Description:
Tsar Nicholas II Autograph Letter and Photogravure, the letter in Cyrillic, reading, " Ts[arskoe] S[elo] 2nd May 1900 Dear Illarion Ivanovich, I wish to see you and have a talk with you about a certain matter, would you please come here tomorrow the 3rd at 1 p.m, of course in frock-coat. Yours sincerely, Nicholas," 6 3/4 x 5; in a common frame with the photogravure, c. 1914, of the Tsar in military uniform and with Cyrillic caption, image 6 1/2 x 4 1/2, frame 26 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.
Provenance: Letter purchased from Clive Farahar & Sophie Dupre, Wiltshire, England.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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