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Lot 1001 |
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George Washington (1732-1799), First President of the U.S. (1789-97); Commander-in-Chief, Continental Army (1775-1781).
Document signed as president, 13" x 16", May 8, 1795, three language ship's paper for the Brig Fairy, commanded by Stephen Snett, carrying rice and tobacco, bound for Bordeaux, countersigned by Edm(und) Randolph, Secretary of State. Usual splitting along file folds, reinforced with archival tape, light toning around edges, but overall fresh, the seal of the United States is intact, and Washington's signature is bold and clear, Fine.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Expertization: Kenneth Laurence COA.
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Lot 1003 |
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George Washington, free frank as President, "President U.S." on front only addressed in his hand to David Stuart, in Fairfax County, Va., partial datestamp and clear "FREE", front with edge tears & nicks, none affecting frank or address, minor toning, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
In 1790 Washington appointed Stuart a commissioner to oversee the siting & planning of a new capital.
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John Adams (1735-1826), Second President of the U.S. (1797-1801); Vice President under Washington (1789-1797); Signer of the Declaration of Independence (died on the 50th anniversary of its signing).
Document signed as president, 12" x 13¾", February 22, 1799, on vellum, land grant of 1,000 acres "situated between the Little Miami and Sciota rivers, north-west of the River Ohio", countersigned by Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State. Usual file folds, small tear in the seal of the United States, Adams' signature a trifle light but fully readable, Fine.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Third President of the U.S. (1801-1809); Secretary of State under Washington (1790-1793); Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Document signed "Th: Jefferson" as president, 10" x 15", June 22, 1805, ship's passport, scalloped top, for the ship Mary of Charleston; countersigned "James Madison" as Secretary of State; Madison's signature is faded but legible, Jefferson's is bold and unaffected; Very Fine with a beautiful intact presidential seal; professionally matted with portraits of the two presidents and a descriptive plaque, and displayed in a 29" x 45" shadow-box frame.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: Kenneth Laurence COA.
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James Madison (1751-1836), Fourth President of the U.S. (1809-1817); Secretary of State under Jefferson (1801-1809); signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Document signed as president, 21½" x 16½", March 7, 1812, four language ship's paper for the ship, "Hantonia," commanded by John Wharf, carrying lumber, countersigned by James Monroe, Secretary of State. Some splitting along usual file folds, couple toned spots in the intact seal of the United States, signature clear and strong, Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: American Historical Guild Certificate.
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James Monroe (1758-1831), Fifth President of the U.S. (1817-1825); Secretary of State (1811-1817) and of War (1814-1815) under Madison.
Document signed as president, 13" x 9½", February 14, 1818, on vellum, land grant of 160 acres in Illinois, for service in the war of 1812. Usual file folds, minor toning, intact seal with a small printed notice offering for sale a map of the Bounty lands, very bold signature, Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Sixth President of the U.S. (1825-1829); Secretary of State under Monroe (1817-1825).
Document signed as president, 15½" x 9¾", September 1, 1825, on vellum, land grant, 72 acres in Michigan Territory, district of Detroit. Usual file folds, with a couple of tiny breaks in the folds and at upper right edge, light overall toning, fully intact seal of the United States and a clear signature, Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Seventh President of the U.S. (1829-1837).
Document signed as president, 12" x 14", April 2, 1835, on vellum, patent for "papillary shield or protector for ladies sore nipples", countersigned by John Forsyth, Secretary of State, and Benjamin Butler, Attorney General. Usual file folds with a bit of telescoping, the penned in portion is a bit light but completely legible, Jackson's signature a trifle light but fully legible as well, seal and ribbons completely intact, Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), Eighth President of the U.S. (1837-1841); Secretary of State (1829-1831) and Vice President (1833-1837) under Jackson.
Document signed as president, 13½" x 17½", July 7, 1838, on vellum, presidential appointment of Lorenzo Sitgreaves as Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Topographical Engineers, countersigned J.R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. Usual file folds with a couple of small splits, Van Buren's signature somewhat light but completely legible, seal of the United States intact, Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
Joel Roberts Poinsett was the first ambassador to Mexico (1825-29) and is credited with introducing a Central American plant to the U.S., that plant becoming known as the poinsettia.
