Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 16 x 11.75, September 1, 1897. Queen Victoria appoints Cyril Claude Tuck as "an Officer in Our Volunteer Forces" with the rank of lieutenant. Signed in the upper left by the queen, and countersigned in the lower right by Secretary of State for War, the Marquess of Lansdowne. Blue paper seal remains affixed below the signature. In very good to fine condition, with areas of discoloration and some damage to the seal.
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