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Autograph of Mohammad Riza Pahlavi – the Shah of Iran.
Lot 24. Autograph of Mohammad Riza Pahlavi – the Shah of Iran. Mohammad Riza Pahlavi was the last Shah of the Iranian monarchy, from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979. While his “White Revolution” led to many beneficial social and economic reforms, the Westernization of Iran and his abolition of the two-party system in 1975 earned him much opposition and his and his family’s exile in 1979. It was during this exile that he found temporary residence in the United States to undergo cancer treatment, during which time the Iran hostage crisis occurred. The oppressive nature of recent Iranian history has prompted a more benevolent consideration of the Shah’s rule, his legacy is changing. Signature is on his personal card, which is affixed to the Sept. 18, 1978 cover of time, which bears his image. Signed M. R. Pahlavi, 9-10. D. 1980. The cover exhibits mailing folds and soft vertical folds, with a few tiny stapleholes. The card obscures the mailing label, displays beautifully. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $100.
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