory..´ g, 2 the battle of tudela, near navarre, in spain, took place on 23rd november 1808. french army led by marshal lannes attacked a spanish army leaded by general castanos. it resulted in a full victory of napoleon´s forces. louise antoinette de guéhéneuc (1782-1856) duchess of montebello. second wife of marshal lannes. louise was a french ''dame d´honneur'', being the mistrss of the robes to empress marie louise of france. bon adrien jeannot de moncey (1754-1842) marshal of france, duc de conegliano. a prominent soldier in the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars. joseph lagrange (1763-1836) french general and count. a distinguished officer who fought at the peninsula wars, battle of dresden, leipzig, among many others. charles-louis guéhéneuc (1783-1849) frenc. lannes´ brother-in law and his aide de camp since 1805. in 1809, and after lannes´ death, he became aide-de-camp to the emperor napoleon i. francisco javier castaños (1758-1852) spanish general and politician. one of the most important spanish military officers during the napoleonic wars. he also served as the first president of the senate of spain in 1834. appointed by the spanish queen duke of bailen for his heroic actions in the battle of bailen, the first defeat of the napoleonic armies at open field which caused the flight of spain of king joseph bonaparte. jean nicolas corvisart-desmarets (1755-1821) french physician. in 1804 corvisart became the primary physician of napoleon bonaparte, attending him until bonaparte´s exile to st. helena in 1815."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"688","title":{"es":"lannes jean: (1769-1809) marshal of france. duc de montebello. one of napoleon's most daring and 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the fenestrelle fortress..´ further accusing `.. last month of may, the mentioned governor of rome did the same with m. cavalchini, taken to fenestrelle, a simple order of general miollis was enough, without having informed any authority previously; furthermore the prisoner stayed for two days in turin, together with his family, without obstacles, and could have easily found ways of escaping.´ fouché concludes requesting orders to avoid such risks with prisoners. fouché signs beneath his title `the senator minister of the general police of the empire´. about vg henri jacques guillaume (1765-1818) marshal of france in 1816, one of six created under king louis xviii from 1815-24. duc de feltre and minister of war under napoleon."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"689","title":{"es":"fouché joseph: (1759- 1820) 1st duc d´otrante, french statesman and minister"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118087/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:36.664Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118087,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118088/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"thiebault paul charles: (1769-1846) french general during the napoleonic wars. a good and very interesting content manuscript by thiebault, eight pages, folio, salamanque, september & october 1811, in french. thiebault, with a clean and small writing, makes a lengthy report related to the second supplying for rodrigo, a crucial military location near salamanque, in spain, stating in part `we have seen how the first supplying to rodrigo was executed, and that two entire armies were considered sufficient to grant the achievement\u2026´, he further expresses very critical comments on general dorsenne´s behaviour, and referring to his impartiality says `general dorsenne was not impartial with me. he treated me with a lot of respect, but he did not like me\u2026´ further again thiebault explains with detail all the stratagems he had to conceive in order to keep the convoy secret, explaining the fake informations he made circulate. an interesting and curious report, also valuing the consequences in case the expedition fails. thiebault also refers to the enemy, and on few occasions to the duke of wellington, `\u2026troops that the duke of wellington will send there\u2026.i was sure the this new would immediately be transmitted to the duke of wellington..´ with trimmed edges and small overall minor age wear, otherwise g  \n   \n in may 1810 thiebaut was made governor of salamanca, and in 1811 of old-castille. thiebault backed napoleon during the hundred days and was put in command of the defence of paris.  \n thiebault wrote during his military career a number of histories and memoirs, the last of which were published in 1895 and translated into english. his memoirs have been since a useful and detailed source for the history of the first french empire.  \n thiébault married betsy walker the daughter of scottish novelist lady mary hamilton. their son adolphe gathered the family´s papers, today available at yale university."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"690","title":{"es":"thiebault paul charles: (1769-1846) french general during the napoleonic wars"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118088/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":160,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:36.666Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - 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present letter sheds light on these events, when the 30.000 men of the austrian corps leaded by schwarzenberg and the 7th corps leaded by reynier joined and together obtained the victory at the battle of gorodetchna. overall age wear, with uneven left edge and a very small area of paper loss to the bottom left corner. about g jean louis ebénézer reynier (1771-1814) french army general during the french revolutionary wars. schwarzenberg gave a ball in honour of the bride marie louise of austria, on the occasion of her marriage to napoleon in july 1810, which ended in a fire that killed many of the guests, including his own sister-in-law. napoleon held schwarzenberg in great esteem, and gave him the command of austrian corps in the russian campaign of 1812."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"691","title":{"es":"schwarzenberg karl philipp: (1771-1820) prince of schwarzenberg. austrian field marshal. he took 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by your operations from those which we are carrying on this side; & that you should prevent caffarelli from detaching troops to aid marmont's army. it would be desirable, for many reasons, that you should get possession of santona & also of guataria; but i confess that i entertain so bad an opinion of the spanish troops that i don't think you can rely upon them; & the body of marines which you have with you is not sufficiently large to do much by themselves, or to be a very efficient example to the spanish troops'. wellington also writes of his own military activities, 'i am very much afraid that i shall not take this castle. it is very strong, well garrisoned and well provided with artillery. i had only three pieces of cannon of which one was destroyed last night; & not much ammunition, and i have not been able to get on as i ought. i have however got a mine under one of the works, which i hope will enable me to carry the exterior line; and when that is carried, i hope i shall get on better. but time is wearing apace, and soult is moving from the south; and i should not be surprised if i were obliged to discontinue this operation to collect the army' and further reflects 'it is unfortunate that you should have plenty of cannon & ammunition, but that you want good soldiers, & i no want of the latter, but very little of the former. the means of transport, however, required to move a train from the coast or from madrid where we have plenty, are so extensive, that the attempt would be impracticable'. a letter of good military content. some very light age wear and extremely minor damp staining to the margins, only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature. g home riggs popham (1762-1820) british rear admiral who saw service in the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars. marie-francois auguste de caffarelli du falga (1766-1849) french general who served as aide-de-camp to napoleon bonaparte. auguste de marmont (1774-1852) french general, marshal 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monthion, in french. berthier sends orders for the preparations of the battle of dresden and reports `.. i order the 4th polish infantry regiment to leave magdeburg on 9th august and to march towards leipzig and then to dresden, arriving on the 17th.'', further saying `at the same time i order the vistula infantry regiment to leave wittenburg on the 9th and march to reach also dresden\u0085 both regiments will stay at dresden until new order.´ napoleon is concentrating forces at dresden before battle. very small minor age wear. vg the battle of dresden took place on 26th-27th august 1813, only two weeks after the present letter was written. despite being heavily outnumbered, french forces under napoleon scored a victory against the coalition troops led by field marshal karl von schwarzenberg.  the 4th polish infantry regiment is one of the 4 regiments of the duchy of warsaw at the service of napoleon. the vistula infantry regiment, created with the 1500 survivors out of the 7000 vistula legionnaires attached to the imperial guard, was made up of polish and italians from the kingdom of westphalia."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"693","title":{"es":"berthier louis alexandre: (1753-1815), marshal of france, prince of neuchatel. chief of staff under ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118091/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:41.813Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118091,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118092/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"suchet louis gabriel:  (1770-1826) marshal of france. duc d´albufera.  one of the most brilliant of napoleon´s generals. an excellent  content l.s., ` le m [aréch] al duc d´albufera´, with two holograph lines, two pages, folio, neatly inlaid to a page removed from an album, barcelona, 5 th december 1813, to his majesty napoleon i, in french. a very cleanly written letter with interesting content related to exchange of prisonners, stating in part ` sire, the squadron chief anthoine, my aide-de-camp, was instructed by his excellence the minister of war, on 1 st of july, to forward to me to valence the reports which made me learn about the disaster of vitoria\u2026 after a strong resistance and after having 5 men killed and few wounded, he was made prisoner by 400 cavalry men; i claimed an exchange to mina who requested that a nephew of lord wellington had to be released; your majesty consented such exchange, but learned too late and after receiving a letter from lord wellington that he had no nephew and that i had been cheated.´, suchet further refers to information he has received, saying ` i have been informed that lord wellington requested explanations to mina, after which lord wellington wrote to me saying that only mina could free my aide-de-camp.´ suchet further again explains to the emperor the new conditions of spanish general mina, demanding the release of a prisoner, plus the permission to return to their own cities a number of persons, including women, and asking napoleon to approve the new exchange ` i ask with insistence to your majesty to grant this favour to me and permit that his excellence the minister of war sends the orders regarding this exchange\u2026´ vg       \n   \n  napoleon i (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815.  \n  henri jacques guillaume clarke (1765-1818) marshal of france in 1816, one of six created under king louis xviii from 1815-24. duc de feltre and minister of war under napoleon.  \n  duke of wellington (1769-1852) anglo-irish field marshal, the victor of waterloo, 1815. british prime minister 1828-30, 1834.  \n  francisco espoz y mina (1781-1836) spanish general and guerrilla leader. mina served under 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grand-chamberlain'', reports on the expenses approved. the expenses being the allocation to attend the rental of the chamber secretary, for mr. dequeranvillere, for the chamber accounting expenses, and for isabey as `cabinet designer´. the document bears the total amount approved per year , per month, and the amount to pay on this date. paper with attractive watermark. vg  jean-baptiste isabey (1767-1855) french painter. isabey was patronized by napoleon bonaparte and josephine and was in charge of their ceremony of coronation."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"695","title":{"es":"[house of emperor]: a curious document issued by the grand chamberlain, at the service of the empero..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118093/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:41.816Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - 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soldiers, it is time to put an end to the evils of the homeland. peace is in your hands.'' the poster affiche includes a lengthy harangue, intending to convince the french troops to give up the fight, and states before concluding ''you are not any more the soldiers of napoleon, the senate and the whole of france release you all from your oaths.'' at the base the call bears the printed names of the ''members of the provisional government - le prince de bénévent - le general beurnonville - f. jaucourt - l´abbé de montesquiou - le duc de dalberg'' folded, very small minor creasing, g to vg on 1st of april 1814, the day before the present affiche was issued, the french senate appoints a provisional government headed by talleyrand. on 2nd april, as the affiche states, the senate declares napoleon bonaparte and his family deprived of the throne, and the french people and army freed from their oath of fidelity. two days later, on 4th of april, napoleon signs at fontainebleau a form of conditional abdication, which preserves the rights of his son and the empress regent. on 6th of april napoleon renounces for himself and his family to the thrones of france and italy."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"696","title":{"es":"[talleyrand-périgord charles maurice de]: (1754-1838) french diplomat and statesman. prime minister of"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118094/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:41.818Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":118094,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118095/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"lennox charles: (1764-1819) 4th duke of richmond. scottish soldier & politician, governor general of british north america 1818-19. a.l.s., richmond, two pages, 4to, canterbury, kent, 28th august 1814, to macleod. the duke thanks his correspondent for their note and regrets not having been able to see him before leaving london as he had no time to go to woolwich, adding that he and his daughters, mary and sarah, hope to embark from deal later that day, further commenting 'i should have preferred staying in england but i trust i go soon enough to secure my return quite at my ease\u0085\u0085however i wish to look to the best side and therefore anticipate my return at no very distant period\u0085.' vg the duke of richmond participated in the napoleonic wars and in 1815 was in command of a reserve force in brussels which was protecting the city in case napoleon won the battle of waterloo. on 15th june, the night before the battle quatre bras, his wife held a ball for his fellow officers. the duchess of richmond's glittering celebrations became famous when they were immortalised by william makepeace thackeray in vanity fair and by lord byron in childe harold's pilgrimage."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"697","title":{"es":"lennox charles: (1764-1819) 4th duke of richmond. scottish soldier & politician, governor general of..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118095/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:41.819Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118095,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118096/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[augereau charles pierre françois]: (1757-1816) marshal of france, duc de castiglione. a good and unusual 16 x 21 original printed public notice, one page, caen, 18th march 1815, in french. the affiche announcement, issued during napoleon´s exile on the island of elba, bears the printed heading ''proclamation - his excellency marshal augereau, pair of france and duke of castiglione, to the people of normandy and to the army'' beneath a printed vignette of a coat of arms. the proclamation pleads in favour of rallying citizens and soldiers in favour of king louis xviii, warning them about the terrible impact that a civil war would provoke in french families, and the risks of foreign armies invading french territories. augerau, as governor and commander of the 14th military division under the service of the king of the french, encourages french citizens to fight for peace and points out that the king is the only guide and leader to achieve that goal. the proclamation concludes with ''the king, our homeland and liberty. long live the king''. folded, overall creasing with edges slightly trimmed, otherwise g only two days after the present affiche was issued and affixed to walls in normandy, napoleon bonaparte returned from the island of elba, starting the historical period known as the hundred days war, or the war of the seventh coalition which lasted from 20th march to 8th july 1815, and ended with the second restoration of king louis xviii."