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Auction: 20025 - Historical Documents, Postal History and Autographs
Lot: 736

Russia
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna
Framed photograph, privately taken, of Olga seated in a garden with a Cyrillic postcard back, and an autograph message written in English to "My darling Titty-dear, (Princess Marie Louise of Baden). Sandro (her sister Xenia's husband) and I just went to an exhibition where we spent three hours. Xenia and Mama (the Dowager Empress) return next week, I think. I go to the circus with heaps of nephews (Xenia's boys). Irina (her niece) is already engaged to the young Prince Yousoupoff (later implicated in the murder of Rasputin) and one says she is happy and delighted. How are your nice children? I kiss and hug you. Much love to Max and them (Prince Max of Baden, later German Chancellor). From ever your devoted and loving Olga / Pussy dear"
Together with a maroon locking writing case ex the Olga Archive auction, Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen, lot 5004, auction label as provenance.


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