May, Karl (1842-1912) - One of a kind autograph note signed re: Hadschi Halef Omar/ Apaches

A popular German writer, noted mainly for adventure novels set in the American Old West. Best known for the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand. 

Wonderful autograph note signed. Karl May Postcard No. 9, Verlag v. Fr. Ernst Fehsenfeld, Freiburg iBr. 3.5 x 5.5 inch, Oberlössnitz/ Radebeul, 1899 January 12 (postmark). In German: “Ich sende Ihnen mein Bild. Gehe in einigen Tagen nach Arabien zu Hadschi Halef Omar und danach nach Amerika zu meinen Apatschen. Dr. Karl May“. Translated: “I am sending you my picture. In a few days I'm going to Arabia to see Hadschi Halef Omar and then to America to see my Apaches. Dr. Karl May”. Addressed in his hand to “Herrn Seminarist III. Klasse, F. Trapp in Ober Glogau, Kr. Neustadt, Ob(er) Schlesien“. Slightly discolored, handling wear, else good condition. May signed the card “Dr. Karl May” The title that May supposedly acquired at the University of Rouen later turned out to be a fabrication. The statement that he is going to Arabia is true. In 1899-1900 he undertook a long trip to the Orient. May did not make his first trip to America until 1908, at the age of 66. But he only visited the states of New York and Massachusetts on the east coast. He didn't see any "Indians/ Apaches" or cowboys in the vastness of the prairie on his only trip to the USA. Surely the finest Karl May autograph you can hope to find.