GEORGE VI: (1895-1952)

GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. A good D.S., George R I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court at Saint James´s, 7th September 1946- The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, states, in part, ´Whereas We have thought it necessary for the encouragement of Our Subjects trading to Spain to appoint a Consul-General for the provinces of Cadiz (with the exception of the Spanish State Territory of Ceuta), Huelva, Seville, Cordova, Badajoz and Caceres, to reside at Seville, to take care of the affairs of Our said Subjects and to aid and assist them in all their lawful and mercantile concerns´, and appoints Hugh William Border to the post of Consul-General, ´Hereby giving and granting unto him full power and authority by all lawful means to aid and protect Our Merchants and others Our Subjects, who may trade with, or visit, or reside within his Consular District as aforesaid.....´. Countersigned at the foot by Ernest Bevin (1881-1951) British statesman and politician who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1945-51. With blind embossed seal to the upper left corner. Accompanied by a related document issued in the name of Francisco Franco (1892-1975) Spanish General who served as head ( Caudillo) of the Spanish state 1936-75 and as Prime Minister of Spain 1938-73, bearing his rubber-stamped signature, one page, folio, Madrid, 23rd March 1946, in Spanish, confirming the appointment of Hugh William Border as a Consul-General by His Majesty the King of Great Britain. Countersigned at the foot by Alberto Martin-Artajo (1905-1979) Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs 1945-57- Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 2