A poem handwritten by Anne Frank to a friend in 1942 has sold for $147,000 at an auction in the Netherlands on Wednesday. HAARLEM, NETHERLANDS — A rare handwritten poem signed by Anne Frank sold at auction Wednesday for 140,000 euros ($148,620). In a sign of the enduring popularity of the Jewish diarist who became a symbol for Holocaust victims, the sale price, which doesn't include the auctioneer's commission, was nearly three times the upper limit of the Dutch auction house's pre-sale estimate. The poem was accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the seller, Anne's former school friend, Jacqueline van Maarsen. The poem is addressed to Van Maarsen's late sister, Christiane.

Source: thestar November 23, 2016 17:25 UTC