Charles Hamilton was born in Ludington, Michigan, and raised in Flint, Michigan. At age 12, he collected his first autograph, that of Rudyard Kipling. During World War II, he served in the US Army Air Corps. In 1952 he began to specialize in identifying handwriting and autographs. In 1963 he opened an auction gallery called Charles Hamilton Galleries in New York City. He wrote many books, including The Signature of America: A Fresh Look at Famous Handwriting (1979). He became a leading handwriting expert, known for his ability to spot forgeries, and he became engaged in several notable controversial cases.
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Collecting autographs and manuscripts
4 editions - first published in 1961 Borrow -
Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts
3 editions - first published in 1975 -
Scribblers & scoundrels: Introd. by Diane Hamilton.
3 editions - first published in 1968 -
Lincoln in photographs: an album of every known pose
3 editions - first published in 1963 Read -
Leaders and Personalities of the 3rd Reich
2 editions - first published in 1997 -
In Search of Shakespeare
2 editions - first published in 1985 -
The Book of Autographs: an introduction to the joys and techniques of autograph collecting by the world's foremost authority
2 editions - first published in 1978 -
Great forgers and famous fakes: the manuscript forgers of America and how they duped the experts
2 editions - first published in 1980 -
Leaders & personalities of the Third Reich: their biographies, portraits, and autographs
2 editions - first published in 1984 -
Big Name Hunting
1 edition - first published in 1973 -
Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Illustrated Letter
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
The Book of Autographs
1 edition - first published in 1978 -
Auction madness: an uncensored look behind the velvet drapes of the great auction houses
1 edition - first published in 1981 -
American autographs: signers of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War leaders, presidents
1 edition - first published in 1983 -
Big name hunting: a beginner's guide to autograph collecting
1 edition - first published in 1973 -
The robot that helped to make a President: a reconnaissance into the mysteries of John F. Kennedy's signature.
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
The Hitler diaries: fakes that fooled the world
1 edition - first published in 1991 -
The signature of America: a fresh look at famous handwriting
1 edition - first published in 1979 -
In search of Shakespeare: a reconnaissance into the poet's life and handwriting
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The Hitler Diaries
1 edition - first published in 1991 DAISY -
Braddock's defeat: the journal of Captain Robert Cholmley's batman, the journal of a British officer [and] Halkett's orderly book.
1 edition - first published in 1959 -
Cry of the thunderbird: the American Indian's own story
1 edition - first published in 1972 Borrow
Charles Hamilton
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Subjects
Autographs,
History,
Accessible book,
Collectors and collecting,
Protected DAISY,
Biography,
Diaries,
Forgeries,
In library,
Portraits,
Auctions,
Braddock's Campaign, 1755,
English Dramatists,
Forgery of manuscripts,
German diaries,
Indians of North America,
Juvenile literature,
Literary forgeries and mystifications,
Manuscripts,
Nazis,
Presidents,
Signature writing machines,
Social life and customs,
Sources,
United States French and Indian War, 1755-1763
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People
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Alternative names
- Charles V. Hamilton, Charles Hamilton Jr.
History Created April 1, 2008 · 2 revisions
| October 18, 2010 | Edited by caf21 | Changed author name order, added bio, added death date, added alternate names |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |