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OSBORNE THOMAS: (1632-1712) 1st Duke of Leeds. English Statesman, Lord High Treasurer 1673-79 and Lord President of the Council 1689-99. D.S., Danby, one page, folio, Wallingford House, 14th May 1677. The manuscript warrant is addressed to Sir Robert Howard and orders him to pay to Thomas Blagrave 'one of his Maties. Mussitians' the sum of forty pounds nine shillings and two pence, being his yearly fee. Neatly mounted and with some age wear and minor paper loss to the edges and with a lengthy tear (neatly repaired), just affecting part of the text but not the signature. About G £150 - 200
Thomas Blagrave (c.1622-1688) English Musician and Singer, a member of King Charles II's private band of violins.
Sir Robert Howard (1626-1698) English Playwright and Politician, Secretary to the Treasury 1671-73 and Auditor of the Exchequer 1673-98.
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ANNE: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland 1702-07 and Queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain 1707-14. D.S., Anne R, as Queen, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Windsor, 2nd August 1709. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing John Lloyd to be a Captain in the Regiment of Foot commanded by Archibald, Earl of Ilay. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Boyle (1669-1725) 1st Baron Carleton. Anglo-Irish Politician, Lord Treasurer of Ireland 1704-15 & Northern Secretary 1708-10. Lacking the seal although with the pale blue revenue stamp affixed in the left margin. Some light overall age wear and a few minor stains, G £600 - 800
Archibald Campbell (1682-1761) 3rd Duke of Argyll, Earl of Ilay (from 1706). Scottish Nobleman, Politician & Soldier. One of the founders of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A good, early D.S., George R, just two days after becoming King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saville House, 27th October 1760. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing George Forbes ('commonly called Lord Forbes') to be a Major General 'of all and singular Our Forces, as well as Horse, as Foot, employed, or to be employed in Our Service'. Countersigned at the foot by William Pitt (1708-1778) The Elder. 1st Earl of Chatham. British Prime Minister 1766-68, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1756-57, 1757-61. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light dust staining to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting the King's signature, and a few very small, extremely minor tears at the edges. About VG £300 - 400
George Forbes (1710-1769) 4th Earl of Granard. Irish Soldier and Politician who had entered the army in 1726.
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GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as King, (a bold, 'mad' example), at the head, one page, folio, Court at Saint James's, 13th April 1808. The partially printed document is a Royal Licence issued to Messrs. Lubbock & Co and their merchants for a six month period, permitting two vessels to proceed from the Ports of Cadiz, Ayamonte or St Lucar to the Port of London 'with cargos of wine and such goods as are allowed by our order of the 11th November 1807 to be imported' without being hindered by a blockade providing the vessels 'shall not be found to have had on board….any Warlike or Naval Stores, or any Article or Articles intended to be or usually converted into Warlike or Naval Stores, or Salt or Provisions of any Kind whatever, except such as may be fairly deemed Sea Stores for the Use of the Crews….' Countersigned at the foot by Robert Jenkinson (1770-1828) 2nd Earl of Liverpool. British Prime Minister 1812-27, Home Secretary 1804-06, 1807-09. Signed ('Hawkesbury') as Baron Hawkesbury. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. With blank integral leaf. Some light dust staining to the edges and some folds and a few small tears to the edges, only very slightly affecting one letter of the King's signature. G £250 - 350
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WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37. A.L.S., William, two pages, 4to, Bushy House, 27th November 1815, to a gentleman. The Duke of Clarence thanks his correspondent for having offered to deliver letters to his sons in India, although remarks that he has already forwarded a large packet to the Board of Control. He continues 'You have my full permission to show this letter to either of my sons as an introduction to them' and concludes by wishing his correspondent all success possible. Some extensive, light age wear and the central horizontal folds of the letter strengthened. G £80 - 100
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VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Autograph envelope signed ('The Queen'), addressed in her hand to Earl Granville. The black bordered mourning envelope bears the Queen's monogram and crown to the verso. Accompanied by a letter from the Royal Archives, 1986, confirming that the handwriting is that of Queen Victoria. Some light age wear and a small tear to the verso, otherwise VG £80 - 100
The Queen's correspondent could have been either Granville Leveson-Gower (1815-1891) 2nd Earl Granville. British Statesman, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1851-52, 1870-74 & 1880-85, or his son Granville Leveson-Gower (1872-1939) 3rd Earl Granville. Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1895.
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VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Ink signature ('Victoria R I', as Queen) on a slim oblong piece evidently clipped from the head of a document, with the pale blue blind embossed seal affixed. Neatly laid down to a page removed from an album and with some light staining and age wear. Together with King William IV (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-37. Ink signature ('William R', as King) on a slim oblong piece removed from the conclusion of a letter, with four lines of holograph text, in part, '....prevents all danger even when the smallpox is caught naturally: I am not so easy about my son George who I am afraid does not take care of himself...'. Some light age wear. G, 2 £100 - 120
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[VICTORIA]: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A pair of large, attractive oblong folio documents, being a Letters Patent, partially printed on vellum and dated 14th May 1869. Issued to George Tomlinson Bousfield for 'an Invention for Improvements in Apparatus for lifting building blocks of stone concrete or other material and for disengaging such blocks from the lifting Apparatus...[which]...has been communicated from abroad by Darnton Hutton of Beverwyk in....Holland', the larger document headed Victoria by the Grace of God in large letters and both ornately engraved with the Royal Arms and emblematic and figural vignettes at the head, and with scrolled foliated borders to the sides. The two are neatly tied together and accompanied by a large and elaborate mustard wax seal (6 inches in diameter) bearing an impression of the young Queen on her throne flanked by two ladies on one side and on the other side an impression of the Queen riding her horse, contained in the original round tin box and attached to the base of the document with the original braided cotton cords. The seal broken into several segments, although complete, and the documents with some extremely minor, light age wear, G to VG £100 - 150
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ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. L.S., Albert, as Acting Great Master of the Order of the Bath, one page, folio, Buckingham Palace, 21st June 1844, to Major General Sir Robert Henry Sale. The Prince announces 'The Queen having been graciously pleased to issue a Royal Warrant dispensing with the ceremony of your Investiture and empowering you to wear and use the Star and Ribband and Badge of a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath in as full and ample a manner as if you had been formally invested by Her Majesty' and therefore adds that he has the duty to transmit to Sale the necessary decorations and Royal Warrant (neither present). With blank integral leaf. Some extremely minor, light age wear to the left edge, VG £150 - 200
Major General Sir Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) British Army Officer who commanded the garrison of Jalalabad during the First Afghan War 1841-42 and was killed in action during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Sale's investiture, referred to in the present letter, did not take place as he was serving in India.
