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Zhou Enlai, Autographed letter to Major Wilbur A. Dexheimer, 26th December 1944

Auction Closed

September 17, 05:00 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Lot Details

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Description

Height 10½ in., 26.8 cm; Width 7⅝ in., 19.5 cm

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

Sotheby's New York, 18th December 2019, lot 154.

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