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"698","title":{"es":"[augereau charles pierre françois]: (1757-1816) marshal of france, duc de castiglione. a"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118096/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:41.820Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118096,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118097/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[davout louis nicolas]: (1770-1823) marshal of france, duc d´auerstaedt and prince of eckmuhl. known as the iron marshal, davout was the only napoleonic marshal not to have been defeated in battle by 1815. attractive 16 x 21 contemporary printed public notice, one page, paris, 10th april 1815, in french. the affiche announcement bears an attractive vignette to the heading with a crowned eagle and is issued during the hundred days, and only few weeks after napoleon´s return from his exile on the island of elba. the printed heading states ''proclamation - the minister of war - to all non-commissioned officers and soldiers on leave or retreated in french territories''. the proclamation harangues the crowds claiming `you have wanted your emperor, he has arrived. come and be ready to defend your homeland against the enemies who will want to decide the colours we should wear, to impose the souvereigns and dictate constitutions.'', further saying ''soldiers,.. if your wounds have healed, if you can serve, come, the honour, the emperor and the homeland are calling you. what complaints would you not have to make to yourself if \u0085.foreigners would withdraw france out of the map of europe!'' bearing multiple and clean contemporary annotations to the verso. folded, with trimmed edges. g  napoleon bonaparte returned from the island of elba on 20th march 1815, starting the historical period known as the hundred days war, or the war of the seventh coalition which lasted until 8th july 1815, ending with the second restoration of king louis xviii."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"699","title":{"es":"[davout louis nicolas]: (1770-1823) marshal of france, duc d"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118097/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:41.822Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118097,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118098/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[massena andre]: (1758-1817) marshal of france, duc de rivoli. a good and attractive 16 x 21 contemporary printed public notice, one page, toulon, 10th april 1815, in french. the affiche bears an attractive coat of arms vignette to the heading and is issued during the hundred days, and only few weeks after napoleon´s return from his exile on the island of elba. the printed heading states ''inhabitants of the eight military division'', and reports ''an extraordinary and joyful event has given us back the sovereign we have chosen, the great napoleon. - it has to be a celebration day for all french. - he has returned to the throne without a single drop of blood\u0085 - bless the heaven that bring him back to us - the troops find again the hero who leaded them constantly to victories. - the sciences and arts find again their patron - let´s wish long life to him and his dynasty. long live the emperor!!!'' at the base of the document saying ''the marshal of the empire, duc of rivoli - governor of the eigth military division, prince of essling. - the present proclamation will be published and affixed in the department. marseille 11th april 1815.'' folded, with slightly trimmed edges. g    napoleon bonaparte returned from the island of elba on 20th march 1815, starting the historical period known as the hundred days war, or the war of the seventh coalition which lasted until 8th july 1815, ending with the second restoration of king louis xviii."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"700","title":{"es":"[massena andre]: (1758-1817) marshal of france, duc de rivoli. a good and attractive 16 x 21 contemp..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118098/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:41.823Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118098,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118099/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"blucher gebhard von: (1742-1819) prince von wahlstatt. prussian field marshal. von blucher leaded the prussian army against napoleon at the battles of leipzig and waterloo playing a decisive role in the allied victory. he is the highest-decorated prussian soldier in history. an excellent and rare a.l.s., `blucher´, two pages, 4to, namur, 16th june 1815, to his brother-in-law, in german. blucher writes the present letter on the morning of the battle of ligny, and only two days before the battle of waterloo. blucher reports on the course of the present campaign, and states in part `i have been called again to the battle field, i hope and wish that the war will not be of long duration..´, further mentioning that he is recommending his brother to retain a ''gaull'' as long as the war lasts, and that he has also commented this with his daughter-in-law in berlin. a historical date letter. with blank integral leaf with upper right corner clipped. small overall age wear and creasing, otherwise g the battle of ligny, 16th june 1815, on the day of the present letter. the battle of ligny was the last victory in napoleon's military career. the french troops leaded by napoleon i defeated part of the prussian army under field marshal blucher. the battle resulted in a tactical victory for napoleon, but the bulk of the prussian army survived the battle, and played a pivotal role two days later at the battle of waterloo. the battle of waterloo, two days later, ensured as blucher´s wished that the war was not going to be of long duration. ligny is in the wallonian region, in belgium."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"701","title":{"es":"blucher gebhard von: (1742-1819) prince von wahlstatt. prussian field marshal. von blucher leaded th..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118099/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:40.545Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":118099,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118100/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"kellermann françois christophe: (1735-1820) marshal of france, duc de valmy. an excellent autograph manuscript signed twice by marshal kellerman, to the heading `françois christophe de kellermann, duc de valmy, marechal et pair de france´, and at the base of the autograph document `le marechal de kellermann, duc de valmy, pair de france´, one page, 4to, luneville, 9th july 1818, in french. the document bears two attractive ink stamps and one blind embossed seal, and at the base a red wax seal in good condition. kellermann grants a power of attorney to his secretary mr. beraud, stating that he is residing in paris at the rue st. dominique, and authorizing him to receive the payment of dividends on his behalf. the document bears a watermark. vg"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"702","title":{"es":"kellermann françois christophe: (1735-1820) marshal of france, duc de valmy. an excellent 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`i will decide if i keep them, although they do not seem to me of a desirable perfection.. and regarding the diamond, i cannot take the decision of selling it for a price lower than the one i fixed. i would rather keep it and wait..´ with two contemporary responses annotations at the base. vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"703","title":{"es":"beauharnais eugene de: (1781-1824) french prince, son of josephine de beauharnais, viceroy of italy ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118101/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:40.548Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118101,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118102/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"bonaparte louis: (1778-1846) king of holland 1806-10. younger brother of napoleon bonaparte. a good l.s., l. de st.leu, two pages, 4to, rome, 8th april 1825, to an unidentified colonel, in french. bonaparte signs using his title of count of saint-leu, a title making reference to his property at saint-leu-la-foret near paris, and states in part `i have received your letter dated 5th, i had already received the health report of my sister. do not miss giving me all possible details. i do not know when i will be able to go to florence precisely because of the state of my own health..´, further and referring to his brother, louis bonaparte says `you have not told me if you had made the offer to my brother about staying at the villa, and why he did not accept. i would like to know clearly what can i expect about monsieur collini´s offer before my departure.´ before concluding, bonaparte refers again to his sister and family stating `i send you a letter attached for my sister, give it to her when she will be in good conditions to receive it. go and see my brother-in-law and tell him that mum, myself, and we all here are very grateful for the care he is taking of my sister and that we thank him for this.´ with blank integral leaf. folded. small overall minor age wear with an extremely small area of paper loss to the bottom edge, otherwise g  pauline bonaparte (1780-1825) duchess of guastalla. favourite younger sister of napoleon bonaparte. pauline was of frail health for much of her life her life. she died on 9 june 1825, only two months after the present letter´s date, at the age of forty-four at the palazzo borghese. the cause of death being given as 'tumor on the stomach' but it may have been tuberculosis. camillo filippo borghese (1775-1832) prince of sulmona and rossano and prince of guastalla, a member of the borghese family. although camillo borghese had a ten year relationship with a mistress and distanced himself from pauline after waterloo, pauline persuaded pope pius vii to convince her husband to return to her only three months before her death, short before the present letter was written. letizia buonaparte (1750-1836) born ramolino. italian noble, mother of napoleon i."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"704","title":{"es":"bonaparte louis: (1778-1846) king of holland 1806-10. younger brother of napoleon bonaparte. a good ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118102/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:40.550Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118102,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118103/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"bonaparte jerome: (1784-1860) king of westphalia 1807-13. younger brother of napoleon bonaparte. an extremely interesting and important a.l.s. `jerome´, signed twice, two pages, 8vo, florence, 26th july 1846, to his daughter princess mathilde, in french. jerome bonaparte reports on the death of his brother louis bonaparte the day after he passed away, and states in part `i have to give you a sad new, your uncle louis has succumbed yesterday at 10h after suffering a stroke in livorno.. when i learned this he was dying, i had no opportunity to go and close his eyes...´, further referring to the inheritance, jerome says `..louis inherites a fortune of nearly twelve hundred thousand francs, despite the 150,000 francs he leaves to his godson, and the mantua villa which he bequeaths (according to what am told) to don louis, lucien's son...''. further again, jerome refers to his brother´s wishes explained in his will, and states `i will get a copy of the will tomorrow.. he wants to be buried at st-leu, next to his son and to my father, will he be able ???´, and makes a prediction about his own fate` saying `if so, i am the only one remaining alive of all the emperor's brothers and sisters, and i shall probably die, like the others, on the land of exile !!´ jerome bonaparte adds a postscriptum at the base of the front page, instructing his daughter `you have to mourn for two months.´ to the second page, most probably written the day after, jerome states in part `we have just received your uncle´s will, and he has donated a souvenir to each of us; to me the lodge at the pergola! to you the set with diamonds and ruby..´, and after a short list, adds a thought `i have to admit that i was not expecting anything, having being all through his life so cold and distant with all of us.´ before concluding, jerome adds one more donation referred on his brother´s will `he has bequeathed to the grand duke and to the grand duchess his large porcelaine vase and the large bust of the emperor by canova.´  louis bonaparte ((1778-1846) king of holland 1806-10. younger brother of napoleon bonaparte. louis had three children with hortense de beauharnais, the first, napoleon charles (1802-1807) who died at the age of 4; the second, napoleon louis (1804-1831) king of holland as louis ii. died at the early age of 26 from measles ; and the third and last charles-louis napoleon (1808-1873) president of france 1848-52, and last french monarch 1852-70, as napoleon iii. he is the inheritor jerome bonaparte refers to in the present letter. princess mathilde bonaparte (1820-1904) daughter of jerome bonaparte.  antonio canova (1757-1822) italian sculptor. best known for his marble sculptures, he is widely regarded as the greatest neoclassical artist."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"705","title":{"es":"bonaparte jerome: (1784-1860) king of westphalia 1807-13. younger brother of napoleon bonaparte. an 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the letter bears a very attractive crowned gilt monogramme with a capital ''w'' to the heading. waleswski states `i am quite upset my dear viscount because i cannot accept your kind invitation for sunday. i had already promised m. de rothschild to go hunting to ferrieres that same day, and i do not even know if i´ll be able to go having right now work which holds me in paris.´ with blank integral leaf. about ex james mayer de rotschild (1792-1868) baron de rotschild. german-french banker. ferrieres-en-brie is a commune in the ile de france region."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"706","title":{"es":"walewski alexandre: (1810-1868) alexandre florian colonna-walewsli. polish and french politician and..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118104/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:40.553Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 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bigg, r.a\u0085\u0085.and it came from campden (sic) house\u0085\u0085'. some light age wear, otherwise vg william redmore bigg (1755-1828) british painter. camden place, a large country house in chislehurst, kent, became the home of emperor napoleon iii of france, nephew of napoleon bonaparte, after his exile from france in 1871 to join his wife, empress eugenie, and their son, the prince imperial, who had arrived the year before. the village of chislehurst became the site of the french court in exile."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"707","title":{"es":"[de beauharnais josephine]: (1763-1814) empress consort of the french 1804-10, the first wife of nap..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118105/view","tags":["esart_decorative","esart","esart_all"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-30T20:36:37.184Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - 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plaisir que j´ai eu de vous avoir a la malmaison et que vous désirerez y revenir\u2026´, (\u201cmr. de villeneuve has given me your kind letter my very dear, you know my desire to oblige you, and this desire extends to all related to your family and especially your dear mother whom i very greatly esteem. tell her please how sorry i am\u2026in such a painful moment. i hope my dear friend that you noticed the pleasure i had in having you at malmaison and that you will wish to come again.´  \n a good and desirable rare letter in the empress´ hand. the letter has been professionally and lightly affixed to a larger card, allowing the view of the blank verso. very small minor staining, mostly to the bottom border, not affecting the text or signature. g to vg"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"708","title":{"es":"josephine de beauharnais: (1763-1814)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118106/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:40.554Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":118106,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118107/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"marie louise duchess of parma: (1791-1847) austrian archduchess, the second wife of napoleon i. empress of the french 1810-14. a fine a.l.s., louise, one page,  \n neatly inlaid to a page removed from an album 8vo, n.p., 29th september 1839, to monsieur foresti, in french. marie louise makes a personal request, stating in part `vous me feriez bien plaisir mon cher monsieur foresti si vous pouviez me procurer de la fabrique de john mocton jaegerseit vis a vis de la maison erdovy une petite parure de coques monté\u0085et aussi un ou deux petits objets en porcelain et cristal et bronze.´, (''you would do me good pleasure mr. foresti if you could get me some fabrics.. and also one or two small porcelain and crystal and bronze objects.´, further and before concluding mentioning that someone would bring the whole to her `..le tout a schonbrunn. pardon de cet ennui.´, (''..the whole to schonbrunn. sorry for this trouble.''). cleanly mounted to a larger 4to sheet, allowing the full view of the verso address page. vg"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"709","title":{"es":"marie louise duchess of parma: (1791-1847) austrian archduchess, the second wife of napoleon i. empr..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118107/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:40.556Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":118107,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118108/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon ii: (1811-1832) prince imperial of france, king of rome (1811-14), disputed emperor of the french june-july 1815 and titular emperor of the french 1815-32. an extremely rare ink signature ('herzog von reichstadt oberstltn') in german, in his capacity as duke of reichstadt (1818-32), on a small oblong 12mo piece, presumably neatly clipped from the conclusion of a letter or document. neatly laid down to a 4to page removed from a scrapbook beneath an inlaid engraving of the young king of rome. with a contemporary ink annotation in the hand of a collector, in english, to the upper edge. autographs of napoleon ii are extremely rare in any form as a result of his untimely death at the age of 21. the four corners of the page are neatly clipped, not affecting the signature. about vg"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"710","title":{"es":"napoleon ii: (1811-1832) prince imperial of france, king of rome (1811-14), disputed emperor of the ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118108/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:40.557Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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lower left corners, not affecting the text or signature, vg the present document was signed at longwood house, napoleon's residence on the remote island of saint helena in the south atlantic. following his defeat at the battle of waterloo, the british exiled napoleon to the island where he was to spend the last years of his life, dying there in 1821. napoleon refused to send and sign letters from saint helena because he considered that, as an emperor, he should not be subject to censure by the king of great britain and although napoleon dictated his memoirs whilst at saint helena, and various other manuscripts were written, documents signed by the fallen emperor originating from longwood very rarely appear for sale at auction. henri gatien (1773-1844) comte bertrand. french general. gatien had accompanied napoleon to elba in 1814, and returned with him in 1815, holding a command in the waterloo campaign. following the french defeat, gatien accompanied napoleon to saint helena and did not return to france until after napoleon's death. in 1840 he was chosen to accompany the prince of joinville to saint helena to retrieve and bring napoleon's remains to france, in what became known as the retour des cendres. louis-joseph marchand (1791-1876) napoleon bonaparte´s valet. marchand remained faithful to the emperor after his first abdication and followed him to saint helena. on napoleon´s deathbed he was decreed count. marchand he took part in the ''retour des cendres'' (''return of napoleon´s ashes'')"},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"711","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. an extremely rare d.s., nap, one page, oblo..