Document Signed by King George (18 results)

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Printed and Handwritten Legal Document Signed by 'George IV' as Prince Regent and Viscount Palmerston addressed to Rt Hon. Charles Long and Rt Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Joint Paymasters General of His Majesty's Guards, a warrant for the pay of the Isles Regiment of Fencible Infantry totalling £24,097.3.3, countersigned by Viscount Palmerston. Dated 1817. Document Signed 'George V' as Prince Regent, Court at Carlton House, 16 August 1817, printed document completed in manuscript, addressed to Rt Hon. Charles Long and Rt Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Joint Paymasters General of His Majesty's Guards, a warrant for the pay of the Isles Regiment of Fencible Infantry totalling £24,097.3.3, countersigned by Viscount Palmerston, 1 page with endorsed blank integral leaf, some spotting and fold wear, folio, George IV 1762 - 1830 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during his father's final mental illness. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 1784 -1865, known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1855 to 1858 and from 1859 to 1865. A member of the Liberal Party, Palmerston was the first Liberal Prime Minister, and he dominated British foreign policy from 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood at the height of its imperial power. Size is 375mm x 240mm. Condition is average. Folding/edge creases strengthened in places with archival tissue. Age toning/foxing. Light paper residue to rear with nicks to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18807. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Good. Portion of a document signed by king george. It has been cut out from a larger document. It measures 5x3 inches, and has the following in the kings own hand. " sir my brother, your majesty's good brother, george r.i. " all this written by the king . Surviving at the bottom of the document is printed " buckingham palace, october 10th , 1914. It is in very good condition. The provenance of this item is first class. Book.

No Binding. Condition: Good. A portion of a document signed by king george v. This portion which has the king's signature on it measures 4x5 inchesand has the royal crest impressed on the paper under his signature . Only a portion of a document but a chance to aqquire the king's signature( has enough room round the signature and the impression for framing ) It is in very good condition. The provenance of this item is first class. Book.

Seven pages, on four leaves, plus conjugate with secretarial docket. Folio. Sewn with silk, red wax & paper seal in left margin first page. Light fold marks, otherwise in good clean condition. Folding cloth case. The text is written in a neat secretarial hand, and boldly signed at the top of the first page, 'George P.R.'. Here acting as Prince Regent on behalf of George III, the future George IV authorizes the Great Seal to be affixed to an instrument authorizing three or more of his designated ministers, in company with the Archbishop of Canterbury, to witness and sign a treaty of marriage between his daughter, Princess Charlotte Augusta, and Leopold George Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield. Those authorized to witness the contract are: Dudley, Earl of Viscount Castlereagh, and Nicholas Vansittart. The wedding took place on 2 May, but the Princess died in childbirth on 5th November 1817. Her untimely death deeply affected her family. Prince Leopold was distraught, and the Princess of Wales (who, living on the continent, had not seen her daughter since 1814) reportedly fainted upon hearing the news. Queen Charlotte wrote to the Prince Regent on 7 November stating 'How painful it is for me to take up my pen at this moment when I had flattered myself to make use of it by giving you joy which it has pleased the Almighty to turn to grief a mourning for us all'. The Prince Regent was so grief stricken that he was unable to attend his daughter's funeral. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT at 20%.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2pp, one sheet, June 5, 1754. 18.5 x 11.5", signed "George R" at head on each side. Warrant on William Pitt, Paymaster General, withholding 12 pence from every pound paid to troops, for the "support of Our Royal Hospital near Chelsea." Countersigned by 3 officials. Warrant is on front, with a long list on verso of military establishments in England, with sums deducted from each. Folded, minor defects but strong signatures. William Pitt, 1708-1778, was a member of Parliament, Paymaster of the Forces, Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Prime Minister of Great Britian 1766-1768.

Unbound. Condition: Very good+ condition. Two page handwritten document, signed by King George the II (1683- 1760) and three Commissioners of the Treasury: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (First Lord) (1693-1768); Hon. Henry Bilson Legge (Chancellor of the Exchequer) (1708-1764); James Oswald (1715-1769). Enabled by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, this document grants fifteen thousand pounds to Chamberlain of the City of London (Sir Thomas Harrison 1701-1765) to be applied towards the improving, widening and enlarging the passage over and through London Bridge. Signed at Our Court at Kensington, August 4th 1760. The letter is intact, but the bifolium is detached. This separated section is blank on one side, with docketing on one section. The document is folded, with minor browning, minor soiling, and a few tiny spots of staining. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Signed by Author(s). Autograph.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 2-sided signed document with a blindstamped seal, dated June 3 1918, granting "the dignity of a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Mrs Sophie Florence Lothrop Hall-Walker" Signed by King George at top of first page. Signature at end of document "Edward P." Grand master. 21 x 32 cm.

