National City Bank of New York check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hemingway, "Ernest M. Hemingway," payable to Hotel Ambos Mundos for $80, June 21, 1933. Reverse bears four Cuban revenue stamps and the ink-stamped endorsement of Ambos Mundos, the Havana hotel that was the writer's longtime Cuban residence. Hemingway called the hotel 'a good place to write' and produced the opening chapters of For Whom the Bell Tolls there. In fine condition, with some light creasing and an unobtrusive central vertical fold. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. A desirable autograph with a great literary association.
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