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HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. An excellent T.L.S., as Emperor, one page, 4to, The Imperial Palace, Addis Ababa, 11th December 1955, to Theodor Heuss ('Great and Good Friend'), on stationery printed with the blue Imperial Achievement coat of arms at the head, in English. The Emperor writes, in part, 'We have deeply appreciated the gracious and generous gift of the figurines and flower holders in porcelain, which Your Excellency has sent to Us on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of Our Coronation, by the intermediary of…..His Excellency Dr. Hans Bidder, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Germany in Ethiopia. Through it…..We have sensed with deep satisfaction the interest which Your Excellency and the German People have taken in the events of Our Reign. We shall, moreover, always prize the gift as a symbol of the friendship uniting our two Peoples….' With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope bearing a red blind embossed paper seal to the verso. A letter of good and interesting association. Some very light, extremely minor age wear,