Name: A lightning visit to Switzerland
Brand: Lucerne, 1 October 1924
Price: 4000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Autograph correspondence card signed (‘Albert’) to Michele Besso, Lucerne, 1 October 1924.

In German, one page, 140 x 90mm. Curiously, the post office has marked the addressee as ‘unknown’ and the card to be returned to sender.

Please note this lot is the property of a private consignor.

Apparently unpublished: not in Pierre Speziali (ed.) Albert Einstein. Michele Besso. Correspondance 1903-1955. Paris: Hermann, 1972

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A lightning visit to Switzerland.

Einstein has just arrived in Lucerne, and is to lecture on the Saturday; he has then to ‘steam off’ to Leiden, so will not have time to visit Berne, but ‘I would be very happy if I could see you’.