PRESIDENTS &
FIRST LADIES
EXTREMELY
RARE AND
DESIRABLE MUSEUM
QUALITY FINANCIAL DOCUMENT
SIGNED
BY BOTH
JOHN ADAMS
AND JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS WITH
AN ADS
OF THE
PATRIOTIC EARLY AMERICAN
PHYSICIAN COTTON
TUFTS, A
FOUNDER OF THE
ACADEMY OF
ARTS AND
SCIENCE. ADAMS,
JOHN. President.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
President. ADS
of John Quincy Adams, 6.5" x 3.25": "Quincy,
24 Nov.r 1802. Received the
contents, by settlement of account this day rendered.
John Q. Adams." (Signed
with the rarest form of John Quincy Adams' signature).
ANS of John Adams
in top blank portion of John Quincy Adams' ADS: "Accepted,
J. Adams, Oct. 4, 1802."
Signed with an extremely bold presidential type signature of John
Adams, whose signature reached its zenith in size and attractiveness
during his single presidential term. His
pre and post presidential signatures tended to be small and crabbed and
the latter are sometimes quite tremulous and spidery.
On the recto is an ALS
of the patriotic early Am. physician Cotton
Tufts*.
The time frame of the document is most interesting: John Adams
retired from the presidency March 4, 1801, after being defeated by
Jefferson. In April, 1802,
John Quincy Adams was elected as a Federalist to the Massachusetts State
Senate. In Nov. 1802 he was
defeated in election for the House of Representatives from Boston.
In Oct., 1803, John Quincy Adams was appointed U.S. Senator from
Massachusetts to fill an unexpired term until 1808.
Another most desirable fact about the piece is that it is signed
with the rarest form of John Quincy Adams' signature: John Q. Adams.
Adams' usual signature was either a full "John Quincy
Adams" or "J.Q. Adams".
The document is a unique combination of an important Revolutionary
Leader and Physician, Cotton Tufts, whose autographic material is scarce
and desirable, as well as an ADS signed by both John Adams and John
Quincy Adams - the only father and son ever to become presidents of the
United States. Few
documents are known to exist which are signed by both John and John Quincy
Adams, this being only the second such example we have seen on the market
in the past 35 years. The
document is in fine condition. It
is clean and all writing is bold and dark.
Truly a presidential gem - the rarest of the rare in presidential
material - and a museum quality piece...[5333]...........$17,500.00
*TUFTS,
COTTON.
Physician (b. in Medford Mass., 30, May, 1734; d. in Weymouth
Mass., 8 Dec. 1815).
He was the grandson of Peter Tufts, who emigrated to his country in
1654 and died in Malden Mass. in 1700, aged eighty two.
Cotton was graduated at Harvard in 1749, studied medicine, and
settled at Weymouth, where he was highly esteemed as a physician.
He was one of the original members of the Massachusetts Medical
Society, its president in 1787-95, and one of the founders of the Academy
of Arts and Sciences.
In 1765 he wrote spirited and patriotic instructions to the
representatives of Weymouth against the stamp-act.
He was a representative of the state and a councillor, for many
years an active member of the state senate, and supported in the
convention the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. His ALS
states, in full: "Boston, September 27, 1802, Sir: Please to pay unto
Hon.ble John Quincy Adams Four Hundred Dollars and his receipt shall
discharge you of so much on your due bill for Babel Pasture late belonging
to the Estate of Norton Quincy, Esq., dec-d. (signed) Cotton Tufts,
Executor/ Town of N. Quincy/ (To) Hon.ble John Adams Esq."
POEM WRITTEN BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS’ FAVORITE GRANDCHILD, DEDICATED TO HIM, AND DOCKETED BY
HIM ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. Sixth President; Secretary of State; Minister to England, Russia and Germany. Interesting and touching item. An 8vo
poem, written by Adams’s favorite grandchild, Mary Louisa Adams (1828-1859), who was born at the White House. In full: “To Miss Josephine S. Clarke/ Dear Josephine, We now must part./ And though it gives my bosom pain/ The hope still lingers at my heart/ That we shall meet eer long again/ And though at distance for the while/ With me thy memory shall remain/ And whisper with a soothing smile/ The hour when we shall meet again. Mary Louisa Adams, Washington, 29th, August, 1842”. In the lower margin
J.Q. Adams has written: “for her grandfather, John Quincy Adams”. Mounted to slightly larger page. Mint. Mary Louisa was the child of Adams’ second son, John Adams II (1803-1834), who was educated at but expelled from Harvard his senior year and served as his father’s White House Secretary. John married his first cousin, Mary Catherine Hellen (1806-1870), in the White House. Mary Catherine lived in the White House with the Adamses and was first engaged to Adams’ eldest son, George Washington Adams (1801-1829) but broke off the engagement and became engaged to Adams’ second son, John Adams II, whom she married, causing a breach among Adams’ sons. John’s brothers boycotted his wedding. His broken engagement probably contributed to George’s suicide the next year (1829). Mary Catherine also had flirtations with Adams’ youngest son, Charles Francis, before the marriage, causing great problems within the Adams family. Mary Louisa was the Adams’s first grandchild and was born at the White House nine months after her parents marriage. She was named for her mother and grandmother and was the apple of her presidential grandfather’s eye. He called her “Looly”. He loved her dearly and from the time of her birth until the time of his death, there are many references in his diary to this Louisa or “Looly”. John Quincy Adams taught Mary Louisa to read and write and when she was eight, he gave her a Bible in which he pasted one of his poems (John Quincy Adams was the first
ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN FRANKS
OF FIRST LADY LOUISA CATHERINE ADAMS ADAMS, LOUISA CATHERINE
(1775-1852). First Lady (1825-1829). Beginning with Martha Washington, the
widows of presidents of the United States are granted the privilege of “Free
Franking” their mail “during their natural lifetime”. A special act
of congress is required in each case. To date, 23 presidential widows have
been so honored. John Quincy Adams died on February 23, 1848. The franking
privilege was granted to his widow, Louisa Catherine Adams, on March 9,
1848, only 14 days after Adams’ death. Congress passed a special joint
bill entitled An Act Granting the Franking Privilege to Louisa Catherine
Adams (9 stat. 213, chaps. XVI), which provided in part: Be it enacted by
the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled that all letters and packets carried by post to and
from Louisa Catherine Adams, widow of the late John Quincy Adams, be
conveyed free of postage during her natural life. Approved March 9, 1848.”
Although Mrs. Adams had the franking privilege for 4 years and 2 months
until her death on May 15, 1852, only one other frank of hers is known. In
Edward Stern’s definitive “Supplement to the History of the “Free
Franking” of Mail in the United States/ Franking Privileges of the
Presidents Widows”, Stern illustrates a cover franked “L.C. Adams”
which is addressed to Edward Everett as President of Harvard University in
Cambridge Mass. Regarding this item, Stern wrote “To my knowledge this
is the only known franked cover of Mrs. Louisa C. Adams.” The frank of
Louisa Catherine Adams offered here has only recently been discovered. It
is the cover to the previous letter [item# 11769, previous item] and is a black
bordered mourning envelope, 4.5” x 2.5”, addressed in another hand to
Hamilton Fish, Esq., Albany, N.Y. and franked “L.C. Adams” in the
upper right corner. Mrs. Adams’ letter which was transmitted in
this envelope was dated March 21, 1848, only 12 days after she was granted
the franking privilege, making this example not only one of two known
franks of Mrs. Adams, it is unquestionably the earliest known example and SCARCE CHESTER ARTHUR ALS TO JOHN A. DIX INTRODUCING A
FUTURE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ARTHUR, CHESTER A. President. ALS,
Jan 29, 1874, 8vo, "Customs House, N.Y. Collectors Office."
(Interestingly, Arthur was fired by Pres. Hayes as Collector of the Port
of New York because of political corrupt-ion). To: "The Honorable
John A. Dix, Governor, My dear Governor: Mr. S.M. Blatchford of New
Utrecht, L.I., will call upon you relative to some matter affecting the
interests of that locality. He is one of our best friends and a reliable
and honorable gentleman. I commend him to your confidence and attention.
Very faithfully yours, C. A. Arthur." The letter refers to Samuel
Blatchford (1820-1893) who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court (1882-1893), and was written to John A. Dix (1798-1879).
(Dix served as Secretary of he Treasury under Lincoln in 1861 and a Major
General during the remainder of the Civil War. He was U.S. Minister to
France (1866-69) and Governor of N.Y. (1873-75)). Arthur is quite
scarce in A.Ls.S. He was an "accidental president" and
was unknown outside N.Y. state until he became Vice President and died
only 15 months after leaving the White House at age 57. All these factors
combine to make Arthur's autographic material among the scarcest of the
presidential series, particularly in A.Ls.S. Also, most of his A.Ls.S tend
to be 
President to be a published poet; the second is Jimmy Carter) entitled “The Casket” -- which in their time meant a box for precious things. Mary Louisa was following in her adored grandfather’s footsteps when writing poetry which obviously pleased him, prompting him to write the notation at the bottom: “for her grandfather/ John Quincy Adams.” A poignant and interesting Adams piece. Pristine.... [11764]....$1295.00
written
during the official mourning period. The black wax seal on the verso of
the envelope is intact and has the clear imprint of a Lion holding a cross
in one paw. Faint red circular postmark over address portion in which the
date “21 MAR” is visible and what appears to be the work “Free”
slightly above the postmark. A gem, great rarity and museum quality piece.
....[11770]........$9750.00
more
than one page in length and are written on both the recto and verso of the
page(s), making display difficult or impossible. The aforementioned
factors combine to make this a most desirable presidential item. Comes
with handsome color 4to print of Arthur's official White House portrait.
The pair.................[3955]......$1295.00
BANK CHECK PAYABLE TO AND ENDORSED BY CHESTER A. ARTHUR AND SIGNED BY TWO MEMBERS OF THE "TWEED RING"
ARTHUR, CHESTER A. President. Bank check, approximately 8" x 3.75", in the amount of $833.34 payable to "C.A. Arthur" for "Salary as Counsel to the Board of Tax Commissioners for June, 1870", dated June 30, 1870. Check has an attractive vignette and is drawn on the Broadway Bank of New York. The check is signed by Abraham Oakey Hall (1826-1898), as mayor (1868-72); [member of the Tweed Ring. Tried for corruption but acquitted]. Co-signed by Richard B. Connolly, also a
member of the Tweed Ring and Comptroller of N.Y.C. Boldly endorsed by Arthur on verso with huge dark 3.5" signature. Presidential bank checks are quite desirable. This is
a particularly fine example of a president who is rare in this format, as well as a most interesting item associating Arthur with the corrupt political machine which "made" him. Comes with 4to color print of Arthur's official White House portrait. The pair............[4842].....$795.00
BARBARA BUSH’S A MEMOIR- HER CHARMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BUSH, BARBARA. First Lady. She is the second woman in our history to be the wife and mother of a president. She is certainly one of the most popular First Ladies in our history. People all over the world admire her wit, candor and compassion and her unswerving devotion to her family. In this memoir, Mrs. Bush for the first time gives readers a private look at her life in the public eye for more than 25 years. She begins with a compelling portrait of her early years, including growing up in Rye, New York and meeting George Bush; life as a young bride and mother, moving to far-away west Texas and the almost unbearable pain of losing a child. She recounts her years in public life from first moving to Washington as the wife of a young Congressman to her experiences as the wife of the U.N. Ambassador
and wife of the U.S. Envoy to China. She talks candidly about the ups and downs of three presidential campaigns, being the wife of the
Vice 
President, culminating in becoming First Lady and the tumultuous White House years. Drawing on excerpts from her diary, which she has kept for 30 years, Mrs. Bush takes us behind the scenes of the Persian Gulf conflicts and the end of the cold war. She introduces us to the Gorbachevs, the Thatchers, the Mitterrands, the Mubaraks, and many others. Her memoir also includes many of the funny, often self-deprecating and sometimes touching anecdotes for which she is so well known: Surprising a rat in the White House pool; accidentally stepping on Boris Yeltsin’s foot during a State dinner; wearing a $29. pair of shoes to her husband’s Inaugural. Finally, she talks about the disappointments of the 1992 campaign and the joys of private life such as being
able to cook and drive again. This is a warm and funny memoir as well as an historically significant one.
A Memoir by Barbara Bush, 8vo, 575 pp., Charles Scribners Sons, 1994, d.j. Signed on
the title page. Profusely illustrated.
Mint.............[11513]..+....$95.00
UNCOMMON SIGNED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE H.W. BUSH, OUR 41ST PRESIDENT
BUSH, GEORGE H.W. (B.1924). 41st President; V.P.
His autobiography: Looking Forward, An Autobiography, with Victor Gold, 8vo, 270 pp., 1st ed.,
d.j., Doubleday, 1987. The first free blank end paper is emblazoned with The United States Seal, beneath which Bush has inscribed and signed in black ink. This is the
first autobiography written by a Vice President still in office. Filled with anecdotes about the man and his family. Profusely illustrated. The book “...offers fresh insight into the man who may well be America’s next president...” and so he was. Bush has not written his Presidential Memoirs and dislikes writing. This is a mint copy of a seldom offered volume of our 41st
President.....+......[11737].......$495.00
SP OF BUSH AND QUAYLE AS PRESIDENT AND V.P.
BUSH, GEORGE H.W. 41st President and DAN QUAYLE, Vice President. Handsome almost full length color 4to portrait of them in the White House rose garden. Boldly signed by both in silver ink “Good luck/ George Bush” and “Best Wishes/ Dan Quayle”. Provenance: From the estate of a powerful Republican financial contributor and personal friend of Bush & Quayle. A gem. [12311]. $395.00
CARTER,
JIMMY. President. Partly printed DS,
1959, being early bank check entirely completed by him and signed "J.E.
Carter, Jr." for "Carter's Warehouse, Plains,
Georgia". Scarce form of his signature. Some border
chipping, but the signature is a fine one and all writing is dark and
bold. Some bleed through from endorsement signature on verso due to
moisture at some time. Due to defects, as noted....[4042]...$195.00
CARTER-MONDALE RE-ELECTION PAMPHLET SIGNED IN PERSON BY PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND VICE PRESIDENT WALTER MONDALE ON THEIR PHOTOS.
CARTER,
JIMMY. President. MONDALE, WALTER. Vice President.
Re-election campaign
pamphlet, 3.75" x 7.5", folds out to 16" x 7.5", printed in green & black (Carter's campaign colors). On the front cover are photos of Carter and Mondale; above the photos is boldly printed: "For a Responsible/ America Tomorrow/ Re-elect/ President Carter/ Vice President Mondale". Below the photos is printed: "Election Day is November 4th." Carter has boldly signed with a huge signature measuring 3.5" in light portion above his likeness and Mondale has signed below his likeness. Material signed by Carter as President is rare as he served but a single term. This is the first re-election campaign pamphlet we have seen signed in person by both President Carter and Vice President Mondale. Mint and desirable. .[4826].....$595.00
CARTER, JIMMY (b.l924). 39th President (l977-l98l).
His book: The Blood of Abraham, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, l985, lst ed., 8vo, 257 pp., d.j., boldly signed (J. Carter) on first free end paper. Pres. Carter introduces the present against the background of biblical history, allowing the reader to view the current conflicts with an understanding of the forty centuries of war and debate that have scarred the Promised Land. He explains each nation's interpretation of what God's promises
actually meant and reveals their individual theories for implementation today. Concluding with a cautiously optimistic blue print for the future, the man who has brought more hope and cooperation to the Middle East than anyone in modern memory presents us with a vision of peace for Jews, Christians and Moslems--for all who share the blood of Abraham. Absolutely mint.
.........................[6989].+..$195.00
1976 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DEBATE AND JFK/ WARREN COMMISSION CONTENT
JIMMY CARTER HOLOGRAPHIC SIGNED NOTE
(KENNEDY ASSASSINATION) (GERALD R. FORD) CARTER, JIMMY.
President.
ANS in margin of
letter to him dated June 17, 1991, with his personalized return envelope
"The Carter Center" bearing his printed franking signature.
