[Ciexyz]

Beautiful story - is it too good to be true?

[ConservativeMind]

Of interest?

[lowbridge]

After months of research Morris has valued the find, which is to be sold in separate lots at Christie's in London on July 3, at £2 million (Dh14.6 million).

Dammit. Now why can't I find anything worth millions in my laundry room...or any other room?

[BlessedBeGod]

Related thread with a couple of pics:

One Filing Cabinet Held 500 Years Of History

[RDTF]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/04/britain.letters.reut/index.html

LONDON, England (Reuters) — One of the word’s greatest collections of historical letters, including a note written by Napoleon to his lover Josephine, has been found in a filing cabinet tucked away in a Swiss laundry room.

The treasure trove of almost 1,000 documents, collected over 30 years by a wealthy Austrian banker, includes letters written by Winston Churchill, Peter the Great, Mahatma Gandhi, Alexander Pushkin, John Donne and Queen Elizabeth I.

One of the rarest and most touching of the collection is a passionate letter written by an apologetic Napoleon to his wife to be, Josephine, the morning after a furious argument.

“I send you three kisses — one on your heart, one on your mouth and one on your eyes,” wrote the chastened lover in a spidery scrawl full of corrections and crossings out.

The letters, which cover more than 500 years and range across art, science, literature and philosophy, are to be auctioned by Christie’s in London on July 3 and are expected to raise up to 2.3 million pounds ($4.6 million).

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[NYer]

Fabulous story ... why is it posted to the Religion Forum?

[SunkenCiv]

Just adding this to the GGG catalog, not sending a general distribution.

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