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Archives International Auctions - Sale 65 187 March 26,2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Mexico 1146 1146Lottery Del Ferrocarril De Veracruz A Alvarado, 1886 Specimen Uncut Sheet of 10 Lottery Tickets. Veracruz, Mexico. January 10, 1886, Uncut Sheet of 10 Lottery ticket specimens, printed on thin paper in blue with red numeral overprints and purple Specimen overprints. All with lotter numbers of “00000”. VG with repairs on 2 tickets, the rest Fine to VF, wrinkled paper that can be smoothed if desired. One 3 specimen sheet found in a lot at the American Bank Note Company auction by Christies in NYC in 1991 and has not been offered since. ABNC. �������� Est. $500-800 EPHEMERA - MILITARY WAR OF 1812 Holland 1147 1147Military Payment Warrant Issued 1814 & Signed by William, Prince of Orange and John Colborne Holland, 1814. Payment Warrant issued to General H.R.H The Prince of Orange for “commanding His Majesty’s Forces in The United Provinces of Holland.” Outlines payments, allowances, and final sums issued by the Deputy Pay-Master General. This document provided finances to William of Orange, as well as his forces, for service under His Majesty’s military. At the time, George IV was serving as regent during his father’s, George III, mental illness. Signed by William of Orange, as well as John Colborne. William II (December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. William II was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his father, who up to that time ruled as sovereign prince, proclaimed himself king in 1815, he became Prince of Orange as heir apparent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. With the abdication of his father on 7 October 1840, William II became king. During his reign, the Netherlands became a parliamentary democracy with the new constitution of 1848. He entered the British Army, and in 1811, as a 19 year old aide-de-camp in the headquarters of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was allowed to observe several of Wellington’s campaigns of the Peninsular War. Though not yet 20, the young prince, according to the customs of the time, was made lieutenant colonel on 11 June 1811 and colonel on 21 October that year. On 8 September 1812 he was made an aide- de-camp to the Prince Regent and on 14 December 1813 promoted to major-general. He returned to the Netherlands in 1813 when his father became sovereign prince, and in May 1814 succeeded Sir Thomas Graham as the highest-ranking officer of the British forces stationed there. Just a few months after this warrant was issued, William of Orange went on to be promoted to lieutenant-general in the British Army. Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC (Ire) (16 February 1778 – 17 April 1863) was a British Army officer and colonial governor. After taking part as a junior officer in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, Sir Ralph Abercromby’s expedition to Egypt and then the War of the Third Coalition, he served as military secretary to Sir John Moore at the Battle of Corunna. He then commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment of Foot and, later, the 52nd Regiment of Foot at many of the battles of the Peninsular War. At the Battle of Waterloo, Colborne on his own initiative brought the 52nd Regiment of Foot forward, took up a flanking position in relation to the French Imperial Guard and then, after firing repeated volleys into their flank, charged at the Guard so driving them back in disorder. He went on to become commander-in-chief of all the armed forces in British North America, personally leading the offensive at the Battle of Saint-Eustache in Lower Canada and defeating the rebel force in December 1837. After that he was high commissioner of the Ionian Islands and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. Rare and fascinating piece of early 1800s military history which features a pair of famous figures. ( John E. Herzog Collection) ����� Est. $450-900