Letter to him states, in full:
"Dear Mr. Carter:
Recently some friends & I were having a casual conversation
about politics and someone brought up the subject of an incident which
occurred during a debate between you and President Ford in 1976.
According to him you were speaking at the time when a technical
failure caused the loss of the audio signal for about 30 minutes.
I was unable to watch the debate but I remember reading about the
incident the next day.
He further claims that you were about to say something about the
JFK assassination.
This could have far-reaching implications if true as President Ford
was a member of the Warren Commission.
Could you comment on this?
Do you remember what you were about to say when the sound went off?
Do you see anything sinister in this or any other aspects of the
JFK assassination?
As far as I'm concerned you are the only honorable ex-president we
have. Yours
truly, (boldly signed)". In
response, on a copy of the aforementioned letter Carter has boldly
written: "I don't recall anything about the Warren Commission being
discussed.
That was not the reason the power went off.
J. Carter."
This is the original, highly unusual and interesting response
Carter sent to the letter writer.
Carter is rare in holographic material.
Excellent content Carter piece associating three presidents
which alludes to the 1976 Presidential Debates and mentions the Warren
Commission.
Comes with 4to color print of his official White House portrait.
The quartet...(Net to all). …..[7955]……..$750.00
IMPORTANT AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ARMED FORCES COMMITTEE CONCERNING SENATE RATIFICATION OF THE SALT II TREATY
CARTER, JIMMY. President. TLS as President, 4to, 3pp., The White House, Washington, May 9, 1979 on pale green presidential stationery to Senator John Stennis, Chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee. Has a “Received” docketing stamp dated May 14, 1979 on first page in upper blank area; at top of first page is written in red ink “Committee has copy”, else fine, signed “Jimmy”. In full: “To Senator John Stennis/ After more than six years of negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union, we have essentially completed our work on a new SALT agreement. President Brezhnev and I have therefore decided to schedule a summit meeting as soon as it can be arranged. At that time we will confirm the agreement and sign the SALT II Treaty and Protocol. We will also discuss a wide range of bilateral and global issues, including other arms control matters. The Treaty will then be submitted to the Senate for ratification. / I know that the Treaty will receive sober and searching consideration by the Senate, for we share no greater responsibility than the custody of our nation's security. The American people have no more deeply felt wish than to reduce the risk of nuclear war. / The Treaty is the culmination of the work of three Administrations. It is the next major step in the continuing process of bringing the nuclear arms race under sensible control. This process has already produced concrete benefits for the United States. The Limited Test Ban Treaty, signed by President Kennedy in 1963, stopped the poisonous testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere. SALT I, signed by President Nixon in 1972, helped to contain a costly and potentially destabilizing race in defensive missiles at a time when the Soviets were building up and we were not. / SALT II continues and strengthens the process of controlling the nuclear arms race. It established for the first time the principle of equal numbers of strategic
systems, both overall limits and limits as applied to particular kinds of systems, which will result in the first negotiated reductions in operational Soviet strategic systems. It will impose the first limited but important restraints on the race to build new systems and improve existing ones -- the so-called “qualitative” nuclear arms race. The SALT II Treaty is not a substitute for a strong defense. We will continue to maintain an effective and flexible military capability. The SALT II Treaty and Protocol preserve our right to pursue all of the defense programs we have planned or may need. But SALT II helps to define and limit the threats we will face. Thus it will make our defense efforts more certain and less costly than without the Treaty. / The SALT II Treaty will not end the political competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. But without the Treaty, each crisis, each confrontation, each point of friction will take on an added measure of significance and an added dimension of danger. For each will occur in an atmosphere of unbridled strategic competition and deteriorating strategic stability. / Finally, let me emphasize that with or without SALT we must have the capability to obtain information about Soviet strategic forces. This Treaty makes that task substantially easier in a number of important ways. For example, SALT II, like SALT I, bans deliberate concealment and interference with our intelligence systems used to monitor Soviet forces. Further, I am firmly convinced that the Treaty itself is verifiable -- that we have the capability to detect any significant Soviet violation of its terms. / I want to be helpful in any way that I can as you consider the Treaty. This issue should and must be fully aired in open debate before the American people. I know that you will contribute to that discussion. I firmly believe that as you study the Treaty over the coming months, and as we discuss it together with the American people, the national judgment will emerge that the United States if more secure with this Treaty than without it and that
SALT II will reduce the danger of nuclear war. / If you have any concern or question about the details of the Treaty or about its strategic benefits to the United States, I trust that you will give me an opportunity to discuss these matters with you before you make a final judgment. / I look forward to the discussion of this vital issue with you and to your support of this important step toward greater American security and world peace. / Sincerely, (boldly signed) Jimmy”.
...[11499]......$4995.00
PRESIDENTIAL RARITY:
1980 CAMPAIGN CONTENT LETTER FROM PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER TO SEN. JOHN STENNIS ON HIS CAMPAIGN LETTERHEAD
CARTER, JIMMY. TLS as President, small 4to, March 21, 1980, on personalized campaign letterhead imprinted Jimmy Carter” in his trademark green with a legend printed at the bottom that the letter was paid for by the Carter/Mondale Presidential Committee. To Senator John
Stennis, powerful Chm. of the Senate Armed Forces
Committee. In full: “Dear John: I want to thank you for your endorsement of my reelection. Your support means a great deal to me not only in Mississippi but well beyond its borders. We were pleased with the results of the caucuses and grateful for the vital role your endorsement played in that success. Sincerely, (boldly signed) Jimmy Carter”. Excellent campaign content. This is a presidential rarity because it is written by a sitting president on campaign letterhead, evidencing honesty. The only such letter we have seen. Mint............................ [11493]......$895.00
CARTER,
JIMMY. President. Attractive booklet, 8” x 10”,
8 pp., with ivory heavy paper covers with blind embossed eagle and gold stars on front cover entitled “The Carter Presidential Center”. The booklet tells about the library and other Carter foundations and has attractive water color prints of the former president and the library.
President Carter has boldly signed the booklet on the front cover “J. Carter” below the blind embossed eagle’s head. Extremely attractive and suitable for matting. ..[12245]..$150.00
COLOR SP OF PRESIDENT AND MRS. JIMMY CARTER
CARTER, JIMMY, President & ROSALYNN CARTER, First Lady. Handsome 3/4 length color SP signed by both. A desirable combination. Upper left corner bent, else fine. [12310] $295.00
ROSALYNN CARTER’S MEMOIRS
CARTER,
ROSALYNN. First Lady. Her autobiography “First Lady From
Plains”, 8vo, 370 pp., Houghton Mifflin Co., pubs., 1st ed. 1984, with orig. d.j., boldly signed on first free blank end paper. From the triumphant march in the bitter cold on Inauguration Day, 1977, when the Carter family stepped from the motorcade to walk with the people, to the final hours in the White House when the imminent release of the hostages in Iran was kept secret from the American public,, Rosalynn Carter’s book is riveting and insight into the Camp David Summit Meetings between Sadat & Begin.
She candidly discusses her relationship with her husband and reveals that she fell in love with his photo before she ever met him. She talks about being a navy wife and rearing three small boys and being thrust into the political limelight to eventually become a First Lady who stood closer to the center of power than any first Lady since Eleanor Roosevelt. A fine
copy...[4145]..$125.00
CLEVELAND, GROVER.
President. Partly printed bank check, entirely completed by Cleveland,
drawn on Knickerbocker Trust Co., N.Y., Dec. 22, 1906, payable to John R.
Sutherland in the sum of $50. and signed "Grover Cleveland". Tip
of one corner missing, else fine. Cleveland's bank checks are perhaps the
rarest format of his material and are seldom offered. This example came
from one of Cleveland's 
descendants.
Comes with color print of Cleveland's Official White House portrait.
The pair......[10913]**.......$1295.00
GROVER CLEVELAND SIGNED PHOTO
CLEVELAND, GROVER. 22nd and 24th President. Half bust semi-profile
cabinet photo (4.25” x 6.5”), signed on a lower blank portion of the photo. Tip of upper left corner missing; slightly and unevenly foxed. Photographers marking on lower margin is: “C.M. Bell, 463, 465 Penna. Ave., Washington, D.C.” Although not dated, Cleveland likely signed the photo while he was president inasmuch as the only time he lived in Washington D.C. was when he was president. Cleveland’s signature is darkly penned. Due to defects, as noted.. ..[11767].. ...$595.00
IN-PERSON SIGNED COPY OF HILLARY CLINTON’S 1996 BOOK WRITTEN AS FIRST LADY: “IT TAKES A VILLAGE”
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM
. First Lady; U.S. Senator (D., N.Y.). Presidential hopeful. Her best selling book, written as First Lady:
It Takes a Village, and Other Lessons Children Teach Us, 8vo, 336 pp., paperback, published by Simon & Schuster. Boldly signed in person on title page. Various reviews comment: “A book about the basics for nothing could be more basic than the way a nation cares for its children....filled with truths that are worth a read, and a re-read...Parents and non parents should read it to remind them of the single but essential point: Children must have caring, nurturing, and informed adults around them... The impact of Hillary Clinton’s genuine belief in a children-loving society remains in mind long after the
book’s end...A marvelously conceived book... Mrs. Clinton intends nothing less than that we collectively improve the way the nation raises its children.”
Boldly signed in person on title page. When this book was first published in 1996, there was much controversy surrounding it because at book signings, pre-signed autopenned copies were given to purchasers making authentically signed copies quite scarce. Sold for signature value.
.[11738-5]...+....$195.00
IN-PERSON SIGNED COPY OF HILLARY CLINTON’S MEMOIRS “LIVING HISTORY”
CLINTON, HILLARY. First Lady, U.S. Senator and candidate for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination.
Her candid memoirs, “Living History”, 8vo, 562 pp., Simon & Schuster, 1st ed., d.j., boldly signed on title pate. Signed on publication day, June 9, 2003 being No. 865 signed at her home town book shop. Although Mrs. Clinton is known to millions around the globe, few beyond her close friends and family know or have heard her recount her incredible journey. She writes with humor, passion and candor about her upbringing in suburban middle America in the 1950’s and how she changed from a “Goldwater Girl” to a student activist and one of our most controversial First Ladies. Living History is her most revealing account of her White House years and her chronicle of living history with Bill Clinton and their 30 year adventure in love and politics which has survived personal betrayal, relentless partisan investigations and constant public
scrutiny. Hillary came of age during a time of tumultuous political change in America. She grew up with choices unknown to her mother and grandmother. She charted her own course through uncharted terrain. She became an icon for soma and a lightning rod for others. As a wife, mother, lawyer, advocate and international icon she has lived through America’s great political wars -- from Watergate to Whitewater. She was the most vocal First Lady to play a part in domestic legislation and she traveled tirelessly championing health care and expanded economic and educational opportunities and to promote the needs of children and families. She criss-crossed the globe championing women’s rights, human rights and democracy. She redefined the role of First Ladies and was instrumental in helping save the presidency from an unconstitutional and politically motivated impeachment. Intimate, powerful and inspiring, Living History captures the essence of one of the most remarkable women of our time -- and a formidable force and figure in American politics. Not a common copy to find signed. Pristine. Net to all. .[12295]
.+.$395.00
BILL CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO LEGENDARY TEXAS STATESMAN AND U.S. SENATOR RALPH W. YARBOROUGH mentioning the economic recovery and “increasing hope and opportunity, making our government work better and cost less and preserving our nations strength..”
CLINTON, BILL. President.
TLS, 8vo, Jan. 13, 1995, The White House, Washington, on pale green presidential stationery to former Texas U.S. Senator Ralph W. Yarborough* who was an early and staunch supporter of Clinton. In full: “Dear Ralph: Thank you for your recent letter. I am currently reaching out to the leaders and members of the new Congress so that we may find common ground on the issues we know we must advance: increasing hope and opportunity, making our government work better and cost less, and preserving our nation’s strength. However, I will do everything within my power to prevent anyone from jeopardizing our nation’s economic recovery or from bringing us back to policies that have failed us in the past. I welcome your ideas as we continue in our
important work, and I appreciate your continuing involvement. Sincerely, (boldly signed) Bill Clinton”. Excellent content. As with all modern presidents, authentically signed presidential letters are rare and in particular those with good content. Mint.
..[11984]...$1595.00
*It was Senator Yarborough’s feud with Texas Governor John Connally which brought Kennedy to Texas in November, 1963. At the time of the assassination, Yarborough was riding with Vice President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson in a car directly behind Kennedy and Connally’s car. Yarborough was an eyewitness to the assassination but was never allowed to testify before the Warren Commission.
SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF BILL CLINTON’S MEMOIRS: MY LIFE
CLINTON, WILLIAM JEFFERSON. President. His memoirs: My
Life, 4to, 957 pp. with index, profusely illustrated, 1st edition with color dust jacket, Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y.
Boldly signed in person on the title page. President Clinton’s book is the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written - encompassing not only the high points and crises, but the way the presidency actually works: the day to day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, set backs and achievements. This is a gripping account of concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by Clinton’s enemies and how he survived and prevailed. Clinton’s memoirs help us understand the emotional pressures of his youth - born after his father’s death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive alcoholic step-father whom he never ceased loving and whose name he took. Tells how he was drawn to the brilliant and compelling Hillary Rodham whom he determined to marry and how he was passionately devoted from infancy to their daughter
Chelsea. Tells how he began to slowly and painfully comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times
into damaging patterns of behavior. This memoir documents the climb of a remarkable American who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the most unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas to the White House via working for Senator William
Fulbright, a fellowship to Oxford, becoming a Vietnam anti-war protester, student at Yale Law School, running for Congress in Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General and Governor. This is the compelling memoir of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions and told in his own unique recognizable voice. A unique book by a unique American. Mint.
Net to all. ...........+...........[11708]..$595.00
VINTAGE BILL CLINTON
SP
CLINTON, BILL President. Vintage half-bust signed photo with books in the background. Boldly signed in a lighter portion of the dark photo. Contrast fair. Circa 1975 as Gov. of Arkansas. Shows a handsome young Clinton whose hair is still dark. The signature is absolutely authentic and is not an autopen.. ..[11901]..$295.00
SCARCE COPY OF THE EXPANDED 2ND EDITION OF “HAVE FAITH IN MASSACHUSETTS” WRITTEN BY COOLIDGE AS GOVERNOR AND SIGNED AS PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE, CALVIN.
President and Vice President. His book: Have Faith In Massachusetts:
A Collection of Speeches and Messages, 8vo, 275pp., 2nd edition, enlarged,
1919. Editor’s note to 2nd ed. states, in part: “In the 2nd edition of
Gov. Coolidge’s speeches and messages, the opportunity has been taken to add
a proclamation and three recently delivered addresses, which bring the volume
practically up to the date of pub., Boston, Oct. 1919.” Coolidge has
inscribed and signed the first free blank end paper “To Edward M. Bradley,
with Regards, Calvin Coolidge”. A transmittal letter on White House 
letterhead,
Dec. 4, 1938, from Coolidge’s presidential secretary, Ernest Sanders, has
been laid-in on the verso of the cover and opposite Coolidge’s inscription.
Paradoxically, although this copy is a 2nd edition, it is expanded and a rare
book to find signed. This is the first such copy to cross our desk. Opposite
the title page is the frontis piece which is a 3/4 length formal portrait of
Coolidge. Normal and minor shelf wear with light scattered foxing, mainly on
the end papers. Internally sound and tight. Scarce presidential
book..................[11786]..+....$795.00
PERSONAL BANK CHECK OF CALVIN COOLIDGE
COOLIDGE, CALVIN
(1872-1933); 30th President (1923-1929). Partly printed DS,
personalized bank check, 8 1/2" x 3 1/2", drawn on the Hampshire
Co. National Bank, Northampton, Mass., May 16, 1911, payable to Burnham
& Co. in the amount of $10. Completed in Coolidge's hand and boldly
signed. The "Paid" stamp does not touch the signature. In 1911
Coolidge was practicing law as well as serving as
Mayor of Northampton.