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William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), Ninth President of the U.S. (1841), died of pneumonia 32 days after taking office.
Document signed as governor of the Indiana Territory, 10" x 16", December 17, 1811, penned document "an act respecting the general fund". Document split neatly in half, and with tiny edge faults, Harrison's signature is bold, Very Good.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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John Tyler (1790-1862), Tenth President of the U.S. (1841-1845); Vice President under Harrison (1841).
Document signed as president, 12" x 8½", July 8, 1843, on vellum, presidential appointment of a Robert Townsend as a passed midshipman, countersigned by Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy, Navy department seal. Usual file folds, fresh and Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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James Knox Polk (1795-1849), Eleventh President of the U.S. (1845-1849).
Document signed as president, 15½" x 13", November 1, 1845, on vellum, presidential appointment of Robert Gregg as consul of Her Brittanick Majesty for the states of Alabama and Florida, to reside at Mobile, countersigned by James Buchanan, Secretary of State. Usual file folds, seal of the United States intact, penned portion a trifle light but fully legible, clear signature, fresh and Very Good.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th President of the U.S. (1849-1850); became ill after participating in Independence Day ceremonies on a sweltering July 4 afternoon and died five days later.
Bottom portion of document signed as president 8½" x 4", September 26, 1849, on vellum, countersigned by Wm Ballard Preston. Fresh and crisp, Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), 13th President of the U.S. (1850-1853); Vice President under Taylor (1849-1850).
Document signed as president, 15½" x 16", July 22, 1850, presidential appointment of a John Page to the post of Justice of the Peace in Washington D.C., countersigned by Daniel Webster, Secretary of State. Quite fresh with Fillmore's signature quite bold; tiny edge tears and a tiny hole which does not affect any print or penned portion, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Lot 1016 |
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Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14th President of the U.S. (1853-1857)..
Manuscript document signed as president, 16" x 12½", folded and laminated, July 7, 1856, a warrant "to the Marshal of the District of Massachusetts, or other officer acting as Marshal", directing said marshal to "remove all such persons" who have taken possession of "lands ceded to the United State by the state of Massachusetts", this land being located in Hyannis; Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the U.S. (1857-1861); Secretary of State under Polk (1845-1849).
Document signed as president, 14" x 17", February 6, 1858, presidential appointment of Thomas Wilson, as a First Lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment of infantry, countersigned by John B Floyd, Secretary of War. Minor edge wear, just affects the left side of the seal of the United States, bold signature, Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), document signed as president 13½" x 18", August 19, 1861, on vellum, a presidential appointment of Horace Jewett, as First Lieutenant, to the 15th Regiment of the infantry, countersigned by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War. Usual file folds, penned portion a bit faded but legible, Lincoln's signature is fine, tape stains at top and bottom edges only and does not impinge on the printed area, Fine.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: Kenneth Laurence COA.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the U.S. (1861-1865), assassinated.
Partly printed document signed "Abraham Lincoln" as president, 7" x 9", Executive Mansion Washington D.C., August 12, 1863; Draft Order requiring 2,050 troops from the Fifth District of New York State, in part:
"I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of American and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, having taken into the consideration the number of volunteers and militia furnished by and from the several States, including the State of New York…, do hereby assign Two thousand and fifty as the first proportional part of the quota of troops to be furnished by the Fifth District of the State of New York…,"
Very Fine; professionally matted and framed to 13" x 15" and displayed, along with a portrait of Lincoln, an illusration of a crowd outside a New York City enlistment office and a descriptive plaque, within an ornate 41½" x 23" shadow-box frame.
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Expertization: Kenneth Laurence COA.
Following the Battle of Gettysburg in July, 1863, President Lincoln issued a draft call to New York City which resulted in the New York City Draft Riots. After waiting for calm to come back to the city, Lincoln issued this, the earliest of the resumed calls for enlistment.
