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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1121

Sweden: Oscar II King of Sweden (1809-1907, ruled from 1872, King of Sweden and Norway until 1905); a respected mediator in international disputes; considered personally responsible for the peaceful separation of Norway into an independent kingdom. Manuscript Letter of State Signed "Oscar" as King, in Swedish, 1/2 page, folio, Stockholm, June 19, 1905. He happily announces the marriage of "Prince Oscar Frederik Wilhelm Olav Gustav Adolf of Sweden and of Norway...to...Princess Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte Norah of Great Britain..." Countersigned by Minister of Foreign Affairs "A. Gyldenstolpe." In fine condition. With translation in French. With historic Typewritten Document Signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Frederik "Wachtmeister," in French, 1-1/4 pages, folio, Stockholm, October 26, 1905. He announces to the foreign minister of Bolivia that "In consequence of the events of June 7 in Norway, and the decision, made by the authorities in Sweden, to give their consent, under certain conditions intended to safeguard the honor and the interests of Sweden, to the dissolution of the Union existing since 1814...the King has just promulgated a law carrying the repeal of the Act of Union and recognizing Norway as a completely separate State from Sweden..." Binding holes at left, otherwise in very good condition.

Estimate
$250 to $350