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A MILITARY COMMISSION PRINTED ON VELUM
Addressed to Captain Kingsbergen, dated September 29, 1771, signed 'Catherine' [Catherine the Great] and at the bottom 'Paul General Admiral' [Future Paul I]; together with a large Imperial seal box, the cover with embossed Russian Imperial double-headed eagle (seal lacking, bound together with two other documents)
The document 15¼ x 18 in. (39 x 46 cm.); the seal box 6 5/8 in. (17.3 cm.) diameter (2)
Addressed to Captain Kingsbergen, dated September 29, 1771, signed 'Catherine' [Catherine the Great] and at the bottom 'Paul General Admiral' [Future Paul I]; together with a large Imperial seal box, the cover with embossed Russian Imperial double-headed eagle (seal lacking, bound together with two other documents)
The document 15¼ x 18 in. (39 x 46 cm.); the seal box 6 5/8 in. (17.3 cm.) diameter (2)
Provenance
The Russell B. Aitken Collection of Silver Trophies, Vintage Firearms, Antique Arms and Armour and Militaria and The Sporting Library with Related Material; Christie's, New York, 4 April 2003, lot 845.