Antique Presentation Signed Photo Admiral Sir Alexander Duff in Snakeskin Frame
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He served as Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, signed and dated Yours sincerely A. Duff 1922, also signed in pencil by the photographer Maurice Beck of Shanghai. Size: 40.5 x 28.5 cm approx.