That year he was also elected to the Mass. Senate. Personal bank checks of
Presidents are desirable........[1169]....$395.00
1
GOLF AND HEALTH CONTENT EISENHOWER LETTER
EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D
. President. TLS, 4to, August 8, 1966, on personalized letterhead with "DDE" and "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" embossed in gold. Signed "D.E." "Dear ____: Many thanks for your greetings and the note. Without a doubt I would have enjoyed attending the All American Golf Dinner with you at the Waldorf tomorrow evening. However, for a while at least, such things are just not possible for
me.
In any event, it was sweet of you to think of Mamie and me and we send you our
affectionate greetings, Sincerely (signed) D.E." In 1965 Eisenhower
suffered two major heart attacks, to which he alludes. Eisenhower's interest
in golf is, of course, legendary. This is a good association content
letter...............................[6442]...............$295.00
RARE MINT EISENHOWER SIGNED GETTYSBURG BOOKPLATE
EISENHOWER, DWIGHT
D. President and 5 Star General. Mint book plate, 4.25” x 5.5” with vignette of his Gettysburg farm house, with “November 7, 1963 / Gettysburg, Pennsylvania typed in top left corner, below
which Eisenhower has inscribed to one of his physicians, Dr. McCracken, “For ‘Mac’ and ‘Viv’ / with affectionate/ regard from their friend/ Dwight D. Eisenhower”. The bookplate was
likely for Eisenhower’s book At Ease which was his last book, although it could be used in any of his books. It is technically an ADS and could be an inexpensive substitute for an ALS in which
format he is rare. Also, virtually all the bookplates sent out by Eisenhower post presidentially were secretarially signed.
Pristine and rare....[12244]...$695.00
IN PERSON SIGNATURES OF IKE AND MAMIE
EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. President and 5 Star General;
MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER, First Lady. Album page, 6” x 4”, boldly signed by both. Not common to find both signatures on one item. Highly desirable combination.... [12308] $495.00
BETTY FORD WRITES ABOUT HER ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTIONS -
AND HER LIFE CHANGING RECOVERY
FORD, BETTY. First Lady. Her book: Betty: A Glad Awakening, with Chris Chase, 8vo, 217 pp., Doubleday, 1987, 1st ed., d.j. Boldly signed on second free blank end paper. This is the deeply personal story of one of the most celebrated women of our time. It is a moving memoir in which Mrs. Ford shares her experience, understanding, and hope so that other men and women can discover that alcoholism and drug addiction need not rob them of their lives. Wonderments, gratitude, serenity, laughter and freedom -- these are but a few of the gifts which Mrs. Ford received in her recovery....they are on-going inspirations to help others who feel defeated by the disease of addiction...this extraordinary volume is one of encouragement, comfort and support to all families, all individuals. It is a living testament to the power of love, the joys of recovery and the will to survive that can give life a new, and often better, beginning. Mint.............[4950]**...+........$175.00
BETTY FORD WRITES ABOUT HER ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTIONS - AND HER LIFE CHANGING RECOVERY
FORD,
BETTY. First Lady. Her book: Betty: A Glad Awakening, with Chris Chase, 8vo, 217 pp., Doubleday, 1987, 1st ed.,
d.j.
Boldly signed on one of her magnificent embossed personalized bookplates affixed to the first free blank end paper. This is the deeply personal story of one of the most celebrated women of our time. It is a moving memoir in which Mrs. Ford shares her experience, understanding, and hope so that other men and women can discover that alcoholism and drug addiction need not rob them of their lives. Wonderments, gratitude, serenity, laughter and freedom -- these are but a few of the gifts which Mrs. Ford received in her recovery....they are on-going inspirations to help others who feel defeated by the disease of addiction...this extraordinary volume is one of encouragement, comfort and support to all families, all individuals. It is a living testament to the power of love, the joys of recovery and the will to survive that can give life a new, and often better, beginning.
[12151].+.$175.00
HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL ITEM: SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION BROADSIDE OF GERALD R. FORD'S SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AND THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE
FORD, GERALD R. (b.1913). 38th President of U.S. (l974-77). Gerald R. Ford was the first President to accede to the Presidency upon the resignation of his predecessor, following the Watergate scandals and crises. He was also the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the 25th Amendment. Accordingly, Ford's swearing-in remarks (equivalent to his inaugural address) are historically significant and commemorate one of the major events of the 20th Century. Therefore, this beautiful broadside, limited to only 175 signed numbered copies, is destined to become one of the rarest of all Presidential items and one whose price can and will only continue to escalate. Few copies of this historic item have come on the market and most have already sold for substantially more.
Broadside, 15" x 22", Limited to 175 numbered copies, each copy individually and personally signed by President Ford in blue ink. Broadside is printed letterpress on heavyweight Arches paper, with a lovely raised gold engraved Presidential Seal in the upper left corner, with a striking 3/4 length full color formal portrait of President Ford, measuring 6" x 8". The second color (blue) is used both in the text and title. This is one of the most handsome and desirable Presidential items to ever come on the market and it is unquestionably destined to become one of the rarest. As an added bonus, the broadside contains the Presidential Oath of Office in addition to Ford's swearing-in-remarks. His remarks are, in part: "The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and by every President under the Constitution. But I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances never experienced by Americans. This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts...I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as President with your prayers...I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together...In all my public and private acts as your President, I
expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long National nightmare is over...Our Constitution works: our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here the people rule. But there is a higher power, by whatever name we honor Him, who ordains not only righteousness but love, not only justice but mercy...as we bind up the internal wounds of Watergate, more painful and more poisonous than those of foreign wars, let us restore the golden rule to our political process, and let brotherly love purge our hearts of suspicion and hate...I now solemnly reaffirm my promise...to uphold the Constitution, to do the very best I can for America. God helping me, I will not let you down." Magnificent Display item. ABSOLUTELY MINT.
...[800]....$1995.00
PRESIDENTIAL SEAL SIGNED BY GERALD R.
FORD
FORD, GERALD R. President. Printed black Seal of the President of the United States, measuring 3.5”, printed on a heavy white card measuring 5” x 4”. Ford has vertically, boldly, and authentically signed in black ink on the left side of the seal. A highly unusual and attractive item and a very desirable Ford item......[1496]...$195.00
SIGNED COPY OF FORD'S MEMOIRS
FORD, GERALD R. (b.l9l3). 38th President of U.S.
Ford's memoirs, A Time To Heal, signed on one of Ford's beautiful personalized
bookplates, with a gold embossed Presidential Seal, imprinted "Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States of America". Most attractive.
....[3671-M]...+.. .$295.00
SCARCE SIGNED GERALD
FORD PAMPHLET
FORD, GERALD R. President. Speech made by Ford as part of a Hoover Institute Series at Stanford University in 1988: "Challenges to American Policy: Thinking About America: The United States in the 1990's". 8vo, 10pp., boldly signed by Ford on front cover...............................[4088].......$195.00
LETTER
ASSOCIATING THREE PRESIDENTS
JERRY
FORD TLS MENTIONING THE OUTGOING JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION
AND IN-COMING NIXON ADMINISTRATION
FORD,
GERALD R.. President.
TLS, 4to, Jan. 3, 1968, Congress of U.S., Washington,
D.C. In part:
"I appreciate having the benefit of your views and observations
about some of the policies of the Johnson administration....I am sure that
with a change in administration on Jan. 20, we will see some substantial
alterations in both our foreign and domestic policies."
Small light stain in lower blank portion.
Marvelous Ford letter connecting three Presidents!!!
Letters of Presidents mentioning other Presidents are highly
desirable and seldom encountered. .....[4397]...$295.00
PRESIDENTIAL
BIBELOT
SIGNED, NUMBERED, LTD. EDITION MINIATURE BOOK OF GERALD R. FORD’S SPEECH TO THE 1988 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NOMINATING GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES
FORD, GERALD R. President and Vice President.
His miniature book: The Tenth Convention, 2.75” x 2.25”, a speech by Gerald R. Ford to the Republican National Convention at New Orleans, Louisiana on August 16, 1988, Lord John Press, 1988. This first edition of The Tenth Convention is limited to two hundred numbered copies and one hundred and fifty specially bound and
slip cased copies, all of which have been signed by the author. The paper
is Frankfurt and the type
Goudy. Designed and printed by Patrick Reagh. Binding by Marianna Blau. This is No. 152 of 200. This book is handsomely bound in patriotic red, white and blue. It has a red spine and blue covers with title imprinted in white. We have never seen a more attractive bibelot. The speech begins “...This is my tenth Republican National Convention. And God willing -- not my last. Thank you for inviting me to share in your nomination of my friend and colleague of so many difficult days and tough campaigns, the next
president of the United States, George Bush...Last month...I watched the Democrats mini-series in Atlanta...I applauded & I salute the Reverend Jesse Jackson for his talents and personal achievements and for showing millions of black citizens that the American Dream can be more than just a dream. But my applause stopped short, when
I saw the Democrats claiming that they have somehow become the party of the American Dream...No party, no politician has a patent on our dream..” This miniature book is one of only two or three bibelots ever published by a President of the United States. This example has the added value of associating two presidents. A
gem. .[8115-M}.+..$295.00
CARD SIGNED BY A PRESIDENT & TWO FIRST LADIES
FORD, GERALD R.,
BETTY FORD & LADY BIRD JOHNSON.
Attractive 3.75” x 5.75” LBJ Ranch correspondence card with sepia vignette of the LBJ ranch house, Stonewall, Texas, boldly signed by all three...........................[11492].....$195.00
HISTORIC GERALD FORD ITEM: SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION VICE PRESIDENTIAL BROADSIDE
FORD, GERALD R. (b.1913). 38th President of U.S. (l974-77). The
Vice Presidential broadside has the text of his remarks before a joint session of Congress after taking his Vice Presidential Oath. There are only 175 numbered signed copies, 26 lettered copies, and a few presentation copies of the V.P. broadside. Ford only signed the lettered copies with his full signature “Gerald Rudolph Ford” (rarest and must desirable form of his signature) which makes this broadside decidedly rarer and even more desirable in terms of collectability than his Presidential broadside. We understand that Ford kept half of both the Pres. and V.P. broadsides and few will ever come on the market. This is one of the 13 rare lettered copies which Ford did not
personally keep. .....[12013].+..$2500.00
SCARCE GERALD R. FORD BOOK: THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION: A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
FORD, GERALD
R. President and Vice President. His book: The War Powers Resolution: A Constitutional
Crisis, 8vo, 109 pp., 1st ed. Butte College Press, 1992, green cloth with title and Ford’s signature stamped in gold on cover and spine. Number 15 of only 200 numbered copies signed by Ford. Water staining to back cover which also stained interior pages of the blank 1/2” top, mostly toward the back. Ford discusses the constitutional issues concerning the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) which is an attempt by congress to constrain the war making power of the president. The War Powers Resolution was passed by Congress over Nixon’s veto in 1973. There are a number of questions about what constitutes war and in what circumstances can the president commence hostilities. A scarce Ford book. Overall a nice copy but due to defects, thus priced...
[12198].+..$195.00
PRESIDENTIAL GARFIELD SIGNATURE
GARFIELD,
JAMES A. President. Union Major General, educator,
minister and lawyer. After
he became President, Garfield changed his signature. He signed his
name in full and changed the style of the "A". Garfield
presidential style signatures are distinguishable from pre-presidential
examples. A full presidential signature irregularly clipped from a
presidential document, approx. 3 1/8" x 1 1/4". A rarity..[12023]...$4750.00
HARDING, WARREN
G. President. Partly printed notarized D.S., 7.75” x 4.25”, being a “Proof of Publication” of a legal notice in his capacity as publisher of the “Marion Star”, his newspaper. Signed twice by Harding, April 17, 1896 and completed in his hand. Uneven age toning to upper half. Sold for signature value. ..[12293] ..$395.00
BENJAMIN HARRISON Ms.L.S. WRITTEN FOUR DAYS AFTER HIS ELECTION
TO THE U.S. SENATE
HARRISON, BENJAMIN. President. Ms.L.S., 8vo, U.S.
Senate, Washington, March 8, 1881. To. L.V. Chambers, Esq., Vincennes,
Ind., My dear Sir, your letter of the fifth inst. has been received. I
find that your post office will not be vacant until Oct. which will give
me plenty of time to consider the matter. This is a great relief to me as
I am in a great rush of other things just now. I shall probably see you
before any conclusion
is reached. Very truly yours, (boldly signed) "Benja. Harrison".
Harrison had been elected to the Senate Jan. 18th, 1881. On March 3rd he
resigned from the Mississippi River Commission to which he had been
appointed by Pres. Hayes and on March 4th, 1881, he took his seat in the
Senate. Nice example. (Net to all)..........[4880]..........$495.00
SIGNATURE OF A PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY
HARRISON, BENJAMIN. President and
MARY LORD HARRISON, First Lady. Close of ALS of Mary Lord Harrison dated June 15, 1932. She has attached a fine
bold clipped signature of her husband beneath her signature. Desirable
combination. .....................[2396]...$295.00
HARRISON, BENJAMIN.
Twenty-third President (1889-93) who ended American isolationism. Partly printed DS “Benj Harrison”, a
bank check drawn on The Fletcher National Bank, Indianapolis, March 23, 1900. Payable to W.F.C. Golt, Treasurer, for $5. Boldly signed. Cut cancellation touches signature with negligible effect and is expertly repaired. Single vertical fold; small bottom left edge paper loss easily matted out; else very good. [12314]..$595.00
HOOVER. HERBERT (1874-1964); 31st President (1929-33).
TLS, 4to, Washington, Aug. 11, 1926, as Sec'y of Commerce, to
Miss Gertrude Lane of Women's Home Companion, N.Y.C. Letter of
introduction for J.R. Howard, former Pres. of the Federated Farm Bureau to the
editor of "Farm & Fireside". In part: "He is
one of the really sound agricultural thinkers of the Midwest..."
Minor staining not touching text or signature, thus priced....[2762]...$195.00
HERBERT HOOVER LETTER MENTIONING
HIS
"COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH"
HOOVER. HERBERT (1874-1964); 31st President (1929-33). TLS, 4to, N.Y.C., April 2, 1948, to Newspaper Pub. C. Raymond Long, Elgin, III, declining invitation, In part: "...I must devote all my time and energies to the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government..." Truman appointed Hoover to chair this commission which was likely his most important post-presidential work. Hoover is scarce in good content letters. Mint ...[5132]...$295.00
WAR DATE HERBERT HOOVER LETTER
ATTACKING THE ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION'S WAR PROPAGANDA
HOOVER HERBERT (1874-1964). 31st President (1929-33). TLS, 4to, N.Y., NY, May 7, 1941, to Wheeler McMillen of the Farm Journal, Phila., Pa. In part: "How the Dept. of Agriculture can lend itself to putting over propaganda that the British blockade is having any effect on starving Germany is beyond me!" Fine content. Hoover is scarce in good content letters [9065]. .$495.00
WAR DATE HERBERT HOOVER LETTER SEEKING A “FORUM” FROM WHICH TO SPEAK OUT ON THE WAR AND WORLD SITUATION
HOOVER. HERBERT (1874-1964). 31st President (1929-33).
TLS, 4to, N.Y., N.Y., Feb. 21, 1941, to Wheeler McMillen of Farm Journal, Phila., Pa. In part: "The whole world situation moves in such a kaleidoscope that I have not seen the timing or the subject on which I could put in an oar for any useful purpose. I am afraid that will be the continued situation for some time. I do not go out and make speeches just for speeches, but with whatever little influence I have I want to say something when I say it. So that my mind runs to the idea that if there is a subject and the timing is right and your conference takes place I would like to have the forum.” Hoover is rare in
good content letters. Choice. [9759]...$395.00
This document formally ended the “Jacksonian Era”
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENT:
ANDREW JACKSON’S LAST OFFICIAL ACT AS PRESIDENT:
CALLING THE SENATE INTO SPECIAL SESSION FOR MARTIN VAN BUREN’S INAUGURATION AND ACTING ON THE LAST GREAT ISSUES
OF THE JACKSON ADMINISTRATION
JACKSON, ANDREW. (1767-1845) President and General. Hero of the Battle of New Orleans.
