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Royal Postal Wrapper to the Prince of Wales
6.15.26 + Tags:
PRINCE EDWARD, DUKE OF KENT & STRATHEARN (1767–1820) Father of Queen Victoria – Royal Postal Wrapper to the Prince of...
Prime Ministerial Invitation to Dine with Duke & Duchess of Broglie
6.15.26 + Tags:
1835 PRIME MINISTERIAL INVITATION FROM THE DUKE AND DUCHESS DE BROGLIE Issued by the President of the Council and Minister...
Letter Signed as Former King of Holland
6.15.26 + Tags:
Louis Bonaparte Letter Signed as Former King of Holland Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and Father of Napoleon III Letter Signed,...
Signed Military Appointment with Antique Engraving of the Young King
6.28.23 + Tags:
LOUIS XV OF FRANCE (1710–1774) Royal Military Commission Signed “Louis” with Contemporary Engraved Portrait of the Young King Paris, April...
Marie Thérèse de France Autograph Letter
6.28.23 + Tags:
Marie Thérèse de France aka Marie Thérèse Charlotte (1778-1851) was the eldest child of King Louis XVI of France and...
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge Autograph on Royal Stationery
6.28.23 + Tags:
Pristine signature on royal stationery embossed with the prince's royal crest, 5" x 7" with integral leaf intact, "London, June...
Henri Jules de Bourbon Manuscript Document Signed
6.28.23 + Tags:
1680 French Royal Household Certificate Signed Under the Duc d’Enghien, Prince of the Blood Official certificate of service for François...
Russian Cadastral Map
6.28.23 + Tags:
One-of-a-kind, original hand-drawn, hand-colored antique cadastral map of a Russian land survey dated 1785, commissioned by Catherine II, Empress of...