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LOT 488

Lot 488

World War II, Quebec Conferences: Autograph Album - Winston Churchill (2), MacKenzie King, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Others, August, 1943 and September 1944

World War II, Quebec Conferences: Autograph Album - Winston Churchill (2), MacKenzie King, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Others, August, 1943 and September 1944
Lot 488 Details
World War II, Quebec Conferences: Autograph Album - Winston Churchill (2), MacKenzie King, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Others, August, 1943 and September 1944

William Leahy, Wilson Brown, Mary S. Churchill, Clementine Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gerard Fauteaux, with additional signatures collected at later dates including HRH Elizabeth and Philip, Vincent Massey, Alexander of Tunis and other dignitaries and military officials
4" x 6" — 10.2 x 15.2 cm.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $2,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Note:

The Quebec Conferences, code named Quadrant (August, 1943) and Octagon (Sept. 1944) were top secret military conferences held at Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City at which key plans of military importance such as D-day, the Atom bomb and the occupation of defeated Germany, etc. were discussed. All signatures collected by Mildred (Millie) Doxey, a servant in the Governor Generals residence. The first (1943) Churchill is accompanied by a cigar band.

CONDITION DETAILS

Some loose leafs, minor tearing, foxing around edges. Later red vinyl cover.

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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