DS, 4to, as President December 20, 1836, signed with huge bold dark almost 5” signature. In full: “By virtue of the power vested in me, by the constitution, I hereby convene the Senate of the United States, to meet in the Senate Chamber, on the fourth day of March next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, to receive any communication the President of the United States may think it his duty to make. (Boldly signed) Andrew Jackson, December 20, 1836.” The document is written on fine quality paper with an interesting water mark which is a romanticized lion in an oval above which is a crown topped by a cross and another cross within. Mint. An historically significant museum quality piece.
By 1836, the last year of Jackson’s administration, his health was failing and he could no longer stand except for short periods of time. His head was bloody but
unbowed from years of political battles. He had been successful in getting Martin Van Buren, his Vice President, elected to the Presidency to succeed him. The year 1837 was the end of his administration but the two month period before Van Buren took office was eventful. On January 16th, the Senate voted to expunge the Resolution of Censure against Jackson introduced by Henry Clay in 1833 for refusing to release the report of Roger B. Taney, Acting
Secty. of the Treasury, to the Senate. On January 26th, Michigan was admitted to the Union as the 26th state and he submitted to the Senate a list of 46 claims against Mexico, some dating from 1816, recommending reprisals. However, perhaps two of his most controversial but important acts he saved until his last full day in office, March 3, 1837, which was the recognition of the Republic of Texas and increasing the
membership of the the Supreme Court from seven to nine judges. On March 4th, he attended Van Buren’s Inauguration at noon, which ended his administration. Calling the Senate into session at 10:00 a.m. on March 4th was his last official act as President and marked the end of one of the most important administrations and eras in our history which is now known as the “Jacksonian Era”... ...[11670]. ..$25,000.
ANDREW JACKSON LAND GRANT
JACKSON, ANDREW. President and General. Hero of the War of 1812 and Battle of New Orleans. D.S., 16” x 10”, vellum, Oct. 3, 1831, being a grant of 80 acres of land in Ohio, near Cincinnati, to one Thomas Jones of Dark County. Signed by Jackson with a huge bold dark signature which is 6.5” long. Usual fold marks and light normal even toning. All writing is dark and the document is clean. Jackson’s signature is an especially fine bold example. Andrew Jackson was the last President to authentically sign land grants and only during his first term, as was this example. (Net to all)....[11889]...$1995.00
ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED
JACKSON, ANDREW.
President and
General. Hero of Battle of New Orleans. Known as "Old
Hickory". Autograph Endorsement signed with initials, 3.25" x
2.5", clipped from an envelope addressed to President Jackson.
Jackson boldly wrote across the address portion: "Referred to Major Noland,
Commissioner of Public Building. A.J." A small hole is in first word,
likely from being heavily inked by Jackson using iron gall ink. An
attractive and inexpensive Jackson Presidential document. [12348]..$795.00
THOMAS JEFFERSON PRESIDENTIAL ALS
INVITING HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, CAESAR AUGUSTUS RODNEY
“TO TAKE FAMILY SOUP” WITH HIM
SHORTLY BEFORE LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE
JEFFERSON, THOMAS. Third President, signer and author of the Declaration of Independence; Founding Father.
ALS as President, oblong 8vo, Jan. 14, (18)09. In full: “Will Mr. Rodney do Th. Jefferson the favor to take family soup with him tomorrow?” Darkly penned and pristine. A Gem. Beautifully framed in a 1” walnut frame and brown suede mats. Overall size: 15.5” x 12.75”.. [11669]. ..$17,500.00
On January 9, 1809, Jefferson signed the “Enforcement Act”, which supplemented the Embargo Act and increased the powers of collectors in making seizures on vessels. On February 3rd Jefferson signed legislation establishing the Territory of Illinois, and on March 1st, Jefferson signed the Non-Intercourse Act which repealed the embargo (effective from March 15th). Jefferson retired from office and attended the inauguration of his successor, James Madison, on March 4th. These issues were likely the reason Jefferson invited his Attorney General to dinner as it had only been five days since he signed the Enforcement Act and he would very shortly deal with the other matters. Jefferson undoubtedly needed and wanted to discuss the final issues of his administration with his Attorney General.
As to Jefferson’s dinners, there was little grandeur in the Jefferson White House and it was a rather unassuming place in Jefferson’s day. Jefferson entertaining in the White House revolved around the two dining rooms, one large and one smaller, where he entertained a broad cross section of citizens as well as the best Republican minds in the nation. Jefferson used the “small”, “common”, or “family” dining room the most. It was located in what is today the Green Room. It was furnished with four mahogany dining tables which ranged from one “extra long....in six pieces” to “one oval breakfast table.” The family dining room also had glass “cases” and a sideboard to hold a great quantity of china and plates. It seems to have been a pleasant room and was carpeted with green painted canvas floor cloth. There were green covers on the tables which were then covered with white damask cloth at meals. There were chintz curtains at the windows and painted chairs around the mahogany tables. It was in the “family” dining room that Jefferson ate his two meals a day, breakfast and four o’clock dinner. The number of guests varied between four and fourteen, including the President and his Secretary. There was no set time limit to Jefferson dinners. The presence of ladies usually required a hostess, so unless Dolley Madison or one of his daughters was visiting, which was infrequent, most of Jefferson’s dinners were stag. Jefferson’s mode of entertaining in the family dining room surprised most of the guests. Custom required one servant to
attend to only one or two guests, which of course filled the room with many servants who constantly moved around and listened to every word spoken. Jefferson banished all the servants and the guests served themselves. Jefferson’s family dining room had five dumb waiters. He had been introduced to this practice in the elegant Parisian society of the 1780’s. The dumb-waiters were stocked with food, dishes and silverware, and dirty dishes were, in turn, placed on them. “Deputies” were selected from among Jefferson’s guests to serve the other guests. There was a large dumb-waiter for the host and four smaller ones were placed evenly around the table. The mode of Jefferson’s dinners startled some of his guests but his even more shocking practice was seating everyone at his table as equals, refusing to employ the formal, stilted, diplomatic seating charts, arranged by rank. This democratic Jeffersonian practice gave offense to some European diplomats. Nevertheless, all were equal at Jefferson’s table and his custom was observed when Jefferson and Rodney dined, most likely, in the family dining room.
CAESAR AUGUSTUS RODNEY (1772-12824). Statesman. Served as Jefferson’s and Madison’s Attorney General (1807-1811). He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and was the first Democrat to serve in the U.S. Senate from Delaware. In 1817, President Monroe appointed him as one of the Commissioners to investigate and report on the propriety of recognizing the South American Republics. In 1823, he was appointed Minister to the United Provinces of La Plata. He was a nephew of the signer of the Declaration of Independence by the same name.
JOHNSON,
ANDREW (1808-1875). President and V.P. Bold
fine full signature on lined paper, likely clipped from an album
page: Andrew Johnson/ of / Tennessee. Comes with antique half-bust c.d.v. of
Johnson. The
pair...............................................[11053]...+....$495.00
VINTAGE OFFICIAL SIGNED
LADY BIRD JOHNSON
"BEAUTIFICATION" FIRST DAY COVER
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD. First Lady.
Vintage First Day Cover, 6.5" x 3 5/8", with an engraved likeness of Mrs. Johnson on the left side, above which is engraved "First Day of Issue", beneath which is engraved: "Beauty cannot be set aside for vacation or special occasions, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson." In the background, around and below Mrs. Johnson's likeness is an engraved vignette of a freeway and overpass with trees planted along the highway and mountains and clouds in the background with the bold caption below Mrs. Johnson's likeness "Beautification of America"/ "Restore America to Its National Heritage of Beauty". (An Arts Craft Cover). The cover is stamped with the beautiful five cent "Plant for a more Beautiful America" stamp which depicts the Jefferson memorial with cherry trees in bloom in the fore-ground. The stamp is cancelled "First Day of Issue" and postmarked "Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 1966". In the blank address portion Mrs. Johnson has boldly signed in full "Lady Bird Johnson". The "Beautification of America" was Mrs.
Johnson's theme as First Lady and that for which she will be remembered. A great and historic First Lady item in mint condition.
.......[6497].............$195.00
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD.
First Lady. First Day Cover for $.04 “The Homestead Act” commemorative stamp, postmarked “First Day of Issue, May 20, 1962”, with
vignette of a log cabin and Abraham Lincoln signing the act in 1862. Boldly signed in blank address portion in black fountain pen ink by Lady Bird Johnson as First Lady...[11710]. $95.00
TEXANA ASSOCIATION FDC SIGNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON AS FIRST LADY
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD.
First Lady. First Day Cover for the $.05 Sam Houston stamp, stamped “First Day of Issue” and postmarked “Houston, Tx. Jan. 10, 1964”. Has vignette of Sam Houston, American General and statesman and Hero of Texas
Independence. Boldly signed in blank address portion in black fountain
pen ink “Lady Bird Johnson” as First Lady. Comes with transmittal letter on White House letterhead from Mrs. Johnson’s social secretary, Bess Abel. Fine. The
pair. .[11711]..$95.00
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD. First Lady. Charming 5” x 7” B&W
ISP showing she & LBJ with their famous little white dog “Yuki” standing in front of the LBJ ranch house. Mrs. Johnson never routinely sent out photographs and she is surprisingly scarce in this format. This is an extremely choice example. ..[11948]. ..$250.00
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“LADY BIRD CAMPAIGNS WITH
MURIEL”
1968 ELECTION CONTENT LETTERS OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND MURIEL HUMPHREY
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD. First Lady. TLS, as First Lady, 8vo, The White House, Washington, Oct. 28, 1968 to Mrs. Will Odom, Austin, Tx. In full: “Dear Liz: What a wonderful visit to Austin Muriel and I had! The luncheon surely was a perfect success, and I know you must have been as thrilled as I was to see so many enthusiastic women there. I know how much your good organizing had to do with the outcome! Thank you so much for all the time and talent you devoted. With all warm wishes, Sincerely, ‘and lovingly Lady Bird’ “. Comes with original envelope.
HUMPHREY, MURIEL. Wife of Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President and U.S. Senator from Minnesota.
TLS, 8vo, 1 p., personalized letterhead: “Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey..., Washington, D.C.”, Dec. 6, 1968 to Mrs. Will Odom, Austin, Tx. In full: “Dear Mrs. Odom: How much we enjoyed our visit to Texas. I understand that your efficiency, on brief notice, was responsible
for all of the invitations and tickets. I know that this was a big factor in making the visit such a nice one. The Vice President joins me in sending thanks and best wishes to you. Sincerely,
(boldly signed) Muriel Humphrey”. Nixon had defeated Humphrey on November 5th, making this a rather poignant letter. Comes with original
envelope.
PRINTED INVITATION: “Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson requests the pleasure of your company at a luncheon to meet Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey and to attend an historical fashion show Tuesday, October 22, 1968 at 12:30 o'clock, Terrace Motor Hotel, Austin, Texas./ RSVP.” Excellent association and content lot. The trio..[12129]..$395.00
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LADY BIRD JOHNSON’S MEMOIRS
JOHNSON, LADY
BIRD. First Lady. Her autobiography: “A White House Diary”, 8vo, 806 pp., Holt, Rinehart & Winston pubs., Nov., 1970, 2nd printing,
d.j., signed on her bookplate on first free blank end paper. From Nov. 22, 1963, when JFK’s assassination forever changed the Johnson’s lives until Jan. 20, 1969 when LBJ left office, Mrs. Johnson lived in close proximity to the most powerful man in the world. For the five years and two months the Johnson’s lived in the White House, Mrs. Johnson kept a record of events, great and small, public and personal. No other First Lady has so honestly chronicled her days in the White House. This is truly an insider’s portrait of the Johnson White
House...[12152].+.$195.00
RARE AUTHENTIC 1968 LBJ PRESIDENTIAL LETTER REFERRING TO HIS HISTORIC DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION
JOHNSON, LYNDON B.
President. Rare authentically signed Presidential letter with excellent
and poignant content. Written on the pale green stationery used only by
the president, small 4to, The White House, Washington, September 6, 1968,
to close personal fiends in Austin, Texas. "It was so good to hear
from you again. I appreciate your encouragement, but I meant what I
said in March. (emphasis added). We look forward to seeing both
of you soon again. Lady Bird joins me in sending our very best wishes.
Sincerely (signed) Lyndon B. Johnson". Johnson had been expected to
seek re-election in 1968, but the pressures of Viet Nam became
too great
and his popularity plummeted to an all time low for American presidents.
At the end of March in 1968 he announced that he was calling a halt to
bombing in Viet Nam, and that he would not be a candidate for re-election.
Authentic autographic material of Lyndon B. Johnson is rare in all forms
of all periods. We absolutely warrant and guarantee the authenticity of
this piece, which is in mint condition...[3268].....$2500.00
LBJ LETTER MENTIONING HIS MEMOIRS
JOHNSON. LYNDON B. President. TLS, small 4to, Austin, Texas, Jan. 7, 1971, on his personal stationery with the presidential seal and his initials embossed in gold, written to a former Texas public official: "I'm glad you are enjoying the book. You and Liz are always close in our thoughts. One of our New Year's resolutions is to enjoy more of your company. Sincerely (signed) L.B.J." Comes with original envelope bearing Johnson's printed franking signature. Mint. Unquestionably genuine. Comes with 4to color print of Johnson's
official White House portrait. The trio. ...[4810] ...$350.00
MELLOW, REFLECTIVE LYNDON JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO AN INTIMATE FRIEND
ABOUT HIS 6OTH BIRTHDAY
JOHNSON. LYNDON B. President. TLS., small 4to, The White House, Aug. 29, 1968, on the pale green White House Stationery used only by the President. To Mr. & Mrs. Will E. Odom, Austin, Texas. " Dear Liz & Will: If anyone had sixty more satisfying years than I, it is because they had more friends like you. As the years mature us, time strengthens that friendship --and shared experiences make it fuller and richer. I am deeply grateful for your thoughts, and both Bird and I look forward to sharing more happy moments with you in the years ahead. Sincerely, (boldly signed) Lyndon B. Johnson. ". Excellent content. Pristine. Comes with original envelope. Boldly signed in full with choice black ink signature............
[5140]......$1995.00
Nb. It is the opinion of Lone Star Autographs that the authentic autographic material of Lyndon B. Johnson is the rarest of all Presidents in all forms of all dates. This is particularly true for authentically
signed presidential date material. Additionally, those few pieces which are authentically signed are normally signed either
"Lyndon" of" LBJ" . Authentically signed presidential date material which is signed in full is among the rarest of all
Presidential material. In over ten years, we have been offered literally hundreds of Lyndon B. Johnson items.
Of that vast number, only perhaps a total of two dozen were genuinely signed - and most of that small number were not signed in full. Included in that total number were only five authentically signed presidential letters of which this is one and one of the five presidential letters was signed with initials!
