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Lot #5447
Wernher von Braun Typed Letter Signed: "Why I Believe in Immortality"

Estimate: $500+

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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency, US Army Ordnance Missile Command letterhead, stamp-dated February 8, 1960. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "I have your letter of 24 January concerning my contribution, 'Immortality,' to the feature Words to Live By in the 24 January issue of This Week Magazine. In view of the interest you have expressed, I thought perhaps you might like to have a copy of the original article before it was condensed by the editors for publication. Thank you for informing me of your views on the subject." In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and the original enclosure, a copy of von Braun's referenced three-page article, 'Why I Believe in Immortality.'

The Richard Jurek Collection.

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