Austria, Empire. A Lot of Four Emperor Franz Joseph I Items

Includes:

1. Paper entitled "Unser Kaiser in Verschiedenen Lebensaltern" c. 1900 (Our Emperor in Different Ages), published by Nikolaus Kövari of Vienna, with a 106 mm (w) x 137 mm (h) illustration pasted in place on the front pages showing the Emperor at eleven stages in his life, from 1833 to 1900, consisting of four pages, printed in black, brown and gold-coloured inks, the fourth page without text and incorporating a handwritten inscription in black ink, measuring 245 mm (w) x 310 mm (h), fold marks, lightly soiled); and three Postcards:

2. Memorial Postcard 1830-1916 (entitled "Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe." (From the Cradle to the Grave), obverse printed in four-colour inks, with a wheel on the reverse, the wheel held in place via a brass pin placed in the centre and bearing seven images of the Emperor at different ages, from 1831 to 1879 that appear in the voided area when rotated, measuring 88 mm (w) x 140 mm (h));

3. Postcard of the Emperor at Three Years Old (entitled "Unseres Kaisers 1833 Kinderjahre." (Our Emperor's Childhood in 1833), obverse printed in black ink, reverse with handwritten inscriptions and addressed in black ink, along with three stamps, measuring 85 mm (w) x 137 mm (h));

4. Postcard of the Emperor Lying In State (illustrating the Emperor lying in his coffin, printer marked "Druck u. Verlag Oest. Photogr. Gesellschaft Wien" on the postcard style reverse, measuring 137 mm (w) x 85 mm (h)).

Ranging from very fine to extremely fine.