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Description
Rare BECAUSE This Royal Tour NEVER HAPPENED Poor old King George the 6th became seriously unwell & could not travel
HAD HE done-so?
He would have been the FIRST Reigning Monarch to EVER visit Kiwiland.
The King remained unwell & eventually died in 1952
The stress of the war had taken its toll on George's health, made worse by his heavy smoking, & subsequent development of lung cancer among other ailments, including arteriosclerosis & Buerger's disease. A planned tour of Australia & NZ was postponed after George developed an arterial blockage in his right leg, which threatened the loss of the leg & was treated with a right lumbar sympathectomy in March 1949. His elder daughter & heir presumptive, Elizabeth, took on more royal duties as her father's health deteriorated. The delayed tour was re-organised, with Princess Elizabeth & her husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, taking the place of the King & Queen.
An identical Koala Mug DISPLAYED at a local Coromandel MUSEUM
Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga
Coffee cup, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Royal Tour
About this object
Cream cup; Terracotta rim; Brown handle with hanging Koala
Dimensions: 7.5cm x 8cm x 10.5cm
Middle: Sepia portrait of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth facing left
The portraits sit in the centre of a sepia map of Australia & NZ Sepia crown sits above maps & portrait & is in the middle of a ribbon with brown writing 'Souvenir' 'of the'
Below the maps & portrait is another ribbon with brown writing 'Royal Tour 1949'. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Royal Tour of New Zealand & Australia 1949
Base: Brentleigh Ware Staffordshire England Reg No: 854586
Maker Brentleigh Ware
Date Made 1949
Place Made Staffordshire England
Named Collection
Royal Souvenir Crockery
Object Type
Coffee Cup - Royal Souvenir
Details
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Tracked NZPO Delivery North Island URBAN | $8.90 | |
Tracked NZPO Delivery North Island RURAL | $13.90 | |
Tracked NZPO Delivery South Island URBAN | $10.90 | |
Tracked NZPO Delivery South Island RURAL | $15.90 | |
Tracked AIR MAIL anywhere in AUSTRALIA | $19.90 | |
Free inclusion with other POST-PAID item purchase | $0.00 | |
FREE delivery with Buy It Now purchase | $0.00 |
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