Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Princess Marie of Liechtenstein - Birthday Reply (2019)

A lovely reply arrived this week from Liechtenstein. I had written to Princess Maire to wish her a happy 79th birthday.

The envelope is the same as usual.  One thing that is nice about the Liechtenstein' replies is they use real stamps.



The back of the envelope is the same as usual and features their partial address. Should you wish to write to them, you can find their mailing address here.


Inside was the usual flat card, along with two postcard-sized photos. 

The flat card is the same as always and features an embossed coat of arms. 


The card reads: 
Many thanks for your kind wishes. 

Marie Liechtenstein 
The Liechtenstein Royals use this same flat card for most events. Usually, there is a typed note added to mention the event you are writing for. But not this time.

I can not say for sure if this is an autopen signature or real. I have gotten auto-penned signatures from them before. 

Also included with the card are two photos. This is the 1st time I've gotten a photo from the Liechtenstein Royals. I never ask for a photo, as I find it kind of rude. But it's certainly nice to get one.

The first photo is of Prince Hans-Adam & Princess Marie of Lichtenstein. It was taken by Roland Korner. The two signatures, "Marie Lichtenstein" & "Hans Adam Liechtenstein," are engraved in gold.


The back of the photo is a postcard. 


The 2nd photo is of Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie of Lichtenstein. It was taken by Roland Korner. The two signatures, "Sophie Lichtenstein" & "Alois Liechtenstein," are engraved in gold.


The back of this photo is a little different.