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1970s and 1980s Extensive collection of autograph signatures of senior religious figures.
Signature: Medium: Dimensions: Provenance: Exhibited: Literature: An impressive collection of postally collected autographs, almost all in original envelopes. Pope John Paul as Cardinal Wojtyla; Pope Benedict as Cardinal Ratzinger; Envelope addressed by Pope Paul VI... I; Cardinal Baggio; circa 100 Cardinals of the period 1978-82 (most of participants in the 1978 conclaves); 30 future Cardinals (signed as bishops); 213 Archbishops and Bishops (inc. Archbishop Lefebvre); Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople, Moscow, and Serbia; 3 Archbishops of Canterbury; The Dalai Lama; Chief Rabbi of Israel; 13 abbots of major European monasteries, superiors general of the Jesuits, Dominicans, etc.. The collection also includes Vatican coins for the Interregnum, John Paul I, Paul VI; Vatican City State stamps; heraldic material, letters in Latin, memorial cards of deceased cardinals. Also a rare booklet: The Methodus Servanda (order of service) for the opening ceremony of Vatican II, 11 Oct. 1962. (100s) more