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Margaret Mitchell: Signed Christmas Card

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Margaret Mitchell: Signed Christmas Card
<B>Margaret Mitchell: Signed Christmas Card</B></I>, bifolia, 9.25" x 5.5", Atlanta, Georgia, includes envelope dated December 21, 1948 and addressed to Mr. Myron Quimby in San Antonio, Texas, blue ink. An American novelist born in Georgia, Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her epic book <I>Gone With the Wind,</B></I> about life in the South during the Civil War era. A Christmas card signed as "<I>Margaret Mitchell Marsh</B></I>". She writes: "<I>I felt so sorry for the P.O. folks. I bought them a 5lb. Box of candy to take their minds off their feet. I thought of you and was glad you weren't having to handle the load.Best to you both</B></I>". Mitchell died on August 11, 1949, after being struck by an off-duty cab driver, making this her last Christmas. Fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)