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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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From the personal collection of Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark

 

Bold sentiment and signature of the renowned "Great Dissenter"

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1841-1935.  Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, 1902-1932.  Autograph Sentiment Signed, Very sincerely yours  /  O. W. Holmes.

This is a nice signature and sentiment from Justice Holmes, one of the great Justices of the 20th Century, who was known as the “Great Dissenter" because of the quality of his dissenting opinions, many of which later became the majority view.  This signature was likely removed from a letter.  It is on a 4" x 3" piece of paper that is irregularly trimmed at top.  There is a vertical fold through the word "Very."  A faint paper clip impression at the left and light soiling do not affect Holmesʼs strong black fountain pen signature.  Overall the piece is in fine to very fine condition.

Provenance:  This letter comes from the personal collection of Justice Tom C. Clark, who served on the Supreme Court from 1949 until 1967.  Justice Clark collected the autographs of Supreme Court Justices dating back into the 19th Century.  This one comes with the backing page, which bears the federal eagle watermark and Justice Holmesʼs typed name, that Justice Clark inserted behind the item in the page protector used to house this piece his collection.  This piece is not laid down to the backing sheet. We are privileged to offer a number of items from this collection.

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