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 379. Frederick William IV
(1770-1840) King of Prussia. Frederick
William was well-intentioned but weak
and vacillating. He endeavored to
maintain neutrality in the Napoleonic
Wars. In 1806, French troops were massed
on Prussia’s frontier and Frederick
William was forced to take up arms
against France. His crushing defeat by
the French at Jena and the humiliating
Treaty of Tilsit virtually made Prussia
a French vassal. 8 ½” x 9 1/2”
untranslated German document signed,
March 4, 1826. The document, written by
a secretary mentions “Belle
Alliance,” the inn in Belgium that
served as Napoleon’s headquarters during
the battle of Waterloo. Two folds and a
collector’s identification do not touch
the signature.
$200
to $350
 380. Benito Juarez
(1806-1872) Mexican leader. Juarez is
considered one of Mexico’s greatest and
most beloved leaders, serving five terms
as president. During his political
career he helped to institute a series
of liberal reforms that were embodied
into the new constitution of 1857.
During the French occupation of
 Mexico,
Juarez refused to accept the rule of the
Monarchy or any other foreign nation,
and helped to establish Mexico as a
constitutional democracy. 8 ½” x 12 ¼”
letter signed, in Spanish (with
translation), two pages, Gobierno del
Estado De Oaxaca, March 17, 1868, to the
Minister of the Interior and Foreign
Affairs. “…Several days ago this
General Command had news that there
would be attacks designed to subvert
order in this Capital…It becomes
imperative that you exercise your
authority as District Judge regarding
these disturbances and carry out
measures that will lead to the
punishment the criminals deserve for
their perversity… those men who have
attempted revolution in Mexico when they
have been caught, never have been
punished…this new mission of the
authorities, which they must carry
out…does not authorize continued
rebellion…it demands that limits be
imposed on prostitution and immorality.
The situation of the Country is quite
sorrowful these days, and those
responsible for it are some men who have
become scourges of their fellow
citizens…the authority of the state must
vigorously prosecute those who try to
drench the State in blood…I assign you
this present matter hoping that with
your moral stature you will act
decisively…Write your report to assure
that the proper investigation to
discover the conspirators is not
neglected but rather that when you carry
out these measures with great vigor, we
can apply the full weight of the law to
the criminals….” An important and
historic letter! Some toning, clipping
at the margins, not affecting text.
$2,500 to $4,500
 381. Douglas Hyde
(1860-1949) Irish scholar and political
leader. Hyde was largely responsible for
the revival of the Irish language and
literature through his founding of the
Gaelic League in 1893. Hyde became the
president of Eire, after teaching modern
Irish for many years. 4 ½” x 7”
autograph letter signed, four pages,
personal stationery, April 20, 1902, to
Mr. Nutt. “…I have just edited…the
three finest folk stories I have yet
come across…One of them is a Cinderella
story, quite the best I have seen in any
language….” Modest uneven toning.
$150 to $250
 382. Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) Italian dictator and Victor Emanuel
III (1869-1947) Italian monarch. “Il
Duce,” concluded the Pact of Steel with
Nazi Germany in 1936. Victor Emmanuel, under
the Fascist regime, was king in name
only, but Mussolini's conquests added to
his list of titles. During World War II,
when the Fascist grand council voted
against continued support of Mussolini,
the king dismissed the dictator, and
placed him under arrest.
9 ¼” x 13 1/3”
partially printed document, in Italian,
signed on the reverse, December 28,
1937.
$150 to $300
 383. Karl Dönitz (1891-1980)
German Admiral. Donitz
commanded the Nazi German Navy during
the second half of World War II. In the
final days of the war, Dönitz became the
President of Nazi Germany. He held this
position for about 20 days after the
death of Adolf Hitler. 8 ¼” x 5 ¾” typed
letter, in German, signed, personal
stationery, April 5, 1980, to Dave
Staton.
$100
to $200
 384. Leonid Brezhnev
(1906-1982) Soviet leader. Brezhnev was
a protégé of Nikita Khrushchev, in 1957
he became a member of the presidium of
the central committee. He was chairman
of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet,
or titular head of state. Following
Nikita Khrushchev’s fall from power in
1964, which Brezhnev helped to engineer,
he was named first secretary and later
general secretary of the Communist
party. 5” x 7” black and white
photograph of Brezhnev with Walter
Ulbrikht of East German, signed in the
white margin under their image. Double
matted to 9” x 12”.
$200
to $400
 385. Margaret Thatcher
(1925- ) British Prime Minister.
Thatcher was the United Kingdom’s first
woman prime minister, and she held that
office longer than anyone in the 20th
century. Thatcher led the country
through the Falklands War with
Argentina, and did it all with a stern
no-nonsense flair that earned her the
nickname “The Iron Lady.” 3 ½” x 5 ¼”
bookplate signed. Matted with a printed
photograph to 18” x 14”.
