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Group of Seven Notable Literary Autographs

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Group of Seven Notable Literary Autographs
<B>Group of Seven Notable Literary Autographs.</B></I> An excellent array of signatures from some of the mightiest pens of the 20th century. Authors included are:<BR><B>T. S. Eliot</B></I> with his name neatly penned on a card, 3.25" x 2", affixed with a Swedish stamp bearing Alfred Nobel's profile.<BR><B>Elmore Leonard</B></I> on a 5" x 3" card affixed with a 15-cent John Steinbeck stamp.<BR><B>Thomas Mann</B></I> on a joined pair of Swedish stamps having Nobel's profile.<BR><B>George Bernard Shaw</B></I> inscribing a 3.5" x 2.5" card with "<I>G Bernard Shaw Ayot Saint Lawrence 23th August 1948</B></I>" placed over three swedish Nobel stamps.<BR><B>Upton Sinclair</B></I> on 3.5" x 2" card affixed with 3-cent U.S. Pulitzer commemorative stamp.<BR><B>Booth Tarkington</B></I> on 5" x 3" card also inscribed "<I>Indianapolis, March 5, 1939</B></I>".<BR><B>Thornton Wilder</B></I> on 3.5" x 2" card affixed with 3-cent U.S. Pulitzer commemorative stamp and also inscribed "<I>New Haven June 27. 1947</B></I>". <BR>The Tarkington card is moderately toned whereas the remaining cards are nearly pristine as made.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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