AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
By International Autograph Auctions
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Jul 16, 2021
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 775:
AMELIA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: (1783-1810) British Princess, the fifteenth and last child of King ...
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Sold for: €170
Start price:
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200
Estimated price :
€200 - €300
Buyer's Premium: 25.5%
VAT: 17%
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AMELIA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: (1783-1810) British Princess, the fifteenth and last child of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A.L.S., with her initial A, four pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Sunday'?), to a close friend (the salutation indecipherable). The Princess writes in a challenging, slightly hurried hand, thanking her correspondent for their letter, remarking that she has had 'some sickness
.in my hands today', explaining that her friend's letter had delighted her, expressing her affection ('You know how I love you') and enquiring if she has seen Pemberton or 'Sir H', stating that she is pleased that her friend has seen her brother, commenting that Lady Mildmay (?) has died and also writing of Lord Westmoreland and Lord Chatham. Autograph letters of Princess Amelia are scarce as a result of her tragically early death at the age of 27 following a series of illnesses. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
