Oct 22, 2015 - Sale 2394

Sale 2394 - Lot 264

Price Realized: $ 138
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
LEHÁR, FRANZ. Autograph Letter Signed, "LehárF," to Czech soprano Maria Jeritza, in German, on a postcard, offering congratulations on her American success, noting that his operetta Paganini is being well received in Paris, and that his operetta Friederike is in print. Additionally signed above recipient's address ("Lehár"). The verso shows a view of the Place de la Concorde in Paris. 1 page, oblong 12mo; letter written vertically, cancelled 90-centime stamp at upper right. Paris, 4 April 1928

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"Allow me to congratulate you in this manner for your great and triumphal success in America. In Paris presently, Paganini is being performed with great success and the 25th of May already marks the 100th performance. Friederike Brion has already gone to print. The piece makes a different impression than that 'at the time.' . . ."