Condition: Very good. Framed document with engraving. granting a pension to Barbara Anson wife of a Lieutenant Augustus george Anson of 11th Light Dragoons dated 21 spetember 1829 Document 8"x12" in a 19"x 20".

Folio, 2 pp., on a bifolium, with paper seal, unbound and folded as issued. A fine historical transportation document. John Plummer had been convicted at Yarmouth in Norfolk of "stealing in a dwelling house, to the value of 40/- no person being therein, and had sentence of death passed upon him". However, taking into account "some favourable circumstances recently represented to us in his behalf the King was graciously pleased to extend Our Grace & Mercy unto him and to grant him Our Pardon for his said crime on condition of his being transported to the coast of New South Wales or some one or other of the Islands adjacent, for and during the term of fourteen years". Plummer was only 17 years old and his supporters also included the Mayor of Yarmouth and Sarah Plummer, presumably his mother. Plummer left England on 1 April 1822 on the transport Prince of Orange, arriving in Tasmania on 23rd. July. In 1835 he married a convict, Rebecca Cull who had arrived on the America in 1831. It is recorded that he worked as a gardener in Hobart and fathered at least eight children, in 1873 dying there from hepatitis. Much has been published on the British policy of penal transportation to Australia between 1788 and about 1867. The context is well described by A.G.L. Shaw in his "Convicts & the Colonies" (1966). Over 80 years about 160,000 convicts were sent from Great Britain to Australia. . General very minor soiling, a couple of edge tears professionally restored.

Oblong folio. 1 p. on vellum, with papered seal. Promotiing Thomas Le Marchant Saumarez to the rank of an ensign of the "Seventy first (Highland) Regiment of Foot". - With two counter-signatures. Slightly stained and dusty; traces of another seal.

Condition: Very good condition. Appointment of Terence Vincent Brenan as Consul to Bulgaria, printed on vellum and signed, George R. I. with the stamped royal crest below. George VI ascended the throne following his elder brother Edward VIII's abdication of the throne in order to marry a divorced American socialite, Wallis Simpson. This royal appointment was made in the early years of WWII, just after Prime Minister Neveille Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact (September 30, 1938), sealing the fate of Czechoslovakia (the Sudetenland) essentially handing it over to Germany in an attempt to keep the peace in Europe. Given at the Court of Saint James, the Fourth day of October 1938, with effect as from 29th August, 1938. Also signed 'Halifax'. On verso, text in Bulgarian, with 2 signatures. 21 1/4 x 16 1/2", on watermarked vellum. Original folds flattened.

by Edward, Prince of Wales "Edward P" (Edward VIII, the future Duke of Windsor). 1st January 1919. Circular blindstamp of Britannia "For God and the Empire", Folio (13 x 8 inches).

by Edward, Prince of Wales " Edward P" (Edward VIII, the future Duke of Windsor). 4th June 1917. Circular blindstamp of Britannia "For God and the Empire". Folio (12 x 8 inches). Old glue mark to margin of 2nd side, light central horizontal fld mark.

by Edward, Prince of Wales "Edward P" (Edward VIII, the future Duke of Windsor). 1st January 1920. Circular blindstamp of Britannia "For God and the Empire". Folio (13 x 8 inches). Some marking to left hand margin and some light soiling to lower blank margin of 1st side.

and by Wedgewood Benn, as Secretary of State for India, at the conclusion. Blindstamped seal. 1st January 1930. 15 x 12 1/2 inches. Folded in four. Very good.

and at the conclusion on the 2nd side by the 1st Marquess of Crewe, as Secretary of State for India. 3rd of June, 1913. Wafer seal, conjugate blank. Folio. Horizontal fold. Very good.

framed. Condition: near fine. Document approves commission issued by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. Signed by George VI and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden (future Prime Minister) stating "Whereas our good friend the President of the United States of America has by a commission bearing.appointed Mr C. Porter Kuykendall to be Consul General at Liverpool." Please inquire for more information. King George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George, reigned as King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. He ascended to the throne unexpectedly after his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. He led the country through the difficult years of World War II and is remembered for his dedication and resilience, particularly his speeches and visits to bombed areas during the war. *** Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957.

Kein Einband. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. George VI., King (1895-1952) & Chamberlain, Neville (1869-1940) - Document signed by both - George VI. was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. Neville Chamberlain was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Document signed "app'd GRI" and "N. Chamberlain". 1 page, bifolium, 7.5 x 9.5 inch, 10 Downing Street letterhead, 1937 November 15. Letter of recommendation to King George VI. In part: "Mr. Chamberlain, with his humble duty to the King, respectfully recommends to Your Majesty the appointment of the Reverend John Willie Davis, Vicar of St. Faith, Lincoln, to the Vicarage of St. Mary Magdalene, Gedney, vacant by the death of the Reverend Theodore Crombie Gobat, M.A." Signed at the head by King George VI. With a small filing hole to the upper left corner, else fine. Rare combination of signatures. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Signatur des Verfassers.