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Lot #229
Thomas Edison

The famous ‘umbrella’ signature on a fine TLS

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The famous ‘umbrella’ signature on a fine TLS

TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 7 x 7.25, Thomas A. Edison Laboratory letterhead, February 17, 1927. Letter to Dr. S. W. Stratton of MIT. In full: “The birthday I have just passed was a notable and pleasant one, and your message of congratulation and good-will gives me the opportunity to greet you and thank you for your kind remembrance.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of his last name) and a trimmed bottom edge, otherwise fine condition. Edison had just turned 80 on February 11. Samuel Wesley Stratton (1861–1931) was a physicist and educator who served as the president of MIT during the 1920s; he was a very close friend of Edison’s and passed away on October 18, 1931, while dictating a tribute to Edison, who had died earlier in the day. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #414 - Ended September 18, 2013





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