April 12, 2024
1881 Mer Majesty Queen Victoria ALS w/ Affixed Stamp
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Her Majesty Queen Victoria Autograph Letter Sign Letter on black-bordered letterhead (symbolic of mourning), dated 1881 and extending through eight pages. This letter has a corresponding envelope with penny stamp and postmark, addressed to Miss Drummond at Megginch Castle. It appears that the mourning was in reference to the death in 1861 of the Prince Consort, Albert, from whose death Victoria never fully recovered. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 âe" 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. Her reign as Queen lasted 63 years and seven months, longer than that of any other British monarch. The period centred on her reign is known as the Victorian era. Though Victoria ascended the throne at a time when the United Kingdom was already an established constitutional monarchy in which the king or queen held few political powers, she still served as a very important symbolic figure of her time. The Victorian era represented the height of the Industrial Revolution, a period of significant social, economic, and technological progress in the United Kingdom. Victoria's reign was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire; during this period it reached its zenith, becoming the foremost
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