PRIME MINISTER JAN C. SMUTS (SOUTH AFRICA) - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 343904
Price: $400.00
JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS
The Prime Minister of South Africa signs his name on this page with
his printed photo
Autograph sentiment signed: "With all good wishes to/Mr. RE Ward
from/JC Smuts" in blue felt. 3x1½. Jan Christian Smuts (1870-1950)
was an influential writer and effective military commander in the Afrikaner
resistance to British rule in South Africa, the Boer War (1899-1902).
Thereafter, he opposed extreme Afrikaner nationalism and urged
reconciliation. He was instrumental in the formation of the Union of South
Africa (1910), and served for two long periods as its Prime Minister (1919-1924,
1939-1948). Smuts was influential beyond the boundaries of South Africa.
During World War I he successfully commanded British troops against the Germans
in East Africa. Then he joined the Imperial War Cabinet. The only man to sign
the peace treaties ending both World Wars, he was also instrumental in the
founding of both the League of Nations and the United Nations. Toned.
Affixed to magazine photo. Paperclip mark at top of signature. Typed note from
the Prime minister's secretary affixed to verso, with newspaper article.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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