Vente aux enchères en ligne 15798Audrey Hepburn: Part II
HUMANITARIAN AID
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HUMANITARIAN AID

A CABLEGRAM

Fermé4 October 2017

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HUMANITARIAN AID
A CABLEGRAM
A Western Union Cablegram from Audrey Hepburn in Washington DC to her mother Baroness Ella Van Heemstra in London, dated 4 February, 1953, regarding aid for victims of the North Sea Flood, reading Organized aid single handed apart from offering Embassys services all is well tender love Audrey; together with two newspaper clippings about the relief effort
6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm.)
Quantity: 3

Note du spécialiste

The Netherlands were hit hardest by the North Sea Flood which struck on 1 February 1953. The clippings reveal that Audrey and her mother were involved in the international aid effort on both sides of the Atlantic, Audrey by donating funds to the Holland Flood Relief and the Baroness volunteering at the Embassy in London sorting gifts.

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