Pristine signature from the great Polish pianist, composer and statesman who was prime minister and foreign minister of the Polish Republic. Boldly signed in pencil on a small trimmed piece of stationery. Together with a photograph postcard of Paderewski, at the foot of which is a collector's autograph note and a date, November 6th, 1860, in another hand. On the verso of the postcard, a small printed anecdote about Paderewski is mounted; the card is postmarked January 2, 1903. In very fine condition. Signature 4.5 x 3.5 inches (11.3 x 8.7 cm); postcard 3.5 x 5.25 inches (8.7 x 13.6 cm).