Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 105

June 30 - July 1 2018 Manuscript, Space and Collectibles Sale

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		Adams, John Quincy and Charles Francis Adams, His Grandson--Rare J.Q. Adams Full Signature and Date, 42 Days Before His Death (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States (1825-29). Full John Quincy Adams signature and date ("12 Jany 1848") on an 8 x 5" piece of pale blue stationery. Signed 42 days before his death on February 23, 1848. With a small oval engraving. Also, signature of his grandson, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), with the date (9 April 1875), matted with a photo and attractively framed to 9½ x 7½". Charles had a distinguished career as a politician, diplomat, and historical editor. Both items fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $589
Lot 2		Arthur, Chester A. - Signed Executive Mansion Card (1829-86) 21st President of the United States (1881-85). "Executive Mansion, Washington" card with sentiment and signature, "Very faithfully Yrs / Chester A. Arthur," 2 ½ x 4". Fine condition. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 3		Buchanan, James --Passport Signed For a Young Lady (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). Partly-printed document signed "James Buchanan" as Secretary of State, one page, 16½ x 11", Washington, no date (either 1845-46). Being a passport for an 18-year-old young woman, Mary Wiley, who is 5'4", with a large forehead, blue eyes, a common nose, a large mouth, a round chin, dark hair, a fair complexion, and a full face. Verso has numerous European stamps and endorsements from 1846, which show. Light toning, a few small edge separations and spots. Buchanan's signature is nice and bold. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $563
Lot 4		Bush, George H.W. - White House Card Signed (1924 -) 41st President of the United States (1989-93). White House Card signed "George Bush" in blue ink below a vignette of the White House. An accompanying certificate states that the card was signed on March 26, 2010 in Houston, Texas. Fine. With an engraving of Mr. Bush by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 5		Bush, George H.W. and Dan Quayle, Plus Inauguration Invitation. 4 ½ x 3 ½" blue paper signed "Good luck / George Bush" with recipient's name and date (6/81) in another hand. With a 5x7"color photo of Bush's vice president, Dan Quayle, and his wife, Marilyn, signed on the verso in gold ink, "Best Wishes Dan Quayle 4-27-93" and with an 11 x 8 ½" printed invitation to the 1989 Bush/Quayle inauguration. Fine condition. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 6		Bush, George H.W.-- Autograph Note Signed. Autograph note signed "George Bush" on personal letterhead from Kennebunkport, Maine, 8 ½ x 6 ¼", Aug. 4, 2003. The note says, "8-4-03/ Dear Adrienne, Here for Vince Gill is a scrawled letter, a note, and a photo. Go Gill!! Go PGA!! George Bush." Only this note is present. Script is a little light, else fine. Vince Gill was presented the Distinguished Service Award by the PGA of America at the 85th championship tournament in Rochester, NY, which took place Aug. 14-17, 2003. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 7		Bush, George W. & Laura -- Campaign Sticker Signed, With a Limited Edition 9/11 Commemorative Piece (1946 -) 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009). Red, white, and blue campaign sticker signed "George W. Bush" and "Laura Bush," 3½ x 7". Both signed in black marker. Matted with a yellow admittance ticket for a November 3, 2000 "Victory 2000 Rally" at Saginaw Valley University. Both items framed to an overall size of 14½ x 12". Fine condition. With a "Limited Edition 9/2001"Commemorative Piece: An 8 x 10" image of the Twin Towers against an American flag, with "We Will Never Forget"; an 8 x 10" photo of President George W. Bush; two plaques with quotations from the President regarding the terrorist attacks and American resolve, on each side of a printed quotation about the attacks, all matted and framed to an overall size of 21 x 28½". Estimate Value $250 - UP The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 8		Bush, George W. -- Large Signature (1946 -) 43rd President of the United States (2001-09). Large George Bush signature as President on a 3 x 5" card, signed in black marker and matted with an engraving of Bush to an overall size of 11 x 81/2". The signature was obtained in person on Oct. 16, 2003 when President Bush met with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in Ontario, California. Estimate Value $100 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 9		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 10		Carter, Jimmy Carter--Signed