VICTORIA
(1819-1901, from 1837 Queen of Great Britain)
Document signed, to the President of Peru,
(Mariano Ignacio Prado, 1826-1902, three times Dictator or President), acknowledging his letter of 31st March to say that he "required the services elsewhere of Don Federico L. Barreda ... Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ... at Our Court", assuring him that the Envoy's "language and conduct have been such as to merit Our Approbation and Esteem", and recommending the President "to the Protection of the Almighty", signed also by Foreign Secretary Clarendon (1800-1870, 4th Earl), 2 sides folio, Windsor Castle, 12th June
light marks in blank bottom corner of second side
Item Date:
1866
Stock No:
52495
£675
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THE QUEEN ANNOUNCES THE BIRTH OF PRINCESS MAUD
VICTORIA
(1819-1901, from 1837 Queen of Great Britain)
Document signed, to the President of Peru,
announcing that "Our dearly beloved Daughter-in-law ... the Princess of Wales [Alexandra] Daughter of His Majesty The King of Denmark [Christian IX] ... was safely delivered of a Princess at Marlborough House, at Twenty Minutes past Twelve o'Clock on the morning of the 26th Ultimo", the President's "friendly interest ... on other occasions" assures her that "You will kindly share in the pleasure it affords Us", and recommending him "to the Protection of the Almighty", signed also by Foreign Secretary Clarendon (1800-1870, 4th Earl), 2 sides folio, narrow black edges, Windsor Castle, 14th December
light rust marks from paper clips and one tiny hole on blank fourth side
Item Date:
1869
Stock No:
52496
£1250
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[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain) & her consort ALBERT (Prince, 1819-1861)]
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo,
showing the Queen standing by the side of Albert who is sitting in a chair holding a book, 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
27694
£175
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[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain) with her daughter Princess BEATRICE (1857-1944)],
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo,
showing the Queen full length, with the infant Princess Beatrice sitting on her lap looking at a small book, 4" x 2½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
29535
£125
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VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Curtis
at St. Anne's Cottage, Bellevue Road, Staines, signed 'Ever Yrs most sincerely V C Pss & Pss Royal' , saying "One line of sincerest thanks for all the things you have sent the children as a remembrance of their much loved Minny! I cannot tell you how painful it was to come back here and go into her room! ... sitting in her chair ... an intense longing to see her again came over me! ... How sorry she would have been had she known that our dear faithful dog 'Bag' - who belonged to our darling Waldemar", (1868-1879, her youngest son), "and ever since then to Victoria, died 3 days ago! This intelligent affectionate animal was so fond of Minny & she of him! ... How touching dear Minny should have thought of every one, - and have selected all those souvenirs ... so like her dear kind self", she says of herself "My eyes are still rather weak" and ends "Thank you for those Photographs from Hills & Saunders", with autograph envelope headed 'By Royal Messenger', forwarded by post from London S.W. on 24th April, the letter 5 sides 8vo., crowned embossed monogram 'VAML' in colours, Neues Palais, Berlin, 22nd April
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
55263
£525
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