WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

175 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 28 April - 30 May 2023 325 1947 (11 September) envelope signed by Harry Truman, President of the USA. Envelope imprinted ‘USS Missouri Equatorial Crossing Presidential Cruise’, also signed by the captain of the ship. With certificate of authenticity. Condition: Slabbed and certified by PSA/DNA Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 325 326 Seán O’Casey letter to a fellow socialist declining an invitation to a meeting in Bristol. Dated 3 November 1947, from his home in Totnes, Devon, O’Casey gives health reasons for not travelling, and ‘what you young comrades think is much more important than what i can say, or do, now’. Framed with a pencil drawn portrait of O’Casey by an unknown artist. 8 by 5in. (20.3 by 12.7cm) Condition: Slight toning, framed and glazed. Estimate €800-€1200 (approx £700-£1,050) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 326