Emporium Auction | May 23, 2024
Thu, May 23, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 584
Two Historical Signed Letters, Booker T. Washington and Helen Keller
Estimate: $500 - $700
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
1898 letter of Booker T. Washington, on Tuskegee Institute letterhead, signed in ink, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 in.; and 1926 letter of Helen Keller, to Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs, Baltimore, Maryland, signed in pencil, 6-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.
Provenance: Property from a Prominent Sewickley, Pennsylvania Family
Condition
each with fold and mild discoloration; Washington has single mount on reverse; Keller has experienced significant fading to typed text (Xerox included from before fading occurred)
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Property from a Prominent Sewickley, Pennsylvania Family
