Lot 41048 – 1799 (9.6) (21 Prairal An 7) Complete letter signed

Stamp of Egypt » Early Letters 1799 (9.6) (21 Prairal An 7) Complete letter signed
Stamp of Egypt » Early Letters 1799 (9.6) (21 Prairal An 7) Complete letter signed
Stamp of Egypt » Early Letters 1799 (9.6) (21 Prairal An 7) Complete letter signed
Stamp of Egypt » Early Letters 1799 (9.6) (21 Prairal An 7) Complete letter signed

Lot 41048 – 1799 (9.6) (21 Prairal An 7) Complete letter signed

Egypt » Early Letters
Price realised
3’800 EUR
Estimate
4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Auction date
mer. 2 déc. 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1799 (9.6) (21 Prairal An 7) Complete letter signed by “Napoleon Bonaparte” being the “Géneral en Chef” at the Headquaters in Cairo to the Minister of Finance, extremely fine and a superb exhibition showpiece and an extremely rare historical document in a very good state of preservation

Apparently only eight letters from Egypt recorded with Bonaparte’s signature

(Note: Napoleon made his triumphal re-entry into Cairo on June 14, 1799 and defeated the Turks at Abou Kir on July 25 the same year)





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