AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION
By International Autograph Auctions
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Jul 12, 2022
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 40:
MÉLIÈS GEORGES: (1861-1938)
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Sold for: €1,300
Start price:
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1,000
Estimated price :
€1,000 - €1,500
Buyer's Premium: 25.5%
VAT: 17%
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MÉLIÈS GEORGES: (1861-1938)
MÉLIÈS GEORGES: (1861-1938) French Film Director, a pioneer of cinema and innovator in the use of special effects. Rare D.S., G. Melies, one page, 4to, 16 Passage de l´Opéra, Paris, 25th July 1912, being a receipt issued on Melies' attractive printed stationery “Manufacture de Films pour Cinématographes - G. Melies”. The manuscript receipt, in French, is for the sum of 385 Francs and 44 cents, being the payment of royalties due from the sales, in New York, of some of Melies' films. Bearing a payment red ink stamp cancelling the debt with tax cancellation stamp. Three file holes to the left edge of the document, not affecting the text or signature. VG
