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860 - Correspondence from Albert Schweitzer: Handwritten, signed letter, Lambaréné, April 25, 1964, 1 1/4 pages, 8° format, with stamped letterhead and airmail envelope (addressed, stamped, and postmarked June 12, 1964). The letter, addressed to Wilhelm Fenchel of Griedel (Hesse), was written and signed by Schweitzer’s longtime colleague Mathilde Kottmann (1897–1974). In it, she expresses her heartfelt thanks for a hymnal. The letter is accompanied by a personal, signed note from Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) himself, in which he emphasizes that he grew up with this very hymnal and still knows many of the songs by heart. Also included is a three-panel, mailed folding card commemorating Albert Schweitzer’s 90th birthday, featuring two French commemorative stamps and the first-day special postmark from January 14, 1965, from his birthplace, Kaysersberg. Enclosed are corresponding black-and-white photographs. 26.4 cm x 20.4 cm (letter).
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Correspondence from Albert Schweitzer: Handwritten, signed letter, Lambaréné, April 25, 1964, 1 1/4 pages, 8° format, with stamped letterhead and airmail envelope (addressed, stamped, and postmarked June 12, 1964). The letter, addressed to Wilhelm Fenchel of Griedel (Hesse), was written and signed by Schweitzer’s longtime colleague Mathilde Kottmann (1897–1974). In it, she expresses her heartfelt thanks for a hymnal. The letter is accompanied by a personal, signed note from Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) himself, in which he emphasizes that he grew up with this very hymnal and still knows many of the songs by heart. Also included is a three-panel, mailed folding card commemorating Albert Schweitzer’s 90th birthday, featuring two French commemorative stamps and the first-day special postmark from January 14, 1965, from his birthplace, Kaysersberg. Enclosed are corresponding black-and-white photographs. 26.4 cm x 20.4 cm (letter). A handwritten and signed letter to Wilhelm Fenchel of Griedel (Hesse) by Mathilde Kottmann, Schweitzer’s longtime colleague, with a personal, signed note from Albert Schweitzer himself, Lambaréné, April 25, 1964. Accompanied by a card issued to mark Albert Schweitzer’s 90th birthday, featuring two French special-issue stamps and the first-day special postmark dated January 14, 1965, from his birthplace, Kaysersberg.
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International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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