Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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March 15
On This Day
On this day in 1917 Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar abdicated on his own and his son Alexei's behalf & nominated his brother Grand Duke Michael to succeed him. Michael had been heir to throne since the death of his brother George in 1899 until the birth of the Tsarevitch in 1904. He refused to ascend the throne without the will of the people and himself renounced the throne the following day.
In 1945 at the 17th Academy Awards Bing Crosby won an Oscar for his starring role in 'Going My Way' which was the highest-grossing picture of 1944.
CROSBY (Bing, 1904-1977, American Singer & Actor)
Typed letter signed (‘Bing’) to Master Harris telling him that the “photo you requested is being forwarded” and that his “latest picture is with Fred Astaire” (1899-1987, American Dancer & Actor) “titled ‘Holiday Inn’, in which Fred and I have a lot of fun stealing each other’s girl friend ...”, 1 side A4, Bing Crosby headed paper, Hollywood, 25th August 1942
38211
[MICHAEL (Grand Duke, 1878-1918, Tsar for a day, 28th-29th March 1917, Youngest Brother of Tsar Nicholas II)]
Portrait photo, unsigned, showing him mounted, in military uniform, nearly full face, in white tunic and white-topped officer’s cap, 5½” x 3½”, approximate date in French on verso, 5½” x 3½”, no place, circa 1901
53009
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