£525
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs | 589
Auction: 19 February 2020 at 10:00 GMT
one page, 4to (22 x 16.5cm), to Cardinal Crescentio in Rome ('Mon Cousin'), in French. The Queen writes a diplomatic letter thanking the Cardinal for his greetings on the holy feast of the Nativity and also refers to God's infinite graces and to the Cardinal's zeal for her prosperity, with integral address leaf bearing two black wax armorial seals, a couple of minor tears to edges, not affecting the text or signature, Whitehall, 15th February 1686
Note: Purchased International Autograph Auctions, 19 May 2007, lot 806