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Queen Elizabeth II
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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, 1926–. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1952–. Partially printed Document Signed, Elizabeth R, one page, 13” x 17½”, with blind embossed seal, given at the Court of St. James’s, January 11, 1967.
Queen Elizabeth II approves the appointment of a Panamanian vice-consul in London, enjoining “Our loving Subjects” to “receive, countenance, and, as there may be occasion, favorably assist” him in &lduo;the exercise of his Office, giving and allowing unto him all the Privileges, Immunities and Advantages thereunto belonging.”
The Queen, the first daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, was born April 21, 1926, when her parents were the Duke and Duchess of York. Her father acceded to the throne when his brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936. Thereupon Elizabeth became the heir presumptive to the throne. In 1947, she married Lt. Philip Mountbatten, now Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. She acceded to the throne when King George VI died on February 6, 1952. Her coronation was some 16 months later, on June 2, 1953.
Queen Elizabeth is the longest-living British monarch, and her reign is the third longest behind those of Queen Victoria and King George III.
This is a large, ornate document with a 3” blue fountain pen signature of Queen Elizabeth at the upper right and the Queen’s blind-embossed seal at the upper left. It is countersigned in blue by George Alfred George-Brown, Baron George-Brown (1914–1985), the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The heavy paper bears the Queen’s large ER watermark. The absorption of the dark ink with which the document has been engrossed has created a bit of an orange tinge around the engrossment.
The document is a nice, bright one in very fine condition, with only one horizontal and one vertical fold keeping it from being extra fine. The photograph of the full document below does not not do it justice—look instead at the the beautiful cream color of this document shown in the scan of the Queen’s signature. This would be beautiful in a framed display.
Unframed. Click here for information about custom framing.
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The document is not toned. The color variations result from the
way the large document was photographed. The scan of the signature accurately reflects
the beautiful cream color of the document.
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