Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (1819-1901) Document signed, 28th June

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (1819-1901) Document signed, 28th June 1875 commissioning Frank Paton lieutenant in the 1st Forfarshire Rifle Corps, lithographic document on linen, 30 x 40cm, completed in manuscript, signed 'Victoria R' upper left, countersigned by Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (later 1st Earl of Cranbrook) as secretary of state for war, wafer seal, folded, pin-holes to corners, recto with a few faint spots and marks, verso with spotting and soiling to panel outermost when folded. Together with Frank Paton's commission as sub-lieutenant in the same unit, 3rd June 1874, signed by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) as commander-in-chief ('George'), countersigned by Gathorne-Hardy Qty: (2)