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118109/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":12000,"soldPrice":10000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:42.486Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac12,000 - 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(c. october 1820), to count alexander de balmain. the letter, which is missing the opening twelve pages, and is partially written in french, provides details of lowe\u2019s activities on st helena and makes interesting references to napoleon bonaparte and the marquis de montholon, commenting on some books which have been sent by the latter in the hope that they will relieve the boredom of not only jamestown, the capital of st. helena, but the whole island, lowe remarking  \u2018\u2026you see i am now more civilly treated by the persons at longwood than by the marquis, but this is not all, the following is an extract of one of his notes sent open in the usual manner through me speaking of one of the books sent him, a \u201croman\u201d entitled \u201cboris\u201d\u2019 , the extract, in french, describing st. helena as an inferno and advising the recipient that they should console themselves that, even if their eyes do not fall on too many people, at least they are living amongst individuals with the style and manners of the french and not experiencing the rage of impotent people. lowe further expresses his surprise at learning of bartholomaus von sturmer\u2019s nomination to rio de janeiro, having believed that baroness von sturmer \u2018was in a very bad state of health, that she had been at the waters at carlsbad\u2026 [and] \u2026.had represented her situation to prince metternich & obtained his promise not to send her husband to america, it being impossible for her to accompany him\u2019 , continuing \u2018we have lately had a visit here from a person who must be well known to count capo d\u2019istria [ioannis kapodistrias, the greek statesman and foreign minister of the russian empire 1816-22] if i may judge from a very handsome present which he showed to lady lowe as having been received by him from count capo d\u2019istria \u2013 captain spencer of the royal navy, son of earl spencer. he had a good deal of conversation with montholon\u2026..but could not see bonaparte who was stated to be taken ill soon after his arrival here. he has been out however since, and has appeared to those who had any opportunity of seeing his face, a little paler than usual, but not altered in any other respect. montholon has said he is recovering \u2013 but slowly. captain spencer had to endure a long declamatory tirade from bertrand but it produced i believe very little effect. the countess according to a very common practice with her on such occasions had previously sought to extract what were captain spencer\u2019s political connexions and finding they were not generally on the side of the present administration both the count & her thought they might open with\u2026.confidence towards him. the persons at longwood however, as i apprehend have been rendered sensible by their conversations with capt. spencer, of the wide difference that prevails between the sentiments of those persons who are connected with any of the distinguished families which form a part of what is called the opposition and that race of individuals who from motives of private interest or from revenge at the disappointment of some\u2026.plot\u2026.for inflaming the public mind in the morning chronicle and in the pages of the edinburg review, for it is from persons of such stamp the inhabitants of longwood have most generally drawn all the lights they possess in respect to english affairs, lights which have proved only an \u201cignis fatui\u201d to them \u2013 to lead them into the quagmires of still deeper disappointment & mortification\u2019. lowe concludes his letter by stating that he has contacted lord bathurst and mr. hamilton, the under secretary of state at the foreign office on behalf of balmain and sends his affectionate regards to countess balmain, remarking \u2018she should not have made lady lowe a grand mama quite so soon. the little uncle & aunt your child will have here are all doing well\u2019 . although incomplete, the letter features fine content. vg  \n   \n  count alexander de balmain, a russian commissioner was present on st. helena from 1816 to 1820 during which time he married charlotte johnson, the elder stepdaughter of hudson lowe."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"712","title":{"es":"lowe hudson: (1769-1844) anglo-irish soldier and colonial administrator"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118110/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":5200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:42.488Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - \u20ac8,000","currency":"EUR","id":118110,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118111/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[lowe hudson]: (1769-1844) anglo-irish soldier and colonial administrator, governor of st helena where he was the 'gaoler' of napoleon bonaparte. contemporary manuscript copy of an autograph letter by lowe, in an unidentified clerk's hand, two pages, 4to, london, 19th october 1822, to the duke of wellington. the letter states, in part, 'i hope your grace will excuse the liberty i take of addressing you, upon the following subject, which i cannot better explain than by inclosing copy of a letter (no longer present) i had before written to earl bathurst and also of his lordship's reply (no longer present) suggesting the reference to your grace. the object, as it will appear, is to obtain for the sisters of the late colonel sir william de lancey the pensions which had been granted, in the first instance to his mother and sisters & afterwards given to his widow who having since died leaves the pension disposeable\u0085\u0085since receiving lord bathurst's reply to my first application in their behalf lady lowe who is also a sister of the late sir william de lancey has received a letter from the eldest sister which places the claim in a much stronger point of view than i was aware of\u0085\u0085' with blank integral leaf. together with a contemporary manuscript copy of wellington's letter of reply, one page, 4to, verona, 10th november 1822, to hudson lowe ('my dear sir hudson'), stating, in full, 'i have received your application in favour of the sisters of the late sir w. de lancey and i have applied to lord liverpool that the pension enjoyed by his widow may be given to them'. with blank integral leaf. some very light, minor age wear, otherwise vg, 2 william howe de lancey (1778-1815) english colonel who served during the napoleonic wars and died of wounds he received at the battle of waterloo. de lancey and the duke of wellington were close allies and on the return of napoleon bonaparte from elba, de lancey was appointed deputy quartermaster-general of the army in belgium, replacing sir hudson lowe, whom wellington disliked. wellington was engaged in conversation with de lancey on the battlefield when the colonel received the wounds which ultimately led to his death. the duke of wellington described the events to samuel rogers such - 'de lancey was with me and speaking to me when he was struck. we were on a point of land that overlooked the plain. i had just been warned off by some soldiers (but as i saw well from it, and two divisions were engaging below, i said ''never mind''), when a ball came bounding along en ricochet, as it is called, and, striking him on the back, sent him many yards over the head of his horse. he fell on his face, and bounded upwards and fell again. all the staff dismounted and ran to him, and when i came up he said, ''pray tell them to leave me and let me die in peace.'' i had him conveyed to the rear, and two days after, on my return from brussels, i saw him in a barn, and he spoke with such strength that i said (for i had reported him killed), ''why! de lancey, you will have the advantage of sir condy in 'castle rackrent'--you will know what your friends said of you after you were dead.'' ''i hope i shall, '' he replied. poor fellow! we knew each other ever since we were boys. but i had no time to be sorry. i went on with the army, and never saw him again' (from the recollections of samuel rogers, 1856) one of de lancey's two sisters, susan, married sir hudson lowe in december 1815."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"713","title":{"es":"[lowe hudson]: (1769-1844) anglo-irish soldier and colonial administrator, governor of st helena whe..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118111/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:42.490Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":118111,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118112/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"bathurst henry: (1762-1834) 3rd earl bathurst. english politician who served as foreign secretary 1809 and as secretary of state for war and the colonies 1812-27. a.l.s., bathurst, two pages, 4to, saltram [house, plympton], 9th october 1822, to hudson lowe. bathurst explains that he has been travelling and not been able to acknowledge receipt of his correspondent's letter earlier and continues to explain that the continuation of pensions from the widow to the daughters of general officers is met with difficulty, although adding 'but if the duke of wellington will make the application (and as general de lancey served under him in the peninsular, & it is for these services that the pension is asked, the application ought to come from his grace) i shall be very to review (?) it'. bathurst also comments on a proposed memorial for a lieutenant colonel and writes that it is of so grave a nature 'that i should hesitate at any rate before i made such an application and i certainly do not think that the reason assigned by lt. col. gorringer (?) sufficient, particularly as the promotion was given to him on the termination of those duties for which he was rewarded'. with blank integral leaf. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg hudson lowe (1769-1844) anglo-irish soldier and colonial administrator, governor of st helena where he was the 'gaoler' of napoleon bonaparte. william howe de lancey (1778-1815) english colonel who served during the napoleonic wars and died of wounds he received at the battle of waterloo. de lancey and the duke of wellington were close allies and on the return of napoleon bonaparte from elba, de lancey was appointed deputy quartermaster-general of the army in belgium, replacing sir hudson lowe, whom wellington disliked. wellington was engaged in conversation with de lancey on the battlefield when the colonel received the wounds which ultimately led to his death. the duke of wellington described the events to samuel rogers such -  'de lancey was with me and speaking to me when he was struck. we were on a point of land that overlooked the plain. i had just been warned off by some soldiers (but as i saw well from it, and two divisions were engaging below, i said ''never mind''), when a ball came bounding along en ricochet, as it is called, and, striking him on the back, sent him many yards over the head of his horse. he fell on his face, and bounded upwards and fell again. all the staff dismounted and ran to him, and when i came up he said, ''pray tell them to leave me and let me die in peace.'' i had him conveyed to the rear, and two days after, on my return from brussels, i saw him in a barn, and he spoke with such strength that i said (for i had reported him killed), ''why! de lancey, you will have the advantage of sir condy in 'castle rackrent'--you will know what your friends said of you after you were dead.'' ''i hope i shall,'' he replied. poor fellow! we knew each other ever since we were boys. but i had no time to be sorry. i went on with the army, and never saw him again' (from the recollections of samuel rogers, 1856) one of de lancey's two sisters, susan, married sir hudson lowe in december 1815."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"714","title":{"es":"bathurst henry: (1762-1834) 3rd earl bathurst. english politician who served as foreign secretary 18..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118112/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:42.492Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":118112,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118113/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"mussolini benito: (1883-1945) italian fascist dictator of world war ii. executed. an excellent signed and inscribed 8.5 x 11.5 photograph by mussolini, the attractive image depicting il duce in a meditative close-up head and shoulders pose. signed `mussolini´ in bold black ink, large writing, to the lower matted border, the inscription stating `a henry guillemard - roma january 1927 - v´ vg"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"715","title":{"es":"mussolini benito: (1883-1945) italian fascist dictator of world war ii. executed. an excellent signe..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118113/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:42.494Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":118113,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118114/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"mussolini benito: (1883-1945) italian fascist dictator of world war ii. a good, bold fountain pen ink signature ('benito mussolini') and date, rome, april 1927, on an oblong 12mo card, matted in grey alongside a reproduction image of mussolini standing in a full-length pose. 14 x 11 overall. vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"716","title":{"es":"mussolini benito: (1883-1945) italian fascist dictator of world war ii. a good, bold fountain pen in..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118114/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:42.496Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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1807'' watermark. with blank integral leaf. very small overall minor age wear and few stains, otherwise g  the present letter is written on the day of the treaty of kalisz, and shows how tsar alexander i granted his support to prussian general yorck who was under pressure because of the court-martial he had to face. the treaty of kalisz was signed in kalisz on 28 february 1813, between russia and prussia against napoleon i. even so the treaty was written in french language. it marked the final changeover of prussia onto the side against napoleon i. the events that led to this alliance date back to 30th december 1812, at tauroggen when general yorck, on behalf of his prussian troops, and general von diebitsch of the russian army, signed the convention of tauroggen armistice, neutralizing the prussian troops without the consent of the king. the news was received with enthusiasm in prussia, but the prussian court issued an order suspending yorck from his command pending a court-martial. two months later, the prussians officially switched sides when prussia and russia signed the treaty and agreed to establish an alliance against napoleon known as the kalisz union. louis adolph peter (1769-1843) 1st prince of sayn-wittgenstein. german prince and field-marshal in the imperial russian army during the napoleonic wars. wittgenstein 1805 fought at austerlitz. in 1812 he commanded the right wing of the russian army in the battles of polotsk which were crucial deciding the fate of saint petersbourg. for this he was given the title of ''saviour of saint-petersburg''. in the campaign of 1813 he took command of the russian army after kutuzov´s death. johann david ludwig yorck von wartenburg (1759-1830) prussian general field marshal. his behaviour was instrumental in the switching of prussia from a french alliance to a russian alliance during the war of the sixth coalition. beethoven composed his ''yorckcher march'' in his honour. wilhelm ii (1859-1941) german emperor & king of prussia 1888-1918."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"811","title":{"es":"alexander i: (1777-1825) emperor of russia 1801-25. a good a.l.s., alexandre, (with a bold flourishi..