Sought-after personal check belonging to F. Montague Handley, 6.75 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and made payable to "His Holiness Leo XIII" for Fr. 8310, dated November 15, 1888. Endorsed on the reverse in black ink by the pope, "Leo P. P. XIII." In fine condition, with multiple vertical folds. Checks signed by a sitting pope are exceedingly rare. From the collection of Dr. Lawrence E. Miller.
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