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(1895-1918, Grand Duchess, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, assassinated with her family)]
Original unsigned postcard photo by KE.F. Gan & Co.,
showing her full length, smiling full face, wearing a large brimmed hat, hands together in front of her warm coat, in front of a tall tree, the verso bears in Russian 'Sold for the benefit of the Community of St Evgenia' under a Red Cross, 5½" x 3½", the photo no place, no date, circa
In the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905, Grand Duchess Elisabeth ('Ella'), the Tsarina's elder sister, filled the palace at the Kremlin with nurses and helpers, on behalf of whom this card was sold.
With a message on the verso in French to a teacher at the Lycée Louis le Grand, rue St Jacques, Paris, postmarked St Petersburg 4th June 1904, red 4 kopeck stamp.
Item Date:
1904
Stock No:
53640
£100
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