Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: a hand-signed Christmas card, 1954, with embossed gilt cypher to the cover, a colour photograph of her and Queen Elizabeth II in her Coronation robes to the interior, together with three further similar cards, dated 1965, 1970 and 1971, probably autopen signed, in an envelope addressed to Mr R. Smith, Buckingham Palace, dated 1965. Qty: (4) Consigned by the family of Robert Smith, who was a Footman at Buckingham Palace before bing a Steward at Windsor Castle, his career spanning from the late 1930s through to the mid-1970s. He travelled on many overseas tours with the Royal Family, apanying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada (1939) and South Africa (1947), as well as later tours and engagements with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Domestically, he apanied the senior Royals on carriages and coaches during state events and official visits. It forms part of an extensive collection of personal Christmas cards and related ephemera being sold in this sale.