May 04, 2017 - Sale 2446

Sale 2446 - Lot 208

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
WILHELM II; EMPEROR OF GERMANY. Letter Signed, "Wilhelm / I.R.," as Emperor, to Naval Captain Sthamer, in German, ordering him to serve as observer aboard the battleship Zähringen during autumn maneuvers. 1 page, 4to, with integral blank; folds. With the original envelope. Wilhelmshöhe, 22 August 1907

Additional Details

with--Wilhelm I; Emperor of Germany. Two items: Envelope addressed to the Emperor from the Chancellor [Otto von Bismarck], in unknown hand; Wilhelm I re-addressed the envelope by striking out the sender and adding "From" before his name and "To [illegible]" after it, in holograph, in German. 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches. Np, nd Scrap of paper with 7 holograph words: "To the General Lieutenant [Heinrich] Bronsart von Schellendorff." 1 3/4x6 inches. Np, nd.