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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January 29
On this day in 1905 Tsar Nicolas II of Russia, unsettled by the rising violence and protests, enacted reforms to improve the conditions of workers; these changes did little to stop disorder throughout Russia in ensuing months and in 1820 King George III of the United Kingdom died ending the Regency period
GEORGE III (1738-1820, King of Great Britain)
Fine document signed at the head, printed with manuscript details, appointing Richard Ward to be “Captain of Dragoons in Our Army”, countersigned by “Dunk HALIFAX” (George Montague-Dunk, 1716-1771, 2nd Earl of Halifax, uncle of Lord North), as a Secretary of State, and by the Hon. Robert WALPOLE (d. 1810, Clerk of the Privy Council, Ambassador to Portugal), for the War office, vellum, 1 side oblong folio with papered seal and revenue stamp, Court at St James’s, 17th November 1762
NICHOLAS II (1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Niki’ in Russian with translation, saying he has known “Klushin for a long time and well. Let him know that I grant his request (point 3)”, Nicholas does “not need to write anything to him, help will be given”, bearing the Tsar’s crowned monogram ‘N[ikolai] A[lexandrovich]’ in gold and red, 1 side 8vo. and conjugate blank, Tsarskoe Seló, 16th January (Russian calendar, 29th Western) 1908, in fine condition
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