ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 4.5 x 6, July 4, 1881. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “You will find a few lines with the ‘autograph’ you ask for on the next leaf. Also a card photograph, one of the more recent ones which have been taken, a poor specimen of the art, but among the least unpleasant of the many likenesses which have been taken of me.” In very good condition, with collector’s ink notation along top edge and mild toning to lower half of page. Accompanied by an unsigned carte-de-visite portrait of Holmes by Whipple of Boston. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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