Antique Royal English Menu King George V Signs Warrant for RAF York Cottage 1912

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Fine antique royal English Menu embossed in gold with GVR surmounted by a crown, in French made for King George V and Queen Mary's use ay York Cottage, dated 12th April 1912. On this day King George V signed a royal warrant establishing the Royal Flying Corps (RAF). From the collection of Sir Alan Reeve Manby (1848-1925), physician to King Edward VII and King George V

Size: 9 x 13.5 cm approx

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