Nov 24, 2014 14:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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EDWARD VIII
Document signed. Court of St. James: 7 February 1936. Printed document accomplished in manuscript appointing E. Tomlin Bailey Vice-Consul at Southampton. Signed "Edward RI" at upper right and countersigned by Anthony Eden, with embossed seal. 12 1/2 x 17 inches (32 x 44 cm); framed. Vertical fold, toned at edges under mat; Together with ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN. Document with printed signature, appointing Bailey to the same post, with large seal affixed. Washington: 3 October 1935. 16 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches (42 x 50 cm); framed. Some toning under mat; And a second example, appointing Bailey Vice-Consul at Warsaw in 1937. Housed loosely behind mat in frame.
Documents signed by Edward VIII are rare, as he was only King from January to December 1936.
EDWARD VIII
Document signed. Court of St. James: 7 February 1936. Printed document accomplished in manuscript appointing E. Tomlin Bailey Vice-Consul at Southampton. Signed "Edward RI" at upper right and countersigned by Anthony Eden, with embossed seal. 12 1/2 x 17 inches (32 x 44 cm); framed. Vertical fold, toned at edges under mat; Together with ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN. Document with printed signature, appointing Bailey to the same post, with large seal affixed. Washington: 3 October 1935. 16 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches (42 x 50 cm); framed. Some toning under mat; And a second example, appointing Bailey Vice-Consul at Warsaw in 1937. Housed loosely behind mat in frame.
Documents signed by Edward VIII are rare, as he was only King from January to December 1936.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Nov 24, 2014