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ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. A.L.S., Albert, two pages, 8vo, Buckingham Palace, 8th July 1854, to Sir William Molesworth, on embossed blue monogrammed stationery. The Prince states that he has received Molesworth's letter regarding a Bill 'which it has been necessary to being into Parliamt. for the transfer of the Duchy office' and continues to remark 'I have submitted it to the Queen who gives the sanction which you have asked'. With blank integral leaf. Some light dust staining and age wear, about VG £150 - 200
Sir William Molesworth (1810-1855) British Politician, First Commissioner of Works 1853-55 and Secretary of State for the Colonies 1855.
'I have not fallen in love with anybody…'
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EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10.An unusually long A.L.S., with his initials AE, as Prince of Wales, seven pages, 8vo, London, 21st March (1886), to Miss. J. Chamberlain, on his personal printed stationery from Marlborough House. The Prince thanks his correspondent for their letter, which it gave him great pleasure to receive, and comments on the arrival of the spring weather, also referring to the death of a friend whom he had known for thirty years, and continuing to send news of his recent activities, 'I went down to Torquay to see the Prs. & my girls & found them all much better but I think they will prolong their stay there...the following day I returned here - dined with Ld. Lathorn (?) at the Marlborough - & then went to the Amateur Society's Smoking Concert wh. was very good', further reporting on another lunch at Grosvenor Square and adding 'I then went to a matinee at the Princes Theatre to see Mrs. Langtry in "The Lady of Lyons" wh. she acted admirably & left by the 5 o'clock train for Aldershot where I stayed the night with my son & officers...the next morning I witnessed some drilling....The same evening I went to Windsor Castle & spent the night there, so you see I have been in the train every day. I returned here yesterday & host a charming dinner with old Alfred in the Traveller's Club. I gave him your message about yr. picture going to the Grosvenor Gallery but he had heard all about it...Later I took my sister...to the...club where we saw a French play wh. was indifferently acted...' The Prince further comments 'There is no news & society is stagnant' before remarking that he imagines his correspondent's return to New York will be pleasant, and adding 'I have not fallen in love with anybody, but there is no saying what is in store for me', concluding 'Now goodbye & God bless you my little Jeannie, with kind regards to all...from your sincere old friend'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince. A letter of excellent social content, and of interest for its reference to Lillie Langtry. Some small, neat splits to the right edge of the central folds, only very slightly affecting the text, but not the signature. Otherwise about VG £150 - 200
Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) British Actress, mistress of King Edward VII.
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EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. A.L.S., Edward R, as King, three pages, 8vo, Buckingham Palace, 24th March n.y. (1905), to Mrs. Claydon, on the King's personal printed stationery featuring a gold embossed cypher and crown. The King thanks his correspondent for having written regarding her husband's health, continuing 'I am very glad to hear that it is so much more satisfactory & that his journey to England did him no harm'. He further thanks Mrs. Claydon for her 'enquiries after my second daughter' and remarks 'She has made an excellent recovery after her serious illness - & is now yachting with the Queen in the Mediterranean'. The King concludes 'The engagement of my niece to the young Prince of Sweden was very gratifying'. A couple of neat splits to the edges of the central horizontal folds, otherwise VG £200 - 300
Princess Victoria (1868-1935) Fourth child and second daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920) Crown Princess of Sweden, first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf. The couple were married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 15th June 1905.
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ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK: (1844-1925) Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-10, consort of King Edward VII. Vintage signed sepia 6.5 x 8.5 photograph, the image depicting King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra standing together in full length poses wearing ceremonial robes. Photograph by W & D Downey. Signed ('Edward VII & Alexandra') by Queen Alexandra in bold black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, also adding the name of the King in her hand. Matted in ivory and framed and glazed to an overall size of 10.5 x 12. VG £100 - 150
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GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the cover, being a reproduction of a painting entitled The Fortune Teller, after Reynolds. Signed ('George R. I., as King) to the inside beneath a printed greeting and dated 1915-16 in his hand. Together with Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-10, consort of King Edward VII. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the cover, being a reproduction of a painting entitled Queen Margaret of Scotland praying for the Victory of The Scottish Army by Finnemore. Signed ('Alexandra') to the inside beneath a printed greeting and dated Christmas 1915 in her hand. Both cards are inscribed to Miss [Edith] Wolfe and her sister Mabel, teachers at Sandringham. Some light overall foxing to the outside covers, G to about VG, 2 £100 - 150
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MARY: (1867-1953) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. A.L.S., Victoria Mary, as Duchess of York, on two sides of her personal printed correspondence card featuring an embossed cypher and crown, York Cottage, Sandringham, 16th January n.y (1896), to Miss. Wolfe. Writing in bold, indelible pencil the Duchess asks 'Would you & yr. sister like to come & see me tomorrow at 4.15 (Sandringham time) when I would show you the baby?'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Duchess. About EX £100 - 150
The Duchess refers to her second son, the future King George VI, who had been born just over a month before the present letter, on 14th December 1895.