CHARMING CONTENT LBJ LETTER MENTIONING THE DEDICATION OF THE LBJ STATE PARK. HIS 62ND BIRTHDAY (..."I HAVE NEVER HAD A DANCING GIRL ALL THE WAY FROM INDONESIA BEFORE
JOHNSON. LYNDON B. President. Excellent content letter to a
personal friend, who was the wife of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioner. Small 4to, Austin, Tx., Sept. 2, 1970, on stationery
with his initials and the presidential seal 
embossed in gold. Signed
" LBJ". In full: "I have never had a dancing girl all the way from
Indonesia before so I am particularly delighted with the bottle and letter
openers./ Thank you both for all your contributions to last weekend -
my birthday presents, my seminar and park dedication, as well as all the evidences of friendship I have received during the years. Sincerely
(signed) LBJ". Comes with original envelope bearing his printed
franking signature. Johnson was not a good letter writer. His letters, while often
"folksy", tended to be dull, to the point, and seldom reflected his colorful and witty personality. This is a great Johnson
letter! Johnson's 62nd birthday was Aug. 27, 1970, and the LBJ State Park was dedicated Aug. 29, 1970. A civil rights seminar was held at
the LBJ Library the week of August 22nd, 1970. Authentic LBJ
material is extremely rare. The pair [6055]....$395.00
ONE OF LBJ'S LAST PRESIDENTIAL LETTERS
JOHNSON, LYNDON B. President. TLS, small 4to, the White House, Washington, Jan. 16, 1969, on pale green presidential stationery, signed with his famous initials "LBJ", to a personal friend. The letter probably refers to a wire supporting his last State of the Union message which he delivered Jan. 14, 1969. "Dear ____: Thank you for your nice and thoughtful wire. I know I will never to be able to fully express the gratitude I feel for your constant support and warm friendship. But I also know I will be seeing a lot of you in the years to come, and I am very happy at the thought. Sincerely, (signed) LBJ." Mint.. Comes with original White House envelope. ..[6247].... ..$995.00
A PRESIDENTIAL RARITY:
FIRST EDITION COPY OF LBJ'S MEMOIRS SIGNED ON THE END PAPER
JOHNSON, LYNDON B. President. His memoirs: The Vantage Point; Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969, 8vo, 636 pp., Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Pubs., 1st ed., 1971, d.j., boldly signed in black ink on the f.f.b.e.p. Virtually all of Johnson's memoirs were signed with one of his handsome personalized bookplates with his initials and the presidential seal embossed in gold. Copies signed in person only on the end paper are extremely rare and desirable as Johnson invariably personalized books he signed. The authentic full signature of LBJ is one of the rarest in the presidential series. In The Vantage Point, one of the most colorful, fascinating and complex men ever to occupy the Oval Office describes his years in the White House, freely and frankly telling us exactly what he did and why he did it. We unqualifiedly warrant the authenticity of the signature. Provenance: Signed in person by Johnson at a small book signing shortly after the publication of his memoirs...+......[7005-M]....$595.00
BASEBALL CONTENT LBJ LETTER
JOHNSON, LYNDON
B. President and Vice President. TLS,
4to, U.S. Senate, Office of the Democratic Leader, Sept. 16, 1958, sent from
Austin, Tx. to George Trautman, the National Assn. of Prof. Baseball Leagues,
Columbus, Ohio. The letter states in full: "Dear
Friend: Thank you very much for your courtesy in sending me a copy of
the News Release. It was a pleasure to be helpful in this situation and
I hope that any time I can properly be of assistance that you will feel free
to call upon me. Sincerely, (boldly signed) Lyndon B.
Johnson." Boldly and authentically signed in full. A most
unusual LBJ letter because of its baseball content. Johnson is extremely
rare in authentically signed letters of all periods. Those he did
personally sign were usually signed either "Lyndon" or "LBJ".
This is an unusually nice example with a rare full signature. Comes with
a 4to color print of his official White House portrait. The
pair....[7456]...$595.00
Letter from Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson To former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Edward Martin Acknowledging Congratulations on His Election as Vice President
JOHNSON, LYNDON B. President and Vice President. TLS, small 4to, letterhead of the United States Senate /Office of the Democratic Leader, Washington, D.C. Nov. 30, 1960 to former Senator Martin. In full: “Dear Ed: Lady Bird and I are so deeply grateful for your warm and generous message. I hope and pray that I can always merit your trust and justify the confidence you have expressed. Sincerely (boldly signed) Lyndon”. Pristine. ...[11490]...........$595.00
RARE
JFK ALS AS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
WITH 1960 ELECTION CONTENT MENTIONING HIS BROTHER "BOBBY"
KENNEDY.
JOHN F.
President. ALS, U.S. Senate letterhead, 2 pp., (recto & verso) n.d.
but content indicates this letter was written between Kennedy's presidential
nomination and election –July 14- Nov. 8, 1960. In full: "Dear John: I
want you to know how grateful I am for your help in Chicago. It is on occasions
like this that we appreciate our friends. Bobby; my brother, told me you were
invaluable. Many; Many Thanks --Sincerely; Jack Kennedy"…….. [11444]
….$5995.00
JFK PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE
KENNEDY, JOHN F. President. Assassinated.
Choice bold dark signature clipped from a presidential letter on pale green presidential stationery. Authentic JFK material is to be considered rare in all forms and particularly so of presidential date. Authentic
Presidential signatures are among the scarcest of all
types of Kennedy autographic material. This is a pristine and highly desirable example. Comes with a color 4to print of Kennedy’s official White House portrait and a 4” x 6”
photo of him taking the Presidential Oath of Office. The trio
.....(Net to all).. ....[11700].....$1995.00
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM - See Lincolnana Category (Click Here)
WAR OF 1812 MILITARY CONTENT JAMES MONROE DOCUMENT
MONROE, JAMES.
President. Secretary of State, Secretary of War, Ambassador to France; Founding
Father. Printed document, being a circular letter, octavo (approx. 8” x 7.25”)
communicating a directive of President Madison to “Public and Private Armed
Vessels of the United States”, boldly signed by Monroe with a 
choice dark
signature. At top center of the document is an eagle clutching arrows in one
claw and an olive branch in the other claw. Interestingly, the eagle is facing
the olive branch. The eagle is also holding a shield and a ribbon imprinted “E
pluribus unum”. Faint discoloration along lower left margin where the document
was apparently at one time bound in a volume. Else clean. Has blank integral
address leaf. In full: “ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION / TO THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ARMED VESSELS OF THE/ UNITED STATES. / The public and private armed vessels of
the United States are not to interrupt any British unarmed vessels bound to
Sable Island, and laden with supplies for the humane establishment at that
place. By Command of the President of the United States. (Signed) James Madison/
Secretary of State/ November 7, 1812”. At top blank left corner is written “No.
632”. War of 1812 material is uncommon, particularly official orders such as
this piece. This item is historically significant and a museum quality piece.
Near mint. Comes with 4to color print of Monroe’s official White House
portrait.....[11768].. $2500.00
FINANCIAL
ADS OF JAMES MONROE
MONROE, JAMES President. ADS, 8vo, (Washington) July, 1814. Signed in body of document. Written on the verso of a letter to him from his brother, Andrew Monroe (d.1836). The document reads, verbatim: "Recd. on account of/ drafts on Jas. Monroe/ from his brother- &/ on his acct. two hundred/ dolrs. - one hundred & / ninety eight dolrs. sixty/ two & half cent. ? ? / one." Along lower left margin Monroe has also written "July 18-14/ Andrew Monroe/ drafts - Mr. Yerly". The instrument is endorsed by John Yerly and Job Medley. The letter form his brother, Andrew Monroe, on the recto, reads: "June 1, 1814, Dr. Brother: At sights, you will please pay Saml. M. Edwards, D.S., one hundred and forty eight dollars nineteen cents, it being the amts. of several executions which he has agr. Job Medley (the carpenter who is at work for us) one at this sins of Gulichs, Ecars - one at this suit by Wm. Fritos ? - and the other at the sins Thr. Hardesty, and at which I have assumed to pay for him. Yrs, etc. Andrw. Monroe. (To) Col Jas. Monroe, Washington City." Monroe was Secretary of State at the time he wrote this ADS. Financial related documents and bank checks of our presidents are scarce and desirable. Monroe's finances were always a great problem for him and he died a virtual pauper. An interesting financial and family related item.....[5713].........$1295.00 (Recto & verso views shown)
RARE SIGNED MINIATURE FULL MOROCCO COPY OF NIXON'S FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS
NIXON, RICHARD. Miniature book
"The Inaugural Address of Richard Nixon" President of the United States, Delivered at the Capital, Washington, January 20, 1969", Achillea J. St. One Press, N.D., 45pp., (less than 3" tall), Ltd. ed (1500 copies) full blue morocco with gold embossed Presidential seal and title. Boldly
signed. Nixon never wrote or commissioned a miniature book. There was no signed, limited ed. of this book. However, a few wise collectors got these small
gems signed by Nixon, making them perhaps the rarest of all Nixon's books. This is only the second copy of which we have knowledge.
Pristine.......A treasure.......[5136]......... ....$1500.00
CHOICE NIXON ITEM
NIXON, RICHARD.
President & PAT NIXON, First Lady. Handsome
greeting card, 6" x 4.25", with color photo of the Nixon
family. Beneath their likenesses are facsimile signatures of all four.
Above their likenesses Nixon has boldly written: "Best to ____ from
Dick Nixon" and Mrs. Nixon has simply signed her name ("Pat
Nixon"). The front of the card is imprinted "Best Wishes From/
The/ Richard Nixons, 
Feb. 3, 1968, Manchester, N.H." On back cover, in tiny letters, is
printed "Auth. & Pd. for by Information Committee for Nixon...
Herbert Kalmback, Treasurer". Kalmback was later a presidential aide
and was involved in the Watergate scandal. This piece was obviously sent
to a supporter in Nixon's campaign for the Republican Presidential
Nomination which he received later that year. Anything signed by both
Nixons is desirable. A great presidential item....
...................[6384]......$595.00
NIXON
LETTER TO JOURNALIST LAWRENCE SPIVAK SENDING
A
COPY OF HIS BOOK "REAL PEACE: A STRATEGY FOR THE WEST"
AND OUR RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET UNION,
CHINA, JAPAN, EUROPE, AND
THE THIRD WORLD
NIXON,
RICHARD M.
President
and Vice President.
TLS, 4to, personalized letterhead, N.Y.C., Oct. 10, 1983, to
Journalist Lawrence Spivak, signed with his famous initials "RN".
The letter reads in full:
"Dear Larry,
This is one of 1000 copies of the private, limited edition of Real
Peace: A Strategy for the West.
Copies are being sent to a select group of government officials and
opinion leaders in the United States and abroad.
Little, Brown and Company will publish and distribute the book in the
United States and Canada in January 1984.
I trust it may contribute to a better understanding of where we have
been, where we are, and where we should go in our relations with the Soviet
Union, China, Japan, Europe, and the Third World.
With warm regards.
Sincerely,
RN."
Two tiny staple holes in blank upper left margin, else fine.
Excellent content letter mentioning his book Real Peace and
American foreign policy, his forte, in which he excelled and made great
strides.
Comes with 4to color print of his official White House portrait.
The pair. (Does not
come
with
book)......[9130].....$395.00
MARVELOUS NIXON ASSOCIATION ITEM: IN PERSON SIGNED PHOTO AS V.P. IN "LINCOLN DAY" BANQUET PROGRAM, 1954, WITH FRONT COVER REPRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S PORTRAIT OF LINCOLN
NIXON, RICHARD
M. President & Vice President. Only President to resign. In-person signature "Dick Nixon" in blank portion above his 5.5" x 8.5" full page youthful, half-bust Vice Presidential
portrait, beneath which is imprinted: "Richard M. "Dick" Nixon, Vice President of the United States." A full page portrait of Eisenhower is opposite Nixon's portrait. The front cover has a full page reproduction of Eisenhower's oil portrait of Lincoln entitled "Abe", "Reproduced from painting by
"Ike", President of the United States, One Great Man to Another." The program is 10pp., and is for a Lincoln Day Banquet, Feb. 13, 1954, National Guard Armory, King County, Washington. Nixon was introduced by the Governor of Washington, Arthur B. Langlie. The back page has "The President's Philosophy": "Dwight D. Eisenhower,
our President and Republican party leader, put forth the political philosophy of his administration recently when he declared, "When it comes down to dealing with the relationships between the human in this country and his government, the people in this administration believe in being what I think we would normally call liberal, and when we deal with the economic affairs of his country, we believe in being conservative." A fantastic Nixon-Eisenhower-Lincoln association item with an in-person SP of Nixon which is suitable for framing. Authentic material from Nixon's V.P. period is
scarce.......[9708-2]......$395.00
ONE OF NIXON’S LAST VICE RESIDENTIAL LETTERS, WRITTEN TO FORMER PENNSYLVANIA U.S. SENATOR EDWARD MARTIN REGARDING THE PENNSYLVANIA VOTE IN THE 1960 ELECTION
NIXON, RICHARD
M. President and Vice President. TLS, 4to, Office of the Vice
President, Washington, January 11, 1961, only 9 days before leaving office. In full: “Dear Ed: This is just a note to tell you how much I appreciated your sending me the analysis of the Pennsylvania vote. / These statistics tell a story which should be a lesson to all the Republican leaders in Pennsylvania. / From what I hear, George Bloom and his colleagues have embarked upon an all-out drive to remedy this situation. You can be sure that I will be glad to help out in any way I can. / With every good wish, Sincerely (boldly signed) Dick” Fine...[11489].....$495.00
MARVELOUS CONTENT LETTER FROM VICE PRESIDENT NIXON TO FORMER PENNSYLVANIA U.S. SENATOR EDWARD MARTIN THANKING HIM FOR “SUCH A WARM AND THOUGHTFUL MESSAGE AFTER LOSING...THE CLOSEST ELECTION IN HISTORY”.
NIXON, RICHARD
M. President and Vice President. TLS, 4to, Office of the Vice President, Washington, Dec. 9, 1960 to
former “Senator and Mrs. Edward Martin”,
boldly signed “Dick” In full: “Dear Ed and Chatty: Pat and I want you to know how very much we appreciated the letter which you sent us after the election./ A message of congratulations after winning an election
is of course always appreciated although not unexpected. But nothing could have meant more to us than to receive such a warm and thoughtful message after losing. / In the years ahead as we look back to 1960, the disappointment of losing the closest election in history will fade into the background. But your act of thoughtfulness will always remain close to hour hearts. / Pat joins me in sending our very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year./ Sincerely (boldly signed) Dick.” Fine. A gem and a museum quality piece.
......[11491].........$995.00
SIGNED COPY OF NIXON’S BOOK SIX CRISIS INSCRIBED
“FROM HIS COUSIN FROM WHITTIER”
NIXON, RICHARD
M. President. His controversial book: Six
Crisis, 8vo, 459pp., 1st ed.,
d.j., Doubleday, 1962. Interesting inscription on the ffbep: “Best to Tony Wall from his cousin from Whittier, Dick Nixon”. This book was written after Nixon had left the Vice Presidency and lost the 1960 election to
JFK. This is his own
account of six great crisis he had to deal with in public life, all of which were controversial. The Hiss case; the “Checkers” speech in the 1952 campaign; President Eisenhower’s Heart Attack; Caracas (where his car was mobbed by rioters); the “Kitchen Debate” with Khrushchev and the 1960 campaign. This is Nixon’s second book and one of his scarcer volumes, most of which were autopen signed. The book also contains one of the longest and most personal Nixon inscriptions to cross our desk. ...[11504]...$595.00
INSCRIBED AND SIGNED COPY OF NIXON’S MEMOIRS
NIXON, RICHARD.
President and Vice President. His memoirs: RN: The Memoirs of Richard
Nixon, 4to, 1120 pp., Gosset & Dunlap publishers, 1978, 2nd
printing, d.j. (with chipping), expertly repaired. Inscribed and signed on
the 2nd free end paper below a facsimile of his famous initials “To
Florence & Fred Griffith, With best wishes, from/ Richard Nixon/ 7-31-78”.
Prior to Nixon, only six presidents wrote comprehensive 
memoirs.
This is an extraordinary personal, political and historical document. ?Nixon
begins
with his earliest boyhood recollections through he and his family leaving
the White House for the last time. Nixon’s story is one of conflict and
contrast -- of blissful happiness and anguished sorrow. This book will
always precipitate debate and discussion as did the author himself. Nixon
candidly analyzes his strengths and weaknesses....[11787]..++....$395.00
1960 CAMPAIGN CONTENT NIXON LETTER
NIXON, RICHARD M. President and Vice President.
TLS, 4to, personalized embossed letterhead (Richard Nixon), n.p., July 3, 1961, written less than 6 months after losing one of the closest elections in our history to JFK. Written to his Senate colleague Edward Martin (R. Pa.). In full: “Dear Ed: As always, it was a pleasure to hear from you, and I appreciated very much your thoughtfulness in sending the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial, as well as the revealing comparative figures on the election results in Pennsylvania last fall. We missed you at the meeting in Hershey last week. Pat and I were encouraged by your earlier note that Chatty was steadily improving. We are hoping that is continuing to be the case, as she has certainly had more than her share of being under the weather. Pat asks to be remembered to her with affection, and we join in sending our very best wishes to both of you. With kind personal regards, Sincerely, (boldly signed) Dick.” Good content and association. Nixon letters from his post Vice Presidential period are not common nor are his letters with 1960 election content..