First Day Cover--With Gerald Ford--Signed Swearing-in Photo. First day cover commemorating Carter's inauguration as the 39th President, signed "Jimmy Carter" as President, 3½ x 6¼", postmarked "Washington, DC 20013 JAN 20 197." The cover features bust portraits of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. The President signed in black marker. Matted with a 9½ x 6" color portrait of Carter and framed to an overall size of 25¼ x 15¾". Very fine condition. With color photo signed, "Gerald R. Ford / 38th President / Aug. 9, 1974," 7½ x 9½". The photo shows Ford being sworn in as the 38th President by Chief Justice Warren Burger in the White House East Room while Betty Ford looks on. Fine condition. Signed in gold marker. Matted and framed to an overall size of 12¾ x 15". Ford is the only person to assume the presidency without having been previously voted into either the presidential or vice presidential office. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $128
Lot 11		Cleveland, Grover and Frances F. - Executive Mansion Cards Signed as President and First Lady (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885-89, 1893-97). Two "Executive Mansion, Washington" cards, one signed "Grover Cleveland" as President, and one signed "Frances F. Cleveland" as First Lady," 2 ½ x 4". Fine condition. With engraving of the President. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 12		Clinton, Bill - Cartoon Signed as the Democratic Presidential Nominee (1946 -) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). Cartoon inscribed and signed as the Democratic presidential nominee, 11 x 14", June 6, 1992. The cartoon, by Keith L. Peterson, depicts Clinton in a toga, wearing laurel leaves on his head, reclining on his left side, his left foot resting in a basin of warm water--prepared to be fed and pampered. The White House is in the background. The inscription, to Gus and Toni, says, in part, "You make Little Rock look a lot better than Washington (and a lot like Athens!)" The paper has a vertical and a horizontal fold, else fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $486
Lot 13		Coolidge, Calvin and Grace - White House Cards Signed as President and First Lady, and More (1872-1933) 39th President of the United States (1923-29). Two White House cards, one signed "Calvin Coolidge" as President, the other signed "Grace Coolidge" as First Lady. Both fine; light toning to both; one small speck to the upper right of Grace Coolidge's signature. With card signed "Calvin Coolidge" as Governor of Massachusetts, 2 ½ x 4" (Boston, 1920). The card is engraved "The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." Very good; some toning and soiling and a paper clip mark. Large bold signature. With an engraving of Coolidge and a letter from the Governor's secretary enclosing an autograph. Accompanied by a printed sympathy card sent by the President and First Lady after the death of Calvin Jr. from blood poisoning: "The President and Mrs. Coolidge are deeply grateful to you for the expression of your sympathy for them." Toned, with light soiling and a couple of pinholes. The sixteen-year-old namesake of the President wore no socks when playing lawn tennis with his brother, John, on June 30, 1924 and developed a blister which turned septic. Antibiotics were not available at that time and on July 7th young Calvin died. Coolidge would write in his autobiography, "When he went, the power and the glory of the Presidency went with him." Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 14		Eisenhower, Dwight D. and Mamie -- Cards Signed (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States (1953-61). Card signed "Dwight D. Eisenhower," with gold Presidential Seal, no place, no date (post presidential). With White House card signed "Mamie Doud Eisenhower" as First Lady. With engraving of Ike. Both fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200. Estimate Value $150 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 15		Grant, Ulysses S. -- Document Signed as President, Replacing a Suspended IRS Agent. Partly-printed document signed "U.S. Grant" as President, one page, on paper, 14½ x 18½", Washington, June 8, 1869. Countersigned by Secretary of the Treasury George Boutwell. In part: "Know Ye, That having suspended from his office Alex.r H. Martin, Collector of Internal Revenue, Fourth District of Missouri…I do designate H. C. Stewart to perform the duties of said suspended officer…." Light toning and soiling, one small tape repair on horizontal fold, and a few partial seal marks along lower portion; a vertical fold traverses the "G-r" in Grant's signature. Attractively housed in a 16¾ x 20¾" folio. Estimate Value $700 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 16		Harding, Warren