Bookmark Exhibition: Royalties / Coronation of King Edward VII

1902 CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII

bookmark made of stiff card 164 x 54 mm
the reverse displays advertisement for the Singer Sewing Machines

Edward was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and ascended the throne
on January 22, 1901 upon Victoria's death. Born in 1841 he had to wait
a long time to succeed to the throne. He married Princess Alexandra of
Denmark (picture on the bookmark) in 1863 who bore him three sons
and three daughters.

The coronation was originally scheduled for June 26, 1902, but Edward
had to undergo an emergency appendectomy operation, so the coronation
was postponed until August 9, 1902. It was a pity for several memorabilia
producers for most items like coins and our bookmark here were already
produced and showed the wrong date. Luckily for the company Singer
Sewing Machines, the producer of this bookmark, there was some space
above and beneath the lithographed date, so they could print the words
"postponed from" and the new date on the bookmark using a stamp. This
can easily be seen at a closer look as the stamp left a deep impression on
the card.