1844 "HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA & Prince Albert": Sealed mourning cover sent to Coburg on March 18, 1844 with a handwritten letter from Prince Albert (von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, 1819-1861) with thanks for a letter of condolence on the occasion of the death of Albert's father (Ernst I. Anton Carl Ludwig von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, died on 19 Jan. 1844 in Gotha); three handwritten pages on black-edged paper in ink script, dated "Buckingham Palace, March 1844" and signed "Albert". Also with a note with pencil written instructions of Her Majesty The Queen of England to the "Duke of Coburg" concerning the above-mentioned letter reading "Sey so gut Lieber; Graf Kolowrat liebendes Andenken zu geben ... Deine Victoria". The cover is addressed to "Monsieur le Comte de Kolowrat-Krakovski" and bearing the red London "PAID/19 MR/1844" despatch c.d.s., charge marks, and on the reverse red transit datestamps as well as Coburg '25 MAR 1844' arrival dater. Another non-postal mourning cover (no contents (Image)

1878 kl. bräunliches verziertes Papier ( Mängel /brüchig) mit handschriftl. Notiz u. Unterschrift "GOETHE", trotz Mängel Liebhaberstück (Image)