A LOCK OF KING GEORGE III’S HAIR
[GEORGE III
(1738-1820, King of Great Britain)
Several strands of hair attached to a piece of notepaper with a wrapper with a contemporary annotation
“George the Third’s Hair, Cut 22nd July 1819...”, 5½” x 3½”, no place, 22nd July
Item Date:
1819
Stock No:
43718
£775
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GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain) and Sir John GILMOUR (2nd Baronet, 1876-1940, Scottish Unionist Politician, Home Secretary)
Fine Typed Document signed at the head ‘George R.I.’ addressed to Edmund Courtenay PEARCE
(1870-1935, Bishop of Derby) citing various Ecclesiastical Acts and nominating “Thomas Stanley Lupton, Clerk, Vicar of Caunton, to be Minister of the said New Parish of Codnor and Loscoe vacant by the resignation of Harold William Pinchbeck...”, countersigned by the Home Secretary, 2 sides folio with papered seal and revenue stamp, Court at Sandringham, 5th December
Item Date:
1934
Stock No:
43705
£325
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GEORGE VI
(1895-1952, King of Great Britain) and James CHUTER EDE (Baron, 1882-1965, MP and Home Secretary)
Fine Typed document boldly signed at the head by the King ‘George R.I.’ addressed to Alfred Edward John RAWLINSON
(1884-1960, Bishop of Derby) citing several Ecclesiastical Acts and nominating the Reverend “Sydney Victor Pressley, Clerk, lately Chaplain to the Forces, to be Perpetual Curate of the said Parish of Charlesworth, vacant by the cession... Geoffrey Busby,...”, 2 sides folio with papered seal, Court at St. James’s, 7th March
Item Date:
1946
Stock No:
43706
£375
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GORDON
(Charles George, 1833-1885, General Gordon of Khartoum, ‘Chinese Gordon’)
Excellent carte-de-visite photograph by Adams & Stilliard, signed,
showing him half length seated, wearing an overcoat, he is looking straight at the camera and resting his chin on his hand, 6½” x 4½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43745
£1275
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GRANVILLE
(2nd Earl Granville, George Leveson-Gower, 1815-1891, Liberal Statesman, from 1846 2nd Earl, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs)
Fine Clerk Written Letter signed to “His Highness the Khedive of Egypt”
saying he has “received the Commands of the Queen my August Sovereign to acknowledge the receipt of the letter which Your Highness addressed to Her Majesty on the 28th ultimo, in which you request that Her Majesty may be pleased to reinstate General Baker in Her Military Service. I am commanded to acquaint Your Highness in reply, that the Queen fully appreciates the sentiments which have inspired Your Highness in making this request, and while I am to assure you of the Queen’s earnest desire at all times to meet the wishes of Your Highness, I am to state that this being a matter which is connected with the Welfare of Her Service it will require the careful consideration of Her Majesty’s advisers before a decision can be taken... I am further commanded by the Queen to thank Your Highness for the sentiments toward Her Majesty expressed in your letter, and to assure you in return of Her Majesty’s ardent wishes for your Health and Happiness, and for the Welfare and Prosperity of the territories governed by You Highness...”, 3 sides folio on black rimmed Foreign Office headed paper with stamped seal, 18th April
Item Date:
1884
Stock No:
43746
£250
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