A group of 8 related pieces – Royalty – Europe. (1) King Juan Carlos I – The King Who Restored Spanish Democracy. JUAN CARLOS I (b. 1938), King of Spain 1975-2014, who guided Spain's transition to democracy and faced down the 1981 coup. Photo card with gilt crown, in uniform, signed "Juan Carlos R". (2) Adolfo Suárez – Beneath the King's Portrait, Spain's First Democratic Premier. ADOLFO SUÁREZ (1932-2014), first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain after Franco (1976-81). Photograph at his desk beneath a portrait of King Juan Carlos, inscribed "Para John Wiggins(?)" and signed "Adolfo Suárez". (3) Archbishop Makarios III – "Makarios of Cyprus", Signed in Greek. ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS III (1913-1977), Archbishop of Cyprus and first President of the Republic of Cyprus. Magazine clipping from The Canadian Baptist showing Rev. Edgar Bailey interviewing Makarios in Cyprus, signed in red ink in Greek "? ??p??? ?a??????" (Makarios of Cyprus). (4) Prince Rainier III of Monaco – Grace Kelly's Prince. RAINIER III (1923-2005), Sovereign Prince of Monaco 1949-2005, husband of Grace Kelly. Colour photo postcard in uniform, signed in black ink in the lower margin. (5) Queen Elizabeth II – Souvenir of the Coronation, 2 June 1953. Official souvenir programme "The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953", with John Masefield's "Lines on the Coronation of Our Gracious Sovereign" and royal portrait. Appears unsigned. (6) Mário Soares – The Carnation Revolution's Democrat. MÁRIO SOARES (1924-2017), Prime Minister (1976-78, 1983-85) and President (1986-96) of Portugal, the leading figure of Portugal's return to democracy. Photograph signed "Mário Soares". (7) Felipe González – Spain's Socialist Premier Answers Milwaukee, 1983. FELIPE GONZÁLEZ (b. 1942), Prime Minister of Spain 1982-1996. Colour photograph signed in blue ink, with its original transmittal TLS from José Luis Solano, Chief of Protocol, Secretaría Particular del Presidente del Gobierno, Madrid, 1 March 1983, to Raymond W. Schneider of Milwaukee: "In the name of the President of the Government, I am pleased to enclose the photograph you requested in your kind letter." (8) Umberto di Savoia – The Young Prince of Piedmont, Real-Photo Postcard from Rome, 1922. Printed real-photo postcard of Crown Prince Umberto di Savoia (later Umberto II) in uniform, captioned "S.A.R. Umberto di Savoia". Not signed by the prince; the reverse carries a handwritten message to Mrs. Anna Pleich(?), 77 South Mountain Ave., Montclair, New Jersey, with Italian stamp and Rome postmark, 1922. Scanned upside down. This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.
This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.