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[ROYALTY EUROPEAN]. Group of 13 autograph letters, documents and notes signed by European monarchs and political leaders. Various sizes, dates and places. WILLIAM II, King of Holland (DS, 1 page, folio, 1841, an order to the Treasurer to pay travelling money), VICTORIA (DS, 2 pp., folio, 1866, warrant investing a Knight of the Star of India), LOUIS PHILIPPE D'ORLEANS (LS, 1 page, 4o, 1817), FERDINAND III (DS, 1 page, folio, 1641), CHARLES IX (DS, 1 page, 490 x 235 mm., on parchment), VICTORIA OF BATTENBERG, Queen of Spain (ANS, in English, on a correspondence card with royal crest, n.d.), Edward THORNBOROUGH (unusual DS, 1818, series of hand-colored flag signals between His Majesty's Ships and the Post Office Pacquets), CHARLES STUART (Printed DS, 1813, with large engraved Royal Seal, passport), MARQUIS OF SALISBURY (ANS, 1 page, 8o, 1895), Jacques Necker, Minister of France (LS, 2 pp., folio, 1779), LEOPOLD, King of Belgium (ALS, 1 page, 8o, 1831), Gohier, Minister of Justice (ALS, 1 page, 8o, 1795?) and William E. GLADSTONE, English politician (ALS, 3 pages, 8o, 1878). (13)