Lot 74 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Dr F.G. Garcia, 112 Mercer Street, Princeton, 14 August 1950.
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $35,795–$59,659
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 13 July 2022
- Dimensions
- In English. Half page, 280 x 213mm, blind-stamped address, envelope (addressed to Garcia in Puerto Rico); both laid down on a mount. Framed and glazed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3442727
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Dr F.G. Garcia, 112 Mercer Street, Princeton, 14 August 1950. Christie's, 13 Jul 2022, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3442727.
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Typed letter signed ('A. Einstein') to Dr F.G. Garcia, 112 Mercer Street, Princeton, 14 August 1950. Christie's, 13 Jul 2022, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3442727.
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