U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 5-6, 2018
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 | Lot #183 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE 1811 Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), military general and the first emperor of France who is considered one of the world's greatest military leaders. Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. A four-page letter, date-lined Compiegne, 11 September, 1811 addressed to Duc de Feltre, Ministre de la Guerre (Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, Duke of Feltre, born to Irish parents from Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny, in Landrecies, was a politician and Marshal of France. Clarke was one of the most influential and charismatic Franco-Irish generals in the French army during the Napoleonic period. He had close links to the Irish Brigade of France), long and elaborate text discussing military matters. Napoleon mentions military units, formations, troop movements, etc., boldly signed "NAP", dated 11 September 1811 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
