Airmail Letter Postmarked Welwyn 7th July 1950. Addressed to Stern & Reubens (Lawyers), New York. Typed letter Signed G. Bernard Shaw, five lines with ink corrections in his hand, regarding his European copyright details. A fine bright copy.

Written only four months before his death, Shaw writes to his US legal team giving them clarification of his terms in Europe. 

The letter concerns Shaw’s European copyright terms, a topic of great significance to the playwright. Shaw was deeply involved in protecting his intellectual property, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, where copyright laws differed. A striking artifact from the final months of his life, it underscores Shaw’s unwavering attention to copyright matters even at 94.

For scholars, the document provides a revealing glimpse into his legal acumen; for collectors, it represents a prized rarity—a late autograph, crisply preserved, with compelling provenance. The fact that Shaw made handwritten ink corrections personally elevates its uniqueness, offering an intimate touch from one of literature’s sharpest minds.