140. Four postcards and a photograph of King Carol I, King Ferdinand, Crown Prince Carol, Prime Minister Ion I.C. Brătianu and Great Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, early 20th Century
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140. Four postcards and a photograph of King Carol I, King Ferdinand, Crown Prince Carol, Prime Minister Ion I.C. Brătianu and Great Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, early 20th Century
Starting price:
EUR 125
Not sold
A: 13.5 x 8.5 cm (each); B: 12 x 9 cm
The three postcards capture the following events: the greeting of the Great Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sinaia, in the presence of the Romanian Royal Family and Prime Minister Ion I.C. Brătianu (Șaraga publishing house, Bucharest); a trip on the Danube of a group of Russian generals and superior officers, in the presence of the Romanian Royal Family and Prime Minister Dimitrie A. Sturdza; the arrival of King Carol I and Queen Elisabeth at the Predeal train station, being greeted by Princess Marie, Prince Carol, Princess Elisabeth and a honorary guard addressing the honour (Julietta photo studio, Bucharest); Emperor Franz Joseph being greeted at the Sinaia train station during his official visit to Romania in 1896; original photograph, King Ferdinand in an automobile alongside politician Ion I.C. Brătianu, mid 1920s.
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