Unusual vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 photo of a man posing with a cutout portrait of Hemingway, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Joe Gliwa, best luck always, Ernest Hemingway.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing, and light brushing to the handwriting. Gliwa, pictured here in the photo, is seen lying in a bed at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, in May of 1961, less than two months before Hemingway's suicide. Accompanied by a mailing envelope and original letter of receipt from Gliwa.
This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for
$100.00
*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.
