26617

5 Notable 19th c. Autograph lot Collection of Nineteenth Century Notables Autographs.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
5 Notable 19th c. Autograph lot Collection of Nineteenth Century Notables Autographs.
<B>Collection of Nineteenth Century Notables Autographs.</B></I> Lot includes Andrew Carnegie, Cyrus W. Field, James Fisk, Jr., Oliver Wendell Holmes and Sir Walter Scott. Those represented by this small collection were among the most influential men of the 19th century. Carnegie, the steel magnate, became a generous philanthropist; Field laid the first trans-Atlantic cable; Fisk was a financial leader; Holmes ably led Union troops and the U.S. Supreme Court; Walter Scott influenced millions of readers with his idealistic fiction. These autographs are boldly penned on small cards that were likely part of a collection. Overall Fine condition.