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Lot n° 17

Outstanding collection German kings and emperors...

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Outstanding collection German kings and emperors in several albums under this and the following 9 lot numbers. Here album 1 with focus on the Guelph House with Hanover, Cumberland, Brunswick and Lüneburg. Various picture postcards, used and unused, as well as photos and prints.Partly rarest motifs. Contains approx. 228 pieces, approx. 189 originals and approx. 39 prints. 1 card missing. With large calligraphed text section for the wedding on May 24, 1913 with the liaison of the Guelph House and the Hohenzollern. Rare used card with cousins Tsar Nicholas of Russia and King George of England who were also on the guest list for the wedding. In addition, several original autographs from the Duchess Viktoria-Luise v. Braunschweig-Lüneburg née Princess v. Prussia (1892-1980) and some original signed thank-you and greeting cards as well as invitations from the House of Cumberland. A unique and first-class documented life work of a profound historical connoisseur of the German and internationally interwoven high nobility, structured according to historical developments and equipped with annotated calligraphies. The close ties to all the important noble houses and regencies of his time, made clear with this collection, are to be emphasized. Must see, high quality Italian leather album.