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118209/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.163Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - 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\u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":118210,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118211/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[alexander iii & family]: a good 4.5 x 6.5 cabinet card photograph, unsigned, the image depicts the romanov family in a group full length pose, comprising emperor alexander iii in military uniform and his spouse empress maria feodorovna, both seated, alongside their five children comprising nicholas wearing a navy uniform, while george and michael wear sailor suits. alexander iii of russia (1845-1894) emperor of russia 1881-94; maria feodorovna (1847-1928) known as princess dagmar of denmark. danish princess and empress of russia (1881-1894); tsar nicholas ii (1868-1918) last emperor of russia 1894-1917. assassinated by the bolsheviks together with his wife the empress and his five children, the four grand duchesses and his son the tsarevich. his assassination put an end to russian empire after four centuries; grand duke george alexandrovich of russia (1871-1899) a much beloved member of the imperial family. when in november 1894, the emperor alexander iii died, nicholas became emperor, but at that time he had no children, thus according to the laws of succession of the russian empire, the grand duke george became tsarevich. george died at the very early age of 28, after nine years ill with tuberculosis; grand duchess xenia alexandrovna of russia (1875-1960) elder daughter of emperor alexander iii. mother-in-law of felix yusupov and cousin of grand duke dmitri pavlovich who, together, killed grigori rasputin. her grandson prince andrew is a head of the romanov family since 2016; grand duke michael alexandrovich of russia (1878-1918) youngest son of emperor alexander iii. after the assassination of his grandfather alexander ii in 1881, he became third-in-line to the throne and, in 1894, after the death of his father, second-in-line. when his brother george died in 1899, michael became heir presumptive until 1904 when the son of nicholas ii was born. nicholas abdicated on march 1917 in favour of his son, but few hours after reconsidered his decision and michael was named as his successor instead of nicholas´son alexei. on 16th march 1917 michael was proclaimed as ''emperor michael ii'' to russian troops and in cities throughout russia. michael was emperor for few hours. he would however deferred acceptance of the throne, and was never confirmed as emperor. following the russian revolution of 1917, he was imprisoned and murdered; and grand duchess olga alexandrovna of russia (1882-1960) youngest child of emperor alexander iii. olga escaped revolutionary russia with her second husband and their two sons in february 1920. very small age toning and staining, with two very small scratching to the upper left corner, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"813","title":{"es":"[alexander iii & family]: a good 4.5 x 6.5 cabinet card photograph, unsigned, the image depicts the ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118211/view","tags":["esart_photography","esart","esart_all"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.167Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":118211,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118212/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[alexander iii & romanov family]: an excellent and rare original 9 x 6.5 photograph, unsigned, [c.1893], the jongh freres image showing twenty four russian royal family members related to emperor alexander iii and his wife empress maria feodorovna, including alexander iii (1845-1894) emperor of russia 1881-94; his spouse empress maria feodorovna (1847-1928) empress of russia 1881-94, princess dagmar of denmark; their children grand duke nicholas (1868-1918) future tsar of russia nicholas ii. assassinated; grand duke michael (1878-1918) heir presumptive 1894-1904. he deferred acceptance of the throne when nicholas abdicated in 1917; grand duchess xenia (1875-1960) and grand duchess olga (1882-1960); also including olga constantinovna (1851-1926) queen consort of greece 1867-1913. regent of greece in 1920. grand duchess of russia; grand duke vladimir alexandrovich (1847-1909) son of emperor alexander ii and brother of emperor alexander iii. he was the senior grand duke of the house of romanov during the reign of his nephew nicholas ii; grand duke paul alexandrovich (1860-1919) youngest child of tsar alexander ii and brother of alexander iii; grand duke dmitri pavlovich (1891-1942) son of the last. through his friendship with yusupov, he took part in the assassination of rasputin. he lived in paris where he lived during the 1920s a notorious affair with the famous french fashion designer coco chanel; grand duchess alexandra iosifovna (1830-1911) wife of grand duke konstantin nikolaevich; grand duke sergei mikhailovich (1869-1918), etc\u0085 matted in grey, glazed and framed in wood, to an overall size of 17 x 13. framing being easily removable. very small overall age wear and few creases. g"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"814","title":{"es":"[alexander iii & romanov family]: an excellent and rare original 9 x 6.5 photograph, unsigned, [c.18..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118212/view","tags":["esart_photography","esart","esart_all"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.168Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":118212,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118213/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"feodorovna maria:  (1847-1928) princess dagmar of denmark, empress consort of russia 1881-94 as the spouse of emperor alexander iii. mother of tsar nicholas ii. a.l.s., maria , four pages, 8vo, n.p., 29 th may 1876, to her mother, louise of hesse-kassel. the princess writes a warm, social letter, expressing her feeling of comfort from the caring concern shown towards her ( 'yet i thank god that he is maintaining my strength and courage' ), further providing precise details of her health and diet, remarking 'god the almighty will help\u2026.the general care and concern, from the upper classes to the lower ones, is sublime, from the whole country. that is the most beautiful reward for a silent, modest life' , and also making references to various family members, adding that she is pleased with the news from london although asking why the queen will travel to gemunden via paris. accompanied by the original envelope addressed in another hand. about vg  \n  louise of hesse-kassel (1817-1898) queen of denmark 1863-98, consort of king christian ix."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"815","title":{"es":"feodorovna maria: (1847-1928) princess dagmar of denmark, empress consort of"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118213/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.169Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118213,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118214/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[queens]: a good original 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photograph, the unusual image showing three queens alexandra of denmark (1844-1925) queen of the united kingdom 1901-10, consort of king edward vii, her sister maria feodorovna (1847-1928) known as princess dagmar of denmark. danish princess and empress of russia (1881-1894) as spouse of emperor alexander iii. her eldest son became the last russian monarch, tsar nicholas ii of russia, and mary of teck (1867-1953) queen consort of the united kingdom 1910-36, wife of king george v. the image shows the princess of wales, and duchess of york, future queens, and the dowager empress dagmar, turning round to look at the camera from their open carriage stopped at the steps of a palace, [bernstorff, denmark, 1898]. vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"816","title":{"es":"[queens]: a good original 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photograph, the unusual image showing three queens alex..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118214/view","tags":["esart_photography","esart","esart_all"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.171Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118214,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118215/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[russian grand duchesses]: olga alexandrovna (1882-1960) russian grand duchess, the youngest child of tsar alexander iii of russia and younger sister of tsar nicholas ii of russia. a.l., unsigned, on two sides of a plain postcard, n.p. (copenhagen), 14th march 1924, to ferdinand thormeyer ('cher et bon siocha'), in french. the grand duchess thanks her correspondent for his swift answer to her letter and continues to inform him that they are attending church twice a week ('each year it brings me more joy'), further discussing mutual acquaintances and the weather, 'it is still freezing every night and outside of the city everything is still covered in snow. the lighting and the sun are the only things that warm us and remind us of spring'; elena vladimirovna (1882-1957) russian grand duchess, wife of prince nicholas of greece and denmark and both first cousins of tsar nicholas ii of russia. a.l.s., ellen, to one side of a colour picture postcard featuring an illustration of easter flowers, n.p. (greece), 23rd april 1940 ('today is my father's birthday - he would be 93!'), to countess maria ignatiev. the grand duchess thanks her correspondent for their letter and good wishes and hopes that she will enjoy a quiet and peaceful easter in spite of everything, continuing to refer to mutual acquaintances ('yes, poor adini! i have no direct news of her, but heard that so far, they were unmolested, but it must be so hard for them all up there!') and concluding 'we are all going through anxious times - one can only pray & put one's trust in god'. some very light, minor age wear, vg, 2 grand duchess elena vladimirovna's father was grand duke vladimir alexandrovich of russia (1847-1909), son of tsar alexander ii of russia and a brother of tsar alexander iii of russia."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"817","title":{"es":"[russian grand duchesses]: olga alexandrovna (1882-1960) russian grand duchess, the youngest child o..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118215/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_stampspostcards","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.176Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118215,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118216/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[alexandra feodorovna]: (1872-1918) empress consort of russia, spouse of tsar nicholas ii. the empress engaged in a notorious friendship with the russian mystic grigori rasputin. assassinated. a good vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by carl backofen of darmstadt, the albumen print featuring a vignette head and shoulders study of the young princess alix of hesse in february 1887 wearing a fancy dress representing the period of the thirty years' war. photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso. some mottling to the image, otherwise vg carl backofen (1853-1909) german photographer."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"818","title":{"es":"[alexandra feodorovna]: (1872-1918) empress consort of russia, spouse of tsar nicholas ii. the empre..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118216/view","tags":["esart_photography","esart","esart_all"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.178Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":118216,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118217/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[rasputin grigori]: (1869-1916) russian mystic who befriended the family of tsar nicholas ii of russia. a rare vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by a. brockesch of regensburg, the albumen print (from a photograph by karl bulla) depicting rasputin seated in a three quarter length pose flanked by colonel dmitry loman (left) and prince mikhail putyatin (right) who both stand in full length poses wearing their uniforms and medals, c.1905-06. photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso. a few very minor, extremely light stains to the image and lower mount, otherwise vg karl bulla (1855-1929) german-russian photographer. rasputin had travelled to st. petersburg in around 1904-05 where he captivated some social leaders and formed friendships with several members of the aristocracy. at the end of october 1905 tsar nicholas ii summoned prince mikhail putyatin (seen in the present image), captain of the preobrazhensky life guards and later head of the tsarskoe selo palace administration, to meet rasputin and bring him to the palace at peterhof. the mystic arrived early in the evening of 1st november and was presented to the emperor and empress for the first time."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"819","title":{"es":"[rasputin grigori]: (1869-1916) russian mystic who befriended the family of tsar nicholas ii of russ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118217/view","tags":["esart_photography","esart","esart_all"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:55.179Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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how she nerved herself is beyond humankind - not a tear or a quivering muscle & she drove in the procession right thro' the town, with the four grey ponies & scarlet liveries. the full sunshine & the tender green of the early spring all combines to make it simply beautiful. the grey castle & chapel all so peaceful & quiet' (4th april 1884; the day of prince leopold's funeral),  ' ''his body is buried in peace'', we have all laid him at rest, with the most beautiful , most touching & loving ceremony that human hearts could render\u0085\u0085never, as long as life lasts, can one forget the\u0085\u0085solemnity of everything, all so reverent & quiet\u0085\u0085the only thing i sadly missed was our dear old dean's tender, quavering tones, which made a great difference in the way the service was read. tomorrow i will try & write you a more full account of it all' (5th april 1884),  'as none of the papers seem to me to convey a full idea of the intensely pathetic ceremonies of the past two days (the daily telegph. is by far the best) i must try & write some faint description - in the first place the matter was singularly propitious\u0085..by the queen's particular wish we ladies all assembled on the guard room roof to witness the procession passing up the street\u0085\u0085the only sound were the tolling bells of st. george's\u0085..the big royal standard floating over all from the top of the round tower so we paused; until just as one o'clock struck, came the first boom of the minute guns, announcing that the train had arrived & in the distance below us we could catch the lamenting wail of the pipes - in a few minutes this changed for the soft full chords of the opening bars of chopin's funeral march, sounding marvellously strange with the deep accompaniment of the muffled drums, & then we knew they had started! presently came in sight\u0085\u0085the gun carriage drawn by eight splendid dark brown gun horses\u0085..adorned by an enormous wreath of imperial violets sent by the empss. eugenie (her boy was a gunner!) the coffin covered\u0085..& on it laid the black feather bonnet with the 'white hackle'\u0085\u0085the princes marched on either hand & immediately behind the prince of wales with the crown prince & the gd. duke of hesse\u0085..following them, saddest sight of all, the riderless horse\u0085\u0085then the queen's carriage with the white ponys ''in review order'', scarlet grooms & outriders followed by\u0085\u0085the prince's household & the rest of the househd. in waiting & the long procession closed with the guard of honour\u0085\u0085.perhaps the most striking moment of all was when the gun-carriage wheeled under henry viii's gate into the castle yard\u0085\u0085where the highlanders took possession of their honoured burden - not to leave it again until laid in the last earthly resting place. the queen followed them into the chapel & so ended the first part of the ceremony - more impressive & more beautiful in its simple grandeur than any words can express. in the evg\u0085\u0085we went into the meml. chapel & i cannot tell you of the beauty of the flowers, the whole place was perfumed by the masses of violets, gardenias, roses, lilies & white lilac, the floor had been laid with black cloth & the wreaths were spread on this\u0085\u0085at 8pm the tapers (in charles i & queen anne's own silver candlesticks) were lighted, & the chapel was left in charge of captn. brooke hunt & 8 of the soldiers\u0085..at a ¼ to 11 i went into chapel, lady ponsonby & i were the only two invited ladies\u0085..gradually the chapel filled\u0085..the queen & princesses filed into their seats\u0085\u0085& then occurred one of the most striking & strangest effects of all - in the profound hush & silence\u0085\u0085the precious load was gradually lowered to the level of the floor & then\u0085..they finally adjusted the union jack around the coffin\u0085\u0085& then the dean read the service & it seemed as if the anthem was a requiem for all the holy dead\u0085\u0085whilst the final hymn was being sung, the queen glided away in the shadows & in the immediate pause which followed, we could hear distinctly the pipers outside\u0085\u0085i think nothing could have been more infinitely touching or solemn for it was all so simple, so reverent, so orderly\u0085\u0085& yet by the beauty of surroundings, the richness of colour & the perfect stillness, the scene was impressive beyond measure. the foreigners were very much struck by the way everything was carried out & all present were very much impressed by the splendid way in which the soldiers did their work' (6th april 1884),  'it was settled yesterday that the queen & princess beatrice will go to darmstadt next week for about a fortnight\u0085\u0085.& everyone thinks it is a very good thing, especially for poor prss. beatrice who sorely needs a little change\u0085\u0085the queen is wonderfully well; marvellous, in many ways, as i have often thought her - the courage & determination with which she has gone through everything has been beyond anything one cd. have imagined\u0085\u0085we had a most touching sermon from our most excellent dean yesterday. he has managed everything this week so well\u0085..the queen has got two most efficient & excellent young servants. the poor dean has been nearly torn to pieces in many ways, but his quiet tact & judgment have never failed\u0085\u0085indeed i do not think any sovereign cd. be more loyally served than she is by many. the prince of wales has said that he does not know how he cd. have managed\u0085.' (7th april 1884).  a good series of letters with interesting content providing a first hand account of the funeral of prince leopold. some very light, extremely minor age toning to a few pages of the letters. vg, 4 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t prince leopold (1853-1884) duke of albany. the youngest son of queen victoria and prince albert, the duke of albany suffered from haemophilia which contributed to his untimely death at the age of 30 whilst staying in cannes on 27th march 1884. he was buried in the albert memorial chapel at windsor."