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JOHN PRINCE: (1905-1919) British Royal Prince, son of King George V and Queen Mary. A rare vintage signed 8.5 x 11.5 photograph, the image depicting the young Prince seated in a full length pose. Photograph by Ernest Brooks (1913; although uncredited). Signed ('John', in between two light pencil guidelines) in dark ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Signed photographs of the Prince are rare as a result of his tragically early death at the age of 13 following an epileptic seizure. Some light scuffing and minor faults to the head of the image and some light, minor age wear to the photographer's mount, G £300 - 400
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EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Vintage signed postcard photograph, being a reproduction of a head and shoulders image of the Prince by Vandyk of London. Signed ('Edward P', as Prince of Wales) in bold dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. About EX £150 - 200
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EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Vintage signed 7 x 10.5 photograph, the image depicting the Prince of Wales standing in a full length pose in his naval uniform. Signed ('Edward P', as Prince of Wales) in fountain pen ink to the lower border immediately beneath the image. To the upper white border appear the gold embossed Prince of Wales feathers and the lower white border features the printed names of the ships H.M.S. Renown, Dragaon, Danae, Dauntless and Constance, and the date August & November 1919. Framed in the original presentation frame featuring the Prince of Wales feathers (some damage and loss in parts) at the head. A printed 8vo sheet of notepaper from York House, St James's Palace, addressed to Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. S. Richardson of the Royal Navy, is neatly pasted to the verso of the frame and bears the printed text 'The Equerry in Waiting is desired by the Prince of Wales to forward to you the accompanying souvenir as a memento for the services which you rendered to His Royal Highness during his tour....'. Some very light, minor overall foxing, otherwise about VG £200 - 300
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EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Lanyard Lyrics by R. P. Keigwin, with illustrations by P. L. Butt, published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd., London and W. H. Barrell Ltd., Portsmouth, n.d. Signed by the Prince of Wales opposite the title page, 'Jacques Berthon (future naval cadet) from Edward', in dark fountain pen ink, adding the date 11th February 1914 in his hand. With a later ownership signature to the half title page and some library marks. Lacking the dust jacket. Some slight age wear, about VG £100 - 150
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EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A.L.S., Your David (a particularly large, bold signature, again signed David and twice with his initial D at various stages throughout the letter), six pages, 4to, C.P.R. Train '(Going West)', 11th - 14th September 1919, to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward ('Fredie darling precious beloved one'). The Prince writes a lengthy social letter to his lover, in bold pencil, over several days whilst travelling, informing her that he has been playing golf in Winnipeg which was followed by 'a terrible lunch given by the Canadian Club at the Alexandra Hotel where I had to fire off the Winnipeg speech & that was some strain addressing 700 men on a glass of iced water!! Still even the staff were pleased & say it more than wiped out my rotten speech at the City lunch on Tues which they didn't approve of' and continuing 'I stood from 3.15 to 4.45 on a platform in front of Govt. Ho. while 6000 people filed past, a new form of popular reception as opposed to shaking hands with only 2000 & I have doctor's orders not to shake with my right hand!! Winnipeg has been fairly strenuous tho. it was amazing to get such wonderful welcomes in a city where only 3 months ago there had been shooting in the streets, in fact a real battle to prevent a Boschwiki soviet being formed & I was threatened with petitions tho. Nothing happened thank God!! Still one had to be on the watch & that was an extra strain tho. I've received some very satisfactory police reports!!' The Prince further writes in a more romantic vein, 'Fredie darling tho. guess if I dream I'll dream of YOU bless YOU my precious little goddess!! Perhaps you won't approve of this last title sweetheart but a man must have some religion & goddess to worship & you know my religion is worship of the goddess Fredie. I suppose I am writing balls as usual but then I generally do that angel don't I? Tho. you know all my balls are meant!!....I get more & more lonely every day Fredie darling & am getting so so stale not tired just stale from the strain & monotony of being P. of W. & doing stunts all day & everyday & I do want my precious beloved little madonna oh! so desperately!!' Continuing the next day, from Edmonton, the Prince writes of witnessing a stampede at a race course, 'I wonder if you've ever seen a "stampede" sweetheart which is a series of exhibition cowboy stunts riding bucking horses lassooing (sic) cattle etc etc & they had...fine performers there, fine tough men who as hard as nails who almost put one to shame & make one feel soft!!' and also comments on his duties, 'They are wearing me out these bl—d- speeches angel & I've exhausted all my hot air & its a case of repetition the whole time now which I hate & which is flat tho. it can't be helped & after all its a new place each time!!'. The Prince further writes from Governmnent Hose, Edmonton, on 13th September, informing his correspondent about a 'huge pompous party' he has attended and telling her that he has met some mutual acquaintances including a lady named Cameron, 'I find her revolting to look at & I know you don't like her much darling!!' and concludes by requesting some photographs of Dudley Ward, 'I go to bed loving HER worshipping HER more than ever'. The final part of the Prince's letter is written from the train travelling to Calgary on 14th September, 'I'm a vewy depwessed & despondent little boy to-night Fredie darling & want YOU & your divine sweet comforting baisers as I've never wanted them before; all this official work & speeches are beginning to break my heart angel', further expressing his frustrations at having to attend church on a Sunday, 'of course your poor little boy is being dragged off to church on arrival which makes him very peevish!! What I think of having to go to church & I told you that won't let me play golf on Sundays being here officially which maddens me produces my foulest language whenever I'm reminded of it & it is a d-d shame too!!' and concluding his letter 'Oh! why isn't my precious darling blessed little madonna not going to be at Banff too as I do want HER & just one baiser to give me a new life & comfort & I've never felt so lonely before!! This separation isn't fair on your poor devoted adoring little David who loves YOU love YOU darling darling sweetheart as no man has ever loved!! I'm nearly crying!! All my love & paper baisers & every thing & kiss the babies from me pleath darling!!' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed in ink by the Prince and bearing a black wax seal to the verso. A letter of excellent content. VG £1000 - 1200
