Greece – King Paul I - Lot of 2 -Hand Signed Royal Decrees (Black Mourning Frame)– Post-Civil War Era - 1947
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Lot of 2 original hand-signed Royal Decrees from Greece (1947), in a black mourning frame, signed by King Paul I and Minister of Health, written in Greek, in good condition, dimensions 34 cm by 22 cm.
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An exceptional historical lot from the Kingdom of Greece, combining an original hand-signed Royal Decree issued by King Paul I during the Greek Civil War with a scarce hand signed Royal Decree (with Black Mourning Frame)
Together, these two pieces document the early reign of King Paul I
Item 1 – Original Hand-Signed Royal Decree (1947)
An original four-page Royal Decree issued in Athens on 15 October 1947, bearing the bold autograph signatures of King Paul I of the Hellenes and Orfanidis, Minister of Health.
”We hereby appoint Sister Dionysia Bizanou, Visiting Nurse at the Chalandri Polyclinic, holding the rank and salary of a Class B Secretary, to the vacant position of Supervising Visiting Nurse.@
Issued only months after King Paul ascended the throne in April 1947, the document belongs to one of the most turbulent periods of modern Greek history, during the height of the Greek Civil War (1946–1949).
The decree retains its original Ministry of Health registration number, official administrative stamp, and later archival annotations documenting its preservation within the Greek state archives.
item 2:
Type: Original Royal Decree
– Regarding the Dismissing of P. Theodoratou at the Island of Cephalonia|s Psychiatric Clinic
Date: 29 May 1947
The black frame in the royal decree indicates the mourning declared for
the death of King George II from 01.04.1947 to 31.05.1947.
During the reign of Paul I:
After the death of King George II, a three-month national mourning was declared.
Location: Athens
Signatures: Handwritten signatures of King Paul of Greece and Minister of Health Michael Kotsianos
Dimensions: 34cm x 22cm
Pages: 1
An exceptional historical lot from the Kingdom of Greece, combining an original hand-signed Royal Decree issued by King Paul I during the Greek Civil War with a scarce hand signed Royal Decree (with Black Mourning Frame)
Together, these two pieces document the early reign of King Paul I
Item 1 – Original Hand-Signed Royal Decree (1947)
An original four-page Royal Decree issued in Athens on 15 October 1947, bearing the bold autograph signatures of King Paul I of the Hellenes and Orfanidis, Minister of Health.
”We hereby appoint Sister Dionysia Bizanou, Visiting Nurse at the Chalandri Polyclinic, holding the rank and salary of a Class B Secretary, to the vacant position of Supervising Visiting Nurse.@
Issued only months after King Paul ascended the throne in April 1947, the document belongs to one of the most turbulent periods of modern Greek history, during the height of the Greek Civil War (1946–1949).
The decree retains its original Ministry of Health registration number, official administrative stamp, and later archival annotations documenting its preservation within the Greek state archives.
item 2:
Type: Original Royal Decree
– Regarding the Dismissing of P. Theodoratou at the Island of Cephalonia|s Psychiatric Clinic
Date: 29 May 1947
The black frame in the royal decree indicates the mourning declared for
the death of King George II from 01.04.1947 to 31.05.1947.
During the reign of Paul I:
After the death of King George II, a three-month national mourning was declared.
Location: Athens
Signatures: Handwritten signatures of King Paul of Greece and Minister of Health Michael Kotsianos
Dimensions: 34cm x 22cm
Pages: 1
Details
Era
1900-2000
Subject
History
Number of books
2
Height
34 cm
Signed by
King of Greece Paul
Width
22 cm
Author/ Illustrator
Greece – King Paul I
Title
Lot of 2 -Hand Signed Royal Decrees (Black Mourning Frame)– Post-Civil War Era
Condition
Good
Year
1947
Language
Greek
Original language
Yes
Extras
Signed by author
Country of origin
Greece
Autographed by a famous person
Yes
Details signature
Original
Has certificate of authenticity
No
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