(Imagining the reaction of the assessor)
Everyone needs a hoby, but come on, this guy made multiple purchases at Christie’s yet “no knew about his collection?!”
Good thing that washing machine didn’t leak!;)
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Great article, Blam. Thanks for posting it.
What an interesting hobby, collecting priginal letters by well known people.
These notes records what could be expressed as ordinary events, but provide a look in to the inner most feelings of famous people.
Some collect inanimate objects, but this person chose to collect the writings of famous people that give us a glimpse of their human frailties and goodness.
I thought you might find this interesting.
Were there more of the Rose Law Firm billing records in there?
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She's the expert, not I. But my gut feel is that this is an extremely conservative estimate.
Very, very fortunate to get out alive/escape from any Russian prison camp. Almost very German soldier captured died in those prisons - or while working as a slave to Stalin after the war.
This is amazing.
(Imagining the reaction of the assessor)
Definitely a WOW story and the letters are neat. Too bad they won’t be auctioned off as one item after the individual bidding. Perhaps they leters would then land in a museum for all to read.
This is amazing that they are even readable. I havejust come into possession of a diary and some albums belonging to my great grandparents — the oldesr piece dating from 1862. Most of the writing is so faded that I can barely make it out. It was written on acid free paper in those days, but most of it is written in pencil which is really dim by now. I have a big job ahead of me to transcribe it.
Very cool. More of the treasure trove comes to the surface.