ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.75, personal Rue Windsor letterhead, no date but postmarked December 28, [1909]. Letter to Madame Emmery in Paris. In part (translated): “After much traveling I am now living indefinitely in Paris…I remember that there is still a note in your possession…Please send it to me so that I can see what I owe you, and have my lace dress sent in order to arrange them in the off season.” She adds a brief postscript at the conclusion: “I remember that you have another dress of mine. It could be arranged at the same time.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Mata Hari’s own hand and postmarked Neuilly-sur-Seine, December 28, 1909. At the time of this letter, Mata Hari was at the height of her career as a dancer, garnering widespread acclaim for elevating exotic dance to a more respectable status and laying the groundwork for what would be come Paris’s famous cabaret scene. She would perform for another five years before shifting her focus to the life of a courtesan. A scarce letter from the flourishing starlet, years before she would earn her reputation as one of World War I’s most intriguing spies. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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