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1925 George V Knight Bachelor Award
Item Ref: BSL - George V Fremantle
Knighthood
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert)
(3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936)
Royal Arms
The first British
monarch belonging to the House of Windsor (formerly known as the House
of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). As well as being King of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland (from 1927, King of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and King of Ireland) and the
Commonwealth Realms, George was also the Emperor of India. George
reigned from 6 May 1910 until his death, which included World War I
(1914-1918).
£30 Revenue Stamp
A Beautiful 25" wide x 20" tall Crisp
Fresh Knight Bachelor Title
George V awards his beloved Selwyn Howe Fremantle, Esquire Companion of
Our Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Companion of Our Most
Eminent Order of the Indian Empire on Whom was also Conferred the
Volunteer Officers' Decoration, Member of the Board of Revenue of the
United provinces - the degree title honour and dignity of a Knight
Bachelor. Dated the nineteenth day of October 19 1925
The Great Seal of State
This is an absolutely Gorgeous Example of the Certificate
of a Knight Bachelor. It is authentic in every respect from the Royal
Coat of Arms to the Royal Great Seal of State, it is embossed with the
appropriate £30 revenue stamp. While the large picture is a photo as it
was too large to scan, it shows the complete document. The red lines are
hand ruled and do in fact run off the bottom of the award. It states
that this was done and sealed "By Warrant Under the King's Sign Manual"
with a calligraphic signature of Schuster. It should be noted that the
expression "Sign Manual" which, while it used to indicate a personal
autograph in olden days, or an actual signature, has come to be used as
a legal term of art indicating that the document is issued under
official auspices and carries the weight of a signed document of the
sovereign. There are no actual signatures on the document as this is the
formal Knight Certificate, not the accompanying Letter or Transmission
of Award which is what is usually offered and which quite often are
signed, although by this time, most regal signatures were either stamped
facsimiles or later, auto-pen.
Offered
by Berryhill & Sturgeon, Ltd. .................................
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