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Auction: 284 - Bond, Share & Americana Mailbid & Internet Exclusive
Lot: 857

Radama II King of Madagascar (1829-1863, ruled from 1861); assassinated for being too westernized, his assassins would not spill royal blood, so he was strangled with a silk cloth. His Signature "Radama" on a 16mo sheet, undated but 1861-63. Soiled, overall VG. With late 19th century map of Africa. Estimate US$ 30-40

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