G. -- Early Signed Inscribed Photograph, 1904 (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921-23). Sepia-toned photograph, 9 1/8 x 5½", inscribed and signed on the mount, "Very sincerely yours / W G Harding / April 25/04." The mount is 15 x 9¾". Matted to 18 x 12¾". Photo by Baker Art Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. Some spotting, mostly on mount, except for one spot noted in front of Harding's ear. A right-profile, chest-up portrait of the not-yet-40 Harding who announced his campaign for Governor of Ohio in early 1903. Thwarted in that regard, he was awarded the position of Lieutenant Governor, a position he occupied from 1904-1906. This is the earliest photo of Harding that we have seen. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 17		Harrison, Benjamin - Closing, Signature, and Date From A Letter (1833-1901) 23rd President of the United States (1889-93). Closing, signature, and date cut from a letter to his brother ("Your Affectionate Brother / Benj Harrison / Dec 21 1888"), on toned 2 x 5" paper. With an engraving. Estimate Value $100 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $179
Lot 18		Hayes, Rutherford B. and Lucy W. - Executive Mansion Cards Signed as President and First Lady. Hayes (1822-93) was the 19th President of the United States (1877-81). Two Executive Mansion Cards, one signed "R. B. Hayes" as President, and one signed "Lucy W. Hayes" as First Lady. Both fine. With engraving of R.B. Hayes. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 19		Hoover, Herbert -- Printed Reading Copy of a Speech Inscribed and Signed as President, With Autograph Notes, Composition Fragments, and Annotations (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States) (1929-1933). Printed reading copy of a speech ["The Success of Recovery"] inscribed and signed, "MSS used at Detroit Oct 22 1932 / To French Strother -- From one Orator to another / with the affection of Herbert Hoover," 75 pages, 10½ x 8". With autograph notes, composition fragments, and corrections in pencil, approximately 10 pages. Some toning and minor soiling. The speech is accompanied by an Official Congressional Directory. 71st Congress, 2d Session beginning December 2, 1929. Washington, D.C.: Elmer C. Hess, 1929, 1929, 8vo, publisher's red cloth, signed by Hoover on page 285. Edgar French Strother (1883-1933) was a newspaperman in California, where he met Herbert Hoover. When Hoover became President, he asked Strother to come to Washington and be his personal secretary. Strother's primary duty was research--gathering material to be used by the President for speeches and public papers. President Hoover delivered his campaign speech on "The Success of Recovery" to a partisan crowd of 22,000 in Detroit's Olympia Arena. He assured his audience that the tide had turned and that "the gigantic forces of depression are today in retreat. Our measures and policies have demonstrated their effectiveness….Recovery would have been faster but for four months of paralysis during the spring months while we were defeating proposals of the Democratic House of Representatives." On Election Day, however, Hoover, his policies, and the Republican Party were repudiated. His Democratic opponent, Franklin D. Roosevelt, received nearly 23 million popular votes (57.3 percent) to Hoover's nearly 16 million (39.6 percent), and the electoral vote was 472 to 59. Democrats also won substantial majorities in both houses of Congress. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,200
Lot 20		Hoover, Herbert -- TLS as President Thanking the Encyclopedia Britannica for the New Edition (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). Typed letter signed "Herbert Hoover" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, ¾ x 6¼", Washington, Dec. 12, 1929. Marked "Personal," this is a letter of thanks to Mr. F.H. Hooper, American Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica, "for the set of the new edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica…and particularly for the special and beautiful binding in which you have set off this invaluable work." Matted and framed to 11½ x 9". Fine condition. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 21		Hoover, Herbert and Lou Henry - White House Cards Signed as President and First Lady (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-33). Two "The White House / Washington" cards, one signed "Herbert Hoover" as President and one signed "Lou Henry Hoover" as First Lady, both 2 ½ x 4". Fine condition; light toning to both and one speck in left margin of Mrs. Hoover's card. With an engraving of the President. