Princes Beatrice. 1869-80 Letters (2) and Christmas cards (6) from Princes Beatrice (youngest daughter of Queen Victoria) to Mary Thurston, the royal nanny, all signed, the 1874 Christmas card handpainted, the 1883 card in an envelope addressed to Mrs Thurston at Kensington Palace. An 1877 (Dec 31) letter posted from Windsor to Kensington palace, the envelope franked 1d, the flap with a coloured embossed bee below a crown; the other 1879 letter on fine embossed notepaper written at Osborne, within a hand delivered envelope with Osborne crest to Kensington Palace. Also one other Christmas card to Thurston with note from a Mrs Barnett. (10).
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c.1880-1922 Covers and ephemera including c.1905 cover with printed "GOVERNMENT TELEGRAM" heading, royal arms and address of "His Majesty The King" in red; 1902 cover posted at Kings Lynn franked 1d but also bearing an "ERVII" cypher cachet in violet; 1908 H.M Yacht Victoria & Albert programme of music; greetings cards on thick card bearing pictures of Queen Victoria or Prince Albert (2), etc. (7).
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1904 (Dec 17) Notepaper of Culford Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, bearing a proof strike of the rare "KINGS SPECIAL WIRE / (crown)" c.d.s. This c.d.s was issued in 1904 to the Court Telegraphist for use on telegrams at temporary offices whilst the King was travelling (but is known on one postcard incorrectly used as a cancellation). The King and Queen visited Lord & Lady Cadogan at Culford Hall, 12th-17th December 1904.
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King Edward VIII. 1912 Cover franked KEVII 1d, posted from Sandringham, addressed in the handwriting of the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII) to Edwardo de Martino in London, initialled "G" in the lower left corner, the Prince of Wales crest on the flap. Also a 1909 letter from the royal artist de Martino; and a pencil sketch of the yacht "Alberta" and other vessels at Spithead on 1st Feb 1901, signed by de Martino, drawn on a mourning envelope with "Royal Yacht" flap. (3).