$100 to $200
 386. John Major
(1943- ) British politician. The
youngest British prime minister of the
Twentieth century, John Major succeeded
Margaret Thatcher as leader of the
Conservative Party and political head of
the United Kingdom in 1990, a post he
held until 1997. 5” x 7” color
photograph of Major playing cricket,
signed.
$100 to $200
 387. Tony Blair
(1953- ) British politician. Blair
became the youngest British prime
minister of the 20th century
when he took office in 1997. 8” x 10”
color photograph with George Bush,
signed against a dark background.
$100 to $200
 388. Ralph J. Bunche
(1904-1971)
Diplomat. Bunche was the highest
American official in the United Nations.
For his conduct of negotiations leading
to an armistice in the First
Arab-Israeli War, he received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1950, the first
African-American to do so.
5” x 7” black and white photograph
signed.
$100
to $200
 389. Trygve Lie
(1898-1968) Norwegian diplomat. Lie was
the first elected Secretary-General of
the United Nations, serving from 1946
until 1952. 3 ½” x 3 ¾” sheet of his
personal notepaper signed, “Trygve
Lie Oslo 11/28. 1960.
$100 to $200
 390. Kwame Nkrumah
(1909-1972) African leader. Nkrumah,
one of the most influential Pan-Africanists
of the Twentieth century, was the leader
of Ghana and its predecessor state, the
Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. 10 ¾” x
9” sheet signed, in green ink. The
Presidential seal is under his
signature. There is a horizontal fold
below the signature.
$100
to $200
 391. David Ben-Gurion
(1886-1973) Prime Minister of Israel.
Ben-Gurion declared Israel an
independent state in 1948 and served as
the first Prime Minister and Defense
Minister. 6” x 8” autograph letter
signed as Minister of Defense, in Hebrew
(with translation), personal stationery,
July 22, 1955, to Nathan Goldman,
Executive of the Zionist Federation. “…More
than 35 years ago, the greatest Jewish
entity on the continents of Europe and
Asia — Russian Jewry — was cut off from us. Since World War I, no delegates
of
Russian Jewry have appeared at Zionist
Congresses, and that Jewry, which was
centrally involved in the creation of a nation for our people, is no
longer taking part in the
building of the homeland. We must act
with renewed efforts and in every
legitimate way, to bring about the day
when the Jews of the Soviet Union will
also be permitted to participate in the
rebirth of their homeland….” Two
file holes in the right margin.
$1,800 to $2,600
 392. Itzhak Ben-Zvi
(1884-1963) Zionist leader.
Ben-Zvi was among the signers of
Israel’s Declaration of Independence on
Friday, May 14, 1948. He served in the
First and Second Knesset for the Mapai
party. He was elected President of
Israel on December 8, 1952, a position
he retained until his death. 5 ¼” x 2 ¾”
check written and signed, Halvaa
Vehisachon Jerusalem, February 28,
1952.
$100 to $200
 393. Moshe Shertok
(1894-1965)
Prime Minister of Israel. Shertok was
the second Prime Minister of Israel,
serving for a little under two years
between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.
5” x 8” typed letter signed, The Jewish
Agency for Palestine, March 28, 1944, to
Fritz Lichtenstein. “…There are ample
‘forces’ in Palestine which can be
brought to bear on Dobkin, if
necessary….” Two file holes in the
left margin.
$200 to $400
 394. Golda Meir
(1898-1978) Prime Minister of Israel.
Meir served as Israel’s Foreign Minister
from 1956 to 1966. In 1969 she became
Israel’s fourth prime minister and
resigned in 1974. 4 ½” x 7” black and
white portrait photograph, taken by
German-born Israeli photographer Alfred
Bernheim, signed in Hebrew in the white
margin under her image.
$500
to $900
 395. Menachem Begin
(1913-1992) Prime Minister of Israel.
Begin became Premier in 1977. Though
considered a hard liner towards the
Arabs, he sought a peaceful settlement
with the Egyptians and attended a peace
conference in Jerusalem and at Camp
David in 1977 and 1978. In 1978 he and
Anwar Sadat were jointly awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize. 5 ½” x 8 ¼” typed
letter, in Hebrew, signed as Prime
Minister, The Prime Minister, Jerusalem,
January 13, 1978, to Josef Tamir, Member
of the Knesset. “…Your claim is correct. I talked to our friend, the Minister of
Finance concerning the matter. We are
going to try and gather a
meeting of the Likud party to change
shifts….” Beneath the text, Tamir
has
handwritten, in Hebrew: “Comment:
Till the day M.B. retired he did not
follow through on the
above. J.T.”
Lightly soiled, slight show-through from
mounting remnants on verso. Embossed
emblem of the State of Israel at
top center.
$500 to $900
 396. Menachem Begin.
8 ½” x 11” typed letter in Hebrew (not
translated) signed, The Prime Minister,
Jerusalem, docked May 10, 1959. The
letter is slightly toned with two file
holes at the right margin.
