Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald [1896 1940] was an American novelist, essayist, short story and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term he popularized. During his lifetime he published four novels, four collections of short stories and 164 short stories. Although he achieved temporary popular success in the 1920’s, Fitzgerald received critical acclaim only after his death. He published four novels in his lifetime, This Side of Paradise [1920], The Beautiful and Dammed [1922], Tender Is the Night [1934], but his most praised novel was The Great Gatsby, which was released in 1925 and is referred to as the”Great American Novel”. Fitzgerald’s struggled with alcoholism for many years, and he attained sobriety only to die of a heart attack on December 21, 1940, at the age of 44. The check is drawn upon the Guaranty Trust Company of New York and is dated June 15, 1929. The check is made out to the Collector of Internal Revenue for a sum of [306.49] three hundred six dollars and forty-nine cents. The check is completed entirely in Fitzgerald’s hand and is signed”F. Scott Fitzgerald” in black fountain pen. The check measures 6.50 x 3.00 inches, it has a small strip of tape remnants on the extreme left and right side, otherwise it is in fine condition [has never been folded] bright and the signature is bold and displays wonderfully. The autograph has been authenticated by JSA Authentication and will be accompanied with the above Letter of Authenticity. The display contains an attractive photograph of Fitzgerald writing at his desk along with a photographic copy of the cover of his novel, The Great Gatsby. The last item mounted within the display is a professionally engraved plaque which reads as follows, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940. American Novelist – Screenwriter & Short Story Writer. He was known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term which he popularized. He was the author of the Great Gatsby, which ironically was a commercial failure but is now referred to as the”Great American Novel”. During his lifetime he published four novels and a collection of short stories for which he achieved some success and fortune during the 1920’s, but Fitzgerald achieved critical acclaim after his death and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century”. The display itself has been professionally assembled in all acid free materials and it is stunning. Each item within the display has been triple matted in a beige linen outer matte and has been accented with a black and brown inner matte. The display has been completed in a quality ornate heavy gold wood frame to the dimensions of 29.00 x 19.00 inches. The presentation is very attractive and you will be very pleased with its quality and appearance. The autograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald is rare to obtain and very desirable in any form. This example is quite uncommon and unique, a personal check addressed to the Internal Revenue Service signed by F. We guarantee absolutely no disappointment when it arrives or simply return. The following is a sample of our inventory, Harry Houdini, Marilyn Monroe, George Custer, Elvis Presley, U. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, James Monroe, Erwin Rommel, Robert Oppenheimer, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Ernest Hemingway, Abner Doubleday, Auguste Bartholdi, Buffalo Bill Cody, Walt Whitman, Charles Dickens, Margaret Mitchell, Thomas Edison, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Alexander Graham Bell, Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, George Patton, Gutzon Borglum, Samuel F. Morse, Brigham Young, Wernher von Braun, Lon Chaney Jr, P. Barnum, Apollo Astronaut crews, and many more. Happy collecting from collectors. Our policy is simple, all our autographs are researched and guaranteed authentic with”No” time limits.