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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
19-Aug-2008
Lot No.
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Description:
Commodore James Goodenough (b.1830, killed by an arrow 1875. Goodenough Island in Papua New Guinea is named after him), lovely signature on 1852 letter from H.M.S.Centaur, Buenos Aires, sending a donation to the Church Missionary Society. [Commodore Goodenough served in the Baltic and China campaigns. In 1873 he was appointed Commodore of the Australian station and captain of the Pearl].
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Unclassified