U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
April 28-29, 2004

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1781
POLAND
Jan III Sobieski
(1626-96), King of Poland (1674-96), savior of Europe, defeated the Turks at Chocim (1673) and Vienna (1683), large official document headed "Ioannes III" in Latin and Polish, dated 1680, signed "JOANNES REX" and countersigned by Christoph Taranowski, the royal secretary, bearing the wax seal encased in a metal container, overall paper aging, clear and important hand-written original text, rare Sobieski letter
Price Realized
$2,300.00

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