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Charles Hamilton

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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American paleographer, handwriting expert and author

Born 1913
Died 11 December 1996

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  • Cover of: The Book of Autographs: An Introduction to the Joys and Techniques of Autograph Collecting by the World's Foremost Authority
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    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Hitler Diaries: Fakes that Fooled the World
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    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Illustrated Letter

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich: Their Biographies, Portraits, and Autographs, Vol. 1

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  • Cover of: The Illustrated letter
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    First published in 1987 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Cry of the thunderbird: the American Indian's own story

    First published in 1950 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Men of the underworld: the professional criminals' own story.
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    First published in 1952 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Charles Hamilton

American paleographer, handwriting expert and author

Born 1913
Died 11 December 1996

Subjects

Autographs, Collectors and collecting, History, Manuscripts, Biography, Forgeries, Autographs, collectors and collecting, Crime, Diaries, English Dramatists, Facsimiles, Indians of North America, Manuscripts as Topic, Portraits, Social life and customs, Auctions, Authors, english, Autografen, Bibliofilie, Bildband, Books, Braddock's Campaign, 1755, Brief, Collections, Criminals

Places

United States, Germany, Europe, Germany (West)

People

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

Time

1933-1945, Early modern, 1500-1700, French and Indian War, 1755-1763

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Alternative names

  • Charles V. Hamilton, Charles Hamilton Jr.

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October 9, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
October 18, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Changed author name order, added bio, added death date, added alternate names
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import