VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Curtis
at St. Anne's Cottage, Bellevue Road, Staines, signed 'Ever Yrs most sincerely V C Pss & Pss Royal' , saying "One line of sincerest thanks for all the things you have sent the children as a remembrance of their much loved Minny! I cannot tell you how painful it was to come back here and go into her room! ... sitting in her chair ... an intense longing to see her again came over me! ... How sorry she would have been had she known that our dear faithful dog 'Bag' - who belonged to our darling Waldemar", (1868-1879, her youngest son), "and ever since then to Victoria, died 3 days ago! This intelligent affectionate animal was so fond of Minny & she of him! ... How touching dear Minny should have thought of every one, - and have selected all those souvenirs ... so like her dear kind self", she says of herself "My eyes are still rather weak" and ends "Thank you for those Photographs from Hills & Saunders", with autograph envelope headed 'By Royal Messenger', forwarded by post from London S.W. on 24th April, the letter 5 sides 8vo., crowned embossed monogram 'VAML' in colours, Neues Palais, Berlin, 22nd April
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
55263
£525
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VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)
Autograph Letter signed 'V. C[rown] P[rince]ss of P[russia]'
to Mr Collins, saying "It was a great comfort ... to hear that my dear Brother", Prince LEOPOLD, (1853-1884), "was not ill - only sad, and that he recovered after the first pang of parting ... I wish I could be with him to cheer him and brighten him up. If only you can succeed in the plan you mention I am certain ... all morbidness and discontent ... will vanish away, - his elastic spirits and quick imagination will feed on new objects & new interests, and other troubles ... will ... not be seen in so vivid a light ... We are happy to think Leopold has so kind a friend as you are - near him always", 3 sides 8vo., Osborne, 22nd August
Item Date:
1871
Stock No:
50234
£375
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[VICTORIA
(Princess, 1870-1948, Eldest Daughter of Prince & Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein, grand-daughter of Queen Victoria)]
Autograph letter written and signed by Mrs Sophy Murdoch
as "private Hon. Sec[reta]ry to the Princess", to Munday Luther Esq., saying the Princess "desires me to thank you for becoming her Vice President in the Maidenhead District - which has not been well organized for the League of Mercy - as people will not understand - that our General and Civil Hospitals are now especially required, for the sick & wounded as well as for our sick poor - also it is from the London Hospitals who supply to a great extent the Doctors & Nurses now at the Front", Barclays (Messrs Simonds) in Reading are "kindly acting as Treasurer for Berkshire - and the more money we receive - the larger the grant to the Berks Hospitals", regimental badge in heading, 4 sides 8vo., Buckhurst, Wokingham, Berkshire, 16th June n.y., c.
Item Date:
1915
Stock No:
14416
£25
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VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III)
Autograph Message, in English, as Crown Princess and Princess Royal,
to "the English Ladies resident in ... Hanover", in pencil, thanking them "for the kind address they sent me on ... my short visit to that town", such expressions "from the daughters of our beloved Country never fail to touch me", especially when finding "in the midst of the kind reception given to the Emperor and Royal family ... unexpected words of sympathy from warm English hearts", 1 side 6½" x 8½", no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
17654
£275
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VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Autograph note, unsigned, in pencil,
saying "The General may certainly go to Town as he proposes", 1 side 7¼" x 4¾", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1870
Stock No:
53598
£75
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