...[11915]........$395.00
NIXON, RICHARD M. President and Vice President. Warm and caring content 4to
TLS to a former Senate colleague, Edward Martin*; about his wife’s declining health, personal letterhead, N.Y., N.Y., December 31, 1965. Written during the time Nixon was out of office and practiced law in New York City. “Dear Ed:/ Pat & I were distressed to learn that Chatty is confined to her room with nurses around the clock. Both of you are often in our thoughts and we only regret for the past few years we have not had the pleasure of getting together with you./ We both hope this note will find Chatty resting more comfortably and you in good health as you start the year 1966./ With warm personal regards, Sincerely (signed) Dick”. Fine. Authentic Nixon material from this period is not
common...[11971]..$250.00
*Edward Martin (1879-1967) (R., Pa.) U.S. Senate (1947-1959); Gov. of Pa.
PRESIDENTIAL RARITY: NIXON CALLING CARD
NIXON,
RICHARD. President and Vice President. Embossed calling card, 3.5” x 1.75”, “Richard M. Nixon” on which he has boldly inscribed “To Jane/ Richard Nixon”. This is the only calling card of Nixon’s we have seen. He rarely used his middle initial. Fine. [12294].. Net to all...$500.00
NANCY REAGAN’S MEMOIRS
REAGAN,
NANCY. First Lady. Her autobiography “My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy
Reagan”, 8vo 384 pp., Random House, 1st ed., d.j., profusely illustrated. Boldly signed on title page. “Although there is a certain dignity in silence, which I find appealing, I have decided that for me, for our children, and for the historical record, I want to tell my side of the story. So much was said about me and about astrology and my relationship with Raisa Gorbachev, and whether I got Donald Regan fired, and what went on between me and my children -- especially Patti. Ironically, I thought I could start rebuilding our private life only by going public and these and other topics - to have my say and then move on.” So begins Mrs. Reagan’s candid and engrossing memoirs. Signed copies of Mrs. Reagan’s memoirs have never been common. This is the first copy to cross our desk in several years.
[12153].+. $195.00
OFFICIAL 1981 INAUGURAL BOOK SIGNED BY RONALD AND NANCY REAGAN AS PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY FOR A PROMINENT PENTAGON GENERAL
REAGAN, RONALD. President .
REAGAN, NANCY, First Lady. A GREAT NEW BEGINNING/ THE 1981 INAUGURAL
STORY. / A Chronicle of the Inauguration of the 40th President of the United States and an Historic Picture of Past Celebrations from 1789 to the Present/ Created by the 1981 Inaugural Committee/ Copyright 1981 by the 1981 Inaugural Committee. 9.25” x 11.5”, 192 pp., profusely illustrated with color
photos, oxblood buckram covers with gold Presidential Seal on front; title stamped in gold on spine, with d.j. (Minor chipping, expertly repaired). Boldly inscribed on title page in President Reagan’s hand in blue ink: “With Very Best Regards, “Nancy” and “Ronald Reagan”. Mrs. Reagan signed her own name and Reagan signed his own name and dated it in his hand: “Jan. 6, 1988” Has 19 chapters about this and previous Inaugurals including chapters on the First Lady, The Reagan Family, a portrait of Barbara Pierce Bush and the Bush Family. The chapters on Mrs. Bush and the Bush Family contain a number of photographs of the current President Bush and his First Lady. Provenance: From the estate of a high ranking Pentagon Army General to whom the book was presented by President and Mrs. Reagan. The only such signed copy we have seen. Fine. A great Reagan item....[11894]...$1250.00
UNIQUE COLOR SP OF PRESIDENT & MRS. REAGAN
WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II,
SIGNED BY BOTH PRESIDENT & MRS. REAGAN WHILE IN OFFICE
REAGAN, RONALD.
President. REAGAN, NANCY. First Lady. Magnificent 10" x
8" color matte finish ISP showing President and Mrs. Reagan and
Pope John Paul II in the Pope's library at the Vatican. The President is
wearing a black suit and Mrs. Reagan is wearing a black dress with a black
lace mantilla on her head. The Pope is shown standing between the Reagans. On
the lower white border Mrs. Reagan has written in her distinctive semi-printed
script: "To ____, Best Wishes, 
Nancy
&" following which Reagan has authentically signed in full
"Ronald Reagan." The portrait is an official White House portrait.
As president, Reagan almost exclusively used autopens and secretaries to sign
for him. Anything authentically signed by Reagan while president (as well as
any other modern president, signed while president, from and after John F.
Kennedy) is rare and desirable. Authentically signed Reagan photographs are
especially rare and desirable, particularly those signed by both the President
and Mrs. Reagan. This is in all probability a unique piece specially signed
for someone of importance or influence. Absolutely
mint......[4892]......$1750.00
MARVELOUS LAW AND ORDER CONTENT RONALD REAGAN ALS WRITTEN ONLY A WEEK BEFORE HIS FIRST ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IN 1968
REAGAN, RONALD. President. ALS, n.p., n.d., but contemporarily dated by his secretary "7-29-68", for whom this was a handwritten draft by Reagan of an important law and order content letter. There is a light-blue diagonal line through the text, not touching initials, indicating the letter was typed. At lower left the secretary has written the name and address of the recipient: Yolk T. Lew, 11829 Willshire Blvd., W.L.A. 90025. PROVENANCE: Reagan hand wrote important letters verbatim and gave the drafts to his personal secretary to type. The secretary retained some of the more important drafts and sold them after Reagan became president. Ironically, the handwritten drafts are in fact A.Ls.S. and are worth much more than the signed, typed letters sent out by Reagan. Many of Reagan's "draft letters" have superb content as he personally responded to only the most important or very private correspondence. This letter reads, verbatim: "Dear Mr. Lew: Thanks very much for your letter. I've obtained the full court ruling on the case of Haynes vs. U.S. It certainly points up the whole ridiculous confusion that characterizes our govt. these days./ I had to sign HB 918, but agree with you we'll have to think very carefully (about) our attitude as to encouraging or discouraging the people when it appears on the ballot. Again thanks, Sincerely, R.R." The 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case "Haynes vs. U.S. Government" was a sensational and controversial case which became a cause celebre' for the conservative law and order faction. The facts were that Haynes, a well known convicted felon with an extensive police record, was arrested while on parole with an unregistered concealed weapon (a handgun) in his possession. His case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled that by law convicted felons are not allowed to own firearms of any type, and therefore convicted felons are exempt from gun registration laws because the registration of firearms by convicted felons would constitute a violation of their fifth amendment rights against self-incrimination. -- Reagan wrote this letter only one week before the 1968 Republican convention at which he make his first attempt to capture the Republican presidential nomination on a
law and order platform. Reagan was obviously attempting to publicize his strong law and order views before the Republican convention which met in Miami and nominated Richard Nixon as its presidential nominee on August 8, 1968. This is an important content Reagan ALS which emphasizes his early law and order views. .......[5473].......$1495.00
RONALD
REAGAN ALS WITH WW II ASSOCIATION
REAGAN,
RONALD.
President.
Reagan ALS concerning a 1954 television show in which Reagan
starred as the heroic captain of the Destroyer "Barksdale" on patrol
in the South Pacific.
The "Barksdale" precipitated a diversionary attack from a
Japanese air squadron to save two American aircraft carriers.
The "Barksdale" and her entire crew went down but saved the
carriers.
ALS, 4to, personalized letterhead "Ronald Reagan, Hollywood,
California", Jan 31, (1955) in full: "Dear Mr. Eudall/
Your letter of Dec. 26 was forwarded on to me for answer.
The TV
play
you mentioned was not a G.E. show but was a "film" show I did for the
Ford Theatre.
You would have to enquire of them whether this show is scheduled for a
repeat in your area.
Incidentally, May I express my thanks for your kind words concerning the
show and my part in it.
Sincerely, (boldly signed) Ronald Reagan."
Comes with Reagan's original hand addressed personalized envelope
postmarked "Pacific Palisades, Calif., Jan. 31, 1955."
Also comes with letter from the recipient giving the aforementioned
details about the television show and a 4to color print of Reagan's official
White House portrait.
The quartet. ...[9135]....$1995.00
RONALD REAGAN’S “FIRST” FIRST LADY
FULKS, SARAH JANE (The
actress Jane Wyman) (1914-) Ronald Wilson Reagan married first at
Glendale, California, 24 January, 1940, the actress Jane Wyman. Their marriage
was dissolved by divorce on June 28, 1948. She married thirdly in 1952 (marriage
was dissolved by divorce in 1954) and re-married in 1961 (marriage dissolved by
divorce in 1965) Fred Karger. Miss Wyman was formerly the wife of (married in
1937; marriage dissolved by divorce in 1938) Myron Futterman. She was daughter
of Richard D. Fulks, sometime Mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri by his second wife,
Emma Reise. Because she was married to a president, Jane Wyman is technically a
First Lady and no First Lady collection is complete without her. Interesting
item: Partly printed document, 4to (ca. 1941-1948) completed and signed “Jane
Wyman Reagan” being a Cass Daley Fan Club Questionaire. She has signed with a
rare and highly desireable form of her signature “Jane Wyman Reagan”,
and she has written, in part: that her favorite flower is “Red Roses”;
favorite color “Brown & Tan”; favorite sport: “golf and swimming”;
favorite 
actors: “I think Spencer Tracy is tops”; Hobbies: “Antiques”;
favorite radio program: “Bing Crosby”; What was your greatest thrill: “When
I first held my baby”; Where and why would you like to live?: “Right where I
live now”; What do you intend to do or be?: “A real star if possible”; If
you were lost on a desert island, who would you like to be with you?: “Ronnie
& Maureen”; Dislikes: “Arguments”. On verso is an 8 line holographic
note in her hand about becoming an honorary member of the Eddie Cass Fan Club.
Interesting First Lady item.............[11771]...... $395.00
(REAGAN,
RONALD) TLS. 4to, The White House, Washington, Sept. 28, 1983, on
pale green presidential stationery. In part: "I appreciate your comments
and the spirit of friendship which prompted you to write. Boldly signed with an autopen
signature. Mint.....................[10944].........$95.00
IN-PERSON RONALD REAGAN SIGNATURE
REAGAN, RONALD. President and actor. Bold in-person
signature on album page (1953). On verso is Hedda Hopper’s signature. The idiot who obtained Reagan’s signature unfortunately scotch taped a postage stamp size printed photo of Reagan below his signature and did the same thing to Hopper’s signature and there is tape staining-show through from the verso. Nevertheless, Reagan’s signature is still a choice example and the staining only touches the bottom portion of the “R” in “Ronald”. Due to defect.[12343] $250.00
VINTAGE RONALD REAGAN PUBLICITY PHOTOS SIGNED FOR HIM BY HIS MOTHER!
(REAGAN, RONALD). (B. 1911). 40th U.S. President. 8" x 10" of
Reagan and Eleanor Parker in "The Voice of the Turtle", Warner Bros. first national picture, inscribed by Reagan's mother "To Nancy -- a scene from Voice of the Turtle from Ronald Reagan". On verso Mrs. Reagan has written "Hoping you are coming through fine, Nancy Lou. God bless you, I'll keep my fingers crossed." Mounting traces at tips of corners and several unobtrusive hairline creases*. Both are signed with blue ink which doesn’t reproduce well. Contrast good on actual
items.............>[10826]....$175.00
*The above piece was featured on a television talk show in 1984. Comes with copy of postcard from
T.V. host Bill Harris
LOVELY SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AS FIRST LADY
ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR. First Lady and humanitarian. 6” x 9” B&W 3/4 length printed
photograph of her showing her seated.
Signed in-person on the lower border in her typical blue fountain pen ink. The photograph is the front cover of a
program for the Seventy-Three Club Banquet in her honor which was held in the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, March 25, 1936. The “Seventy-Three Club” was comprised of the wives of new members of the 73rd Congress who were elected in the depths of its worst economic crisis, to a Congress faced with enormous responsibilities and tremendous legislative burdens...with unflinching loyalty the wives of these members have helped to forward the work...The address was given by “Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt” followed by the recitation of a poem “The Lady Eleanor” in her tribute by Hon. John Steven
McGroarty. Mrs. Roosevelt is rare in signed photographs of all dates and particularly as First Lady. This is a handsome example and especially desirable since it is signed only.
.... [11502]. ..........$895.00
FINANCIAL CONTENT ELEANOR ROOSEVELT LETTER
AS FIRST LADY
ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR. Controversial activist First Lady.
TLS, 4to, on gold embossed White House letterhead, but written from Hyde Park, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1939. To Arnold Berge, Hyde Park, N.Y. In Full: "I release Mr. Sunne from his responsibility in his debt to me on the understanding that the rest of the corporation assume his financial responsibility in it. Very sincerely yours, (boldly signed in black ink) Eleanor Roosevelt." Mint. Comes with 4to color print of her official White House portrait.....The
pair..........[9844~].......$350.00
RARE HAND SIGNED ELEANOR ROOSEVELT FREE FRANK
ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR. First Lady.
Unopened empty envelope, 6.25” x 3.75”, with her return address printed on verso, addressed in type to Miss Virginia Howell, 602 Grant Ave., Cambridge, Ohio and postmarked “New York, N.Y., Jan. 22, 7:30 P.M., 1947”. In upper right corner she has written “Free/ Anna Eleanor Roosevelt”, with postal cancellation marks over her signature. Mrs. Roosevelt always used printed or rubber stamped free franks.
Her hand signed franks are extremely rare as is her full signature “Anna Eleanor Roosevelt”. A First Lady and philatelic rarity....[9847]....$395.00
ONE
OF THE RAREST FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT DOCUMENTS EVER TO COME ON THE MARKET:
A VERY RARE CALLIGRAPHICALLY HAND PRINTED CERTIFICATE CREATED ABOARD
SHIP COMMEMORATING HIS HISTORIC TRIP TO THE BIG THREE CONFERENCE AT YALTA
(ROOSEVELT,
FRANKLIN D.)
President.
THE YALTA CONFERENCE was
the last, most important and one of the most controversial events of FDR’s
presidency. (Earlier
on, the Yalta Conference was called the “Crimea Conference”.)
On Jan. 23, 1945, three days after taking the Presidential Oath for the
fourth and final time as President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt
put to sea on the last of his voyages heading for his last Big Three
Conference which was to be held at Yalta.
Yalta was the last major event of FDR's presidency and life and perhaps
the most controversial.
While in route, on Jan. 30, 1945, he celebrated his 63rd and last
Birthday aboard ship.
At Yalta, he conferred with Churchill and Stalin Feb. 3-11, 1945.
When the conference was over, Roosevelt was sure he had done well at
Yalta. He
sailed home Feb. 12 via Egypt and Algiers and arrived back in Washington on
Feb. 28, 1945. He addressed Congress on the Yalta Conference on March 1st.
On April 5, 1945, FDR held his last press conference at the Little
White House at Warm Springs, Georgia.
On April 11th FDR sent his last message to Stalin.
It was a conciliatory message regarding a nasty incident after the
Yalta Conference concerning a Russian allegation that the Americans and
British were trying to set up a meeting with the Germans.
Stalin contended the meeting was an effort to exclude the Russians,
which was untrue.
On April 12th, FDR also cabled Ambassador Harriman in Moscow:
"It is my desire to consider the Benne misunderstanding a minor
incident."
That was FDR's final word on any matter of state.
At three thirty five in the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Franklin D.
Roosevelt was dead of a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was only 63 years old and a casualty of the war as surely as any
soldier.
D.
Roosevelt documents ever to come on the market.
It deals with the last and one of the most controversial events of his
presidency.
The document was signed by FDR with a stamped signature on Feb. 27,
1945, only 44 days prior to his death.
Roosevelt material during the last year of his life is rare.
Material signed in 1945, during his last four months of life is
extremely rare and anything from his fourth term (Jan. 20 - April 12, 1945) is
virtually unobtainable.
After his fourth Inauguration FDR was away from the White House 35 days
in connection with the Crimea Conference and he then went to Warm Springs soon
after his return to recuperate.
As he served only 82 days of his fourth term and was away from
Washington at least half of that time his fourth term material is
extraordinarily rare and desirable.