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"835","title":{"es":"[victoria]: (1819-1901) queen of the united kingdom great britain & ireland 1837-1901. cowell georgi..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118233/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:53.681Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118233,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118234/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"edward vii: (1841-1910) king of the united kingdom 1901-10. d.s., edward r & i, as king, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, court at st. james's, 26th october 1905. the partially printed document approves the appointment of a french consul general at calcutta and states, in part, 'whereas the president of the french republic has by a commission bearing date the 24th day of june 1905 appointed mr charles de contonly to be consul general at calcutta and we having approved of this appointment\u0085\u0085we hereby require that you do receive, countenance, and as there may be occasion, favourably assist him the said charles de contonly in the exercise of his office\u0085..' countersigned at the foot by henry petty-fitzmaurice (1845-1927) 5th marquess of lansdowne, british statesman who served as viceroy and governor general of india 1888-94 and secretary of state for foreign affairs 1900-05. with blind embossed seal. some very light, extremely minor age wear at the folds, otherwise vg emile loubet (1838-1929) president of france 1899-1906."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"836","title":{"es":"edward vii: (1841-1910) king of the united kingdom 1901-10. d.s., edward r & i, as king, at the head..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118234/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:53.682Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - 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(1960s). in blue ink the queen mother has penned a brief message, in full, \u2018for tony, with loving christmas wishes from mama (e)\u2019 , the card evidently having been originally accompanied by a christmas gift for her son-in-law. a rare example with good association. some very light, extremely minor age wear and scuffing, otherwise about vg  \n   \n  antony armstrong-jones (1930-2017) 1 st earl of snowdon. british photographer, husband of princess margaret from 1960-78."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"841","title":{"es":"elizabeth the queen mother: (1900-2002)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118239/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:52.974Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":118239,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118240/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"elizabeth the queen mother:  (1900-2002) queen consort of king george vi. an excellent a.n.s., granny , on one side of a printed windsor castle correspondence card, n.p. 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(1960s). in blue ink the queen mother has penned a brief message, in full, \u2018darling charles, with loving christmas wishes from granny\u2019 , the card evidently having been originally accompanied by a christmas gift for her grandson, prince charles. a rare example with excellent association. some very light, extremely minor age wear and scuffing, otherwise about vg  \n   \n  charles (1948-   ) prince of wales, eldest child of queen elizabeth & prince philip."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"842","title":{"es":"elizabeth the queen mother: (1900-2002)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118240/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:52.976Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":118240,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118241/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"philip prince: (1921-   ) duke of edinburgh, husband and consort of queen elizabeth ii. an interesting t.l.s., philip, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 8vo, hong kong, 2nd november 1988, to jimmy [taylor, a schoolfriend]. the duke states 'i am not sure what report you read about the lecture which i gave in perth earlier this year, but it contained nothing about the zola budd affair. my only comment was that things would not change until the white south africans changed their attitude' and continues 'while i entirely sympathise with your strictures about 'apartheit', i do not think that involving myself in the problem would achieve very much. apart from anything else, the fact is that the choice of action against apartheid is a party political issue in the uk and whatever i said would be seen as favouring one side or the other.' accompanied by a photocopy of a newspaper article on the subject which appeared in the observer on 24th april 1988 with the headline duke steps into row over zola. vg, 2 zola budd (1966-   ) south african-born runner who competed at the 1984 olympic games for great britain and at the 1992 olympic games for south africa. budd applied for british citizenship in order to circumvent the international sporting boycott of south africa so that she could compete in the 1984 summer olympics in los angeles. british citizenship was granted, however her application and arrival was controversial due to her acquiring a passport under preferential circumstances. groups supporting the abolition of apartheid campaigned vociferously and effectively to highlight the special treatment she received."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"843","title":{"es":"philip prince: (1921-   ) duke of edinburgh, husband and consort of queen elizabeth ii. an interes..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118241/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:52.978Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118241,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118242/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"philip prince: (1921-   ) duke of edinburgh, husband and consort of queen elizabeth ii. an interesting a.l.s., philip, four pages, 4to, n.p. (in the pacific ocean), 9th november (1956), to harold [hartley], on the printed stationery of h.m. yacht britannia. the prince writes during his world tour and provides his correspondent with various observations of the different countries he had visited, in part, 'the seychelle islands are most attractive but of course the europeans there who are not in government service are really just beach combers. with only one ship every 2 or 3 months they're fairly well cut off. ceylon i found in much better order than i expected. they were all friendly and the new government is still tremendously enthusiastic. i think they were all rather astonished that they got their independence so easily and with no ill feeling\u0085\u0085i found malaya a much happier and quieter place than i expected. the emergency is always there but it's being tackled with patience. they are also looking forward to dominion status next august and this is coming about with very little ill feeling and, i think, genuine friendship. the fly in the ointment is the 2,000 hard core terrorists in the jungle. we can't catch them and they won't give up\u0085..everything i heard about singapore was bad. i was told that people go there to make money or to make trouble. they don't know where they want to go and they don't care where they are going\u0085\u0085of course the whole period has been overshadowed by suez. badly put across our action caused a lot of unhappiness in these parts. it looked to us very much as if we took it as an excuse to get our own back on egypt. however it stopped the war which is something and it also made egypt a less interesting ally for the other arab states now that she has got to acquire a new lot of military equipment' and further adds 'i have been spending the last few days preparing some exceedingly bad speeches for australia. i have to open the antarctic symposium in melbourne and i think my first draft is quite promising\u0085\u0085' a letter of good content written in the immediate wake of the suez crisis. vg sir harold hartley (1878-1972) british physical chemist, later serving in important positions in business and industry including being chairman of the british overseas airways corporation. the duke of edinburgh spent 1956-57 travelling around the world in the newly commissioned hmy britannia and whilst in australia opened the 1956 summer olympics in melbourne. prince philip also visited the antarctic, thereby becoming the first royal to cross the antarctic circle. the suez crisis, an attempt to regain western control of the suez canal, had only ended on 7th november, two days before the present letter. the episode humiliated great britain and led to the resignation of prime minister anthony eden. historians have concluded that the crisis 'signified the end of great britain's role as one of the world's major powers'."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"844","title":{"es":"philip prince: (1921-   ) duke of edinburgh, husband and consort of queen elizabeth ii. an interes..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118242/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":420,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:52.979Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118242,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118243/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"charles: (1948-   ) prince of wales, eldest child of queen elizabeth ii & prince philip. a good a.n.s., charles, on one side of a printed windsor castle correspondence card, n.p. 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(c.1965-67). in fountain pen ink the prince has penned a brief message, in full, 'to aunt marina, with much love for a very happy christmas from charles', the card evidently having been originally accompanied by a christmas gift. scarce in this form, vg \n  \n princess marina of greece and denmark (1906-1968) duchess of kent, wife of prince george, duke of kent."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"846","title":{"es":"charles: (1948-   ) prince of wales, eldest child of queen elizabeth ii &"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118243/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:52.980Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":118243,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118244/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"charles & diana: charles: (1948-   ) prince of wales & diana (1961-1997) princess of wales. signed and inscribed christmas greetings card by both charles and diana individually, the folding 8vo stiff white card, dating from 1985, features a colour photograph to the inside of the royal couple standing in full length poses either side of a pony upon which the young princes william and harry are seated. signed by both charles and diana individually in black fountain pen ink beneath a printed greeting and inscribed in the prince's hand. with two gold embossed crests to the front cover. vg"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"847","title":{"es":"charles & diana: charles: (1948-   ) prince of wales & diana (1961-1997) princess of wales. signed..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118244/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:52.981Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - 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puc bao dai'', two pages, 4to, dalat, 17th december 1953, in french. the typed document, bearing to the upper left corner a blind embossed seal of the state of vietnam, and beneath the printed text ''state of viet-nam - his majesty bao-dai'', is an important decree containing three articles, stating `his majesty bao-dai, chief of state,\u0085 having seen the decree dated 6th june 1952, fixing the composition of the government\u0085 having seen the letter dated 17th december 1953 by president nguyen-van-tam, submitting the resignation of the government under his presidency, i decree 1) the government resignation, constituted under president nguyen-van-tam presidency is accepted\u0085 2) until the decree fixing the composition of the new government is issued, all affairs remain granted by president nguyen-van-tam and the members of the government under his presidency. 3) the president of the government, vice-president, ministers and secretaries of state are responsible of the execution of the present decree.´ the royal seal on the letter decree was stamped by the emperor with the matrix seal described above, and offered immediately after to president nguyen van-tam after his resignation as a gesture of gratitude for his loyal services. the seal remains in very fine condition and is kept in its original box. vg nguyen van tam (1895-1990) prime minister of the state of vietnam 1952-53. former governor of northern vietnam. his son general nguyen van hinh was chief of staff of the vietnamese national army, the forces that fought against the communist revolution."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"866","title":{"es":"bao dai: (1913-1997) his name being nguyen phuc vinh thuy. last emperor of vietnam, of the nguyen di..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118263/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","esinternational_southeastasian","esinternational","escollectibles_all","esinternational_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":48000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:58.969Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - 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(london?), 18th april 1633, to sir robert pye, auditor of the exchequer. the manuscript letter is a warrant for the payment of the sum of 30,984 pounds to sir william russell, treasurer of the navy, and further providing details of his it is to be disbursed. countersigned at the conclusion by francis cottington (c.1579-1652) 1st baron cottington, english politician who served as chancellor of the exchequer 1629-42 and lord high treasurer 1643-46 and was also an ambassador to spain, leading the pro-spanish and pro-roman catholic faction in the court of king charles i. with blank integral leaf. some fraying to the edges and a few neat splits to the folds (some repaired). g sir robert pye (1585-1662) english courtier, administrator & politician who served as auditor of the exchequer 1620-42 & 1660-62.  sir william russell (c.1585-1654) 1st baronet, of chippenham. english politician, treasurer of the navy 1618-27, 1630-54."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"867","title":{"es":"weston richard: (1577-1634/35) 1st earl of portland. english politician who served as chancellor of ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118264/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:58.970Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118264,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118265/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"stanhope philip: (1694-1773) 4th earl of chesterfield. british statesman, diplomat & man of letters. a.l.s., lord and lady chesterfield, in the third person and also on behalf of his wife, one page, n.p., 24th october n.y. (annotated c.1765 in pencil in an unidentified hand), to the duke and duchess of newcastle. chesterfield writes that 'they are very sorry that any return of her grace's complaint should oblige her to take a bath journey which they believe is not very agreeable to her, but of which however they will profit; by paying their court to her grace and to the duke whenever he happens to be there'. a couple of small, light circular stains to the body of text, otherwise vg thomas pelham-holles (1693-1768) 1st duke of newcastle. british prime minister 1754-56, 1757-62, newcastle succeeded chesterfield as secretary of state for the northern department and leader of the house of lords in 1748. harriet pelham-holles (1701-1776) duchess of newcastle, famous for the sumptuous parties which she organised with her husband over several decades, the guests even including political rivals."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"868","title":{"es":"stanhope philip: (1694-1773) 4th earl of chesterfield. british statesman, diplomat & man of letters...."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118265/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:58.971Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":118265,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118266/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"wilkes john: (1725-1797) british radical, journalist & politician, a supporter of the american rebels during the american war of independence. lord mayor of london 1774-75. d.s., john wilkes, mayor, one page, folio, guildhall, london, 18th july 1775. wilkes has signed the document at the foot in his capacity as witness to a manuscript document signed by nicholas william lewis of lombard street, london, stating, in part, 'nicholas william lewis\u0085..maketh oath that he this deponent and john paul berthon\u0085..aforesaid this deponent's clerk were present and as witnesses did see john willett of broad street\u0085..and charles turner of wimpole street near cavendish square\u0085..the partys named in the deed pole or power of attorney\u0085..bearing date the thirtieth day of june in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five severally sign seal and as their respective acts and deeds deliver\u0085..the words ''or his absence from the said island of tobago as aforesaid'', being first interlined between the words ''mason'' and ''and'' in the third line from the bottom of the said deed poll\u0085..' with blank integral leaf and two blind embossed revenue stamps to the upper margin. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"869","title":{"es":"wilkes john: (1725-1797) british radical, journalist & politician, a supporter of the american rebel..