Freda Dudley Ward (1894-1983) Marquesa de Casa Maury. English Socialite, the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales from 1918-23. Ward remained a close confidante of Edward's until 1934 when his relationship with Wallis Simpson began
On a Royal Tour with Louis Mountbatten
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EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A long A.L.S., with his initial D, (and further signed David and three more times with his initial D at various stages throughout the letter), twenty pages, 4to, Panama (and at sea travelling to San Diego), 1st - 6th April 1920, to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward ('Fredie darling darling beloved one'), on the printed stationery of H.M.S. Renown. The Prince writes on a daily basis to his correspondent whilst at sea, informing her of various events and duties, referring to mutual acquaintances, family members and his staff, and at many points during the letter also romantically expressing his feelings towards Dudley Ward, in part, 'I've only just got back from the official dinner & dance tho. I'm dead beat as its been real hot here all the time & I've been jazzing around some. Sorry for breaking into real Yank sweetie but its being in the canal zone & amongst Yanks ashore which is always bad for my accent...We bought some Panama hats in the filthy little town before motoring out to Naos Island to see the Yank big gun defences which are tunnelled in the rock no doubt to keep the Japs out of the canal some day!!...There are 20,000 British coloured people working on the canal & they gave me a good welcome; they are mostly from Jamaica & smell too revoltingly for words poor brutes!! It was all a proper old pantomime & we all laughed a lot as the Panamanians are very queer people all dagoes of course tho very pompous & dirty. Panama is of course the capital of the republic tho the ship was really tied up...in the Yank canal zone...The dinner was followed by a bloody awful dance about 200 Panamanians beside the motly crowd of Yanks of the night before so it was a terrible squash & dancing almost impossible & such dancers!! My "store girl" was again the only mover tho. I was too tired for more than one with her particularly when she told me I could take her home if I wanted to altho. she was already booked up with a man for that pleasure. I think the man who kept her!!!! Christ she was awful...It all revolted me angel & its a relief to be at sea again, now in the Pacific on our way north to San Diego...And I'm feeling more Fredie sick than ever before to-night beloved & I'm altogether such a sad lonely depressed little David without his vewy vewy own blessed little sweetheart & how I'm dreading the rest of this bloody trip...Dickie [Mountbatten] has been seedy the last 3 days & was on the sick list yesterday (tummy trouble!!) tho he's all right again to-day & we've been yarning for hours in my cabin; such a nice boy & he's written to you this evening tho. he hasn't shown me the letter yet tho I'm going to make him & also apologise for bothering you about his medals...(1st April)...I've had a long yarn with old Joey this evening who is feeling almost as "Sarah sick" as I am "Fredie sick" angel tho not quite or I should say not nearly so!! He's such a dear when you get to know him tho. as you know it takes some time. As for Claud he drifts further & further away from me as a friend & seems more aloof each day & I've become to look on him as merely of use officially tho. he isn't capable of anything else & wld. be out of place & look silly if he even tried to be anything but "the equerry on duty"!!...(2nd April)...'I've "censored" Dickie's letter as you'll see by the alterations angel tho. of course its only a rag letter on his part & he put in those items I made him alter just to annoy me; so I know you'll believe the amendments darling tho. of course he's such a baby & can't possibly understand my view point particularly when he says I take life too seriously!! Of course he can't make me out at all when we go ashore & I take no interest in the bits he picks up for me to dance with except as regards their dancing!! He is naturally out to kiss any woman that attracts him sufficiently if he gets the chance & why not at his age & heart free?! But how glad I am that I'm not heart free beloved one & that on the contrary with my heart is locked up inside YOU which it is so so securely & it seems as if a new lock was fixed on to your safe for my heart each day sweetie. That's a marvellous thought that keeps me going so far away from you tho there's a far more marvellous glorious thought & I'm conceited enough to say knowledge that I've got your precious sacred blessed little heart locked up in me!! Am I right Fredie darling darling beloved one? please say YES in answer to this tho. perhaps you'll be angwy wiv me for asking you to!!...I love you love you altho. you know I do so so desperately & madly in my own way darling & believe me no one could ever ever love you more in any other way!! All all ME & all & everything that's in me is yours yours Fredie sweetheart nothing else or anyone else exists for me except YOU tho I'm still trying to carry on with this thankless & rotten job of P. of W. which is the only reason why I've left you now!!...(3rd April)...'I thought of you so much & felt quite sloppy at Holy Communion this morning tho. it was a sordid little service on a very hot mess deck taken by our naval parson quite a good fellow in his way tho. high church which I abhorr & how he sweated!!...I never can pray in public...when I do its usually in bed & only for YOU & our happiness!!...I take your darling little pillow up with me sweetheart but always take the precaution to pin it to me for fear lest it shld be blown overboard when I roll about which wld. be the end of everything!! You just can't think what that sweet divine sacred little pillow means to me when I know how many thousands of times your blessed beloved little head has lain on it!! Oh! its just about my most sacred possession & it not only makes me happy every night but makes me feel so so proud too angel to think that you've given it to me & then those stains!! I only hope the one I gave you in return isn't too terribly uncomfy darling or the covers too coarse a linen...