A museum quality piece.
Fine......[6375].........$2995.00
SCARCE PROPHETIC SIGNED FDR BIOGRAPHY
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. President. The book
Franklin D. Roosevelt/ A Career in Progressive Democracy, by Ernest K. Lindley, Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., N.Y.C., 8vo, 379 pp., 1931, 1st ed. Boldly inscribed and signed on the first free blank end paper which is lightly but unevenly age toned: “For Thomas Lieman/ With My Regards/ Franklin D. Roosevelt”. Owner’s signature at top of half title page. This book was written after FDR’s immortal “Happy Warrior” speech in 1928 nominating Al Smith for President catapulted him to national prominence and his election as Governor of New York. At the time this book was published, FDR was being talked about as a presidential nominee. The book is divided into four sections: I. The Return to Public Life; II. The Foundation of a Career; III. Washington (as Asst. Navy Secty.); IV. Gov. of N.Y. The book ends on a prophetic note: “Some of Roosevelt’s close friends call him “lucky”; some profess to see in his capacity to rise from the trough of a wave to the crest a quality of the “man of destiny.” A gift of seeing a long way ahead, quickness to seize an opportunity, political sagacity acquired through long practice and observation, and an unceasing study of the mechanics of government, as well as inborn talents and a prodigious surplus of energy, are among his important components. Who could doubt that Roosevelt’s firm attachment to democratic government in a time of general skepticism is partly due to the fact that
he is confident that he can make it work. From Hyde Park, Roosevelt surveys the nation, in fact, the world. While he has been Governor of N.Y., his detailed knowledge of not only what is going on in Washington, but in Montana, Texas, Michigan and Tennessee -- how this governmental problem has been met or how that public man is faring -- has been a recurrent source of surprise to those who did not know of the range of his personal contacts.... He has never ceased to be nationally minded; and he keeps one eye moving over the rest of the globe. I have no doubt that on any given day during recent years he has had a definite idea in his own mind of how he would act in every situation confronting the country, at home or abroad. Whatever his future may be, I have no doubt that this will continue to be true.” The rest is history. A prophetic book about FDR and an extremely scarce title to find signed. (Net to
all)...[12192]..+..$2500.00
1912 LETTER WRITTEN ONLY A MONTH AFTER HIS DEFEAT FOR PRESIDENT WITH “BULL MOOSE” & PROGRESSIVE PARTY CONTENT: “Until we can make the people understand how urgently necessary for the future welfare of this country is the adoption of the measures we advocate.”
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE (1858-1919). Our first “modern” president. He was the youngest to be inaugurated (at 42); the first to travel by motorcar and airplane. He was once described as a “one man orchestra”. After falling out with Taft and his conservatism, T.R. decided the nation needed him at the helm once again. He sought the Republican Presidential nomination in 1912 but lost to Taft on June 22nd, following a bitter and polarizing party fight. T.R. then took control of the new Progressive Party and was nominated at their Chicago Convention on August 7th in an atmosphere resembling a religious revival. At the convention Wags claimed that at a certain hour T.R. would walk upon the waters of Lake Michigan. The ensuing split between the conservative and reform Republicans gave the election to the Democrats and Wilson was elected Nov. 5th, 1912. T.R. was suddenly a leader without a major party and was viewed as a traitor by many of his former associates. This letter was written only 6 weeks after T.R. was shot by an assassin and only a month after the bitter 1912 election and refers to his “Bull Moose” and Progressive Party platform and precepts, with a somewhat Messianic undertone.
TLS, 8vo, letterhead of “The Outlook” “Office of Theodore Roosevelt”, N.Y.C.; Dec. 10, 1912, boldly and darkly signed “T. Roosevelt”. In full: “Mr dear Mr. Coe: That was a fine letter of yours, and I must send just one line of hearty thanks and congratulations to you and to every member of your organization. Good luck to you always! Progressives everywhere must now perfect their organization, and continue an aggressive campaign of education and enlightenment until we can make the people understand how urgently necessary for the future welfare of this country is the adoption of the measures we adovcate(sic).” Believe me, Faithfully yours, (boldly signed) T. Roosevelt”. T.R.’s letter is to Oregon Senator Henry Waldo Coe who had supported his Bull Moose and Progressive Party platform in the recent election. Fine. A gem. Superb content....[11943]......$2750.00
ILLEGAL HELEN TAFT FRANKED ENVELOPE
TAFT, HELEN H. First Lady as wife of President William H. Taft remembered for the brilliance of the social events during her husband’s administration, particularly the
Taft's sparkling 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary White House Gala. “Nellie”
had staunchly encouraged “Will” in the advancement of his political career. The capital’s famous Japanese cherry trees were planted around the Tidal Basin at her request. Intact
franked postal cover addressed in her holograph. Signed at top margin, adding “Free” beneath. Postmarked Aug. 24, 1936 at Point Au Pic, Canada, where the Tafts spent their summers. Darkly penned and signed. Fine example. As Canada was outside the U.S. Postal jurisdiction, the free frank was actually illegal. [12239] $275.00
EARLY DS OF
25 YEAR OLD WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (WITH VIGNETTE OF ZACHARY
TAYLOR) AS
COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE
TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD
(1857-1930). 27th President (1909-13). Taft graduated from law school in
1880. His first job was Asst. Prosecutor of Hamilton Co., Ohio. His second
job was as Collector of Internal Revenue to which position he was
appointed by President Arthur. He held the position of collector only a
year as in 1883 he entered the private practice of law with Harlan Page
Lloyd in Cincinnati. DS, 7" x 3", "United
States Distillery Warehouse Stamp", signed and issued by William H.
Taft as Collector. Cancellation holes touch "w" of first name,
else fine. Interesting type Taft document associating three presidents: Taft,
(who was 
appointed
by Arthur to the position). The document has a handsome small
engraved vignette of Zachary Taylor at top of the document. This is
the earliest Taft item we have seen. .....[2211]***.........$295.00
POLITICAL CONTENT WM. H. TAFT POST -PRESIDENTIAL LETTER
TAFT. WILLIAM HOWARD. President and Chief Justice.TLS,
4to, personalized letterhead "William H. Taft, Washington, D.C.," written from his summer home "Pointe-a-Pic, P.O., Canada, July 15, 1919, to
E.E.E. McJimsey, the influential editor of the "Springfield-Republican" newspaper. Declining an invitation due to pervious engagements and
ending: "I have longed to see you and talk over matters with you. I have hoped that you might be a candidate for Governor of Missouri,
because I should think from the conditions in Missouri, you would be able to win. I have a warm recollection of your friendship for me. I
hope that your newspaper is successful and that life is all that you could ask. Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft." Fine. Unusually good content as
Taft was not a good letter writer and seldom wrote interesting letters. Comes with 4to color print of his official White House portrait. The
pair.... [9770] ...... $495.00
WM. H. TAFT LETTER AS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
TAFT. WILLIAM HOWARD. President and Chief Justice. TLS, 8vo, on personalized letterhead "William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio", but sent from "Hot Springs, Virginia, July 19, 1908." (Taft was nominated for president on June 18 and resigned as Secretary of War on June 30). To. E.E.E. McJimsey, Editor, Springfield Missouri Republican. In full: "I have your clipping of July 15th in the Springfield Missouri Republican, and thank you for your prophecy. Very sincerely yours (boldly signed) Wm. H. Taft." Mint. Comes with 4to color print of his official White House portrait. [ 9771] .. .$450.00
8vo
GOLD CRESTED CORRESPONDENCE CARD FROM "U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA" BOLDLY
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD.
President and Chief Justice, and HELEN HERRON TAFT, First
Lady. 8vo gold crested correspondence card from "U.S.S. North
Carolina" boldly signed by both, probably as President and First
Lady. Anything signed by both a President and a First Lady is scarce and
desirable. Highly desirable Presidential and First Lady
piece...[5380]...$550.00
RARE PRESIDENTIAL FRANKING SIGNATURE OF ZACHARY TAYLOR
TAYLOR, ZACHARY. President. Taylor died after only 16 months in office making him the third rarest president in autographic material of Presidential date. Choice dark bold
presidential franking signature. “Free, Z. Taylor” clipped from a
presidential envelope. Taylor had the franking privilege when in the army; however, by law his military franks had “Public Service” written above his name and his
rank was written after or below his signature. He frequently incorporated his
military rank into his signature. His presidential franks are very rare and desirable. This is an inexpensive presidential date item.......[11706]......$1995.00
TRUMAN, BESS W.
TLS, 8vo, blind embossed letterhead with address "219 North Delaware, Independence, Missouri 64050". Thanks for "the kind things you had to say" and sending autograph. Fine signature. Comes with original envelope bearing her printed franking signature. Comes with 4to color print of her official White House
portrait. The trio. [7212]..$95.00
"THE TRUMANS' 1946 CHRISTMAS PHOTO"
SIGNED PHOTO OF PRESIDENT AND MRS.
TRUMAN BOARDING AIR FORCE ONE:
"THE COLUMBINE"
TRUMAN,
HARRY S. President and
BESS W. TRUMAN. First Lady. Marvelous 7" x
9.25" B&W matte finish photo of President and Mrs. Truman
boarding Air Force One which was dubbed "The Columbine" by
Truman. Shows both Trumans waving. At the bottom of the photo
is printed "Christmas, 1946". Boldly signed in a light
portion by both President and Mrs. Truman. These items were very
selectively distributed by the Trumans as Christmas gifts in 1946 to staff
and others of importance and influence, such as cabinet officers, close
friends, and major supporters. Additionally, items signed by both a
President and First lady are rare and desirable, particularly when signed
while in office, this being the first such Truman item to cross our
desk. To our knowledge, the Trumans only presented a jointly signed
portrait once (1946) during the Truman administration. The only
other one of these we have seen offered was in the $4000. price range in
another dealer's catalog over 13 years ago. The ultimate
Truman SP, and a presidential rarity in mint condition. (Net to
all).....[1688].....$2500.00
HANDSOME
TRUMAN ISP
TRUMAN, HARRY S. President. Handsome 4to matte finish SP, half bust, full face pose, boldly inscribed in a light portion: "Kind regards to Jake Johnson from Harry S. Truman, 4-6-63". Signed in Truman's bold typical signature (not his tremulous old age signature)..[2387]...$495.00
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UNUSUAL TRUMAN SIGNED PHILATELIC FIRST DAY COVER
TRUMAN,. HARRY
S. 1947 cover carried on Record Breaking Flight. Air mail cover with large $.05 red air mail stamp, postmarked Washington, D.C., July 2, 1947. In blank upper left is written: “Carried on the record breaking First Transcontinental flight of Army 60505, The Independence. LA-WA 6 hrs. 42 min. Henry T. Myers, Lt. Col. A.C. pilot.” Truman has boldly signed in black ink below postmark and partially across stamp...[3232].
......$295.00
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HEALTH CONTENT LETTER FROM HARRY
TRUMAN TO A PRIEST
CONTAINING A FIVE LINE HOLOGRAPHIC POST SCRIPT
TRUMAN, HARRY S.
President. TLS, on personalized letterhead, Independence,
Missouri, March 8, 1963, to Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jimmy Johnston, St. Louis,
Missouri: "Dear Father Jimmy, I more than appreciate your
thoughtful message sent to me during my recent illness. I came out in good
shape and I expect to be out and around again before too many days go by.
Sincerely yours, (signed) Harry Truman." Holographic post
script: "Think of you often and your great work. You and I must
have another meeting one of these days!" As with all modern
presidents, Truman's holographic material is rare. His A.Ls.S. when they
appear usually fetch several thousand dollars. An attractive Truman letter
and an inexpensive substitute for an ALS. Comes with original envelope
bearing Truman's printed frank and with a 4to color print of Truman's official
White House portrait. Net to all.... The trio....[3346]...$795.00
TRUMAN.
HARRY S.
President. Very fine engraving of U.S. Capitol, 8" x
6", on heavy stock. In lower light portion Truman has written:
"To Kathleen A. Earshaw, Harry S. Truman". Truman's signature
measures 3.5" long. This is the first vignette of the capitol we have
seen signed by Truman. Great association item.
Pristine...[4828]..$395.00
TRUMAN.
HARRY S.
President. TLS, 4to,
April 4, 1958, personalized letterhead: "Harry S. Truman, Independence,
Missouri", in full: "Thank you very much for your note of March 25th
and the enclosures. They
are Welcome additions to my Library files, and I appreciate your thoughtfulness
in sending them to me. Sincerely yours, (boldly signed) Harry S. Truman".
Comes with original envelope. Absolutely
pristine. Comes with a 4to color print of Truman's official White House
portrait. The trio [7213] $295.00
“THE BATTLE OF WHO RUN”
REMARKABLE WW I AND POLITICAL CONTENT 1957 TRUMAN LETTER MENTIONING HIS NEW PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY, WRITTEN TO A SERGEANT UNDER HIS COMMAND IN BATTERY D OF THE 129 FIELD ARTILLERY IN WW I AND MENTIONING THE WISCONSIN ELECTION TO FILL THE SENATE SEAT OF HIS ARCH POLITICAL ENEMY JOSEPH McCARTHY: “...THAT WISCONSIN ELECTION SURPRISED NOT ONLY ME BUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THEY KNEW ALL ABOUT POLITICS... I WAS HOPING PROXMIRE WOULD BE ELECTED BUT I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD BE SUCH A LANDSLIDE...”
TRUMAN, HARRY S. President. Remarkable letter to a WW I comrade who served under him in Battery D of the 129th Army of the American Expeditionary Force, mentioning several others who also served under Truman.
TLS, 4to, personalized letterhead, Independence, Missouri, Aug. 31, 1957, boldly signed in full, to Mr. Fred J. Bowman.* In full: “Dear Fritz: You do no know how very much I appreciated your good letter of the 28th, and I am very happy that you found John Thacher so mentally alert. I knew that physically he was almost completely incapacitated and had hoped that his wonderful
mind had not suffered. / I remember “Bunk” Davidson very well. He was one of our more able young men in the 129th, along with you and a number of others. I was also glad to hear that John Grady is on the list of those people who are going ahead. He was a very fine young fellow when you and I had charge of him in the first World War. / That Wisconsin election** surprised not only me but a lot of other people who thought they knew all about politics. Of course, I was hoping that Proxmire would be elected, but I had
no idea that it would be such a landslide. / I hope that you and your better half will stop in the next time you are down here and let me show you through this institution that I have established in Independence.*** Sincerely yours (signed) Harry S. Truman”. Excellent content. Mint. Comes with a 4to color print of Truman’s official White House portrait. The
pair....[7758]....$1295.00
Nb. * John Thacher, “Bunk” Davidson, John Grady and Sergeant Frederick Bowman were under the command of Capt. Truman in Battery D of the 129th during WW I. They were among the small detachment that went with Capt. Truman to locate a German gun position in the Vosego, above the picturesque village of Kurth. It was on this expedition in Sept., 1918, when Truman first faced enemy fire and his first action in WW I was to shell the enemy with poison gas. Truman’s barrage was called “fire for neutralization to suppress the activities of the enemy”. Then the Germans retaliated. Truman was on a horse which was either hit or stepped and fell into a shell hole and rolled on top of him, pinning him helplessly and almost crushing and smothering him. Truman’s troops panicked and fled, along with the horses, mistakenly thinking the Germans had a “bracket” on them. After Truman recovered his breath he stood his ground and martialed his troops with a stunning blast of profanity. Truman later recalled “I called them everything I knew.” At later Battery D reunions, with whiskey flowing, there would be much light hearted banter about Battery D’s first encounter with the enemy known thereafter to the participants as the “Battle of Who Run”. **McCarthy died May 2, 1957. Proxmire was elected on Aug. 28, 1957 to fill McCarthy’s Senate Seat in a special election. ***Truman’s presidential library was dedicated July 6, 1957.
RARE TRUMAN FRANK
TRUMAN, HARRY S.
(1884-1972). 33rd President (1945-53). Rare franking
signature on
verso of a color postcard photo of his home in Independence. 20th century
Presidents are virtually unobtainable in hand signed franks as they employed
either printed or rubber stamp franks. Name and address of recipient are
written in pencil. A great philatelic Presidential rarity. ....[8294]..