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118266/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:58.973Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118266,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118267/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"orde john: (1751-1824) british admiral, remembered as a professional enemy of lord nelson. an interesting series of eight a.ls.s. and two ls.s., j orde, twenty nine pages (total), mainly 4to and folio (2), hms princess royal, off cadiz, 1797-98, to james matra, his majesty's consul general at tangier, some marked private and confidential. orde writes a series of formal letters to matra regarding supplies, french and spanish fleet movements, frictions with the emperor of morocco, colonial government posts, making references to lord nelson and napoleon bonaparte etc., in part, 'having the honor to command a squadron of his brittanick majesty's ships cruising off cadiz; i am requested by the earl of st. vincent to forward to you a bag of letters\u0085.& to request you will dispatch it to general o'hara, govr. of gibraltar by the earliest opportunity\u0085..i have directed captain gage\u0085..to apply for your assistance in procuring a small supply of bullocks & vegetables for the squadron under my order' (5th december 1797), 'lord st. vincent's letters shall be forwarded to him\u0085..we are given to understand here that the whole spanish fleet that left cadiz returned to it except one frigate. what say you to this? have you had any late accounts of the movement of the french in the mediterranean has the french consul with you received orders\u0085..to confiscate vessels taking any article of british manufacture on board? has he any information relative to the invasion of england & of portugal?' (25th february 1798), 'the commander of the emerald frigate has my directions to call in at tangier and apply to you for any intelligence you may have to communicate to me\u0085..the spanish fleet seem prepared for sea and i have my suspicions intend to come out, should it so happen, i trust we shall not be found unprepared for them' (16th march [1798]), 'i shall not be at all surprised at any attempt the spaniards may make to promote a difference between great britain and the emperor of morocco\u0085.your letters for the duke of portland i sent to lisbon, to be forwarded to england\u0085.by the same consignment i sent also extracts from your letters to lord st. vincent, who i daresay will consider himself much obliged by the intelligence they contain' (2nd april 1798), 'the value of the governor of barbados, or rather the income, i conceive to be about 2000 £ sterlg. pr. annm; the greatest part of it arising from the salary allowed by government\u0085\u0085the climate, you will have heard of course, is the mildest possible, and the society of the capital, not bad when i was there, is now, i am informed, greatly improved with the town. living in the island is not expensive\u0085..supplies of various kinds are got\u0085\u0085from america and the intercourse with the mother country in west indian colonies afford a favourable opportunity to draw what may be wanting from them. the situation of the island of bermuda makes it ever of importance to g.b., but more especially in time of war\u0085..i cannot too strongly express my gratitude to you for the correct accounts sent me of the proposed movements of the spanish fleet\u0085..they enabled me to draw those reinforcements from lisbon in time that, i conceive, have prevented the sp[aniar]ds pulling to sea\u0085..i feel more indignant than i can express at the conduct of the e! his hostility to us can not be concealed\u0085\u0085would that we could get hold of cadiz & the spanish fleet! it is an object, in my opinion, more likely to recall to us a tolerable & lasting peace than any other i am aware of. time will show what we will do. as the emperor has cut off our supplies of cattle\u0085..i request you to let your servant procure for me about six dozen of the cattle of the best quality, about ten baskets of corn and 200 eggs' (21st april [1798]), 'i intend leaving this about thursday or friday next, or so soon after as the wind will permit, for the purpose of rejoining the fleet; and intend, in my way, to drop anchor off tangier, for the purpose of receiving on board the princess royal, as many live bullocks, and stock, as i can possibly store, which shall be publickly understood, to be for my ship only' (6th may 1798), 'i am truly sorry my dr. sir that i cannot have the pleasure of your company\u0085..i will however put on my plain coat tomorrow morning, if the weather is moderate, & run up to your house for five minutes to make my bow to you. my uniform i will not wear as i should wish it not to be understood i am offended at not being saluted\u0085\u0085what you say about the emperor\u0085..i trust will prove true, but such is the apathy that prevails at present and such the apprehensions entertained by all the european stations of the french power, that i must entertain doubts\u0085..we have flying accounts of some arrangement being likely to take place between great britain & spain, but i question it much & rather fear than wish it, as\u0085..[spain]\u0085.making peace with us would only furnish a better pretext to the french\u0085..it is said buonaparte and desaix are at toulon & to command the expedition preparing in that quarter for egypt' (18th may [1798]), 'we look anxiously for news from admiral nelson and from home: our latest from the latter is of the 17th june, from the former of the 19th ult.; when he was off naples and on the moment proceeding after the french known to him to be at malta destined for alexandria. when an occasion offers do say what i am in your debt; and pray add to the charge by sending me half a dozen sheep and 4 or 5 dozen capons or fowls with 4 or 500 oranges' (24th july [1798]), 'accept my thanks\u0085..for the plentiful supply of bullocks you have caused to be procured for us\u0085\u0085the intelligence you are pleased to send me is further corroborated from other quarters, that respecting the toulon squadron in particular\u0085\u0085ps i have so blotted the other half of the sheet of paper on which i wrote your letter that i have torn it off - should you have anything more respecting the movements of the french toulon ships i will beg you to communicate it to me by any opportunity you may have' (12th december [1798]). a fine correspondence of interesting content. some light overall age wear, generally vg, 10 james matra (1746-1806) american sailor and diplomat who had accompanied james cook on his voyage to botany bay in 1770. matra served as hm consul general at tangier from 1786-1806."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"870","title":{"es":"orde john: (1751-1824) british admiral, remembered as a professional enemy of lord nelson. an intere..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118267/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":4200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:58.974Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":118267,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118268/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"[mecca]: matra james: (1746-1806) american sailor and diplomat who had accompanied james cook on his voyage to botany bay in 1770. matra served as his majesty's consul general at tangier from 1786-1806. manuscript draft (retained copy) of an a.l., unsigned, nine pages, folio, tangiers, 28th march 1789, to lord sydney. matra's diplomatic letter is written in response to a request of intelligence from his correspondent and states, in part, 'the caravan to mecca is composed of merchants of pilgrims, subjects of the emperor of morocco who go to mecca - and of merchants belonging to the states of algiers, tunis & tripoly who carry on a regular trade with the emperor of morocco and follow its caravans for safety. the articles which the moorish caravans take from morocco are - money, al-haiques (the common moorish garment), slippers & old red bonnets which they very advantageously exchange with the arabs on the road for provisions for themselves & their beasts\u0085\u0085.they who wish to stop at algiers or tunis turn off with the merchants to those places, and join their party again at the salt pits which are distant about half a days journey from tripoli where the general caravan is considerably increased by the pilgrims from the three eastern states of barbary\u0085\u0085.at this place (tripoli) they provide themselves with all the necessaries for their journey to alexandria, which they perform in about fifty days\u0085..the united caravan carry on a petty commerce from place to place\u0085..at egypt they invest their money in persian & levant silks, silks manufactured in cairo, raw silk, muslins, fine cottons, amber, essence of roses, musk & storax\u0085..mules are also bought, they are purchased with 20 or 25 dol[lar]s by the vendors who sell them for sixty or seventy. the emperor checks the caravan trade to and from mecca, by every possible discouragement\u0085\u0085.frequently too, when they are assembled at one of his ports and ready to embark he picks a quarrel with the richest of them and extorts money from them for a permission to proceed. these poor people thus wounded in their vitals when they return by land frequently disperse near the frontiers and reach their own country by private roads, by doing of which they risk both life & property: in the year 1786 140 of them were murdered by the mountain arabs\u0085\u0085the value of the trade however which i am now representing is estimated at the annual amount of two millions of spanish mexicos\u0085\u0085the caravan trade from morocco to guinea proceeds no farther south than to tambuctoo, the capital of negroeland\u0085\u0085the caravans consist of from one to three hundred persons\u0085..they are convoyed and protected by the arabs\u0085..till they arrive at tambuctoo: the arabs are rewarded for the protection which they give in proportion to the number of each caravan & the value of its merchandize\u0085..two deserts must be passed, one in four days, the other in nine, and on this account a sufficient number of camels to carry water must be provided. the principal articles of commerce of these caravans are tobacco & salt\u0085\u0085the european merchandize conveyed by these caravans consists of\u0085\u0085fine scarlet & crimson cloths\u0085..fine irish linnen, but not in a great quantity\u0085..cloves, nutmegs, coral beads, large amber beads, venetian beads of various sorts\u0085..olando paper\u0085..brass wire, needles & dutch or nuremberg gilt paper looking glasses. the returns from tambuctoo are gold dust, slaves & gum - the gum is the same sort as that from senegal\u0085\u0085the number of slaves annually imported in this empire from tambuctoo is estimated at 3, or 4,000\u0085..eunuchs are brought by these caravans\u0085..the king\u0085..i am informed will give from twelve to twenty eunuchs for one horse. no eunuchs are made in this country, a few are brought occasionally from turkey, or egypt, as presents for the emperor\u0085\u0085it has not yet been in my power to procure any probable information of the annual amount of this commerce\u0085..the moors keep no books, a dark and misterious veil is drawn over all pecuniary property in this country\u0085\u0085i am afraid it will be impracticable for me to procure your lordship an account of the least accuracy of the population of the interior parts of this country\u0085..you may travel by a road each side of which is crowded with arab villages: if you pass the same way a month after not a vestage of them may remain. the towns of the empire are in a state not less precarious; their inhabitants are in a moment removed from their fixed habitations by the jealousy or caprice of their master\u0085\u0085.the arabs\u0085..acknowledge him [the emperor] as the descendant of mahomet, as chief of their religion; but they will not surrender to him their liberty\u0085..' a letter of fascinating content relating to morocco and its trade between tangier and mecca. some light overall age wear and a lengthy horizontal split to the central fold of the final page, only just affecting a few words of text, g thomas townshend (1733-1800) 1st viscount sydney. british politician who served as home secretary from 1783-89."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"871","title":{"es":"[mecca]: matra james: (1746-1806) american sailor and diplomat who had accompanied james cook on his..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118268/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":6000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:58.975Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":118268,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118269/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"castlereagh viscount: (1769-1822) anglo-irish statesman, foreign secretary 1812-22 and a central figure in the coalition which defeated napoleon. selection of three ls.s., castlereagh, eight pages (total), folio, downing street, london, september 1805 - may 1807, to james matra (2) and james green (1), his majesty's consul general at tangier. castlereagh writes a series of diplomatic letters making several references to lord nelson and states, in part -  'his majesty's ministers have judged it expedient in the present state of affairs to take the opportunity of lord nelson's return to resume the command of the fleet in the mediterranean, to send a present to the emperor of morocco, for the purpose of marking the just sense entertained by the king of the readiness shewn on all occasions by his imperial majesty to supply the wants of the british ships and of the garrison of gibraltar. the articles composing the present\u0085..will be forwarded to you by lord nelson, with a letter from the king\u0085\u0085and you will avail yourself of the earliest opportunity to offer them to the emperor with suitable observations upon the mutual interests of the king\u0085\u0085i need not make any observation to impress upon your mind the extreme importance of cherishing at all times, but particularly in the present conjuncture, the amicable dispositions of the emperor\u0085..or the necessity of your communicating to lord nelson\u0085..by the quickest possible means all the intelligence which you may be able to procure of the designs and movements of the enemy' (14th september 1805) 'i have the honor to transmit to you the king's letter (no longer present) to the emperor of morocco, to be by you presented to his imperial majesty with the presents which you will at the same time receive from vice admiral lord visct. nelson' (october 1805) '\u0085..in consequence of the hostilities commenced by the ottoman porte against his majesty's forces his majesty has been obliged reluctantly to issue\u0085..(a)\u0085..order that it is his majesty's wish to use every means in his power to withdraw the ottoman porte from subjection to french influence\u0085..it is with similar views his majesty has directed alexandria to be taken possession of by the troops, lest the french, taking advantage of present circumstances, might throw again a force into that country with a view to conquest\u0085\u0085you will take the best opportunity in your power for explaining these circumstances to the government to which you are accredited\u0085\u0085lord collingwood has received directions to keep as frequent a communication with you as possible, and you will use every exertion and address in your power\u0085..with the vice admiral's suggestion to counteract the design of the french and promote his majesty's interests' (16th may 1807; with a contemporary manuscript copy of his majesty's order affixed).  an interesting group of letters, not least for their references to lord nelson. some light overall age wear, most noticeable to the october 1805 letter which also has some dust staining and small tears to the edges, g to about vg, 3"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"872","title":{"es":"castlereagh viscount: (1769-1822) anglo-irish statesman, foreign secretary 1812-22 and a central fig..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118269/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:04:00.183Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":118269,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118270/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"collingwood cuthbert: (1748-1810) british vice admiral, notable as a partner with lord nelson in several of the british victories during the napoleonic wars. an excellent collection of eight a.ls.s. and eight ls.s., collingwood, thirty five pages (total), 4to and folio, at sea ('ocean', off cadiz), january 1806 - july 1808, to various correspondents, each of them british consuls at morocco, comprising james matra, john ross and james green. collingwood writes an interesting series of letters regarding british relationships with morocco (and the role of jews in contract negotiations for supplies) and the emperor, also making references to the french and spanish armies, peace negotiations in paris etc., in part, 'i received the favour of your letter by captain pearse - and am much obliged by the communication of intelligence which accompanied it - you know that only a certain degree of credit is to be given to any intelligence received from the french - for besides the\u0085.whole nation\u0085.composing stories - they have an interest in deceiving us - however i ascertained their being at teneriffe - and i have information of their movements from that time (17 decr.)