Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents
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Mar 16, 2023
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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DE GAULLE CHARLES: (1890-1970) French General who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II, later serving as Prime Minister of France 1958-59 and as President of France 1959-69. An unusual vintage signed 6 x 8 photograph, the composite image comprising five studies of de Gaulle, wearing his uniform, passionately delivering a speech. A printed caption in French to the lower right corner states that de Gaulle would be happy to receive the bearer on 25th February 1950 and that they should meet at 2.30pm at the corner of Rue Elie-Delcros and Boulevard Wilson, where they 'will be given all the useful information'. Signed by de Gaulle in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Some very light, extremely minor surface creasing and some slight traces of former mounting to the corners of the verso, otherwise VG
