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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.
Autograph Note Signed ("A. Einstein"), in German, 1 p, 16mo, [Berlin], March 20, 1921,

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.

Autograph Note Signed ("A. Einstein"), in German, 1 p, 16mo, [Berlin], March 20, 1921, to Edgar von Haniel, black ink on verso of calling card.

Einstein thanks Edgar Haniel von Haimhausen (1870-1935) of the Foreign Office in Germany for the border travel recommendation ("Grenzempfehlung") for HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES. It was in part a fundraising trip with Chaim Weizman, for the foundation of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. During his journey Einstein meet President Warren G. Harding and spoke to more than 8,000 people at the Sixth-ninth Regiment Armory in Manhattan.

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