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Autograph Love Letter Signed to Carlos Dyer

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Never before seen or published, with superb provenance, is this rare and quite intimate love letter handwritten by American modern...

 


Typed Letter Signed

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Original signed carbon copy of Typed Letter Signed by Ian Fleming (his original, handwritten initials in blue ink), sent to...

 


Autograph

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Autograph with sentiment on 6.5" x 2" paper, dated 1880. Kate Field (1838-1896) was an American journalist, lecturer, and actress...

 


Signature

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Clear, bold signature likely cut from the end page of a book. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) was a British...

 


Signature Framed

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A bold, clear autograph by the Irish poet Oscar Wilde, on beige paper beautifully framed in cherry wood with a...

 


Cut Signature

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Beautiful, bold cut signature, attached to aged paper photo of Dumas. ALEXANDRE DUMAS, père (French for "father", akin to 'Senior'...

 


Signature

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Scarce autograph dated 1876 by one of America's foremost artists. On 4" x 5" lightly and uniformly toned paper. Would...

 


Agatha Christie Typed Letter Signed

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Typed Letter Signed by revered detective mystery writer Agatha Christie, creator of such unforgettable characters as Hercule Poirot and Miss...

 


Autograph Letter Signed

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Quite scarce Autograph Letter Signed, 5" x 7", Winterbrook House stationery, Wallingford, England, May 31, 1974. A lovely reply to...

 


Autograph Letter Signed

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Rare Autograph Letter Signed, 5" x 7", Greenway House stationery, South Devon, England, April 20, 1961. A quite spirited letter...