EMPRESS ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA and GRAND DUCHESSES, AUTOGRAPHS Postcard sent by Grand Duchess Olga, addressed to V.V. Komstadius. With a handwritten note and signature by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, and signatures of the Grand Duchesses Olga, Maria, Anastasia, and Tatiana. [Tsarskoye Selo], April 23, 1917

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8.6 x 13.7 cm In good condition. Minor stains and traces of tape. 'Miloy Vere Vladimirovne, s bol'shoy blagodarnost'yu za chudnye tsvety i dobruyu pamyat. Olga. Tatyana. Mariya. Anastasiya. Krepko Vas tseluyu. Aleksandra.'. ["Dear Vera Vladimirovna, with great gratitude for the wonderful flowers and kind memory. Olga. Tatiana. Maria. Anastasia. Kisses. Alexandra."] April 23 (May 6) – the commemoration day of Saint Martyr Empress Alexandra – the name day of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Vera Vladimirovna Komstadius (née Malama; 1876-1948) was the wife of Nikolai Nikolaevich Komstadius (1866-1917), a Russian major general and commander of the Life Guards Cuirassier Regiment of His Majesty. The Komstadius family lived in their estate in Crimea in 1917. On October 11, 1917, Nikolai Nikolaevich Komstadius Sr. passed away. Vera Vladimirovna Komstadius left Russia with her children in 1920. They lived in Greece for several years, where Vera Vladimirovna served in the entourage of Princess Elena Vladimirovna. In 1923, the family moved to France, where Vera Vladimirovna organized a shelter for Russian children (Saint-Germain-en-Laye). She continued her charitable work until the end of her days. Autograph published in: "Letters of the Imperial Family from Captivity," edited by E.E. Alferyev. Jordanville: Holy Trinity Monastery, 1974. "Letters of the Imperial Family from Captivity." Moscow: Veche, 2013.