Canada, Dominion. A Signed Photograph of Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau

An envelope, addressed to Mrs Oscar Hannen containing the photograph of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, signed by himself, and accompanied by a greeting card. The envelope is constructed of folded paper, and is addressed to Mrs Oscar Hannen of Colonial Homestead Farm, Canterbury, Connecticut, 06331, USA, with an Irish 6 pence postage stamp affixed to the top right corner of the envelope, measuring 145 mm (w) x 120 mm (l). The photograph is of Pierre Trudeau, presumably during a speech, and signed by him in the top left corner in blue ink, the reverse blank, measuring 140 mm (w) x 90 mm (l). The accompanying greeting card reads “With the Compliments of the Prime Minister”, otherwise left blank, measuring 127 mm (w) x 75 mm (l). With a slight imprint on the reverse of where a paperclip once rested. The greeting card also has an imprint of a paperclip, showing the outline of material oxidation, in overall extremely fine condition. 

Footnote: Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Tudeau, born in October 1919, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada between 1968 and 1979 and again between 1980 and 1984. He died on September 28th, 2000 and is the father of current Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.