Lot 74
Wilson (Thomas) Woodrow (1856-1924) with Franklin D. Roosevelt, 28th president of the U.S. (1913-1921); conceived and created the League of Nations, Nobel Peace Prize (1919).
DS as president, 14½" x 17½", Washington, 1913 July 14. Presidential appointment of William H. Pashley as "Lieutenant, junior grade, in the Navy", boldly countersigned "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as acting Secretary of the Navy. No sign of folding but repaired tear at extreme upper right affecting neither text nor vignettes, Fine, matted with photos of Wilson and Roosevelt, each above an engraved steel biographical plaque, framed to an overall 39½" x 26". A beautiful display piece and a rare combination of signatures.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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