RAINIER III
(Louis Henri Maxence, 1923-2005, from 1949 Reigning Prince of Monaco)
Fine 20 francs stamp, signed in the right margin in blue over the red design,
showing him three quarter length, full face in uniform with decorations, commemorating 50 years' reign, the stamp in blue overprinted in gold with the royal cipher, wide margins with the dates, the royal arms in red, and his title, at the sides are vertical borders of red lozenges, 52mm x 40mm (2" x 1¾") in margins 130mm x 100mm (5¼" x 4"), unmounted mint, the signature no place, no date but Monaco,
Item Date:
1999
Stock No:
52955
£75
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[RASPUTIN
(Grigoriy, 1871-1916, Russian Peasant and Mystic, asassinated by a group of noblemen led by Yussopov due to his overwhelming influence over Alexandra Feodrovna and Nicholas II)]
Unsigned Russian postcard photo
showing him surrounded by the entourage of Her Majesty's ladies in waiting, including her best friend Anna Vyruvora, (1884-1964), 5½" x 3½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
1916
Stock No:
28898
£375
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[RAVILA
(Dr. Paavo, Professor at Turku University in Finland)]
Unsigned Press Photograph, by Orbis of Berlin,
showing him delivering a lecture on "The Kalevala and the Finnish Life of the Spirit" to the German-Finnish Society and the German Sibelius Society, as part of the 'Kalevala Celebration', seated in front of him are a string quartet, 7½" x 9", Nordic Society's Hall, Berlin, no date, c.
Item Date:
1941
Stock No:
51002
£40
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THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER THANK THE CAMBRIDGES FOR A WEDDING PRESENT
RICHARD
(2nd Duke of Gloucester, born 1944, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II) and his wife Birgitte van Deurs HENRIKSEN (born 1946)
Autograph Letter Signed by both to “Dear George and Dorothy”, the Marquess and Marchioness of CAMBRIDGE
(George Francis, 1895-1981, Prince George of Teck, nephew of George V and his wife Dorothy Hastings) thanking them for “so very kindly and generously giving us a pair of braces [?] - it was so kind and thoughtful - as they say in ‘showbiz’ ‘thank you for your support - I will always wear it. I hope you enjoyed the wedding as much as we did and did not get too wet. Aunt Alice seems on splendid form - for which we should thank you. I hope you are getting a bit more summer than there seems to be in London...” with a postscript thanking them “for the pans - I am sure the staff will find them frightfully useful...”, 2 sides 8vo., with original autograph envelope, Kensington Palace headed paper, 6th August
Item Date:
1972
Stock No:
42614
£125
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ROMANOFF
(Ekaterina, 1878-1959, younger daughter of Alexander II by his second, morganatic marriage (1880) to Princess Yourievsky, née Dolgorouky)
Picture postcard, signed 'C. Romanoff', in English,
to 'dear Mr Kynoch', wishing him "health and happiness for the coming year", with vignettes on the verso in colour of the monument to Nicholas I, the winter Palace, the entrance to thew Summer Garden with the Alexander II chapel, and the arms of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, 8th / 20th December
Item Date:
1898
Stock No:
52724
£125
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