Alex Haley, Roots Author "Family of Kunta Kinte", PSA
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Haley Alex
Alex Haley, Roots Author "from Family of Kunta Kinte", PSA Encapsulated MINT 9
A fantastic bold autograph letter signed and dated by Alex Haley, 4.75" x 3.25". Encapsulated and graded by PSA as MINT 9. Dated "March 18, 1977", with the letter as shown in full below:
"Stan Schmidt - Warm wishes to you from the family of Kunta Kinte! / Alex Haley"
Haley's letter was written shortly after his publication of his novel: "Roots: The Saga of an American Family". It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, transported to North America; following his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley. Roots is considered to be one of the most important U.S. works of the 20th century. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List, including twenty-two weeks at number one.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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Alex Haley, Roots Author "from Family of Kunta Kinte", PSA Encapsulated MINT 9
A fantastic bold autograph letter signed and dated by Alex Haley, 4.75" x 3.25". Encapsulated and graded by PSA as MINT 9. Dated "March 18, 1977", with the letter as shown in full below:
"Stan Schmidt - Warm wishes to you from the family of Kunta Kinte! / Alex Haley"
Haley's letter was written shortly after his publication of his novel: "Roots: The Saga of an American Family". It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, transported to North America; following his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley. Roots is considered to be one of the most important U.S. works of the 20th century. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List, including twenty-two weeks at number one.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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Alex Haley, Roots Author "Family of Kunta Kinte", PSA
Estimate $400 - $500
Jan 16, 2020
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Haley Alex
Alex Haley, Roots Author "from Family of Kunta Kinte", PSA Encapsulated MINT 9
A fantastic bold autograph letter signed and dated by Alex Haley, 4.75" x 3.25". Encapsulated and graded by PSA as MINT 9. Dated "March 18, 1977", with the letter as shown in full below:
"Stan Schmidt - Warm wishes to you from the family of Kunta Kinte! / Alex Haley"
Haley's letter was written shortly after his publication of his novel: "Roots: The Saga of an American Family". It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, transported to North America; following his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley. Roots is considered to be one of the most important U.S. works of the 20th century. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List, including twenty-two weeks at number one.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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Alex Haley, Roots Author "from Family of Kunta Kinte", PSA Encapsulated MINT 9
A fantastic bold autograph letter signed and dated by Alex Haley, 4.75" x 3.25". Encapsulated and graded by PSA as MINT 9. Dated "March 18, 1977", with the letter as shown in full below:
"Stan Schmidt - Warm wishes to you from the family of Kunta Kinte! / Alex Haley"
Haley's letter was written shortly after his publication of his novel: "Roots: The Saga of an American Family". It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, transported to North America; following his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley. Roots is considered to be one of the most important U.S. works of the 20th century. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List, including twenty-two weeks at number one.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!
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