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Germany, Imperial. A Signed Letter from Emperor Wilhelm to Governor of Ulm

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Germany, Imperial. A Signed Letter from Emperor Wilhelm to Governor of Ulm

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Germany, Imperial. A Signed Letter from Emperor Wilhelm to Governor of Ulm

Measuring 209x269mm, mint condition. Envelope with Imperial seal, measuring 156x131mm. The letter is dated to the “New Palace” on December 7, 1893. It is an answering letter by German Emperor Wilhelm to a letter sent on December 3 by Lieutenant General von Zingler, governor of Ulm (southern Germany), asking for a vacation, which Wilhelm grants him until January 1. The letter concludes with a large and strong signature of Emperor Wilhelm in black ink.

The envelope carries the Imperial seal and is addressed to General of the Infantry von Zingler of the Colbergsches Grenadier Regiment Graf Gneisenau (2nd Pommeranian) No. 9 in Ulm. However, it is dated per postal stamp to August 2, 1899. It did not reach von Zingler on the 3rd, as he had departed to Schleswig (northern Germany). Another stamp dates to Schleswig on August 4. At some point the letter must have mistakenly been placed in the wrong envelope.

Footnote: There is virtually no information on the life of Rudolf August von Zingler (1839–1920), except that he and his brother, Albert von Zingler (1836–1891), received the ennoblement by Emperor Wilhelm in 1885.