STANLEY FREDERICK: (1841-1908) 16th Earl of Derby.
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STANLEY FREDERICK: (1841-1908) 16th Earl of Derby. British Politician, Governor General of Canada 1888-93. An avid sportsman, Stanley is famous in North America for presenting Canada with the Stanley Cup, the annually awarded Ice Hockey Championship trophy. D.S., Fred Stanley, one page, folio, St. James's Palace, London, 30th April 1878. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing William Henry Fife to be an Adjutant in the Yeomanry Forces. Signed by Stanley at the foot in his capacity as Secretary of State for War and countersigned by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1856-95. With a pale blue blind embossed paper seal affixed. Partially mounted to a folio page removed from an album. With light age wear, otherwise VG
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STANLEY FREDERICK: (1841-1908) 16th Earl of Derby.
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