(4th April, Easter Sunday)...'Dickie & I have been playing the gramophone & making weird noises on some flutes he's got...I visited a turret this morning and have been dictating letters to my father & Ld. Beatty to-day asking that I get "Renown" for my next bloody trip (to India, Malay Straits, China, Japan & home via Canada) instead of "Malaya" which any amount of alterations & expense couldn't ever make one tenth as comfy or as suitable as this ship!!...(5th April; incorrectly dated March by the Prince)...'Our last day at sea before San Diego sweetheart...the rest of my time has been spent finishing off my official dispatches or letters to H.M. & Beatty & I'm so hopeless at that sort of thing...what other letters except yours can possibly have the least interest for me?...Joey has also written to you by this mail besides Dickie so that you won't exactly lack news from H.M.S. "Renown". I'm also writing to old Bertie [his brother, later to become King George VI] I hope he goes to see you sometimes angel as I love to think that you & he are friends & that you see something of each other when I am away tho. we both think exactly the same about him!! Still I'm very fond of him & he's a good friend to us which means a lot in our life doesn't it Fredie darling?...I've at last finished that famous book "Susan Lennox"...it's too devastatingly sordid for words & you just must'nt even so much as open a page of it as I know you wld. hate it!! It's a book for men only & I really mean that angel not in any way from the prude's point of view as I don't know how to be a prude!! But its an interesting and instructive book for men tho. merely 2 vols. of unadulterated filth for a woman!!...I've had an invitation from a Los Angeles Film Co to fly over the 20 miles to see a film made; of course I've had to refuse as I've been made to cut out flying...the Admiral made me produce all my new suits of plain clothes for inspection as that is always one of the standing jokes of the staff...I was furious sweetheart when he objected to my new "+ 4" suit which you like...How I wish...I could tell you & show you properly how madly madly & desperately I love you love you & worship you & adore you Fredie darling darling of my heart my love my goddess my everything!!...It's a d-d hard life isn't it Fredie darling but I know there's happiness in store for us together later on!! Any amount of note paper could never contain all the paper baisers your v. v. own devoted adoring little David wants to send you Fredie mine mine. Au revoir & bless you bless you for ever & God keep you for me, D'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince in ink and bearing a black wax seal featuring an impression of a beetle to the verso. A letter of exceptional content. VG £1000 - 1200
Freda Dudley Ward (1894-1983) Marquesa de Casa Maury. English Socialite, the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales from 1918-23. Ward remained a close confidante of Edward's until 1934 when his relationship with Wallis Simpson began.
Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979) British Admiral of the Fleet during World War II. A great grandson of Queen Victoria and Uncle to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Mountbatten was nicknamed Dickie by his family and friends. Mountbatten and the Prince of Wales forged a close friendship, as illustrated in the present letter, when the newly promoted Lieutenant accompanied Edward on his Royal tour in 1920-21.
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EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) Wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor. Ink signatures by both Edward, Duke of Windsor ('Edward, Duke of Windsor') and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor ('Wallis, Duchess of Windsor') on an oblong 12mo card bearing an embossed red crest at the head. Together with two pieces of printed ephemera (both accompanied by the original envelopes) one being a small folding card from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, reciprocating friendly greetings for the New Year. Generally VG, 3 £200 - 300
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EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) Wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor. Bold blue fountain pen ink signatures by both Edward, Duke of Windsor ('Edward, Duke of Windsor') and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor ('Wallis Windsor') on an oblong 12mo piece featuring a blue monogram and crown at the head. Accompanied by a printed compliments slip and the original envelope post marked 16th September 1952. Together with an original unsigned 8.5 x 6.5 press photograph of the Duke and Wallis seated at a restaurant table during a cabaret performance, with a printed caption to the verso stating that the photograph was captured shortly before Edward came to the throne and is one of 'the only pictures of the kind of him and Mrs. Simpson together', further dated 10th December 1936. Also including a small folding printed card from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, reciprocating friendly greetings for the New Year. Some light surface and creasing and minor age wear, G to generally VG, 3 £200 - 300
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[WALLIS WINDSOR]: (1895-1986) American Socialite, wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor. An interesting A.L.S., Herman, by Herman Rogers, two pages, 8vo, Cannes, 28th January 1956, to the Duchess of Windsor ('Dear Wallis'). Rogers thanks the Duchess for her letter and continues 'I have been thinking a lot about the Goddard business, and to tell you the truth, the whole thing is rather hazy in my mind. My impression is that you sent for him and that that was why you were so surprised when the uninvited M.D. showed up. My further impression, rather strong, is that you somehow found out later that Baldwin was involved in Goddard's voyage, which also surprised you. Of course, I did not know all the details and projects at the time - there is no reason why I should have been told, but after much searching of my memory, that is the way I think it happened: Baldwin found out that Goddard was coming to Cannes, and tried to make use of him.' In concluding Rogers writes 'The best of luck, and I hope the book will be a great success. Our love to you, and our very best respects to the Duke'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Rogers to the Duchess of Windsor at the Waldorf Towers in New York. VG £100 - 120
Herman Rogers was a long standing friend of both the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Indeed, it was at the Cannes villa of Rogers and his wife, Katherine, that the Duchess stayed whilst the Abdication crisis involving King Edward VIII reached its peak in England.
John Theodore Goddard (1878-1952) English Solicitor appointed by Wallis Simpson as an adviser during her divorce proceedings and in relation to her involvement during the Abdication Crisis of 1936.
Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924- 29 & 1935-37.
The present letter dates from the time when the Duchess of Windsor was writing her autobiography The Heart Has Its Reasons, which was published in 1956.
