Royalty
[ELISABETH
(1895-1903, only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, 1868-1937, last reigning Grand Duke of Hesse & By Rhine, 1892-1918, by his first wife, 1894-1901, Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, 1876-1936)]
Charming unsigned Vignette Portrait Postcard Photograph,
showing her head and shoulders, three quarter face, in a white dress with a full lace collar and cascading hair, titled below in German, neat correspondence in German in blank portion of recto, postmarked Darmstadt, 13th November
Item Date: 1900
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Background
Elisabeth and her father grew even closer after her mother had left. Tragically she died suddenly of typhoid at the hunting lodge in Poland where they were visiting the Grand Duke's sister Alix and her husband Nicholas II.
offsets of parts of postmarks in blank corners of recto, one corner a trifle worn
Stock No. 54459
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