THE ITEM

  lovely old REAL PHOTO-postcard of

H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY

VISCOUNTESS LASCELLES

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965), was a member of the British royal family. She was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt of Elizabeth II. In the First World War, she performed charity work in support of servicemen and their families. She married Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (later the 6th Earl of Harewood), in 1922. Mary was given the title of Princess Royal in 1932. During the Second World War, she was Controller Commandant of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. The Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood had two sons, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and The Honourable Gerald Lascelles.

(WIKIPEDIA)

ENGELAND / ENGLAND / UNITED KINGDOM / L'ANGLETERRE

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COLOURS / TEXT / ILLUSTRATION

front-side:

black-and-white REAL photograph

divided back-side:

the necessary lines/text printed in black

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THE PUBLISHER:

BEAGLES' POSTCARDS

J. BEAGLES & CO LTD

PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS

LONDON

"GUARANTEED REAL PHOTOGRAPH"

PHOTO: VANDYK

Carl Vandyk (17 January 1851 – 18 November 1931) was a successful London photographer born in Bunde, Germany. From 1882 he owned a studio at Gloucester Road taking images of the British Royal Family including Queen Victoria, King George V as well as other notables such as Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Christian X of Denmark, Buffalo Bill and Enrico Caruso. From 1901 the studio moved to Buckingham Palace Road, London.

(WIKIPEDIA)

PRINTED IN ENGLAND

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SIZED:

8,9 X 14 CENTIMETERS

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CONDITION:

 good to very good, postally not used, little rubbed, corners and edges very lightly bumped, few very light bends, some light stains on back-side

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KEYWORDS:

POSTCARDS / ANSICHTSKARTEN / CARTES POSTALES / TARJETA POSTAL / ENGLAND / ROYALTY / ROYAL FAMILY / PRINCESSES / MARY / EVENING GOWNS / TIARA / JEWELLERY

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