Offered here is an authentic Selma Lagerlöf hand-signed card, fully authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA) with certification number XX53397. Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1909) and remains one of Sweden’s most celebrated authors.

The card is beautifully handwritten in Swedish with a warm expression of gratitude, and bears her full, elegant signature “Selma Lagerlöf.”

It comes professionally presented in a vintage display mount from a fine arts autograph gallery.

A rare and highly desirable piece of literary history.

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Full Text on the Card (Swedish)

“För all den vänlighet och hedersbevisning som kommit mig till del på min högtidsdag, tackar varmt och ödmjukt

Selma Lagerlöf.”

(English translation included upon request.)

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Authentication

This autograph is fully certified by JSA (James Spence Authentication), one of the most respected authentication services in the world.

JSA LOA details:

Submission Number: 245614E

Certification Number: XX53397

Date of Authentication: July 25, 2022

Signature reviewed under slant, flow, ink pressure, formation, and database comparison

Includes JSA watermarked paper, signatures of J.J. Spence III, and notarization

The LOA will be included in the sale.

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Item Features

Authentic hand-signed card by Nobel laureate Selma Lagerlöf

Written with steel-tip fountain pen, black ink

Size: 3.5" × 2.25"

Mounted on gallery display board (original vintage mount c. mid-20th century)

Clean, elegant, and ideal for framing

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Historical Significance

Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) was a pioneering Swedish novelist and the first female Nobel Prize winner in Literature.

Her works, including The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, remain classics of world literature.

Authentic signatures of Lagerlöf are scarce, especially those with personal handwritten text and certified by a major authentication house.

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