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Lot No: 145
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File of documents relating to notable people, incl correspondence/photographs/greeting cards etc signed by them. Ex personal archive formed by Arthur Leigh Hunt (1876-1968), prominent NZ businessman, entrepreneur & Antarctic enthusiast. Noted: Lord Bledisloe, Governor of NZ (8 items, incl 4 signed); Sir Bernard Fergusson (Governor-General, 2 signed); NZ Prime Ministers W F Massey (2 signed letters 1918, 1921), K Holyoake (signed, 1967), W Nash (signed, 1967); Amery family (GB); sailor Alan Villiers (1957, signed); & 2 formal letters to Hunt family signed Lyndon B Johnson (1961, as Vice President, & 1968 as President of the USA). Also "Voyage South" booklet re 1956-57 sub-Antarctic voyage of NMNZS Endeavour, Pukaki & Hawea (& associated cyclostyled orders ex Navy Office); National Geographic Magazine Nov 1957 with 42-page article on Prince Philip's Antarctic voyage on Royal Yacht Britannia (plus "Chatham Island Jockey Club Royal Meeting 19/12/1956"programme); & Hunt's idiosyncratic 1957 autobiography (publ Reed). (Image)
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Opening NZ$ 525.00
Sold...NZ$ 825.00
Closed..Mar-24-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 825
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