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Lot #1592
Albert Schweitzer

Schweitzer vouches for a medical assistant at his hospital in French Equatorial Africa

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Schweitzer vouches for a medical assistant at his hospital in French Equatorial Africa

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 5.25, stamped personal letterhead, January 18, 1957. Headed “Certificate,” Schweitzer, “doctor of medicine,” certifies “by the present [document] that in case taxes to be paid may be levied against Mademoiselle van der Kreek, a volunteer doctor assistant at my hospital in Lambarene, during the period of her leave of absence from F[rench] E[quatorial] A[frica], my hospital will vouch for their payment.” In very good condition, with three vertical folds, one passing through a single letter of the signature, scattered creasing, and a rough left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #410 - Ended June 19, 2013





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