Typed Letter Signed by Malcolm S. Forbes Dated May 4, 1979, on Forbes Magazine Letterhead, Matted and Framed with Three Images of Items from the Forbes Magazine Collection of Faberge, with Presentation Slips from the Publisher Presenting the Recipient William J.P. Smith III of Data General Corporation with a Complimentary Subscription to Forbes [with] June 8, 1979 TLS, also from Forbes to Smith, and Folder of Forbes-Related Ephemera (Postcard, Pamphlets, Greeting Cards, News Clipping, Exhibition Catalog)

New York: Forbes Magazine / James J. Dunn, Publisher, 1979. Unbound. Near Fine. Signed by author. Very faint wrinkle and slight toning to framed letter, images pristine. 1979 Unbound. 21 1/2 x 20. Matted and framed with three images of items from the Forbes Magazine Collection of Faberge, with presentation slips from the publisher presenting the recipient William J.P. Smith III of Data General Corporation with a complimentary subscription to Forbes. This was purchased directly from Bill Smith, who worked as an advertising representative, and explained that he received this invitation as a result of his professional relationship with Forbes Magazine. Dated May 4, 1979, the full text of the letter reads: "Dear Bill: A selection of Faberge objects from the FORBES Magazine Collection is currently on loan to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The exhibition marks the first public showing in this country of Faberge's masterpieces, the Coronation Egg and the Lilies of the Valley Egg, which have just been added to the collection. To help us celebrate this exciting event, I am writing in the hope that you and Ann will be able to join Jim Dunn, Kip Forbes, Steve Nicoll, Arnold Prives and me for dinner and a private viewing of the exhibition on Wednesday, May 23rd. Cocktails and the viewing will begin at 6:00 P.M. Dinner will be served in the Asian Galleries at 7:30 P.M. Enter the museum at the Huntington Avenue entrance. Supervised parking will be available in the museum lot on Museum Road. Yours sincerely, Malcolm S. Forbes." The second letter reads: "Dear Bill: Thank you so much for that fascinating data, and we'll probably be making reference to it in FORBES. It was a pleasure to see you at the Faberge show in Boston - the only greater joy would be in seeing you put the advertising pages of FORBES to work on occasion for Data General! Cordially, Malcolm S. Forbes