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ORIGINAL!RARE! EDUARD DUKE OF ANHALT AUTOGRAPHED 1918 RPPC PHOTO POSTCARD WWI ROYALTYEDUARD DUKE OF ANHALT AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 1918 RPPC PHOTO POSTCARD WWI ROYALTY[ Eduard Georg Wilhelm Maximilian (18 April 1861 – 13 September 1918) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and the penultimate ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt from April to September 1918.]He ruled for just under five months at the tail end of World War 1. He succeeded his older brother, Friedrich II, and was briefly succeeded by his minor son, Joachim Ernst, before the German monarchy collapsed in late 1918 ]CHARACTER: EDUARD, DUKE OF ANHALT (REIGNED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1918)
YEAR MANUFACTURED: 1918
ERA: WORLD WAR I (1914-1918)
COUNTRY OF MANUATION/REGION: GERMANY / DUCHY OF ANHALT
TYPE: REAL PHOTO POSTCARD (RPPC)
PHOTOGRAPHER/PUBLISHER: A. HARTMANN, HOFPHOTOGRAPH, DESSAU
SIGNED: YES (AUTHENTIC HAND-SIGNED INK AUTOGRAPH)
AUTOGRAPH DATE: 1918
CONDITION: PRISTINE / EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITIONFOR VINTAGE MILITARIA, ROYALTY, AND AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS. THIS IS A MUSEUM-QUALITY, HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE REAL PHOTO POSTCARD (RPPC) FEATURING THE ORIGINAL, HAND-SIGNED WARTIME AUTOGRAPH OF DUKE EDUARD OF ANHALT, EXPLICITLY DATED 1918 (THE YEAR OF HIS DEATH).DUKE EDUARD HAD ONE OF THE SHORTEST REIGNS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY, RULING FOR LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS FROM APRIL 18, 1918, UNTIL HIS SUDDEN DEATH ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1918. BECAUSE HIS REIGN WAS SO BRIEF AND OCCURRED DURING THE FINAL TUMULTUOUS MONTHS OF WORLD WAR 1, GENUINE WARTIME DOCUMENTS AND AUTOGRAPHS FROM HIS RULE ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED EXACTLY TO 1918 ARE ALMOST NEVER SEEN ON THE OPEN MARKET.
- ORIGINAL INK AUTOGRAPH: BOLD, CRISP, LEGIBLE SIGNATURE BY DUKE EDUARD HIMSELF, ACCOMPANIED BY THE WRITTEN YEAR "1918".
- PREMIUM PHOTOGRAPHY: PRODUCED BY THE FAMOUS IMPERIAL COURT PHOTOGRAPHER A. HARTMANN BASED IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF DESSAU.
- PRISTINE CONDITION: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURFACE IS IN INCREDIBLE SHAPE. CRISP EDGES, NO REAR SOILING, AND IMMACULATE IMAGE CONTRAST FOR A PIECE THAT IS OVER A CENTURY OLD.
- INVESTMENT PIECE: A MONUMENTAL ADDITION TO ANY GERMAN EMPIRE, KAISERREICH, HOUSE OF ASCANIA, OR WW1 HISTORICAL COLLECTION.
THE CARD WILL BE SECURED IN A RIGID CARD HOLDER, ARCHIVAL SLEEVE, AND SHIPPED SECURELY WITH TRACKING.PLEASE REVIEW ALL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRONT AND BACK TO VERIFY THE EXACT CONDITION BASES BEFORE PURCHASING. WE WELCOME REASONABLE COMMENSURATE OFFERS FROM SERIOUS COLLECTORS.\(please see pictures)
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