{"product_id":"helen-keller-autograph-inspirational-service-quote-letter-signed-1956-psa","title":"HELEN KELLER Autograph INSPIRATIONAL SERVICE QUOTE Letter Signed 1956 * PSA","description":"\u003cpre data-hook=\"description\" class=\"skK8UF\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; text-overflow: ellipsis;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003eAmerican 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: \u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Service to others is the strongest re-inforcement for the spirit. Helen Keller  July 23rd, 1956\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e. Keller writes from her beloved home, Arcan Ridge, in Easton, Connecticut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-line; letter-spacing: 0.2px;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003eHelen Keller frequently expressed this \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;\"\u003ephilosophy, emphasizing that devoting oneself to the welfare of others is the ultimate source of true happiness and inner strength. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cstrong style='font-family: \"Market Sans\", Arial, sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-line; letter-spacing: 0.2px;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003eIn 1956, Keller celebrated a major milestone in her own life when the documentary about her, \u003ci\u003eHelen Keller in Her Story\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003eKeller 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003eon 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003eCondition is as shown with light toning, faint impression of paperclip at upper left consistent with age, use and handling. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal;\"\u003eIn otherwise fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-line;\"\u003e Please review images carefully for exact condition. Letter measures appx. 7.75\" x 5\" inside 6.5\" x 10\" encapsulate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Market Sans\", Arial, sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\" style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eBuy with confidence – we are among eBay's elite \"Top Rated\" and \"Most Reputable Sellers\" of authentic historic autographs and artifacts since 1998 with 100% positive feedback! 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