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DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. Signature ("Charles Darwin"), 19 x 70 mm (viewable), on paper, n.p., n.d., fine, framed with albumen print cartes-de-visite, image 1
DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. Signature ("Charles Darwin"), 19 x 70 mm (viewable), on paper, n.p., n.d., fine, framed with albumen print cartes-de-visite, image 2
DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. Signature ("Charles Darwin"), 19 x 70 mm (viewable), on paper, n.p., n.d., fine, framed with albumen print cartes-de-visite, image 3
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DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882.
Signature ("Charles Darwin"), 19 x 70 mm (viewable), on paper, n.p., n.d., fine, framed with albumen print cartes-de-visite,

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

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DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882.

Signature ("Charles Darwin"), 19 x 70 mm (viewable), on paper, n.p., n.d., fine, framed with albumen print cartes-de-visite, by Herbert Rose Barraud, London, [1881], identified in pen on lower margin, evenly toned, edgewear.

A clean example of Darwin's signature paired with what is generally thought to be the last portrait of Darwin, taken before his death the following year.

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