..$1500.00
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEDICATION COVER SIGNED BY HARRY TRUMAN WHO DEDICATED IT
TRUMAN,
HARRY S. President and Vice President. Philatelic Air
Mail cover, 6.5" x 3.75", imprinted in gold: "Presidents
Day/ New York City's Golden Jubilee/ July 31, 1948/ President/ Harry S. Truman/
Dedicates/ New York International Airport." Has %.05 red U.S. Air
Mail Stamp. Postmarked "Jamaica, N.Y., July 31, 1948. Truman
has boldly signed below postmark and added "8-12-68".
Fine....[8525]...$295.00
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TRUMAN, HARRY S.)
President. Bank check with printed signature as County
Judge, being a salary check for one B.L. Gordon in sum of $125., Feb. 12, 1934, on yellow paper. Ornately printed with bold “1934” superimposed in center of check. Truman has signed as “President” of the Jackson County
Court. Two cancellation holes barely touch two letters. Co-signed by the court clerk.
Mint.....[9040]...$95.00
TRUMAN
LETTER MENTIONING JOSEPH ALSOP “…IT IS BY ACCIDENT THESE COLUMNISTS HA
VE TO TELL THE TRUTH AND IT SEEMS HE DID."
TRUMAN,
HARRY S. President TLS,
4to, personalized letterhead, Independence, Missouri, Feb. 19, 1963, to
Hon. John R. Steelman, (former presidential aide to Truman who helped
negotiate an end to the paralyzing railroad strike). In full: "Dear
John: I certainly did appreciate your note of the 5th, enclosing me the
article in Joseph Alsop's column " Matter of fact". I read it
with a lot of interest and, as you say, it is by accident these columnists
have to tell the truth and it seems he did. It was certainly thoughtful of
you to send me the article and I more than appreciate it. I hope all is
going well with you. Please remember me to Mrs. Steelman. Sincerely
yours, (boldly signed} Harry S. Truman".
Comes with 4to color print of Truman's official White House
portrait. The pair [9140]…. $595.00
TRUMAN
LETTER WITH HOLOGRAPHIC POST SCRIPT
AT WHICH KENNEDY WAS NOMINATED
TRUMAN.
HARRY S. President. 4to TLS,
personalized letterhead, Independence, Missouri, July 12, 1960, to Hon. &
Mrs. John R. Steelman. In full: "Dear John & Emma: It was extremely
nice of you to remember our anniversary and Mrs. Truman and I greatly appreciate
your kindness. Sincerely, (boldly signed) Harry Truman". Holographic post
script: "What a Convention!" Has
recipient’s initials in blank margin.
Nb: John R.. Steelman had been a presidential aide to Truman and was instrumental in negotiating settlement of the Railroad strike in 1948. The anniversary to which Truman refers was his 41st wedding anniversary. The convention to which he refers was the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angles which nominated John F . Kennedy. Truman angrily boycotted the 1960 Democratic convention when he learned Kennedy had the nomination sewn up. In a dramatic July 2, 1960 press conference at the Truman Library, Truman accused Kennedy of "rigging" the convention and asked rhetorically: "Senator, are you certain that you are quite ready for the country, or that the country is ready for you in the role of President in January, 1961 ? " After the convention nominated Kennedy, Truman wrote Dean Atchison that he was as "blue as indigo" over the nomination. Truman found the choice of Kennedy or Nixon a bleak prospect and wrote " You & I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils or none at all. So --I'm taking the immature Democrat as the best of the two. Nixon is impossible. So, there we are." Truman's postscript to the foregoing letter was quite an understatement for him. A great association piece. [9357]..$795.00
PRISTINE
TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL LETTER WITH ATOMIC BOMB ASSOCIATION
TRUMAN. HARRY S. President
and V.P. TLS as President,
4to, The White House, Nov. 17, 1945 on pale green presidential stationery, to
Judge Brown Harris, Judge of Division 4 Circuit Court, Kansas City, Missouri. In
full: " Dear Brown: I am always glad to receive your letters and yours of
the fifth giving me your impressions of my recent address is appreciated very
much. Kindest personal regards to you and Mrs. Harris. Very sincerely yours,
(boldly signed) Harry S. Truman. " Bold fine black ink signature. Nb. On
Nov. 10' 1945, Truman conferred in Washington with British Prime Minister
Clement Attlee and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King on the atomic bomb.
Following this meeting, Truman made a much publicized speech about the Bomb and
its future use. Excellent association. Comes
with 4to color print of Truman's official White House portrait...The
pair...[10197]…...$895.00
SCARCE TRUMAN PERSONAL BANK CHECK WRITTEN AS A LAW STUDENT TO A LAW BOOK COMPANY DURING HIS BRIEF LAW SCHOOL CAREER
TRUMAN, HARRY S. President and Vice President. Bank
Check, grey green, 6.25” x 2.75”, entirely completed and signed by Truman, drawn on the City
Bank of Kansas City, Mo., dated “Jan. 13, 1925”, payable to “Vernon Law Book Co.” The sum of $7.75. Usual cancellation holes not touching signature. Fine. [11701]..$995.00
In 1922, after serving with distinction in the Army in WW I and being promoted to the rank of Major, Truman returned home a hero. He married his lifelong sweetheart, Bess Wallace, on June 28, 1919. (He was 35 and she was 34). Truman then opened a haberdashery with his Army buddy Eddie Jacobson which failed and left Truman in debt. With the backing of the Pendergast political machine, he was elected County Judge of the Eastern District of Jackson County, Missouri and took office New Year’s Day, 1923. However, the job failed to satisfy his boundless energy. He became more active with the Masons and in the Army Reserves and in September of 1923, he enrolled in night courses at the Kansas City School of Law. He studied hard (Blackstone, contracts, criminal law) and made good grades. On Nov. 4, 1924, Truman was defeated for re-election as County Judge and in 1925, after less than two years in law school, he dropped out. With a wife and infant to support, Truman began working as a membership salesman for the Kansas City Automobile Club. This check was written as a law student to a law book company shortly before he became a law school dropout and the only item we have seen associated with his brief law school career and during one of the most difficult periods of his life. Personal bank checks of Truman are rare. He is available in this format almost entirely in checks signed during his tenure as a Missouri County Judge.
TRUMAN, HARRY S. President and Vice President. DS, 2pp.,
Nov. 24, 1931, as Presiding Judge of the County Court of Jackson County, Missouri, file holes and paper clip holes in top blank margin, else fine. Notice of Condemnation of land for road purposes. Boldly signed at bottom of second page in blue-black fountain pen ink. In 1935, Truman was narrowly elected to the U.S. Senate, which began his meteoric rise to the White House only 13 years after this document
was signed. Truman is perhaps less common in Ds.S than almost any other format. A nice example. Sold for virtual signature value....[11702-2]...$295.00
BOMB ASSOCIATION TRUMAN ITEM
TRUMAN, HARRY S. President & Vice Pres.
5” x 3” card boldly signed by Truman on which photos of the mushroom cloud and one of Truman holding the famous Chicago Daily tribune with headlines “Dewey Defeats Truman”
have been added. Truman's signature is diagonally between the two photos. Contemporarily dated “12/2/60”.
Perfect for display....Net to all. .[11963]....$495.00
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MAGNIFICENT JOHN TYLER ALS AS PRESIDENT
TYLER, JOHN (1790-1862). 10th President (1841-45). First Vice President to become president on death in office of his predecessor. Later, elected to Confederate Congress.
ALS AS PRESIDENT, 4to, 1p. In full: "Washington City, Aug. 20th, 1842 (*). Sir: It affords me pleasure to com-/ply with the request contained in your/ letter of the 15th inst. and to send/ you my autograph. (Boldly signed) John Tyler". The letter is to "Joseph B. Boyd, Esqr., Cincinnati - Ohio". Tyler is scarce in presidential date A.Ls.S. and this is a pristine example. [* On Aug. 20, 1842, the date Tyler wrote this letter, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, fixing the Canadian-Maine border, was ratified. The treaty was one of the most significant achievements of Tyler's administration. .....[10422]....$2500.00
MARTIN VAN BUREN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED WITH FREE FRANKED INTEGRAL ADDRESS PAGE THANKING THE AUTHOR FOR “THE BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THE ‘CONSTITUTION’ A WORK I HAD PREVIOUSLY EXAMINED WITH GREAT INTEREST”
VAN BUREN, MARTIN (1782-1862). Eighth President of the United States, (1838-4th) Vice President under Andrew Jackson, Secretary of State, U.S. Minister to Great Britain, Gov. of N.Y. and U.S. Senator. Known, inter alia, as the “Fox of Kinderhook” and “Martin Van Ruin” because he took office at the peak of the five year national depression following the panic of 1837.
ALS, 4to, 1 full page, on blue-grey stationery, Lindenwald, Decr. 29, (18)47, signed “M. Van Buren” with integral address page still attached, also addressed entirely in Van Buren’s hand to “Wm. Hickory, Esquire/ Washington/ D. of Col.” Contains Van Buren’s free frank as ex-president (“M. Van Buren”) with red circular postmark (“Kinderhook, N.Y., Dec. 31.”) Van Buren’s Red wax seal intact. The integral address leaf is handsomely French matted at edges; usual folds. In full: “My dear Sir: I thank you kindly for the beautiful copy of the ‘Constitution’, a work I had previously examined with great interest and for compiling which you are eminently entitled to the thanks of the public. Reciprocating with great sincerity the obliging expressions contained in your letter. Respectfully and truly yours, M. Van Buren”. A small 1” oval period steel engraving of Van Buren is affixed at the top central blank portion of the letter, as was often done in the 19th century. A clean, fine darkly penned example. It is uncommon and desirable for the integral free franked address leaf to be present. Van Buren’s addressee, William Heckey, had very recently completed The Constitution of the United States which included The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, description account of the state papers, public documents, the prominent political acts of George Washington and other sources of political and statistical information at the seat of government. An interesting association piece. At the time he wrote his letter, Van Buren was preparing for his “Last Hurrah”. He was actively seeking to be
re-elected president. On June 22, 1848, he was nominated for president by the Barnburners faction of Anti-Administration (Polk) Democrats and on
August 9, 1848 he also received the presidential nomination of the Free Soil Party. He received 291,263 popular votes but no electoral votes. He returned to the Democratic party in 1850 and supported Pierce in 1852 and Buchanan in 1856.
.......[11704]............$2500.00
MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENTIAL ALS
VAN BUREN, MARTIN (1782-1862). 8th President. Vice President; Secretary of State. Confidant of Andrew Jackson.
ALS, 4to, n.p., n.d., “Tuesday” (circa 1837-38) to “Mr. Butler”. On integral address leaf Van Buren has written “B.F. Butler, Esq.” The letter states, in full: “My dear Sir: Will you do me the favor to reflect on the answer you would give to the enclosed and let me see you on your way home. Very truly yours, M. Van Buren/ Tuesday, Mr. Butler”. Benjamin F. Butler had been Jackson’s Attorney General and continued to serve in that capacity under Van Buren until he was succeeded by Felix Grandy in 1838. Van Buren’s fiat
to Butler to “let me see you on the way home” was undoubtedly Van Buren’s polite way of summoning his Attorney General to the White House to confer with him and to obtain his opinion(s) and for Butler “to reflect on the answer you would give to the enclosed.” Normal folds with integral address leaf addressed in Van Buren’s hand and traces of the red wax seal on address panel. A clean fine darkly penned near mint piece. Van Buren is scarce in A.Ls.S. of presidential date. Comes with 4to color print of his official White House portrait. The pair...............~.........................[11758].....$2500.00
GEORGE
WASHINGTON AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED CONTAINING HIS RARE FULL SIGNATURE
WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799). First President, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Founding Father. Autograph Document Signed, oblong octavo, (6.5” x 2.75”) being a receipt, entirely in Washington’s hand. Washington’s extremely rare full signature is in the body of the document. Absolutely mint. In full:
“I do hereby acknowledge that I received from George Washington the sum of thirty nine pounds to pay for 390 (lbs.) of Feathers for the use of Mr. John Parke Custis in November 1774.”
Signed
by Washington’s kinsman “Lund
Washington. Handsomely and
archivally matted in chocolate brown mats and a mahogany and burled wood frame.
Overall size: 14” x 10.5”.
Washington
wrote this receipt during the beginning phase of the Revolutionary War.
In 1774 Washington attended the first Virginia Provincial Convention at
Williamsburg on August 1st where, on August 5th, he was
chosen as one of seven Virginia Delegates to the First Continental Congress.
Washington attended the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia from
Sept. 5 – October 26, 1774. This
document was therefore written during a pivotal year for Washington which set
the stage for his being chosen Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Few full signatures of Washington are known to exist.
In the past forty plus years, I have seen less than a handful on the
market. This is a pristine darkly
penned document with interesting family content and association. Although Washington had no children, he adopted Martha’s
children by her first marriage. John
Park Custis (known in the family as “Jack” or “Jackie” [1754-1781]), who
is mentioned in the document, was Washington’s adopted son, and was reared at
Mount Vernon. He fought in the
Revolutionary War. Jackie caused
Washington much trouble and concern because he had no interest in pursuing an
education and flunked out of King’s College (now Columbia University).
Jackie’s primary interest was the fair sex and he married Feb. 3, 1774
when he was only 20 years old, against the wishes of the Washingtons.
Very likely the feathers referred to in this receipt are for his 
use
in making mattresses and pillows which were used in setting up his own household. Jackie’s granddaughter, Mary Anna Randolph Custis,
(1807-1873) married General Robert E. Lee in 1831. A
museum quality piece............ [11755]... …$14,950.00
RARE AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE EDITH BOLLING WILSON HAND FRANKED MOURNING COVER ENTIRELY IN HER HAND
WILSON,
EDITH BOLLING.
Black bordered mourning cover, 5.75” x 3.75”, hand franked by Edith
Bolling Wilson and addressed entirely in her hand to: Mr. Louis Serbald/ The
Shoreham Hotel/ Washington, D.C., postmarked “Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 10
P.M., 1924”. Cover lightly
stained in left corner, stain touching no writing with traces of postal
forwarding information written in pencil. The
franking signature and address are dark and bold.
The verso has mounting traces at corners.
1924 Christmas “Health” Seal/ stamp still affixed on back flap.
All of the known hand signed franks of Edith Bolling Wilson were written
within a two week window of time between being granted the frank by Congress on
March 4, 1924 and March 19, 1924 when the facsimile die of her signature was
made for franking purposes and which she continually used thereafter.
Mrs. Wilson hand franked many of the envelopes containing the formal
acknowledgment of sympathy card she sent out after Wilson’s death.
Almost all the hand franked sympathy acknowledgments sent by Mrs. Wilson
are postmarked “Washington, D.C., March 12, 1924.” The franks of Edith Bolling Wilson are to be considered
extremely rare. All the known hand
franked sympathy acknowledgment covers are addressed by a secretary.
However, this cover is not
only hand franked by Mrs. Wilson, it is also
entirely addressed in her hand and postmarked “Washington, D.C., Dec. 18,
10-P.M., 1924”. For the
aforementioned reasons, this item is in all probability unique and the rarest of
the rare in Edith Bolling Wilson franks… [11745]… …$1500.00
WILSON “SPOILS SYSTEM” CONTENT TLS
WILSON, WOODROW.
President. TLS as President, 4to, The White House, April 7, 1915, to Hon. Oliver P. Newman, District
Commissioner, District Building, In full: “My dear Newman: The position of Superintendent of the Library of Congress is vacant and I want very much to appoint an engineer if I can get a man fully qualified. Mr. Frank L. Averill has been recommended to me. Will you be kind enough to tell me what you know about it in view of the standards that we all want to maintain? / The other night you will remember you spoke of the “other crowd,” namely the men who had been fighting for our ideas for a long time but had got no recognition in appointments. I wonder if Mr. Averill is one of these, or if among these there is an engineer of undoubted qualifications whom you might suggest for my consideration. / Cordially and sincerely yours, (boldly signed) Woodrow Wilson”. Excellent political content....[7512]..$995.00