GEORGE
(Duke of Cambridge, 1819-1904, Grandson of George III, Commander in Chief of the Army)
Autograph letter signed to Lady ROSSLYN
(Blanche, 1839-1933, mother by her first marriage of 'darling Daisy', [Frances, Countess of Warwick, mistress of Edward VII] , and widow of the 4th Earl), saying "It is very dear & nice of you to have thoughts of me today", (his 73rd birthday), "I went to the Victoria Station this morning & saw dear Vi & Henry start very cheerily, & I hope, as the day was fine ... that they may have had a good passage. The change of climate for a few weeks will I hope do Vi a great deal of good", and hoping "soon to be allowed to call on you", 2 sides black-edged, 7" x 4½", Gloucester House, Park Lane, 26th March
Item Date:
1892
Stock No:
53802
£45
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GEORGE
(Duke of Cambridge, 1819-1904, Grandson of George III, Commander in Chief of the Army)
Autograph letter signed to Mr Lucas,
(John LUCAS, 1807-1874, portrait painter), saying he is "ashamed ... that I have hitherto neglected to call on you with a view to giving you a sitting", suggesting Tuesday and asking "do you require me to be in uniform?", crowned embossed 'Cambridge' from envelope flap laid down in heading, 2 sides 7¼" x 4½", St James's Palace, 5th April
remains of laying down by edge of blank margin of side 2
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
53790
£45
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GEORGE
(Duke of Cambridge, 1819-1904, Grandson of George III, Commander in Chief of the Army)
Autograph letter signed to 'My dear Dearmer',
saying "I got your letter just as I was going out to dinner yesterday ... I shall be at home today between 12:30 & 1:20 or else this afternoon about 5:30", 1 side 7" x 4½", Gloucester House, Park Lane, 4th November
Item Date:
1902
Stock No:
53805
£40
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[GEORGE
(Duke of Kent, 1902-1942, Son of George V, Uncle of Elizabeth II)]
The 'Daily Mirror' recording the Duke's death in a crash
in the North of Scotland, in a Sunderland flying boat on the way to Iceland, with his portrait head and the most recent picture of his family at his son George's christening, many other news items such as 'Huns drawing nearer to Stalingrad', 'RAF men walk 450 miles and dodge enemy' in Egypt, and the battle of the Solomon Islands, with wry advertisements counselling wartime economy, and an interesting second leader on the role of the Trades Union Congress, 8 sides 14½" x 11½", London, 26th August
good, only slightly browned
Item Date:
1942
Stock No:
54062
£60
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE THROUGH THE EYES OF A NINE YEAR OLD
GEORGE
(Duke of Kent, 1902-1942, Son of George V, Uncle of Elizabeth II)
Excellent Autograph Letter Signed as a young boy to Mrs Mackay,
signed "Your loving fiend George" (he has added the missing 'r' above), thanking her for her "nice letter and Pastilles ... The weather here is better now. I suppose you are very lonely at York Cottage now that nobody is with you. I am sorry not to come back again. I go in the garden here every day. There is more to do in this garden than in the garden at Marlborough House. Our rooms here are very big. The school room here is twice the size bigger than the one at York Cottage. The garden here is like a big park ...", 3 sides 8vo., with original autograph envelope signed with initial 'G', Buckingham Palace headed mourning paper, 18th March
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
15688
£775
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