Sir Odo Russell UK Ambassador to the Vatican 1923 Signed Photo Card & Envelope

Description

Sir Odo Russell UK Ambassador to the Vatican 1923 Signed Photo Card & Envelope
Sir Odo William Theophilus Russell (3 May 1870 - 23 December 1951) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Switzerland, the Vatican and the Netherlands.
Russell entered the Diplomatic Service in 1892 and served in Rome, Athens, St Petersburg, Berlin, Buenos Aires and Vienna, where he held the rank of counsellor from 1909 to 1915. He was then Diplomatic Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1915 to 1919, Minister at Bern from 1919 to 1922, Minister to the Holy See from 1922 to 1928 and Minister at The Hague from 1928 to 1933 (the last three posts were equivalent to modern ambassadorships).
Lot comprised by:
a) 5" 1/4 x 4" 1/2 Card with printed photo of Sir Odo Russell and his 2 children. Card is entirely hand written and signed by him and dated 7 November, 1923 while Ambassador to the Vatican. Condition: Very Good (Foxing)
b) Front cover of envelope used to send the card, postmarked in Rome in 1923.
Condition: Very Good - (Corners worn, light yellowing)
REF #:
AZ-121
Provenance:
From the collection of Alejandro Zorrilla de San Martin (birth: Montevideo, Uruguay, September 21, 1880 - death: Montevideo, Uruguay: December 12, 1941), who spent over 20 years collecting autographs mainly from prominent political figures worldwide. He used to send blank cards with a newspaper or magazine clipped photo of the person, attaching a letter asking for an autograph and including a self-addressed envelope.
Important
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We only deal on vintage original collectible papers. As such these are not a modern reproductions or computer generated prints.
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