[MARGARET
(Rose, 1930-2002, Princess, Sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Countess of Snowdon)
Typed Letter Signed from the Hon. Iris Peake (the Hon. Mrs Oliver Dawnay, b.1923),
her Lady-in-Waiting, to Domini, Lady Crosfield (née Elliadi, d. 1963), saying she feels sure the telegram on the Princess' engagement "was received safely at the time" and promising to pass on "your kind message to the Princess when she returns from honeymoon", arms of Queen Mother including Bowes-Lyon at head, 1 side 4to., Clarence House, 17th May
Item Date:
1960
Stock No:
19465
£45
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MARGARET
(Rose, 1930-2002, Princess, Sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Countess of Snowdon)
Typed Letter Signed to "Dear Lord MONCKTON " (Gilbert Walter Riverside, b. 1915, 2nd Viscount Brenchley, Major-General),
sending the most sincere thanks for the beautiful china dish you sent me for my wedding, "It is such a pretty one and we are greatly looking forward to seeing it in our new home...yours very sincerely", Clarence House, 7th June
Item Date:
1970
Stock No:
27723
£750
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[MARGARET
(Rose, 1930-2002, Princess, Sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Countess of Snowdon)
Unsigned Press Photograph, by AGIP Robert Cohen of Paris,
showing her head and shoulders in profile, with a broad smile, her hair apparently wind blown, the 'flimsy' in French on the verso explains that it is in fact the hat that she has chosen on the eve of Easter for a ceremony at the Officers' Training School, Aldershot, 12th April
Item Date:
1968
Stock No:
55129
£125
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[MARGARET
(Rose, 1930-2002, Princess, Sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Countess of Snowdon)
Unsigned Press Photograph, by United Press,
showing her full length in profile, in a white net dress with (red) polka dots and a white fur shawl, at the première of 'Once more, With Feeling', receiving a bouquet from young Kathleen Dusteed, badly disabled by arthritis since the aged of one but showing no sign of strain, 9" x 7", Leicester Square Theatre, 31st March
Item Date:
1960
Stock No:
55138
£125
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MARGARET OF AUSTRIA
(1522-1586, natural daughter of Emperor Charles V and Regent of the Netherlands, 1559-1567, wife, 1542, of Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma)
Fine Letter Signed 'Margarita d'Austria', in Italian with translation
and transcription, to her agent Ernando della Puente in Civitaducale (a Farnese possession between Rieti and L'Aquila, modern Cittaducale), saying that "Three days ago we received a letter from you without signature or date, certain part of which we intended to deal with, and some other matters which appear to us of very little moment, and which do not deserve such a fuss as would place a Territory of ours under suspicion without reason", then came a duplicate and a further letter of the 24th.August, containing "nothing of importance" and "not worth the expense of sending here", her most pressing need is for money, "as we find ourselves without a farthing and with a sizeable debt incurred on our recent journey from Flanders", he is to send to her in Milan any revenue the treasurer has to hand via "those merchants of L'Aquila", and not to Naples because "the money of Naples has so risen that one cannot dig money out of there without great loss, and it is now twenty months since we have been able to get a farthing out of your State or from Naples, and we are forced to live on money we have begged for at interest", alternatively via any ambassadors travelling under safe conduct, or most safely "by bills of exchange on Milan when that can be done without loss", she commends the officer she has sent out to Civitaducale, "a doctor from Città di Castello, a very worthy man", although he "comes from the States of the Church, the Duke of Alba should not make an issue of it, because he is a person most devoted to the service of our Lord the King ... he has a brother who serves His Majesty as Captain of Infantry so that he can give a report about him to His Excellency as may be necessary", meanwhile she will not summon della Puente but "would be pleased in any event if you were to come. We are sure that the sea voyage to Venice is today very safe both for Spaniards and for everybody else", with a postscript, "Messer Francesco Guglielmi is hardly ever in Rome ... he serves us in our affairs there as he sees fit, but not as might be needed, and it will be as well to provide for ourselves ... Tell the men of your City from us that they are to treat the new officer ... well", endorsed "received the 19th September 1557 replied the 23rd of the same", with her papered seal as Duchess of Parma, 3 sides 11¼" x 7¾" and address on side 4, Piacenza, 6th September
defective at inner margin of central fold and at foot of main fold with loss in all of 7 letters (easily supplied), impression of papered seal a little weak but lettering clear, otherwise in good condition
Item Date:
1557
Stock No:
54541
£875
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