$200
to $400
 397. Moshe Dayan
(1915-1981) Israeli soldier. Dayan
commanded the forces in the Jerusalem
area during the war for independence and
led the 1956 invasion of the Sinai. He
later served as Minister of Defense. 6
¼” x 8” typed letter in Hebrew (with
translation), signed as Minister of
Defense, June 8, 1968, to Mr. Barkai.
“…I confirm receiving your letter…about
the notes of Itamar Ben-Avi about the
Wailing Wall….”
$500 to $900
 398. Yitzhak Rabin
(1922-1995) Israeli leader. Rabin
directed the armed forces during the
Six-Day War of 1967. He succeeded Golda
Meir as Prime Minister in 1974, but
resigned in 1977. He became the leader
of the Labour Party, served as Defense
Minister in the late 1980s and was
elected Prime Minister in 1992. A
proponent of Middle East peace, Rabin
shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize with
Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres. In 1995
he was shot to death by an Israeli law
student. 7” x 4 ½” color photograph,
signed.
$100 to $200
 399. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
(1919-1980) The Shah of Iran. Pahlavi
became Crown Prince in 1925, when his
father, Reza Shah Pahlavi, became the
official monarch of modern Iran. His
father was forced into exile in 1941 and
Mohammad Reza took the throne. In 1953
political opposition forced him to leave
the country, but he was restored to
power with the help of the United
States. Mohammad Reza embarked on a
domestic policy that encouraged
nationalism and modernization, but by
the late 1970s his repressive regime was
becoming increasingly unpopular. In 1979
a theocratic revolution, led by
Ayatollah Khomeini, sent the Shah into
exile. 5 ¾” x 4” black and white
photograph signed, “M. R. Pahlavi.”
$300 to $500
 400. King Hussein
(1935-1999) King of Jordan and Noor
al-Hussein (1951- ). Hussein
became known as a moderating force in
the Middle East, with strong ties to
many Arab leaders and to western
nations. Noor al-Hussein became queen of
Jordan in 1978, after her marriage to
King Hussein. 6 ½” x 8 ½” greeting card
with a 5 ½” x 7 ½” color photograph
affixed, signed by both on the page
 facing the photograph. The original
envelope is included.
$100 to $200
 401. 1994 Peace Treaty
between Israel and Jordan.
The treaty normalized relations between
the two countries and resolved
territorial disputes between them. The
treaty signing made Jordan only the
second Arab country (after Egypt) to
normalize relations with Israel.
8 ¼” x 12 ½” printed booklet commemorating the Gabriel
Peace Prize, in Hebrew, Arabic and
English, sixteen pages tall folio,
printed on high
quality stock with five color
photographs including a fold-out of the
signing of the Peace Treaty Between
Israel and Jordan, Arava, October 26,
1995, depicting President Clinton,
Shimon Peres, Yithak Rabin, King Hussein
of Jordan as well as several other
dignitaries. Signed and inscribed on the
inside title page
 by Shimon Perez in
Hebrew and Hussein I bin Talal, King of
Jordan in Arabic. Two other signatures
are likely the reward recipients
although this has not been positively
identified. Accompanied by a letter from
the office of His Majesty the King,
dated August 25, 1996, addressed to
Hanita Halevy thanking her for a gift of
poems by her cousin. Shimon Peres
(1923- ) Israeli leader. Peres was three
times prime minister of Israel: briefly
in 1977, from 1984-1986, and again from
1995-1996. King Hussein (Hussein
ibn Talal) (1935-1999) King of
Jordan. Hussein was proclaimed king of
Jordan after his father had been
declared mentally unfit, in 1952. He was
16 years old. Hussein fostered a
moderate pro-Western policy in his
kingdom.
$2,500
to $4,000
 402. Saddam Hussein
(1937–2006) Leader of Iraq. Hussein was
dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003,
when his regime was overthrown by a
United States-led invasion. Hussein was
executed by hanging in Baghdad on the
morning of December 30, 2006. 8½” x 12”
document signed, in Arabic, official
stationery, not translated.
$200 to $400
 403. Manuel Noriega
(1936- ) Panamanian General and
dictator. Noriega was a one-time
operative for the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency, he was implicated
in drug trafficking, the sale of United
States secrets to Cuba, and other
illegal activities. Following the murder
of a United States marine on the streets
of Panama City, President George H. W.
Bush ordered troops to Panama in 1989.
Noriega was captured and brought to the
United States to stand trial. 5 ½” x 8
½” letter signed, “General Noriega,”,
folds to 5 ½” x 4 ¼”, personal
stationery, February 1990, to “The
eleventh grade class in your High
School.” “…There isn’t any reason for a
Country that considers itself powerful,
superior or a rich empire…to invade…a
city …without the capacity to
defend itself….” This note
 was
written while Noriega was imprisoned in
Florida.
$100 to $200
 404. Manuel Noriega.
His book, The Memoirs of Manuel
Noriega – America’s Prisioner,
Random House, 1997, first edition,
signed on the dedication page, “M.
Noriega…4 July 1997.” The dust
jacket is unblemished.
$100 to $200
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