Values Of Autographs

"The different values of different autographs seem astouishing at first. Por example, a letter of the Duke of Wellington's eau be had for 10 shillings, whereas a letter of Lord Nelsou's -vill cost you L5. " "How is that?" "Well. Nelson is, of course, the more popular hero. But the main reason is that Nelsou, who was generalij at sea, wrote few letters compared with Wellington, who was generally on laud. And yet neither of these reasons holds gooa aiways. üere are a lew pnces that may puzzle you : A letter of Lord Beaconsfield is worfh 2 guineas, but a letter of John Bright's is only worth 5 shillings, and letters of Palmerston, Sir Eobert Peel aud George Canning are all frequently priced tinder 5 shillings. " "What is a letter of Charles Dickens worth?" "About 2 guineas." "And one of Charles Larub?" "From L3 toLÖ." "Byrou?" "A letter from Byron is worth fully L10, bnt a letter of Sbelley' is wortíi more tbau doublé tbat sum. " "And Burns?"