Fresh from a local estate is this vintage 1964 ROBERT CUSHMAN MURPHY signed card.  The card measures approx. 5 x 3 and is in overall excellent condition as you can see. The original owner notes NATURALIST on the reverse. There is a quote from Quintus Horatius Flaccus above his signature in Latin. Guaranteed Authentic. Robert Cushman Murphy (April 29, 1887 – March 20, 1973) was an American ornithologist and Lamont Curator of birds at the American Museum of Natural History. He went on numerous oceanic expeditions and was an expert on marine birds, and wrote several major books on them. He described a species of petrel which is now known as Murphy's petrelMount Murphy in Antarctica and Murphy Wall in South Georgia are named after him. Please ask any questions before making purchase.

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