THE CHILDREN OF PRINCE ALFRED DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND GRAND DUCHESS MARIA ALEXANDROVNA OF RUSSIA
ALFRED
(Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gother, 1874-1894, 'Young Affie', eldest son of Alfred Duke of Edinburgh) and his siblings MARIE OF ROMANIA(1875-1938, 'Missy', she married Ferdinand of Romania), Princess VICTORIA MELITA ('Ducky', 1876-1936, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia) and ALEXANDRA (Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1878-1942, 'Sandra', married Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg)
Childish Signatures of the eldest four children mounted together on an album page
each on separate pieces of paper, Victoria has added the year and they have been annotated under the individual signatures, each about 4" x 1½" on album leaf 7½" x 6½", no place
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
40450
£425
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ASTAIRE
(Adele, Lady Charles Cavendish, 1896-1981, American dancer and entertainer, elder sister of Fred Astaire)
Fine signature "Adele Cavendish, (Astaire)", inscribed
"Sincerely", on card 5" x 3½", no place, dated in pencil in another hand
Item Date:
1935
Stock No:
40424
£60
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BENEDICT XV
(born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, 1854-1922, Pope from 1914 to his death, succeeded Pope Pius X)
Fine Postcard boldly Signed "Benedictus PP XV"
under the image which shows him full face wearing his cloak and with his cross around his neck, 5½" x 3½", no place (Vatican), no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
40430
£750
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CAPOTE
(Truman, 1924-1984, American Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright and Actor)
Autograph Postcard Signed to his friend Boris Groudinko in Leningrad
saying "How long it has been since I heard from you! I am spending the summer hre in Spain, and have a house on this beach. Please send a line and I will write you a long letter ...", 1 side postcard with black and white picture of the beach on the verso, Playa de Aro, Costa Brava, Spain. 19th July
stamps removed without loss of text
Item Date:
1960
Stock No:
40434
£1275
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CHEVALIER
(Maurice, 1888-1972, Singer)
Fine signature on card inscribed
"Best wishes from", 4½" x 3½", no place, dated in pencil in another hand 17th June
Item Date:
1927
Stock No:
40423
£50
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