ORIGINAL PIECE OF THE BERLIN WALL
Small piece of the Wall encased in acrylic
together with a letter from the Press Secretary of the German Embassy to Mr Henly, sending “on behalf of the Ambassador, a genuine piece of the Berlin Wall, encased in acrylic and showing the silhouette of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. I hope that you will achieve your aim and that Miss Sarah Watts together with the other contestants will be able to represent the County of Wiltshire at the 17th World Scout Jamboree in Korea next year...”, the block two and a half inches square, 1 side A4, 23 Belgrave Square, London, 15th November
Item Date:
1990
Stock No:
42736
£225
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OSTEIN
(Johann Friedrich Karl, 1689-1763, Prince Bishop and Elector of Mainz)
Fine letter in Latin (with translation) signed 'J Fridericus Carolus Elector' to Carlo a Stampa, in Mantua, Envoy Plenipotentiary in Italy of the late Holy Roman Emperor
(Charles VI, 1685-1740), thanking him "for the honour the Count has done Me by his congratulations on My Election under the auspices of the divine Spirit ... to the dignity of the Archbishopric of Mainz and the Electorate", and promising "to take every occasion I can to assure him" of his particular goodwill, 1 side folio on mourning paper with conjugate blank and original envelope bearing the Archbishop's papered seal, Mainz, 16th July
Item Date:
1743
Stock No:
9946
£275
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OWEN
(John, 1854-1926, Principal of St. David's College, Lampeter, from 1897 Bishop of St. David's)
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir William Treloar, Lord Mayor,
accepting for dinner on 3rd July, 1 side 8vo., The Palace, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, 17th June
traces of laying down on verso
Item Date:
1907
Stock No:
50568
£15
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OXFORD UNIVERSITY
(Vice-Chancellor's Court)
Collection of 28 tags for legal documents, in Latin,
of which 23 bear the dates of university terms, namely 1630 ('Termino Paschae', Easter) and 1691-1707 (Hilary, Easter & Trinity, Michaelmas, with a few gaps), usually with 'Exhibitum' ('Exhibited in'), 2 are marked 'Actiones' for 1705 to 1706, and 1706 to 1707, in each case 21st December, all these on vellum , typically 3" x 2", and three are on paper, each with the name of a lawsuit, 10" x 6", 5" x 7" and 4" x 7", [Oxford], 1630 and 1691 -
the vellum tags pierced for stringing, the paper ones very dust-soiled
Item Date:
1707
Stock No:
51380
£750
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PACKER
(Ann, b. 1942, Gold Medallist, 800 metres) and her husband Robbie BRIGHTWELL (b. 1939, Silver Medallist, 4 x 400 metres Relay, both at the 1964 Olympics)
Signatures "Ann Packer Rob Brightwell" together on piece
6" x 5", also inscribed by Ann "Best wishes ... P.S. I forgot to post this", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1964
Stock No:
54412
£30
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