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GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. A vintage postcard photograph of Sandringham Church signed ('Albert', as Prince of Wales) in bold dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background. The young Prince has further added a holograph note to the lower border, 'Many thanks for nice present', and the date, 17th December 1903, in his hand. Addressed to the verso in the hand of the Prince's tutor to The Miss Woolfes at The Technical Schools, Sandringham. A couple of small pinholes to the upper edge of the image, not affecting the signature, and some very minor, light age wear, otherwise VG £150 - 200
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ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card, the cream 4to stiff folding card featuring a colour oval image of the Queen Mother in a half length pose to the inside. Signed ('from Elizabeth R') in black ink beneath a printed greeting, 1969. With a gold embossed crown to the front cover. Some light staining and minor scuffing, about G £80 - 100
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ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . Unusual vintage fountain pen ink signature and inscription, 'Charles Towneley Strachey, from his godmother, Elizabeth', as Princess, on an 8vo sheet of printed stationery from Buckingham Palace, dated 1945 in her hand. Some light overall creasing, otherwise VG £100 - 150
Charles Strachey (1945- ) 4th Baron O'Hagan. British Conservative Politician, godson of Princess Elizabeth.
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ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . A vintage printed 8vo Calendar for 1951, featuring a colour reproduction of a painting of a flower arrangement entitled June Fragrance by artist Vernon Ward, signed ('Elizabeth', as Princess) in fountain pen ink to the verso, adding several additional words ('with all good wishes') in her hand. Some light overall foxing to the verso, otherwise VG £200 - 300
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ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . A good, early D.S., Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Court of Saint James, 26th March 1952. The typed document appoints John William Taylor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Mexico City, to be 'Our undoubted Commissioner, Procurator and Plenipotentiary in respect of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' and to enter into discussions relative to telecommunications between British Honduras and Mexico and granting Taylor 'all manner of Power and Authority to…conclude with such Minister or Ministers….as may be vested with similar Power and Authority on the part of Our Good Friend the President of the United States of Mexico, any Treaty, Convention, Agreement, Protocol or other Instrument that may tend to the attainment of…[telecommunications]…and to sign for Us, and in Our name…everything so agreed upon and concluded….as We Ourselves could do, if personally present…' With a red blind embossed seal affixed at the conclusion, the seal issued in the name of King George VI. Some extremely minor, light staining and creasing, otherwise VG £400 - 500
The present document was signed in the second month of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
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ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . Blue ink signature ('Lilibet') and inscription in her hand on an oblong 12mo printed Christmas gift tag featuring a colour design of holly and a red Father Christmas boot. One very small file hole to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, VG £100 - 150
The card originally accompanied a Christmas gift presented by the Queen to her 1st cousin Jean Wills (1915-1999) nee Elphinstone, and her husband Major John Lycett Wills (1910-1999) High Sheriff of Berkshire (1958).
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ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . Autograph Envelope Signed, with her initial E, in the lower left corner, addressed in her hand to Mrs. Tannar at Rose Cottage, The Aviary, The Home Park, Windsor. The registered envelope is post marked at London, 26th April 1951, and bears a dark green wax seal to the verso. Together with Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card, the 8vo stiff cream folding card featuring a colour image to the inside of Birkhall. Signed ('from Elizabeth R') in bold black fountain pen ink beneath a printed greeting. With a gold embossed crown to the front cover. Some light age wear, otherwise VG, 2 £200 - 300
Ethel Tannar (d.1975) - wife of Hubert Tannar (d.1948) Headmaster of the Royal School, Great Park, Windsor.
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ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . D.S., Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court of St. James, 15th December 1954. The partially printed document approves the appointment made by 'Our Good Sister the Queen of the Netherlands' for Mr. J. R. Leith to be Vice-Consul at Aberdeen for the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, Kincardine and Nairn. Countersigned at the foot by Anthony Eden (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1935-38, 1940-45 and 1951-55. With blind embossed seal in the upper left corner. Framed to an overall size of 17 x 14. VG £250 - 350
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CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961- 1997) Princess of Wales. A good signed colour 3.5 x 5.5 photograph by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana individually, the image depicting the Royal couple in a head and shoulders pose together. Signed ('Charles') by the Prince and signed ('Diana') by the Princess, each in bold black fountain pen inks to the lower photographer's mount. Dated 1983 by Prince Charles. Framed and glazed in the original green leather presentation frame with the Prince of Wales feathers at the head to an overall size of 5 x 7.5. The frame is by Jarrolds of Knightsbridge and is contained in the original white presentation box. Together with a .999 Silver medallion commemorating the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Nova Scotia, June 1983, contained in the original presentation case. VG to EX, 2 £800 - 1200
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CHARLES: (1948- ) Prince of Wales. A.N.S., Charles, on one side of a red crested correspondence card, Windsor Castle, n.d., to James [Ogilvy]. The Prince writes, in full, 'lots of love for Xmas from', the card evidently originally accompanying a Christmas gift. Some light surface creasing. Together with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947- ) Wife of Prince Charles. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Royal Air Forces Association in Jersey, post marked 30th October 1975. Signed ('Camilla Parker Bowles') with her name alone in black ink to a clear area. G to VG, 2 £200 - 300
James Ogilvy (1964- ) Son of Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent, and god-son of Queen Elizabeth II.
