American-born author, explorer, and special correspondent for the New York Herald (1841–1904). He entered the annals of popular quotation with his famous inquiry, ‘Dr. Livingstone, I presume?,’ upon finding David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and fellow explorer who had become lost in the wilds of Zanzibar. Fountain pen signatures, “Henry M. Stanley,” and “Dorothy Stanley, 11th April 1891,” on an off-white 6 x 9.25 sheet of Plaza Hotel, New York, stationery. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, uniform toning from previous display, and scattered wrinkles and creases. RRAuction COA.