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Lot 1020 |
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), free frank as President ("A. Lincoln") on mourning envelope addressed in the hand of Mary Lincoln to New Jersey Governor William Newell, and signed by her at lower left, "Mrs. L.", "Washington D.C. Dec. 17, 1862" double circle; cover with two stains at upper left and small toned spots just above & below "coln" of "Lincoln," still Fine, a wonderful and significant pairing of signatures. This originally contained a thank-you letter from Mrs. Lincoln for a condolence note and the gift of cider from the governor. Willie Lincoln had died on February 20, 1862 at the age of 11, a loss which devastated the Lincolns. A transcript of the original enclosure (no longer present) is included. The cover was part of the National Postal Museum exhibit, "Presidential Mail: On Official Business".
Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
A REMARKABLE PAIRING OF SIGNATURES.
Expertization: 1995 James Certificate of Authenticity.
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Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), 17th President of the U.S. (1865-1869), impeached; Vice President under Lincoln (1865); U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1857-62, 1875); the only Southern Senator not to resign and join the Confederacy.
Autograph Letter Signed as congressman, 8"x 10", "House of Reps U.S.", February 16, 1845, to William Wilkins, Secretary of War (under John Tyler), requesting an additional copy of the army register, some scattered toned spots barely affecting the signature which is bold; Fine, a rare Autograph Letter Signed.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), document signed as president, 8" x 10", January 26, 1869; a warrant for the arrest of one Abial Chamberlain. Johnson's signature very bold, Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Lot 1023 |
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Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885), 18th President of the U.S. (1869-1877); Commander-in-Chief, Union Army (1864-1865).
Document signed as president, 21" x 16", March 15, 1871, presidential appointment of E.E. Rice, as consul at Hakedadi to "His Imperial Majesty, The Tenno of Japan", countersigned by Hamilton Fish. Usual folds, fresh and Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), 19th President of the U.S. (1877-1881).
Autograph Letter Signed as president on Executive Mansion card 4¾" x 3", December 6, 1879, letter of introduction to "Mr Everts" (Wm M Everts, Secretary of State) of Rev. Mr. Syle "who has spent many years in China and Japan", docketed on the reverse "The President Dec 6/79". Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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James Abram Garfield (1831-1881), 20th President of the U.S. (1881), assassinated.
Autograph Letter Signed as congressman, Oct. 5, 1864, 8" x 10", to fellow Ohio politician, J. Park Alexander, refusing an invitation because "I am engaged in the political campaign everyday till the State Elections." Fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Chester Alan Arthur (1830-1886), 21st President of the U.S. (1881-1885); Vice President under Garfield (1881).
Executive Mansion Card, 5" x 4", undated, handsome detailed vignette, boldly signed. Tiny spindle hole near top, Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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[Stephen] Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th Presidents of the U.S. (1885-1889, 1893-1897); the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.
Executive Mansion Carte de Visite signed, Professionally matted with a porttrait and framed to 9" x 15¾", Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), 23rd President of the U.S. (1889-1893); grandson of 9th President, William Henry Harrison.
Typed Letter Signed as president, 8" x 10", Washington, February 27, 1893, letter of transmittal to congress of a communication from the acting Secretary of State regarding "forwarding certain bulletins of the Bureau of the American Republics". Bold signature laminated, fresh and Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
The Bureau of American Republic was a forerunner of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th President of the U.S. (1897-1901), assassinated.
Document signed as president, 3 pages, legal folio, December 29, 1900, Executive Department, Chickasaw Nation, Tishomingo City, also signed by B.H. Colbert, National Secretary of the Chickasaw Nation, stating in part, "I, B.H. Colbert…certify that the foregoing is an Act of the Legislature of the Chickasaw Nation, passed at its regular session, October 1900…and approved by D.H. Johnston, Governor of the said Nation…on October 24th 1900 and I do hereby submit the same for the approval of the President of the United States, under the provisions of the agreement concluded on the twenty-third day of April, 1897, at Atoka, Indian Territory, between the United States and the Choctaws and Chickasaws, and the Act of Congress of June 23, 1898, entitled, 'An Act for the protection of the people of the Indian Territory, and for other purposes'…" Page two of the document is a Bill appropriating funds for the Relief of L.C. Burris for Expenses Incurred in excess of the $1000.00 Expense Fund of the Coal and Asphalt Trustee for the Chickasaw Nation, signed by L.V. Colbert, Speaker of the House; W.M. Grey, President of the Senate; and D.H. Johnson, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. The verso of page three bears four stamps of receipt; Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the U.S. (1901-1909); Vice President under McKinley (1901).