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CHARLES: (1948- ) Prince of Wales. Signed Christmas greetings card, the white oblong 8vo stiff folding card featuring an amusing colour photograph to the inside of Prince Charles seated outdoors in a full length pose on a stone garden seat, with his sons Prince William and Prince Harry standing either side behind large stone garden urns. Signed ('from Charles') in bold black fountain pen ink beneath a printed greeting, further adding the words 'To you both - ' in his hand. With gold embossed Prince of Wales feathers to the front cover. VG £200 - 300
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BRITISH ROYALTY: An 8vo sheet removed from a visitors book individually signed by Queen Elizabeth II (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- ('Elizabeth R', adding the date 24th April 1952 in her hand), Princess Margaret (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II ('Margaret', also dated 24th April 1952 in her hand), Prince Philip (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II ('Philip'), Henry Somerset (1900-1984) 10th Duke of Beaufort. Master of the Horse (1936-78) to King Edward VIII, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II and Mary Somerset (1897-1987) Duchess of Beaufort, daughter of the Marquess of Cambridge. All, with the exception of the Duke of Beaufort, have signed their names in fountain pen inks. Neatly inlaid to a slightly larger page with decorative borders. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG £250 - 350
The present signatures are dated just a few months after Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952, and just a few days after she had celebrated her 26th birthday on 21st April.
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LOUIS ALEXANDRE: (1678-1737) Count of Toulouse & Grand Admiral of France, son of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress Francoise-Athenais, Marquise de Montespan. Dark ink signature ('Louis Alexandre de Bourbon') and three additional lines of text in his hand, in French, on a slim oblong 4to piece of vellum. Slightly irregularly torn to the upper edge, otherwise about VG £100 - 120
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LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92, executed during the French Revolution. A good D.S., Louis, as King, one page (vellum), oblong folio, 25th April 1792, in French. The attractively penned manuscript document is a judicial appointment relating to Adrien Nicolas Morin of Martigues in the Bouches-du-Rhone department of southern France. Boldly signed by the King at the foot and countersigned by Antoine Duranthon (1736-1793) French Minister of Justice April - July 1792. Some very light, minor age wear and a small area of paper loss and neat tear to the lower right corner, not affecting the text or signatures. About VG £600 - 800
The present document was signed on the day of the first execution by guillotine, performed on highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier who was executed in front of what is today the city hall of Paris.
The following year both signatories of the present document would also face their deaths by guillotine, King Louis XVI on 21st January 1793 and Antoine Duranthon on 20th December 1793.
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GUSTAVUS II ADOLPHUS: (1594-1632) King of Sweden 1611-32, known as 'The Lion of the North', regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time and credited as the founder of Sweden as a Great Power. Rare D.S., Gustavus Adolphus, as King, one page, folio, Army Camp at Berson (near Kokenhusen, present day Latvia), 6th December 1625. The manuscript document is an Order to the General Quarter Master of the field army to secure sufficient provisions of food for the troops and ordering supplies for Gerdt Didrichsson, Master of the Stables, of hides, alum, salt, tallow, nails for shoeing horses etc., and money to also be made available. Signed by the King at the foot. With integral address leaf bearing a blind embossed paper seal. An attractive and clean document, VG £400 - 600
The present document is signed shortly before the King's significant victory in the Battle of Wallhof on 7th January 1626, fought between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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CHRISTINA: (1626-1689) Queen of Sweden 1632-54. D.S., Christina, as Queen, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 6th June 1646. The manuscript document is a conveyance of two estates, Bargetorp and Wexstjo to Asbjorn Marthenson for the sum of 60 Silver Thaler. Signed by the Queen at the conclusion immediately above a blind embossed paper seal. With blank integral leaf. Some very light age wear at the folds and a circular stain to the first page, evidently caused by the seal, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains perfectly legible). About VG £300 - 400
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GUSTAV III: (1746-1792) King of Sweden 1771-92. The last absolute ruler of Sweden, the King was assassinated at a Masked Ball at the Opera House in Stockholm. D.S., Gustav, as King, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 11th December 1776. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Baron Hermann Flemming to be a Second Adjutant of the Life Dragoon Royal Regiment. Signed by the King at the conclusion immediately above a blind embossed paper seal. With blank integral leaf. A light circular stain appears to the first page, evidently caused by the seal, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains perfectly legible), otherwise VG £250 - 350
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CHARLES XIV & III JOHN: (1763-1844) King of Sweden (as Charles XIV John) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) 1818-44. Born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte and appointed a Marshal of France by Napoleon I. D.S., Carl Johan, as King, one page, folio, Stockholm, 14th April 1829. The manuscript document approves the salary of Second Lieutenant Samuel Ludvig Hasselberg of the Navy. Boldly signed by the King at the conclusion immediately above a blind embossed paper seal (light staining). With blank integral leaf. VG £250 - 350
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CHARLES XV & IV: (1826-1872) King of Sweden (as Charles XV) and Norway (as Charles IV) 1859-72. D.S., Carl, as King, one page, folio, Stockholm, 3rd April 1860. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Carl Johan Marianus Burman to be a First Lieutenant with the Westerbotten Regiment. Signed by the King at the conclusion above a blind embossed paper seal. With two attractive printed oblong 8vo receipts, with manuscript additions concerning salary increases, neatly bound in. With blank integral leaf. VG £150 - 200
