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Lot # 376: Early Presidential Autograph Collection (7)

Category: Political

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "June 2004",
which ran from 5/25/2004 12:00 AM to
5/31/2004 9:00 PM



Impressive grouping of vintage ink from seven of those chosen to hold the highest office in the land. Includes: Hayes (DS; Mar. 14, 1879; 8 x 10" commuting the sentence of a prisoner); Cleveland (DS; Feb. 8, 1889; 8 x 10" approval to affix the seal of the United States to an envelope containing a Presidential letter); McKinley (DS; Jul. 9, 1900; Consul General appointment); Taft (TLS; Nov. 8, 1912; 7 x 9" on White House stationary - content thanks the recipient for his kind words); Wilson (TQS; 7 x 8.5" on White House stationary); Extract from a statement of the President on American Neutrality, Aug. 18, 1914); Garfield signature on a 3.35 x 2" white card (Garfield has also written "Hiram, Ohio" on the piece); and Theodore Roosevelt signed White House card (4 x 2.5"). All signatures are done in fountain pen and rate Near Mint (NM) or better.

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