SIGNED BY THE MONARCH AND HIS PRIME MINISTER
GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of England) & Stanley BALDWIN (1867-1947, Prime Minister)
Fine formal letter on behalf of the Prime Minister to the Monarch, with the King's autograph "appd G.R.I." at the head, and at the foot "Stanley Baldwin"
saying that he, "with his humble duty to the King respectfully recommends to His Majesty the appointment of the Reverend John Arthur Bowden, Curate of St John the Evangelist, Darlington, to the Vicarage of St. Thomas, Worsborough Dale, vacant by the resignation of the Reverend Frederick Appleton ... Honorary Chaplain to the Forces ...", 1 side 4to., 10 Downing St headed paper with 'Prime Minister' stamp, 2nd August
Item Date:
1926
Stock No:
40713
£375
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THE NEW KING ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER EDWARD VII
GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain) and Edward GREY (1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, 1862-1933, Liberal Statesman, Longest Serving Foreign Secretary 1905-1916, Ornithologist)
Finely clerk written document signed at the foot, countersigned by Edward GREYaddressed to the President of the Republic of Cuba, José Miguel GÓMEZ
(1858-1921, Cuban Politician and Revolutionary, leader of the Rebel Forces in the Cuban War of Independence, President from 1909 to 1913) sending greetings to "Our Good Friend! It is with the deepest affliction that We announce to You the decease of Our Most Honoured and Beloved Father, His Majesty King Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, of Blessed Memory, whom it pleased God to call from this world on the evening of the sixth ultimo, at a quarter to twelve o'clock, in the Tenth Year of His Reign. We communicate to You this mournful event, feeling convinced that you will participate in Our grief and in that of all Our subjects, for the loss of a Sovereign so justly esteemed and revered. In acquainting you at the same time with Our Accession to the Throne. We assure You that it will ever be Our most earnest desire to cultivate and to maintain the relations of Friendship and good understanding which so happily subsist between the two Countries, and that it will always affords Us the greatest pleasure to have fresh opportunity of proving the interest which We take in the welfare and prosperity of the Republic of Cuba. And so We commend you to the protection of the Almighty ...", 3 sides folio on black edged paper, Court at Saint James's, 20th June
lacking the black edging on the top side, the signatures somewhat faded
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
41606
£1750
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[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain)
Fine unsigned photo
showing the new King on horseback with a plumed helmet leading a parade past some Highland soldiers, 12" x 6", no place, no date, circa
there are severa lsmall tears around the edge of the image
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
40848
£175
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SIGNED BY THE MONARCH AND HIS PRIME MINISTER
GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain) & Andrew Bonar LAW(1858-1923, Prime Minister, 1922-1923)
Fine formal letter from the Prime Minister to the Monarch, with the King's autograph "appd G.R.I." and at the foot "A. Bonar Law",
marked at the head 'Dictated', Bonar Law "Respectfully recommends to His Majesty the appointment of the Reverend Thomas George Brierley Kay, Vicar of Southminster, to the Rectory of Christ Church, Lisson Grove, St Marylebone, vacant by the resignation of the Reverend George Mould, M.A. ...", 1 side 4to., 10 Downing St headed paper with 'Lord of the Treasury' stamp, 9th March
Item Date:
1923
Stock No:
40711
£575
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[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain)]
Fine unsigned albumen cabinet photo by W. & D. Downey
showing him nearly full length in naval uniform, with his cap on his lap, seated on a stool, 6¼" x 4¼", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1883
Stock No:
40794
£125
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