Mar 10, 2011 - Sale 2239

Sale 2239 - Lot 406

Price Realized: $ 780
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(MUSIC.) HANDY, W. C. Typed Letter Signed. To Dorothy Porter regarding the translation of St. Louis Blues into Japanese. 4to, on Handy Brothers letterhead. January 29, 1952

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A wonderful letter in which Handy discusses the Japanese recording of his classic St. Louis Blues and broadcast over the Voice of America. He adds, "You may be interested to know that I have contracted for the publishing of my music and translation into Japanese through the influence of General MacArthur before he left Japan and when world conditions become normal and Television covers the East, its possible that royalties will grow as a result."