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Lot #381
Katharine Lee Bates Signed Poem - 'America the Beautiful'

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Description

Handwritten transcript of the patriotic poem 'America the Beautiful,' penned in ink by an unknown hand on an off-white 6 x 10.25 sheet, which is signed at the bottom in black ink by Katharine Lee Bates. The first stanza: "O beautiful for spacious skies / For amber waves of grain / For purple mountain majesties / Above the fruited plain! America! America! / God shed His grace on thee / And crown thy good with brotherhood / From sea to shining sea!" Affixed to a same-size cardstock mount and in fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #672 - Ended August 16, 2023





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