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2021 Appeal: Australian Federation of Women Voters Help us to share the stories of amazing women and their work for equality The National Library of Australia is committed to preserving and sharing the stories that have shaped Australia. Our priority for this year is to highlight the voices of women who have championed equality. The papers of the Australian Federation of Woman Voters are part of the long story towards equality for women. This collection features a treasure trove full of the let...

The winning bidder was a foreign collector passionate about Romanias history.

2021 Appeal: Australian Federation of Women Voters Help us to share the stories of amazing women and their work for equality The National Library of Australia is committed to preserving and sharing the stories that have shaped Australia. Our priority for this year is to highlight the voices of women who have championed equality. The papers of the Australian Federation of Woman Voters are part of the long story towards equality for women. This collection features a treasure trove full of the let...

Sapphire-diamond jewellery set once owned by Napoleons adoptive daughter fetches $3 mn SECTIONS Last Updated: May 13, 2021, 06:08 PM IST Share Synopsis AFP Bids on the imperial consignment far outstripped pre-sale estimates. (In pic: Early 19th-century sapphire and diamond necklace, c. 1800, made with octagonal step-cut sapphires, rose and old-cut diamond, gold, 40.5 cm) GENEVA: An imperial jewellery sale including a set of sapphire and diamond items that belonged to Napoleons adoptive daughter...

GENEVA: A flawless sapphire and diamond parure that belonged to Napoleons adoptive daughter is to be sold at auction at Christies in Geneva next week, a rare sale of objects directly linked to the French emperor. The jewels date back to the early 19th century and are believed to have been a wedding gift for Stephanie de Beauharnais, who was adopted by Napoleon and his wife Josephine de Beauharnais. "I think most of the jewels that originate from the French court today have already found their...

Napoleons 200-year-old handkerchief goes on sale to mark his death anniversary SECTIONS Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 11:46 AM IST Share Synopsis Napoleon was exiled to St Helena in 1815 after the British defeated him. He died there 6 yrs later. Reuters The objects include "a small white silk bag enclosing the hair of HM Emperor Napoleon I" as well as his personalised handkerchief and a cloth used in his autopsy. Related PARIS: How much would you pay for a 200-year-old second-hand handkerchief? H...

›Prototype of first US dollar coins to go under the hammer, expected to fetch over $350K at auction Prototype of first US dollar coins to go under the hammer, expected to fetch over $350K at auction SECTIONS Prototype of first US dollar coins to go under the hammer, expected to fetch over $350K at auctionAP Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 03:12 PM IST Share Synopsis Known as the No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar, it gets its name because it is missing stars. AP Known as a pattern, the front features t...

"daily kos" and the "huffington post" said were not going to publish anybody whos doing 9/11 truther nonsense. were not going to get into it. its a free country, big internet. create your own "word press" blog and write whatever you want about it, but youre not going to talk about that here. the right did not do that when it came to birthers. and so all of a sudden you had this combination of them not believing the quote/unquote liberal media. you know, they dont trust the media as an institutio...