HELEN KELLER Autograph INSPIRATIONAL SERVICE QUOTE Letter Signed 1956 * PSA
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American author, disability rights advocate, educator and lecturer HELEN KELLER uncommon handwritten autograph letter signed on her personal stationery dated July 23, 1956, featuring an inspirational quote, in pencil: "Service to others is the strongest re-inforcement for the spirit. Helen Keller July 23rd, 1956". Keller writes from her beloved home, Arcan Ridge, in Easton, Connecticut.
Helen Keller frequently expressed this philosophy, emphasizing that devoting oneself to the welfare of others is the ultimate source of true happiness and inner strength. In 1956, Keller celebrated a major milestone in her own life when the documentary about her, Helen Keller in Her Story, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Keller learned to use block printing, her handwriting was consistently upright like the writing in calligraphy. Her handwriting and signature bears this specific style because of the use of an assistive writing board and a method called "square-hand". People with visual disabilities would place a piece of paper on the writing board which had horizontal grooves in it, creating lines that could be felt as a person's hand moved across the page, keeping their writing straight. Writing within the grooves gave letters a square appearance, hence the term.
The HELEN KELLER autograph has been thoroughly reviewed and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION and encapsulated using PSA/DNA's proprietary sonically-sealed slab technology. GUARANTEED GENUINE.
Condition is as shown with light toning, faint impression of paperclip at upper left consistent with age, use and handling. In otherwise fine condition. Please review images carefully for exact condition. Letter measures appx. 7.75" x 5" inside 6.5" x 10" encapsulate.
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