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 22		Hoover, Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover -- Signatures on Stanford University Cards and Herbert Hoover SP. Two "Stanford University, California," one signed "Herbert Hoover" and the other "Lou Henry Hoover," both 2 x 4", no place, no date. With a second signature by Hoover on "The Towers The Waldorf-Astoria New York" paper, 3 x 5". Both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover attended Stanford and the Hoover Institution is there. The Waldorf-Astoria was Hoover's post-presidential residence until his death. With engraved chest-up photo of Herbert Hoover signed in brown ink below a facsimile signature; page is 9¾ x 7¼. Estimate Value $150 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 23		Jackson, Andrew -- 1829 ALS Suggesting a Rule For Bonds Being Deposited to the Bank of the U.S (1767-1845) Seventh President of the United States (1829-37). Autograph letter signed "Andrew Jackson" as President, one page, 8½ x 7½", no place, April 22, 1829. Written less than seven weeks after he became President to S. D. Ingham, Secretary of the Navy: "For the Security of the revenue, the following rule is suggested to be established in the customs. All bonds taken by collectors to be deposited in Bank (u. States) when taken, as a credit to the united States, there to remain until they become due, & if not paid, then delivered to the atto[rney for the Destrict, for collection. If you approve let it be adopted. I would like to receive your views on this subject. Yrs respectfully…" Fine condition; one small discolored spot. Matted with a small engraving of Jackson and framed to an overall size of 14¾ x 18". One of the roles of the Bank of the U.S. was processing custom duty fees for the US Treasury. As soon as he became President, Jackson challenged the constitutionality of the Bank and called for an investigation into its policies, feeling that it represented a privileged class of businessmen who opposed the good of the common people. His reelection in 1832 convinced him that he had a mandate to eliminate the Bank and he did whatever was necessary to destroy the Bank, whose charter officially expired in 1836. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,220
Lot 24		James A. Garfield Signature and Lucretia R. Garfield ALS on Mourning Stationery (1831-81) 20th President of the United States (Mar. 4-Sept. 19, 1881). Signature ("J.A. Garfield") on a toned card with some soiling and staining. With an autograph letter signed "Lucretia R. Garfield" on mourning stationery, 2 separate pages, 5 3/4 x 3 3/4", West Mentor, O[hio], July 15, 1902, to Mr. Jesse W. Welk regarding his request "for one of General Garfield's autographs." With engraving of Garfield. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $320
Lot 25		Jefferson, Thomas & James Madison -- Four-Language Ship's Passport. Partly-printed document signed "Th: Jefferson" as President, 17¾ x 22¾", Washington, June 12, 1805. Countersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State and by William Keais as Collector of the Port of Washington. A ship's passport in English, French, Spanish, and Dutch for the schooner John, lying in the port of Washington and bound for St. Thomas, laden with scantling, shingles, pease, and tobacco. The State Department seal is intact at left margin. The first paragraph in Spanish is affected by a damp stain and there are a few small holes at vertical fold, which passes through the Spanish section. A horizontal fold traverses the very top of the "Th" and the "J" in Jefferson's signature and a second horizontal fold crosses the lower tip of the "J" in "James." Minor paper loss at far right margin, not affecting the text or the nice, bold signatures. An impressive document, in very good or better condition. Housed in a royal blue, custom-made folder, 22 x 26½", with matching case. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,280
Lot 26		Jefferson, Thomas - First Collected Edition of Jefferson's Papers, With the Rare Prospectus. Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Charlottesville, 1829. Four vols, 8vo. Edited by Thomas J. Randolph. Folding facsimile of Jefferson's early handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence at end of Vol. IV. First Edition. Original boards, untrimmed, soiled, some dampstaining, spine labels worn. Toning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's name and some pencil markings on endpage of Vol. I. Accompanied by the very rare prospectus and subscriber sheet, explaining the circumstances of the work's publication, noting that the Declaration facsimile will be included, "with the amendments and additions of the committee, in the hand writing of each," and that it will cost $10 in boards with cloth backs. There are columns for subscribers' names, residence, and the number of copies ordered. The address leaf of the prospectus is addressed to Dabney S. Carr [1802-1854] who was a newspaper publisher, diplomat, and Thomas Jefferson's grand-nephew. Howe R-60. Estimate Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 27		Jefferson, Thomas -- Autograph Manuscript Signed -- Sent to Philip Mazzei (1743-1826) 3rd President of the United States; principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Autograph manuscript signed in the title, "Extract of a letter from James Madison to Th: Jefferson dated June 14. 