Resultados de búsqueda: typed letter signed by mineralogist and de kunz george frederick

New York: October 16th, 1922., 1922.. Very good. - 31 words typed on an 8-1/2 inch high by 5-5/8 inch wide sheet of cream letterhead with Tiffany's address printed in raised lettering at the top. The paper is watermarked Aurelius and is handmade. The watermark illustrates a large bird, possibly an eagle. Signed "George F Kunz". There is a light smudge above 1 word of the printed address. The recipient has penciled the date the tickets were mailed at the foot of the letter. Folded once for mailing. Very good. Kunz writes to J. B. Pond of the Pond Lecture Bureau, New York City, asking for tickets to a lecture: "I would greatly appreciate having two tickets for the lecture by Dr. Walter E. Traprock on his North Pole trip."George Frederick Kunz [1856-1932], an American mineralogist and mineral collector, took an interest in minerals from a very young age. With no formal training he taught himself mineralogy from books and field work to the point where his expertise won him a job with Tiffany & Co. His… Leer más