Incredibly rare, early LS in pencil signed “Lilibet” by 4-year-old Elizabeth II, who dictated the message for her mother, Queen Elizabeth, to write out and send to Dr. George Frederic Still, a prominent pediatrician who was granted physician to the royal household and Knight Commander of the Victorian Order by King George VI. The two-page letter, 4.5 x 7, dated December 26, 1930, written neatly in pencil on royal Sandringham, Norfolk letterhead, reads: “Dear Doctor Still, I loved my dolly that had a sqeak [sic] in her tummy. Thank you for my lovely dolly, and we laughed at the squeak so much. Did you have a nice Xmas.” The queen adds at the bottom: “A dictated letter!” In fine condition.
One item, two queens—an astounding letter from the royal family, one cannot help but visualize mother and daughter putting pencil to paper in adorable collaboration. Undoubtedly the earliest signature of Elizabeth II that we have seen or offered.
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