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Start price:
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Estimated price :
€250 - €350
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HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. A good vintage fountain pen ink signature by Haile Selassie, dated 1936 in his hand, on an oblong 12mo page removed from an autograph album. Also signed by Princess Tsehai Haile Selassie (1919-1942) Ethiopian children's nurse, third daughter of Haile Selassie; and by Prince Asfaw Wossen Tafari (1916-1997) Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia who was proclaimed Emperor three times, serving as Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia 1989-97. Son of Haile Selassie. Both have signed with their names alone in fountain pen inks. A fine trio of signatures including the rare example of Princess Tsehai who was to tragically die at the young age of 22 as a result of complications during childbirth. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Provenance: It is understood that the present signatures were obtained in Gibraltar at the time of Haile Selassie's escape from Ethiopia to England after the Italian occupation in 1936.
