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Mao Zedong, Autographed letter to Major Wilbur A. Dexheimer, 24th December 1944

Auction Closed

September 17, 05:00 PM GMT

Estimate

50,000 - 80,000 USD

Lot Details

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Description

envelope (2)


Height 10¼ in., 26.2 cm; Width 7⅞ in., 20 cm

Collection of Major Wilbur A. Dexheimer (1901-1974), and thence by descent.

Sotheby's New York, 18th December 2019, lot 152.

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