Typed letter signed as president, 7" x 9", Oyster Bay N.Y., August 10, 1903, on White House stationery, marked "personal" writing to his good friend and Lieutenant Governor, Timothy L. Woodruff, turning down an invitation for a trip because "a trip such as you suggest means not a rest, but an immense amount of harassing extra care, simply because I am President and will be followed up. The only way I get rest is here at Oyster Bay.
With heart thanks and real regret," Fresh and Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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William Howard Taft (1857-1930), 27th President of the U.S. (1909-1913); Secretary of War under Roosevelt (1904-1908).
Typed letter signed as president, 8" x 10½", The White House, February 18, 1910, in part, "a public exigency having occurred in the death of St. Clair A. Mulholland, United States Pension Agent at Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Howard V. Sickel…is hereby designated to perform the duties of that office…" Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th President of the U.S. (1913-1921).
Typed letter signed as president of Princeton University, 2 pages, joined side by side, laminated 13" x 10", Princeton New Jersey 11 February 1903, to Mr. Adriane H. Joline concerning the latter's idea of offering a prize in American history. Wilson says in part "my own interest in American history is so great that I am inclined to wish for every possible stimulation to its study…" Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923), 29th President of the U.S. (1921-1923).
Typed letter signed as president, 7" x 9"on White House stationery, December 30, 1922, responding to John A. Stewart of N.Y. saying he will grant Mr. Stewart an interview. Laminated, Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), 30th President of the U.S. (1923-1929); Vice President under Harding (1921-1923).
Document signed as president, 10" x 14", February 16, 1929, countersigned by Frank B. Kellog, presidential appointment of Wallace H. White Jr. to serve as a delegate to the International Conference for the Revision of the Convention of 1914 for the Safety of Life at Sea. Large intact State Department seal, laminated, Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964), 31st President of the U.S. (1929-1933); Secretary of Commerce under Harding (1921-1923) and Coolidge (1923-1928).
Typed letter signed as president, 7" x 9" on White House stationery, November 30, 1932, writing to Earle S. Kinsley, Republican National Committeeman, after his loss to Roosevelt, in part "I wish to convey to you my appreciation of your effective leadership in the campaign, — a campaign against great odds. The election result should, I believe, be taken not as a discouragement to the Republican Party but rather as a challenge to continued zealous and aggressive work in behalf of its sound and enduring principles." Laminated, Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945), 32nd President of the U.S. (1933-1945).
Watercolor print of White House, signed, 10" x 11". Fresh and very attractive, laminated, Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the U.S. (1933-1945).
Several photos and a small bound volume from the collection of one of FDR's secretaries, comprised of a bound copy of his 1933 Inaugural Address, 9 pages, U.S. Government Printing Office, with the notable quote "…the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," the photographs consist of a 1932 portrait of the President Elect Roosevelt with his family, a picture of the White House, annotated "wintry view of the White House January 1934 taken with Mr. (Louis) Howe's camera, view from our office window," a period panoramic view of the Capital Building, and a glossy of FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at Yalta. Generally Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
Provenance: Isabelle V. Warmsley collection
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), 33rd President of the U.S. (1945-1953); Vice President under Roosevelt (1945).
Typed letter signed as president, 7" x 9" on White House stationery, May 9, 1950, "Aboard the President's Train," thanking the recipient, a Rabbi in St. Louis, for birthday greetings, with an added "Hope you are well & happy" in Truman's hand. Includes the original mailing envelope laminated, Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President of the U.S. (1961-1963); assassinated.