1795. Orange," one page, 6¾ x 6½". The extract addresses the issue of a debt owed by Arnold Henry Dohrman, a Dutch-born, wealthy merchant who lived in Lisbon during the Revolution and who provided supplies and cared for shipwrecked American sailors, to Philip Mazzei, an Italian physician, merchant, and author who was a close friend and former neighbor of Jefferson's. Jefferson would write a letter as a private citizen to Mazzei on April 24, 1796, criticizing the Jay Treaty and American foreign policy. The letter was published without Jefferson's permission and thereafter was referred to as the "Mazzei letter"; it would haunt Jefferson for the rest of his career and sour his relationship with George Washington. Keeping Mazzei apprised of the progress in collecting his debt from Dohrman, Jefferson wrote Mazzei on Sept. 8, 1795 (letter not present), noting that he was enclosing this extract (which Jefferson had copied from Madison's letter to him). The extract says, in part: "just about the close of the session I wrote a co-ercive letter to Dohrman on the subject of his debt to Mazzei. he answered that he was, just on the receipt of it, about to let me know, that the success of some of his efforts would soon enable him to close the business….I learn that D. suspends the paiment till a liquidation of the debt can be made….it seems that D. has receipts for past paiments to Mazzei subsequent to his deed of trust to me, & alledges with some probable reason that the sum in the deed was not the real amount of the debt, but a round one fully covering & securing the maximum. there are some points also relating to the rate of damages & interest on the protested bills on which there may be room for negotiation…both to be settled according to the laws of N. York, not of Virginia…in consideration of the indulgence shewn him. I have urged a payment immediately of as much as may be due according to his own shewing, but have received no answer." The manuscript is in fine condition, with one small chip at top edge, matted with color images of Jefferson and Madison and framed to an overall size of 20 x 30¾". Estimate Value $15,000 - UP The Wolfe Family Trust; Ed Bomsey, 2007. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 28		Johnson, Lyndon B. - Signed, Inscribed Engraving. Bust engraving inscribed and signed, "To Mr. & Mrs. James Carlson with best wishes Lyndon B. Johnson," 8 x 6", no date but accompanying letter from LBJ's secretary is dated Oct. 19, 1972. Engraving by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Very fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 29		Lincoln, Abraham-- 1864 Twice-Signed Autograph Endorsement Allowing a Maryland Youth Who Fought For the Confederacy to Take the Oath of Loyalty (1809-65) 16th President of the United States (1861-65). Autograph endorsement signed twice, once as "A. Lincoln" and in a postscript as "A.L." The endorsement reads: "Let the boy take the oath of Dec. 8 and be discharged. A. Lincoln / Jan. 30, 1864 / P.S. The name of this boy is James C. O'Grady. A.L." Written on the verso of a letter written by William S. Reese, 2 pages, 9½ x 7¾", Baltimore, Jan. 11, 1864. The letter is addressed to Senator J.H. Hicks, former Governor of Maryland, regarding a young man of 16 who "At the time of our troubles here, in April 1861…was induced by some older persons to go off with a gang that left here for the South." The father had tried to have the party arrested, to no avail. "During the last year and about five months ago he was with others taken a prisoner at Culpeper Court House, and has ever since remained in prison at the old Capitol. The boy…is deeply penitent of his youthful indiscretion, and willing to take the oath of allegiance, return to his home, and become a loyal citizen…." The letter is attractively matted so that the endorsement and both pages of the letter are shown and framed to an overall size of 23 x 23". Twice-signed endorsements by Lincoln are not common. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP Scriptorium, c. 1981. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,600
