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CROCKETT, David (1786-1836). Autograph free frank ("Free D. Crockett") on a portion of an address leaf in Crockett's hand to "Messrs Cary & Hart Philadelphia Penn," 105 x 157mm., circular "City of Washington Jan 19." postmark. Cary & Hart were the publishers of Crockett's Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, which by 1834 had gone through several editions--though "to what degree the autobiographical writings...were his own cannot be said, but it is noteworthy that they bear little resemblence, either in substance or manner, to such of his letters as have come down to us."
CROCKETT, David (1786-1836). Autograph free frank ("Free D. Crockett") on a portion of an address leaf in Crockett's hand to "Messrs Cary & Hart Philadelphia Penn," 105 x 157mm., circular "City of Washington Jan 19." postmark. Cary & Hart were the publishers of Crockett's Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, which by 1834 had gone through several editions--though "to what degree the autobiographical writings...were his own cannot be said, but it is noteworthy that they bear little resemblence, either in substance or manner, to such of his letters as have come down to us."

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CROCKETT, David (1786-1836). Autograph free frank ("Free D. Crockett") on a portion of an address leaf in Crockett's hand to "Messrs Cary & Hart Philadelphia Penn," 105 x 157mm., circular "City of Washington Jan 19." postmark. Cary & Hart were the publishers of Crockett's Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, which by 1834 had gone through several editions--though "to what degree the autobiographical writings...were his own cannot be said, but it is noteworthy that they bear little resemblence, either in substance or manner, to such of his letters as have come down to us."

CROCKETT'S FREE FRANKS ARE VERY RARE; ABPC records only a single example, sold in 1990 ($6,250).

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