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CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1848
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THREE LETTERS WITH IMAM SHAMIL’S PERSONAL STAMP
CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1848
Comprising three letters in Arabic, written on Shamil’s behalf, all stamped with his personal stamp on the reverse, one addressed to Mohamed Mirza, the other to his brother reporting on cases of disobedience, the other to the Cherkess people with orders to put themselves under the command of Mohamed Mirza and dated 1848; together with a period copy photograph of Imam Shamil
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high and smaller
CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1848
Comprising three letters in Arabic, written on Shamil’s behalf, all stamped with his personal stamp on the reverse, one addressed to Mohamed Mirza, the other to his brother reporting on cases of disobedience, the other to the Cherkess people with orders to put themselves under the command of Mohamed Mirza and dated 1848; together with a period copy photograph of Imam Shamil
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high and smaller
Provenance
Acquired from Meyer & Ernst, Berlin, 22 April 1930, for 8 marks.
Private collection of autographs, Thüringen, Germany.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private collection of autographs, Thüringen, Germany.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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Alexis de Tiesenhausen