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Auction: SW1006 - The Collector's Series, including important Chile and Portugal
Lot: 759

ALEXANDER I OF RUSSIA (1777-1825), Emperor of Russia (1801-1825) and first Russian King of Poland (1815-1825), as well as first Russian Grand Duke of Finland and Lithuania. Under his rule Russia gained new territories by acquiring Finland and part of Poland, and his succesful foreign policy was characterized by his diplomatic skills in alliances with other powers and by victories in several military campaigns which included the famous defeat of the Napoleonic "Grand Armée" in Russia. Cover with large wafer seal (detached) on reverse addressed to Ferdinand II King of the Two Sicilies and letter dated 30 November 1806 at St. Petersburg, written in Russian, in which Alexander I announces the birth of his daughter Elizabeth, with his signature. Very rare.

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