\u0085\u0085.the story of their having captured the magnamine's convoy was a fabrication - the magnamine being in england and unfit for sea\u0085\u0085.you know the fleet is always at sea - it must be at sea - and the health can only be maintained by a supply of refreshment\u0085\u0085and trust with confidence that this important object will have its due weight and consideration with you' (a.l.s., 15th january 1806), 'i have just received and send you by the amphion a letter from his majesty to the emperor of morocco, with a great quantity of valuable articles sent by his majesty as presents to the emperor\u0085\u0085the letter from lord castlereagh to lord nelson which accompanied these packages, i am afraid was sent to england, amongst his lordship's papers\u0085..i hope in this negociation which is the subject of his majesty's letter, that a free and open use of the country may be obtained for the fleet as far as relates to the procuring refreshment and stock, that the exorbitant duty of 26 dollars a head on the cattle may either be discontinued or reduced to the same terms on which the garrison of gibraltar is supplied\u0085\u0085i am informed that the most friendly dispositions are entertained by the moorish government and the people in general towards the english, and that the difficulties to which we are principally exposed in receiving supplies proceed from the jews who\u0085\u0085turn every circumstance to profit, and by limiting the quantity of stock exported, raise its price to an extravagant height - perhaps these people might be softened by a proper kind of attention' (l.s. to matra, 11th january 1806), '\u0085..if you can procure me 4 or 5 dozen fowls, with some eggs and a few vegetables, to be forwarded by the duchess of bedford, i will be much obliged\u0085..' (l.s. to ross, 22nd april 1806), 'i have received your letter\u0085..in which you informed me of the french mission. i will be glad if you can now tell me what the result of it was - if the nature of their business has transpired & what success they met with' (a.l.s. to ross, 12th may 1806), 'i have received your letter\u0085..with\u0085.the copy of your correspondence with\u0085..the consul of portugal. i am very sorry when these causes of complaint occur, and am disposed to make some allowance to the portuguese for the circumstances of the times. the influence which france has obtained in portugal we must expect in some degree to feel the effect of\u0085\u0085i have no doubt that had the portuguese consul refused the requisition of the french for a vessel to bring their people round to tangier, it should have been alleged against him as a high offence\u0085\u0085i have great satisfaction in hearing that the french did not obtain the object of their mission' (l.s. to ross, 15th may 1806), 'you arrive, sir, at a period when there happily exists the most perfect harmony and good understanding with the emperor, and with the barbary states in general\u0085\u0085the fleet has always been very plentifully supplied with beef and refreshments, but the duty paid on the cattle sent to us is extravagantly high (26 dollars a head) while the french and spanish agents have lately concluded a treaty by which they are only charged 5 or 6 dollars a head\u0085..if at a reasonable time by a temperate negociation with the emperor's ministers you could get the duty reduced it would be very desirable\u0085\u0085i have on all occasions endeavoured to introduce to their consideration (the moors) how much they have to apprehend of danger to the tranquillity of their country by the extension of the french power' (l.s. to green, 15th july 1806), 'i have received the favour of your letter informing me of the rights of neutrality of the barbary coast by some of the spanish privateers\u0085\u0085the fact is that the privateers boats on both sides are not very regular in their conduct, not very observant of the laws of neutrality when it suits their convenience or their interest to break them\u0085\u0085the reprisal made by the english boat - i cannot condemn after his captures being taken from him as they were - those things should not be encouraged - but if they were put a stop to by authority - or granting passports to spanish vessels - the spirit of that coasting warfare would be damped - and it is certainly very advantageous to gibraltar - as it employs a great number of ruffians who would otherwise be acting against us' (a.l.s. to green, 31st july 1806), 'the most material business we have with him (the emperor of morocco) is the obtaining supplies, which we now do in abundance, but at a most enormous price\u0085..i am led to believe the high duty demanded of us is an extortion by the jews and others who are engaged in the contract\u0085..i have not heard from england since the beginning of august, but have little expectation of any favourable termination of the negociation at paris' (l.s. to green, 14th september 1806), 'i have received your letter\u0085\u0085and am sorry to find the emperor should have been less accommodating than you had reason to expect\u0085\u0085but i am afraid remonstrating with him on the subject will not avail us & on the contrary, should he take it into his head to be displeased he may still impose higher duties, for these people are governed less by principles of interest than of momentary passion. he knew the duty was not paid in gun powder, but meant it to be understood as threatening that he would raise it, to what could not be paid\u0085\u0085lord lauderdale was still at paris, but with little hope of peace' (l.s. to green, 14th october 1806), '\u0085..the emperor and his governors are not very liberal of any thing but fair promises - but they are a people who will always require a certain address to manage - and what we get - and is so necessary to us, is only to be done by yielding a little to their caprices\u0085..i am glad you could accommodate the affair of the\u0085.escape - but the owners of the boats should be informed that if their crews do illegal things in barbary - they must be subject to the law of that country - and not expect under\u0085..the english flag to be shielded from the punishment they deserve - being in an english vessel protects them in their lawful pursuits - not in the violations of the law of any country' (a.l.s. to green, 17th november 1806), 'i am glad to hear from captain hornby that ash ash is coming to tangier. he has ever shown a disposition of kindness towards the english\u0085..when you visit him i will beg you to remonstrate with him against the assembling of\u0085\u0085privateers & gun vessels at tangier - where i am told ten or a dozen of them lie at a time waiting the opportunity to seize upon the english traders - which i consider as a breach of neutrality - at least not giving that security to the ports of the empire which friends expect to find\u0085\u0085' (a.l.s. to green, 6th december 1806), 'the news from cadiz is at this time very interesting as their fleet seems to be in motion and preparing for sea. whatever you can collect relative to them, particularly if troops are embarked, and what number - i will be much obliged to you for. i am very glad to hear the governor ash ash seized on the privateers which took the bullock vessel - and beg you will assure him that on our part the strictest regard shall be paid to the neutrality of the emperor's dominions' (a.l.s. to green, 14th february 1807), 'the spanish army is so much in want of the horses and mules which captain bullen was sent to tangier to endeavour to procure permission to export from barbary, that i have sent the redwing over to know how the negociation goes on, and whether there is much probability of its finally succeeding' (l.s. to green, 1st july 1808), 'the application\u0085\u0085was communicated to me\u0085..when we were at war with spain - and the french threatening to get a possession in the emperor's dominion. it was due from the intimate connexion, and our friendship with the emperor, to avert so great a danger to his state - and if possible to find him in possession of a plan which would have afforded causes for his enemy (the french) to annoy him as they have done all other states - but affairs since that period have taken a great turn - spain is carrying on an active war - in the success of which the emperor is so far interested, or it will remove from him all apprehension from the intrigues of the french\u0085..the british government is doing what all legitimate and good governments ought to do - supporting a great station who desires peace, against a power which only exists by\u0085\u0085injustice. the emperor as the friend & promoter of human happiness - as the supporter of justice - and the defender of the oppressed is requested to give such assistance to this people, as his country can well afford - but under the circumstances in which spain is - it would be ungenerous to take advantage of her being engaged in a contest for national existence\u0085\u0085as things are, i can not propose anything to the spanish nation\u0085..that might effect their future interest - or their personal honour' (a.l.s. to green, 18th july 1808), 'i am perfectly of your opinion that it is very doubtful whether the emperor will allow the spaniards to have anything from his country\u0085\u0085after two or three days partial action in which the spanish army was always victorious, on the 28th the french army under dupont surrender prisoners of war. the division\u0085..i understand had just arrived to reinforce dupont's from peculiar circumstances which made such a measure necessary, were admitted to capitulation, by which it was agreed that themselves and their arms should be sent to cadiz\u0085..the french army amounted to 14 or 16000 men. the spanish to about 25,000\u0085..they conducted themselves like veterans. in every instance the spirit which the spanish people have manifested - and the resolve to relieve their country of its invaders bears no doubt that they will do it\u0085\u0085the french are said to have lost about 3000 men (and the) spanish about 10 or 1200' (a.l.s. to green, 26th july 1808). a fine collection of letters featuring good content. some light overall age wear and very minor creasing, generally vg, 16"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"873","title":{"es":"collingwood cuthbert: (1748-1810) british vice admiral, notable as a partner with lord nelson in sev..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118270/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:04:00.185Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":118270,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":120,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118271/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"es":"[british history]: small group of printed ephemera featuring various supplements to the london gazette and other publications etc., including supplement of tuesday, 3rd july (1838), number 19632, published with authority, detailing the coronation of her most sacred majesty queen victoria; treaty of peace, friendship, and alliance between his britannic majesty and his catholic majesty, ferdinand vii, january 1809; announcement by stephen cottrell of the king's most excellent majesty in council at the court at the queen's palace, 10th may 1809, regarding a treaty of amity with the ottoman empire etc. some light overall age wear, generally about vg, 5"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"874","title":{"es":"[british history]: small group of printed ephemera featuring various supplements to the london gazet..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118271/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:04:00.187Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":118271,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118272/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"d´estrées cesar: (1628-1714) cardinal d´estrées. french cardinal and diplomat. former abbot of the abbey of saint-germain-des-prés, and french ambassador to spain and italy. a good and lengthy l.s., `le card. d´estrees´, five pages, 4to, venice, 29th july 1702, to ercole varano, in french. the cardinal d´estrees thanks his correspondent for his last two letters, and reports in detail about international affairs stating in part `..despite what has been said by the germans at landau, the situation is not that good for them\u0085 on 14th july, although the winds were better, the fleet did not leave\u0085 the news from scotland are important, the duke of hamilton pretends that we get destabilized at the parliament gathered in edinburg.´, further saying `..the duke of queensberry, appointed commissioner by the queen of england, took care of gathering the parliament, the assembly was composed by 200 deputies\u0085 a request would have been sent to the queen, that she supposedly would have rejected\u0085nothing seems better in england. the dutch are unhappy.. a lot of distrust is being sensed between the two nations, of course all this is positive and presages greater divisions among them.´ a lengthy letter of very interesting historical content. small overall minor age wear and creasing, otherwise g james douglas (1662-1711) 2nd duke of queensberry, and 1st duke of dover. scottish nobleman. lord high treasurer of scotland 1693-1702. appointed lord high commissioner to the parliament of scotland 1700-1703. in 1702 and on the accession of queen anne, he was appointed secretary of state for scotland. anne stuart (1665-1714) queen of great britain 1702-14. the queen ascended to the throne only three months before the present letter was written."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"875","title":{"es":"d´estrées cesar: (1628-1714) cardinal d´estrées. french cardinal and diplomat"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118272/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:04:00.188Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - 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russian empire 1816-22 under alexander i, and was succeeded by count nesselrode. a very good l.s. `kapodystrias´, with flourish and with holograph sentence above signature, four pages, 4to, st. petersburg, 3rd/15th february 182o, to prince kozlowski, stuttgart, in french. kapodistrias states in part `the emperor is aware of the content of your particularly confidential letter which you honoured me with.. you expressed to me your wish of leaving the service in order to take care of your health, somewhere in southern territories, and to obtain a life pension through the magnificence of his imperial majesty. i am authorized, my prince, to announce to you that your three wishes have been granted to you.´ kapodistrias further refers to the way prince kozlowski should present his demission, and states `your successor has been designated. it is mr. the general de benkendorff who is at this time travelling in italy\u0085´, further again referring to this task which the emperor has requested him, and to the respect and confidence his correspondent inspires. before concluding kapodistrias reports the amount granted as life pension `adieu, my prince, respond to me by the courier, and send to the ministry a dispatch with which we will be able to issue the ukase of your demission with the benefit of three thousand roubles, enhanced yearly, as life pension.´ with a holograph two lines `accept my prince the assurance of my sincere and invariable friendship´ in kapodistrias´ hand. an interesting letter showing the eloquence and diplomatic skills of kapodistrias. small overall age wear, with two small stains and tear to the second sheet bottom edge, not affecting the text or signature. g to vg     prince piotr borisovich kozlovsky (1783-1840) russian diplomat and a man of letters. in 1807, after the signing of the treaties of tilsit, kozlovsky helped a group of french officers escape english captivity, for which he was awarded the cross of the légion d´honneur by the emperor napoleon bonaparte. kozlowski was close to chateubriand and de lamennais, under whose influence secretly converted to catholicism from russian orthodoxy. in 1818, he was appointed ambassador simultaneously to the kingdom of wurttemberg in stuttgart and the grand duchy of baden, but in 1820 a political dispute with the russian government, caused by his public defense of the beginnings of democratic government in these states, led to his resignation and self-imposed exile, although he continued to receive his pension. after the new government of tsar nicholas i, the new tsar almost halved his pension in 1827. the present letter shows the diplomatic way the demission was suggested and accepted."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"877","title":{"es":"kapodistrias ioannis: (1776-1831) greek count and statesman. one of the most distinguished 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cholera pandemic and states in part `i would have been very pleased my dear colleague to attend your scientific session which topic has since long awaken my strong interest, but i am obliged to return to la grange where we are surrounded by cholera, although the main house and farm have not been affected yet. our seine-et-marne department has been harshly treated by this plague..´ with address leaf, postmarked. small area of paper loss to the address leaf as a result of the opening, otherwise vg la fayette refers to la grange which was a fortified castle, grande-bleneau, in the courpalay commune of the seine-et-marne. it belonged to adrienne de noailles, wife of la fayette who lived there from 1802 until his death. the cholera pandemic of 1832 killed over a hundred thousand persons in france only."