Typed letter signed as president 7" x 9" on White House stationery, July 2, 1962, thanking a local dignitary of Mount Morris Ill. for sending him information on a local celebration and saying in part "These celebrations inspire anew a sense of pride in past accomplishments…", accompanied by a letter also on White House stationery from Ralph Dungan, Special Assistant to the President, informing the recipient he is receiving a letter signed by "John Kennedy". Laminated, Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973), 36th President of the U.S. (1963-1969); Vice President under Kennedy (1961-1963).
Typed letter signed as president, quarto, July 21, 1964 on White House letterhead, to Brig. General Charles M. Duke "…as an token of my appreciation for your efforts." Very Fine. Professionally matted and framed with a portrait, two descriptive plaques and the pen used to sign into law H.R. 10392, "authorizing the location of the Center Leg of the Inner Loop across the Mall"; overall 24" x 19".
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994), 37th President of the U.S. (1969-1974), resigned; Vice President under Eisenhower (1952-1960).
Two items: 1.) typed letter signed "RN" as president, 7" x 9", on White House letterhead, December 5, 1970; to Senator George Murphy, saying he enclosed a book of collected speeches as "a token of appreciation for the important contribution you have made toward the cause of good government." Laminated, Fine; includes the original mailing envelope. 2.) a Miami restaurant advertising postcard, 8¼" x 5½", undated, inscribed and signed "To Frank from Richard Nixon"; light foxing, Very Good.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Gerald Rudolph Ford (1913-2006), 38th President of the U.S. (1974-1977); Vice President under Nixon (1973-1974).
Typed letter signed as president, 8½" x 11, 2 pages, April 25, 1975 on White House stationery, to New York mayor Abraham D. Beame regarding Ford's continuing support of "General Revenue Sharing", signed "Gerald R. Ford" in blue Sharpie above an Autopen signature; insignificant staple holes at upper left, Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
In the top magin Beame has penciled "Fregand - Please write letter of apprec. /ADB".
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004), 40th President of the U.S. (1981-1989).
Type letter signed "Ron" as President on White House stationery 7" x 9", Santa Barbara February 16, 1988 to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Regan, thanking them for a Valentine's gift; laminated, Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (1946-Present), 42nd President of the U.S. (1993-2001).
Document signed "Bill Clinton" as president, March 13, 1997, 5½" x 8½"; bold signature on the title page of 4-page menu for a dinner for Senator Bob Graham sponsored by the Democratic Campaign Committe; Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Four Presidents, 8" x 10"color group photograph of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, in the White House before leaving Anwar Sadat's funeral, 8" x 10", signed by all four beneath the image, Very Fine; professionally matted and framed, with an image of the Presidential Seal and a descriptive plaque, to an overall 19" x 29".
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: Kenneth Laurence COA.
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Presidential Autographs, five different, comprised of James Monroe, 1822 presidential land grant, James Buchanan, as president on an 1860 Autograph Letter Signed, concerning a business matter, Rutherford B. Hayes, on an 1879 manuscript document signed detailing the role of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, if the secretary becomes incapacitated, Woodrow Wilson, on a 1917 typed letter signed as president to a judge (not named) concerning Wilson discussing a matter with the Secretary of War, Calvin Coolidge, as a private citizen on a 1932 typed letter signed, thanking a Mr. Welliver for some books. Some toning or minor faults, but generally Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Adams, Samuel, Massachusetts signer of the Declaration of Independence; Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1797); principal organizer of Boston Tea Party.
Document signed as acting governor, 11" x 17", February 25, 1794, appointment of Jonathan Whetcomb of Boston, as Justice of the Peace; some splits at the folds, silked, seal mostly intact, quite attractive appearance with a fine Adams signature.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Astor, John Jacob, American merchant and fur trader; the first multi-millionaire in America.
Autograph Letter Signed, 7½" x 12½", Schenectady, N.Y., August 26, 1797; to attorney John Henry in Albany, business contents including a lawsuit for money owed him by a Wm. Sickel, clear "SCHEN*AUG*28" straightline postmark on integral address leaf; separations at folds, otherwise Fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Risvold
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