THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN MARY
[MARY
(of Teck, 1867-1953, Queen of George V), GEORGE VI (1895-1952, King of Great Britain), ELIZABETH (The Queen Mother, 1900-2002, his Queen) & their daughters ELIZABETH II (1926-2022, Longest Serving Monarch of Great Britain) & MARGARET (Rose, 1930-2002, Princess, Sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Countess of Snowdon), Louis MOUNTBATTEN (of Burma, 1900-1979, Admiral of the Fleet) & his wife The Hon. EDWINA (1901-1960, Countess, Chairman of the Red Cross), Prince PHILIP (Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain), HENRY (Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974, Officer in the 10th Hussars, Marshal of the RAF, Governor General of Australia, Uncle of Elizabeth II), his wife ALICE CHRISTABEL SCOTT (1901-2004, Duchess of Gloucester), Princess ALICE (of Athlone, 1883-1981, Daughter of Leopold, Duke of Albany, Grand-daughter of Queen Victoria) and her husband ALEXANDER of Athlone (Prince Alexander of Teck, 1874-1957, Queen Mary’s Brother, Governor General of Canada, husband of Princess Alice, from 1917 Earl of), Princess VICTORIA ALBERTA (1863-1950, later Marchioness of Milford Haven and mother of Earl Mountbatten, eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine, and of Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria) and Princess MARINA (Duchess of Kent, 1906-1968, Princess of Greece) with many other members of the Royal Family]
Magnificent unsigned Group photo by Dorothy Wilding with her studio label on the verso
showing her half length, seated in the centre of the family group, the King and Queen are either side of her with the Princess and other members of the family sitting and standing around her with several children on the floor, 14½” x 8½” in mount 19” x 18”, no place but Buckingham Palace, 26th May
Item Date:
1947
Stock No:
40686
£750
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MARY
(1776-1857, last surviving daughter of George III, and wife of her cousin William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834)
Poignant Autograph Letter Signed to "My dearest Mrs Stirling"
saying that she ventures "to send the enclosed Pocket Book which belonged to my poor Sister & hope you will value it & love it for her sake ..." and ending that if she is near "Richmond pray remember I shall be delighted to see you if you call at the White Lodge ...", 3 sides 8vo., with envelope front, 25th July
brown stain around the edges of the inside from former mounting not affecting the text
Item Date:
1811
Stock No:
39542
£225
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THE QUEEN WRITES TO HER HOUSEKEEPER
MARY
(of Teck, 1867-1953, Queen of George V)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed (Mary R) to "Dear Jeannie", (Mrs McKay, housekeeper at York Cottage)
saying that she has "arranged with Ellen that she is to go to the Cottage on Monday ... to take over from you & we hope you will remain on at York Cottage till July 1st. Perhaps you had better put Ellen into Emily Neller's room on your floor just for the time. When you leave we hope you will take your bed & mattress, the sofa which was got specially for you & which I know you like, the curtains and carpet & the cushions of your chairs as they all match & you will like to have something to remind you of your old room. It is a great grief to us that you are leaving after all these years, but I am sure the rest will be good for you & you will not then have all the little minor worries you had at the Cottage. We have just returned to London after spending 5 weeks at Windsor, only the weather was perfectly dreadful ...", 4 sides 8vo., on Buckingham Palace headed paper with red embossed heading, 14th May
Item Date:
1918
Stock No:
40192
£325
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MARY
(of Teck, 1867-1953, Queen of George V)
Unusual wartime Christmas Card addressed to Mrs Blair, signed and dated
under the printed message of greeting, with a coloured picture on the front of an engraving by Gale and Golden Ltd from a drawing by J. Finnemore, of King Edward III with Queen Phillipa and Edward the Black Prince with some text printed inside describing the picture, 9¼" x 7", in folded card with purple ribbon and original autograph envelope, no place, 1915-
Item Date:
1916
Stock No:
40064
£175
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THE ENGAGEMENT OF PRINCESS MARY AND ALBERT VICTOR
MARY
(of Teck, 1867-1953, later Queen of George V) & ALBERT VICTOR(1864-1892, Duke of Clarence)
Extraordinarily rare engagement photo signed "May" and dated
showing the couple three quarters length, arm in arm, looking straight at the camera, 6" x 4", no place but Luton Hoo,
Item Date:
1891
Stock No:
41712
£775
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