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GUSTAV V: (1858-1950) King of Sweden 1907-50. D.S., Gustav, as King, one page, folio, Solliden Palace, 31st August 1940. The partially printed document, in Swedish, is a military commission appointing Carl Hans Berggren to the rank of Adjutant and Lieutenant Colonel on the General Staff. Signed by the King at the conclusion above an attractive circular blind embossed paper seal (causing very slight wrinkling). VG £100 - 150
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RUDOLF: (1858-1889) Archduke of Austria and Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary. Vintage signed cabinet photograph, the oval image depicting the young Crown Prince in a formal half length pose wearing a uniform with medals and sashes. Photograph by Rudolf Krziwanek of Vienna and Ischl. Signed ('Rudolf') in bold, dark fountain pen ink with his name alone beneath the image. Signed photographs of the Crown Prince are rare as a result of his death at the age of 30 in a suicide pact with his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera, the devastating consequences of which became known as the Mayerling Incident. Very slightly, neatly trimmed to the edges, otherwise VG £200 - 300
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[NICHOLAS II]: (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia 1894-1917. A large (28 x 34) white damask linen table napkin originating from the Imperial Russian household and with an attractive woven design incorporating the Imperial Cypher of Tsar Nicholas II ('N II', topped by a crown) to each corner as well as the Imperial Arms of a crown and crossed swords, further dated 1913-1914 to each corner. Contained in a modern presentation box. VG £200 - 300
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ALEXANDROVNA OLGA: (1882-1960) Russian Grand Duchess, sister of Tsar Nicholas II. A.L.S., your loving old Olga, Mme. Kukushkin, two pages, oblong 4to, Novominskaya Village, 27th January 1919, to her sister Xenia ('My darling old Xenia dear'), in English (intersected with the occasional word in Cyrillic). The Grand Duchess writes a largely social letter to her sister, stating that it was a joy to have received her letter and continuing 'How I wish you & Mama would follow Sandro's advice & go to England. So much better - & there Mama wouldn't be lonely. If only she could grasp the fact that this life of waiting, uncertainty & horrors will go on for at least a year or two! Here everyone is sure of this, so am I now. I nearly hate the allies...When will they really help - or won't they. All words & words & no actions. No tanks yet here - nothing that can help us' She further writes of mutual acquaintances and family members including her son Tikhon who had been ill but has now recovered ('Now we are awfully careful with his food (we always were that) & the poor sweetums has such an appetite & asks to eat all the time') and of life in the village where she is living, 'I paint again and my son "luffs" my drawings & goes on looking at them daily…Tikhon is carried out daily with screams of joy & enjoys watching the farmyard animals. Before our window the square abounds with young Cossacks who sing beautifully, they are all jolly & polite. Tikhon has got a brown fur hat & is proud of himself in it'. A letter of good association. VG £800 - 1000
Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960) Russian Grand Duchess, sister of Tsar Nicholas II and Olga Alexandrovna.
Tikhon Nikolaevich (1917-1993) Son of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and Nikolai Kulikovsky.
'I am sure I was a peasant once upon a time - in a life before!'
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ALEXANDROVNA OLGA: (1882-1960) Russian Grand Duchess, sister of Tsar Nicholas II. A.L.S., your loving old sister Olga, four pages, 8vo, Novominskaya, 23rd February 1919, to her sister Xenia ('How d'ye do - dearest old Mme. Tanti!'), in English (intersected with the occasional word in Cyrillic). The Grand Duchess writes a social letter to her sister, rejoicing that spring has arrived, 'Awfully pleasant feeling & completely unexplainable - as it has to do with smells & sounds of church bells & so on…', referring to Cossacks and Bolsheviks, 'All the Cossacks sent off to fight against the Admiral [Kolchak] in Siberia & all their wives, cattle, land etc. taken by the enemy. They burn everything & shoot everything they don't want' and also writing of her son, 'Tikhon pulls off the orange flowers of the Amaryllis & sticks them over his ears - & then stands & admires himself before the glass! He is getting more & more sweet daily & tries so hard to talk' and reminisces of the smells of her youth, 'I laughed alone at night when I awoke & smelt my son - exhaling such a divine odour! It is a smell I like - as long ago when Kukushkin used to come to pay me a visit…all the young cuirassiers used the same bottle & all smelled of it - so I have good remembrances - of my youth!' before concluding by again mentioning the weather, 'The sun is hot & one smells spring everywhere. The larks sing out in the fields & one of these days the work out there will begin. How I love it all! Real life. I am sure I was a peasant once upon a time - in a life before!' A letter of good association. About EX £800 - 1000
Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960) Russian Grand Duchess, sister of Tsar Nicholas II and Olga Alexandrovna.
Tikhon Nikolaevich (1917-1993) Son of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and Nikolai Kulikovsky.
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ROYALTY: Small selection of signed pieces, cards, colour postcard photographs and slightly larger etc., by various members of Royal families from around the world, including King Simeon II of Bulgaria, King Michael I of Romania, King Sirajuddin of Malaysia, Empress Vinh Thuy of Vietnam, Queen Kesang la Choeden Wangchuck of Bhutan, Sultan Ghalib II of Shihr and Mukalla (Yemen), Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia etc. G to generally VG, 8 £80 - 100
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NOBILITY: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, some letters etc., by various members of European Noble families from Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Spain, France etc., including Crown Prince George-Friedrich of Prussia, Carlo Alessandro, Prince della Torre e Tasso, Duke of Castel Duino, Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia and Yugoslavia, Crown Prince Vittorio Emmanuele of Savoy, Princess Nadine d'Osman Han, Prince Nicolo Boncompagni Ludovisi, Duchess Marie Cecile of Oldenburg, Princess Konstanza of Lowenstein, Prince Remy de Bourbon-Parme, Archduke Istvan of Habsburg, Prince Christian zu Bentheim-Steinfurt, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, Duchess of Alba, Princess Leila Kadir of Turkey, Prince Jean of Orleans, Dauphin of France, Duchess Diane of Wurttemberg, Archduke Michael Salvator of Austria, Prince Emanuel of Salm-Salm, Prince Oscar of Prussia, Princess Heide von Hohenzollern, Duke Eduard of Anhalt, Princess Katarina of Serbia and Yugoslavia etc. Most of the images are colour and some are accompanied by the original envelopes. G to generally VG, 29 £100 - 120
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