King George VI & Queen Mother 1949 Signed Christmas Card Memorabilia Nyasaland 1913-19 £10 purple and

Nyasaland 1913-19 £10 purple and dull ultramarine on chalk-surfaced paper

The design was embossed on wafers of sealing wax impressed on the paper

GB Specialised catalogue number: SG38c

only used for this issue)

but still an attractive and rare positional piece

King George VI & Queen Mother 1949 Signed Christmas Card Memorabilia Nyasaland 1913-19 £10 purple andA rare Royal Family Christmas card signed by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) in 1949 Albert Windsor married Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon in 1923. He was the second in line to the throne, after his older brother, Edward. However, in 1936 Edward abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. Albert was forced to take the throne in his place and was crowned George VI. His reign was defined by the second world war and the rapid decline of the