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Two autograph letters, signed "Pablo." With original envelope marked "Top Secret  / Senor / Carlos Matus / Isla Negra." Plus one printed invitation from Neruda's wife, Matilde. The two letters are written in green marker on Neruda's printed tan stationery, which are folded to fit the envelope. The two-page letter measures 27x21.5 cm (10.5x8½"). The one-page letter is trimmed to be a bit smaller. The invitation is for a family luncheon in 1969, and is printed in Spanish in green ink on yellow stationery. Measures 27x22 cm (10.75x8½").

Two unpublished handwritten personal letters in Spanish, by the Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. This scarce Neruda ephemeral material is both personal and political in nature and autograph material by Neruda is very scarce. The two letters are addressed to Mr. Carlos Matus, who was a close friend and neighbor of Neruda in the beach town of Isla Negra in Chile, where Neruda is buried. In the early 1970s, during the government of President Salvador Allende, Carlos Matus was appointed Minister of Economy of Chile and President of the Council and Development Corporation. In 1973 he was imprisoned by the Pinochet dictatorship. Mr. Matus was exiled and passed away in 1998. A complete translation of the letters and invitation is available upon request.