MARY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1897-1965), Countess of Harewood. - 3 Christmas and New Year greeting cards signed and dated by Mary, one from 1956 addressed to dear Sir George and Lady Martin featuring her and her grandson David, both in uniform, in front of the portrait of her late husband Earl Henry of Harewood, another from 1959, with a rare silver photograph featuring her with her grandsons David, James and Jeremy and a donkey, the other from 1963 featuring her in a park with her four grandsons and a dachshund, the card is addressed to George & Dorothy. - 2 greeting cards with facsimile signatures, one featuring her with a horse in a bird's-eye view, the other a view of Harewood Castle. - 1 rare portrait by Carl Vandyk, circa 1920, showing her in left profile bust wearing a gold laurel wreath. H. 13.7 x W. 9.5 cm (wet)

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