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Lot #675
Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway check from the year of his first African safari, inspiration for The Snows of Kilimanjaro

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Hemingway check from the year of his first African safari, inspiration for The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to First National Bank of Key West for $200.00, February 3, 1933. Nicely double-matted and framed in weathered wood with two portraits of Hemingway and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 26.25 x 22.25. In very good condition, with a central vertical fold, expected cancellation holes and stamps, with a couple stamps on both sides lightly affecting small portions of signature. Oversized. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #420 - Ended December 11, 2013