1913 Russian Imperial Antiques Cover Letter Tutor Thormeyer Duchess Olga Romanov

Cover from French Tutor Ferdinand Thormeyer. From Olgino, sent by Ferdinand Thormeyer. To his brother Emile Thormeyer in Carouge Switzerland.

He was visiting Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna at her estate near Ramon Voronez. Ferdinand Thormeyer, tutored the children of Tsar Alexander III in French language and literature, from 1886 until 1899. Original rare cover in good condition.

The cover letter may have: light wear, scratching, toning, fading, minor staining, spotting, soft or dinged corners and slight cupping as shown in pics. Nice image, with great display potential. See the pictures we provide. Swiss tutor Ferdinand Thormeyer to Czar Alexander's children: Nicholas (who later became Czar Nicholas II), George, Michael, Olga & Xenia. Mr Thormeyer was born and brought up in Geneva, but emigrated to Russia as a young man where in 1886 he became a tutor of French language & literature to the imperial children.

Throughout his time with them the children wrote him letters, partly as a way of practicing their French. Thormeyer left Russia in 1899, they continued to write to him & to his family. Olga's letters only stopped when she died in exile in 1960. THORMEYER PHOTOS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LOT? Guaranteed to be authentic & antique, please see my other.

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