Vintage Metropolitan Club Invitation Wedemeyer Lord Mountbatten New York WW2 For Sale

This is a rare, vintage formal reception invitation issued by General and Mrs. Albert C. Wedemeyer in honor of Admiral the Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Lady Mountbatten. The elegant event was held at the historic Metropolitan Club\'s West Lounge, located on Fifth Avenue and Sixtieth Street in New York City, between the hours of five and seven o\'clock on Wednesday, November 9th. A fascinating piece of mid-century high society and military history, this invitation features a handwritten annotation at the very top reading, \"MS Escorted Duchess of Windsor.\" The card remains in excellent vintage condition with sharp typography, presenting a wonderful piece of ephemera for collectors of military history, British royalty memorabilia, or historic New York socialite dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\">(HJT)