NAPOLEON BONAPARTE Autograph Document Signed During ELBA EXILE * 1815 * PSA
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A superb financial document boldly signed by NAPOLEON from exile in Elba – just weeks before his disastrous "Hundred Days" return to France, and 5 months before his infamous defeat at Waterloo.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, financial document signed in exile dated January 12, 1815 recommending payment for the head of the the Emperor's Music, and 9 additional musicians. The document is handwritten by a secretary, but is boldly and authentically signed by Napoleon himself along the side with a beautiful, dramatic flourish and a simple handwritten, "approuvé" (approved).
In January 1815, Napoleon was in exile on the island of Elba, serving as its sovereign ruler while secretly planning his return to power, just weeks before his return to France and the start of his disastrous "Hundred Days" campaign and ending in his humiliating defeat at Waterloo.
The Napoleon autograph has been thoroughly reviewed and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION and encapsulated using PSA/DNA's proprietary sonically-sealed technology. GUARANTEED GENUINE. An investment-quality acquisition for any collection.
Condition is as shown with toning, stains, folds consistent with age, use and handling. Stray pencil notations in unknown hand(s), as shown. Previous signs of mounting to back. Document measures approximately 8.25" x 9.25" inside 10" x 13" encapsulate.
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