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Auction: 24025 - Historical Documents Featuring the Major David Cecil Underwood Jr Collection of Royal Visits to India 1876-1906
Lot: 319

Southern Africa
Royal Visits
1905-52 a collection of correspondence and printed instructions relating to transport infrastructure, mostly railways and their preparation for royal and official visits including 1939 visit of the President of Portugal, 1920 Prince and Princess of Connaught Special Train Notice concerning the Cape West portion of the journey, 1925 visit of The Prince of Wales "Special Train Notice" and "Special Instructions" printed folios, 1934 Prince George Special Notices, Special Instructions, a timetable and much correspondence, 1941 "Special Instructions in Connection with the Running of Royal Trains", 1928 instructions for Prince of Wales tour which was cancelled, with new instructions published in 1929, 1941 visit of the King of Greece and, most interestingly, Special Instructions printed in 1947 for the "Conveying Their Majesties the King and Queen and Their Royal Highness The Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret", now with pen deletions and corrections through out, changing the date to 1952 and cancelled again on account of the King having died, together with much correspondence on the matter.
Also printed books 1906 "Natal Government Railways, Rules and Regulations", 1905 "General South African Railways. Rules and Regulaltions", 1895 "Natal Government Railways Superannuation Fund", 1890 "Great Eastern Railways Pension Fund" and various aviation dinners and pamphlets. A superb group of great interest.

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