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"878","title":{"es":"la fayette gilbert du motier: (1757-1834) marquis de la fayette. french aristocrat and military 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you will have read the accounts of the last revolution here, your papers will be full of it and contain probably as good an account as i good (sic) give you and perhaps a better history than i know myself as all the press here is awed into the service of louis napoleon and dare only give the most one sided & partial views of the occurrences that took place then. i passed over the boulevard the day after the surrender of the barricades & found some of the houses much battered by the cannon shot & musketry. they say that the soldiers behaved more brutally than on any former occasion. most of them were drunk & many of the officers. about every officer had a cigar in his mouth, a very un-soldier like thing but which gave an appearance of great coolness & premeditation in the arrangement of things. at the porte st. denis the soldiers were taken off the boulevard for 5 hours on purpose to allow the people time to build the barricade without molestation until it should be nearly completed that the destruction of its defenders might be more complete & inevitable. an american named sterling happened to be on the boulevard near the barricade when the soldiers commenced the attack. he took refuge with some 18 or 20 men & women, most of them inoffensive & respectable inhabitants, in a booksellers shop which was immediately entered by the drunken soldiers & every person but himself bayonetted, his own escape was almost miraculous & through the intervention of an officer. dr. hunt & another american named cagon were walking peaceably on the boulevard des italiens on the tuesday evening of the day when the ''coup d'etat'' took place, a crowd of boys passed singing the marseillaise & crying ''vive la republique'' after they had passed a party of sargents de ville came up & arrested hunt and his friend, they neither of them attempted to resist. hunt was seized by two of these cowardly brutes & a third came up & struck him over the head with a ''case tete'', an instrument on the principle of the sling shot of the ''bhoys'', his head was cut open & in that state he was dragged before a commissaire de police who discharged him as nothing could be alledged (sic) against him but his wound confined him to the house twelve days and he had a narrow escape with his life. cagon although equally innocent was sent to the conciergerie where he was confined with twelve hundred other wretched prisoners in a miserable dungeon for 5 days and only released after great exertions on the part of mr. rives and the consul. numbers of people have been shot scarcely with the form of a trial on suspicion of being opposed to the government. a few days ago seventy poor wretches were shot on the ''champ de mars'' charged with having arms in their possession. i have not heard of any americans having been killed, some lieutenant jones of the army or navy, i don't know which, was shot through the thigh and had two fingers shot off. i have heard of three or four english having been shot, among others parris the druggist in the rue de la paix whose shop you may remember. the provinces are in a wretched state of disturbance and excitement, almost half the cities and large towns have been declared in a state of siege. i do not apprehend however another actual outbreak in paris as a struggle against 150,000 men (which is the number of soldiers within the walls of paris at present) would be too unequal & hopeless. the election for president takes place next sunday & monday if that can be called an election where there is but one candidate whom people dare not & could not oppose. the election (so called) in the army was a farce of the richest character, the very few officers who dared to vote against napoleon were cashiered & i have only heard of one soldier who did not vote for him, & he declared himself not sufficiently instructed to vote. this was paraded in the papers in evidence of the freedom allowed in the army!' may continues his letter with news of his own activities ('i am still working in the atelier or under the direction of [thomas] couture though i have not attempted to paint many pictures'), expressing disappointment that his esmeralda was not bought by the art union, referring to new york and a recent visit to england ('i thought i never had seen so beautiful a country'), mutual acquaintances and the prospect of making some studies in the louvre. with a postscript cross written to the first page and signed by may with his initials. a letter of fine content. some light age wear and a couple of small, minor tears to a few edges, otherwise vg the french coup d'etat of 2nd december 1851 was staged by the then president of the french second republic, louis-napoleon bonaparte (1808-1873, nephew of napoleon i). code-named operation rubicon and timed to coincide with the anniversary of napoleon i's coronation and victory at austerlitz, the coup ended in the successful dissolution of the french national assembly and the subsequent 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soviet educational system. rare a.l.s., `n. krupsk´, two pages, 4to, n.p., 1923, to elizabeta borisovna, in cyrillic. krupskaya states in part `i was very touched by all the letters received from\u0085..menzhinskaya, lunacharsky, and by the fact that the fifth book has been published. say hello to everybody. also to mikhail nikolaevich, and to blonsky. i send the programmes and corresponding materials. everything is fine. show timiryasev´s note to mikh. nik. i kindly ask blonsky and mikh. nik. to get the job done. forward the attached letter from grinberg to blonsky and transmit my kind request to continue the work\u0085´ although she would later fell out with stalin, at the time of the present letter, krupskaya was aligned with stalin, zinoviev and kamenev against trotsky´s opposition. folded. with blank integral leaf. g to vg   anatoly lunacharsky (1875-1933) russian marxist revolutionary. after the 1917 october revolution, he was appointed as people´s commissar for education in the first soviet government 1917-29. lunacharsky is associated with the establishment of the bolshoi theater in 1919 together with maxim gorky, alexander blok and maria andreieva."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"881","title":{"es":"krupskaya nadezhda: (1869-1939) russian bolshevik, wife of vladimir lenin. following the 1917 revolu..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118277/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:04:00.197Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - \u20ac9,000","currency":"EUR","id":118277,"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118278/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"kollontai alexandra: (1872-1952) russian communist revolutionary. a member of the mensheviks first, and further 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commissars on 16th december 1924.´ also bearing two countersignatures beneath kollontai´s one, and alongside a c.c.c.p. ink stamp. four binder holes to the left border with very small area of paper loss around them, none affecting the text or signatures. g"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"882","title":{"es":"kollontai alexandra: (1872-1952) russian communist revolutionary. a member of the mensheviks first, ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118278/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:04:00.200Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":118278,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118279/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"trotsky leon: (1879-1940) bolshevik revolutionary, one of the leaders of the russian october revolution. t.l.s., with his initials lt, in blue indelible pencil, one page, 4to, n.p., 5th january 1938, to comrade [max] shachtman, editor of the marxist theory magazine the new international. trotsky states that he received shachtman's explanation regarding a misfortune with an article and comments 'i know that comrade wright is extremely careful and attentive and i am sure that he will help eliminate any further misunderstandings in my relationship with the new international', further informing his correspondent 'concerning my old speech about the red army, i didn't have the slightest initiative in the translation of it, and naturally you must yourself decide if and when you can publish it' and also providing some advice for the editorial board and their communications with authors, translators and readers, 'it is absolutely necessary to have on the board a comrade who will conduct such a correspondence with the greatest attention to the contributors, especially those who are young and not sure of themselves'. in a postscript trotsky further writes 'the proposition of comrade james concerning a symposium of my books is unfortunately not acceptable because it would bring me into conflict with my different publishers and would interfere with the publication plans of pioneer publishers and others. please communicate this to eastman and to james, that i am categorically opposed to this plan'. about ex \n max shachtman (1904-1972) american marxist theorist, an associate of leon trotsky. \n the new international was published by the socialist workers party of the united states from 1934-40."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"883","title":{"es":"trotsky leon: (1879-1940) bolshevik revolutionary, one of the leaders of the 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committees did not fully comply with the instructions of the council of ministers of the communist party of ukraine concerning the production of the necessary amount of mobile truck repair machine and tractor stations\u0085.regional committees and regional executive committees must stop, in the next few days, provisioning machine and tractor stations with mobile truck repair areas, and submit a report on the 10th of april to the central committee and the council of ministers concerning how many mobile truck repair areas have been created, how many have been equipped, and how they work..´ signed by khrushchev in bold green ink, also adding the date in his hand. small water stain to the date, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"884","title":{"es":"khrushchev nikita: (1894-1971) first secretary of the communist party of the soviet union 1953-64. 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belgrade landscaping. individually signed to the inside back page, beneath the printed greeting ''sretna nova godina'' (''happy new year''), in bold blue and green inks by tito and jovanka broz respectively. ex jovanka broz (1924-2013) born budisavljevic. first lady of yugoslavia as spouse of tito 1952-80. she was a lieutenant-colonel in the yugoslav people´s army. following tito´s death, all of jovanka´s properties were seized and she lived under house arrest."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"886","title":{"es":"tito josip broz: (1892-1980) yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, prime minister of yugoslavia 1943..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118282/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:56.437Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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sikorsky are rare in any form. very small age ear and toning, otherwise g  sikorski visited the england and the united states in 1942 looking for the allies support and pleading in favour of his invaded homeland. in his speeches he would say `the polish armed forces have been fighting, are fighting and shall continue to fight on land, on sea and in the air, wherever the military forces of germany can be destroyed.´"},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"887","title":{"es":"sikorski wladyslaw: (1881-1943) polish military and political leading figure who promoted the cause ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118283/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:56.438Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - 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[rome], 21st january 1926, on the prime minister´s printed stationery, to farinacci, in italian. the letter bears the printed heading ''il capo del governo'' (''the chief of government''). mussolini, in his capacity as prime minister of italy 1922-43, states `dear farinacci, tomorrow, friday, meeting of the directory at the palazzio chigi. i have also invited rossoni.´ mussolini concludes with the fascist salute `saluti fascisti´, also dated at the base in his hand. a bold black ink autograph letter with large writing. with blank integral leaf. paper with attractive ''ludovica'' watermark. few very small tears to the edges, not affecting the text or signature. vg   roberto farinacci (1892-1945) italian fascist politician. secretary of the national fascist party 1925-26. executed.  the letter on mourning paper is due to the decease of margherita of savoy (1851-1926) queen consort of the kingdom of italy as spouse of king umberto i, and mother of king vittorio emmanuel iii."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"889","title":{"es":"mussolini benito: (1883-1945) italian fascist dictator of world war ii. executed. rare a.l.s., `muss..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118285/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:56.441Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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('thursday morning', c.1911-13), to [a.g.] gardiner ('my dear gardiner'). casement announces 'i could have a quiet yarn with you on saturday next i find' and continues to suggest meeting in the afternoon at gardiner's private home, further writing 'i enclose a letter (no longer present) i wonder if you'll have space for it. it is long i know but to the point too. i hope something from it - a splash from one of the suggestions. the signature is wholly fictious - a sort of hybrid corruption of my name. any name will do - & if you prefer to put robert lynd's to it i shan't object. you need not be afraid of any libel suits if you print this. i'll see you through that i can promise you if anyone of the p[eruvian].a[mazon]. directors dared to take action. but they won't - they'll only shiver in their skins for fear of what else may be coming'. in a postscript penned at the head of the first page casement writes, 'do publish this letter. i shall get the duke of w. on to the job perhaps! i'll try. i've broken ground in that direction & this will aid'. vg alfred george gardiner (1865-1946) english journalist, editor & author who campaigned for a minimum wage in industry as chairman of the national anti-sweating league. casement's letter surrounds his involvement, alongside a. g. gardiner of the daily news, in the exposure of crimes committed in the amazon by the peruvian amazon company in their use of slave labour for gathering wild rubber. casement had calculated that the harvest of some 4000 tons of rubber had resulted in 30,000 deaths and had already made the british government aware of his findings, but now wanted to reach a wider audience with gardiner's assistance."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"899","title":{"es":"casement roger: (1864-1916) irish patriot, revolutionary and nationalist, executed for treason. an i..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118295/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:59.650Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":118295,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118296/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"walpole robert: (1676-1745) british prime minister 1721-42. ink signature ('r walpole') on a small oblong 8vo portion of the verso of a treasury document, treasury chambers, n.d. 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sylvester douglas, 1st baron glenbervie). addington writes, in full, 'having laid before the lords commsrs. of his majesty's treasury a letter from mr. commissary motz dated marmorice bay the 14th febry. last enclosing a bill for £20,754.19.2/2 drawn by mr. baynes, the deputy paymaster general to the army in the mediterranean, on you, on account of the ordinary service of the forces, and requesting that the same may be duly credited on his account. i have received their lordships commands to transmit the said papers to you for your information'. with blank integral leaf (minor traces of former mounting to the left edge of the verso). about vg john hiley addington served as a lord of the treasury from 1800-01 and 1802-03 during which time his elder brother was chancellor of the exchequer (1801-04). marmorice bay (today known as marmaris) is a port city on the shoreline of the turkish riviera. in 1801 a british force of 120 ships under admiral keith and 14,000 troops under general abercromby anchored in the bay for eight weeks, training and resupplying for their mission to end napoleon bonaparte's campaign in egypt and syria."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"902","title":{"es":"[french campaign in egypt and syria]: addington john hiley: (1759-1818) british politician, younger ..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118298/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:03:59.655Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":118298,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118299/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"liverpool earl of: (1770-1828) british prime minister 1812-27. a very fine l.s., liverpool, two pages, 4to, fife house (whitehall, london), 12th december 1822, to lieutenant general sir hudson lowe, marked 'private'. liverpool explains his delay in responding 'to the application made by the duke of wellington & yourself on the part of the two sisters of the late sir w. h. de lancey' as he had to make enquiries with both the treasury and the war office 'as to the possibility of conferring the extension of the grant consistently with the regulations in regard to such pensions' and further writing 'i must confess that it will be a departure from the rules by which we are at present governed, & it is only therefore upon the special grounds of the case, & the hope that it will not be quoted as a precedent in any other application for the same indulgence, that i can venture to recommend the extension of the grant in question'. with blank integral leaf. a letter of interesting content and association. vg hudson lowe (1769-1844) anglo-irish soldier and colonial administrator, governor of st helena where he was the 'gaoler' of napoleon bonaparte. william howe de lancey (1778-1815) english colonel who served during the napoleonic wars and died of wounds he received at the battle of waterloo. de lancey and the duke of wellington were close allies and on the return of napoleon bonaparte from elba, de lancey was appointed deputy quartermaster-general of the army in belgium, replacing sir hudson lowe, whom wellington disliked. wellington was engaged in conversation with de lancey on the battlefield when the colonel received the wounds which ultimately led to his death. the duke of wellington described the events to samuel rogers such -  'de lancey was with me and speaking to me when he was struck. we were on a point of land that overlooked the plain. i had just been warned off by some soldiers (but as i saw well from it, and two divisions were engaging below, i said ''never mind''), when a ball came bounding along en ricochet, as it is called, and, striking him on the back, sent him many yards over the head of his horse. he fell on his face, and bounded upwards and fell again. all the staff dismounted and ran to him, and when i came up he said, ''pray tell them to leave me and let me die in peace.'' i had him conveyed to the rear, and two days after, on my return from brussels, i saw him in a barn, and he spoke with such strength that i said (for i had reported him killed), ''why! de lancey, you will have the advantage of sir condy in 'castle rackrent'--you will know what your friends said of you after you were dead.'' ''i hope i shall,'' he replied. poor fellow! we knew each other ever since we were boys. but i had no time to be sorry. i went on with the army, and never saw him again' (from the recollections of samuel rogers, 1856) one of de lancey's two sisters, susan, referenced in the present letter married sir hudson lowe in december 1815."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"903","title":{"es":"liverpool earl of: (1770-1828) british prime minister 1812-27. a very fine l.s., liverpool, two page..."},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/12521/lot/118299/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:04:02.964Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":118299,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/118300/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2020-12-03","available":false,"description":{"es":"canning george: (1770-1827) british prime minister april - 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