PRINCE RAINIER III.
Prince Rainier of Monaco Royal Greeting Card Signed.
Monaco: December 1997.
$750.00
In Stock
Item Number: RRB-152534
+$500
"May 1998 be a good year for you, full of nice things": Rare Royal Greeting Card Inscribed by Prince Rainier of Monaco
Warm autograph note signed by Prince Rainier III of Monaco on his personal royal greeting card, sent for the New Year of 1998. The card is headed with the crowned RR cypher of the Prince and bears a color photograph of Rainier with his son Prince Albert and a young member of the princely family in the Palace at Monaco. The interior is inscribed and signed in full by Prince Rainier, the printed greeting "Meilleurs Voeux de Joyeux Noel et d'Heureuse Annee." The note reads in full, "May 1998 be a good year for you, full of nice things! Many thanks for your kind wishes and letters. I do hope that you will find the way back to your lovely apartment in N.Y. that we 'inaugurated' a year ago! But in Oyster Bay in the winter must not be good for the moral!? All is well with mild sunny weather. Lots of love, Rainier." In near fine condition. The card measures approximately 8.5 inches by 4.25 inches.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who reigned from 1949 to 2005, was a transformative figure in the principality's modern history. He is credited with diversifying Monaco's economy beyond its traditional reliance on gambling, developing it into a center of international finance and tourism. His reign was marked by significant constitutional reform in 1962, which reduced the absolute power of the monarchy and introduced a more balanced governmental structure. Rainier's 1956 marriage to American actress Grace Kelly brought global attention to Monaco, reinforcing its image as a glamorous, sovereign microstate. His long and stable rule helped ensure Monaco's political continuity and international prestige in the postwar era.
Prince Rainier of Monaco Royal Greeting Card Signed.
$750.00
In Stock
