Lot n° 4
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150 - 200
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MALRAUX (ANDRÉ) (1901-1976)
Ensemble of 2 L.S. in Varian Fry, Paris, January 19, 1965.
1p. in-8° and Paris, 24 April 1967. 1p. in-8°. Embossed header "The Minister of State for Cultural Affairs".
On January 19, André Malraux cannot help Mr. Fry"(...)
Failure: I must no longer be a minister - and I think your album will be released before that. But if I can be useful to you elsewhere, you know that I would be happy to do so (...) "In 1964, he returned to Europe at the request of the International Rescue
Committee, where he was responsible for publishing a volume of lithographs to commemorate the rescue of artists and intellectuals during the Second World War. At the same time, on April 24th" (...) The only serious things about these ceremonies are the children's feelings. The daughter is right, the son is right. I too (...) "he was decorated with the Legion of Honour on April 12, 1967 at the New York Consulate.
Varian Fry (1907-1967) American journalist and founder of the American Relief Center in Marseille (late August 1940).
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