Lot 30		Madison, James - Cut Signature and Engraving (1751-1836) Fourth President of the United States (1809-17). Cut signature in dark brown ink on 1 x 4" toned paper. Accompanied by an attractive 7 x 5" bust engraving. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 31		McKinley, William - Execution Mansion Card Signed as President (1843-1901) 25th President of the United States (1897-1901) "Executive Mansion, Washington" card signed "William McKinley" as President, 2 ½ x 4". Light toning. Bold signature. Fine condition. With engraving of McKinley. Est. $250-300. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 32		Roosevelt, Franklin D. - TLS as Governor of New York, Naming a Future Embezzler (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (193-45). Typed letter signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as Governor of New York, one page, on official letterhead, Albany, Dec. 28, 1931. To Stanley Prenosil of Wall Street, thanking him for sending Richard Whitney's speech "On Short Selling." Lightly toned, else fine. With an engraving of FDR. Seventy years before Bernie Madoff, there was Whitney, a financier who was president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1930 to 1935. He was convicted of embezzlement in 1938 and sent up the (Hudson) river to Sing Sing prison. This letter is accompanied by a 1986 invoice from the late Robert F. Batchelder. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 33		Roosevelt, Franklin D. - TLS as Governor of New York Mentioning the Navy Dept. Typed letter signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as Governor, one page, on official letterhead, Albany, Dec. 7, 1931. Ten years to the day before Pearl Harbor, FDR writes to Andrew C. Daw of the Brielle Yacht Club in New Jersey, expressing pleasure at hearing "from one who was associated with the Navy Department in our time of stress," and hinting at FDR's presidential ambition, "I shall…let you know when the time comes when I need assistance…." Lightly toned, else fine. Accompanied by a 1930 postcard of FDR at Hyde Park speaking to a constituent. FDR served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1920. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 34		Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- The Democratic Book 1936 -- Signed Limited Edition Which Belonged to a German-Alien Who Sabotaged Pearl Harbor. The Democratic Book 1936, Limited Edition number 1146 signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt." Large folio, original full brown morocco gilt, watered silk endpapers, top edge gilt. H[ans] W[ilhelm] Rohl's copy with his name embossed on the front panel. The Democratic Book 1936 contains President Roosevelt's and Vice President Garner's acceptance speeches, the party's platform, election results, statements from the President, his cabinet members, the First Lady, and other members of FDR's administration. With many advertisements throughout, some in color. Fine condition. Hans Wilhelm Rohl was a German contractor and spy who lived in the U.S. for many years, becoming a citizen only four months before Pearl Harbor. With the collaboration of an American officer, Col. Theodore Wyman, Jr., he received numerous contracts for construction projects for the U.S. Army, including installations at Pearl Harbor. Rohl passed detailed information on the offensive and defensive installations to the Japanese. A U.S. congressional committee declared on June 14, 1944, that "mismanagement" by Wyman and Rohl had delayed completion of an aircraft warning system that would have detected the approach of Japanese aircraft and taken away much of the element of surprise. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 35		Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- Signed, Inscribed Photo. Sepia-toned photo inscribed and signed "For Clarence Cannon from his old friend / Franklin D Roosevelt," 13¼ x 9¼", no date, no place. Signed on the mount (image is 9¼ x 7¼"). A chest-up portrait by Harris & Ewing. Outline in border from a previous framing is visible; some uneven sunning to background and left side of suit. Boldly penned inscription and signature. Clarence Cannon was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri who served from 1923 until 1964. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $563
Lot 36		Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- Two Typed Letters Signed as Governor of New York, 1932, and Association Material (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). Two typed letters signed as the Democratic presidential candidate, both on Executive Mansion letterhead, 11 x 8½", Albany, Oct. 10 and 31, 1932. Both are written to Kenneth J. Stanford, Stanford Engineering Corporation in New York City. In the first, FDR hopes that Mr. Stanford, who had offered to assist in the Presidential Campaign, has been successful in getting in touch with Robert Jackson (Director of the Speakers' Bureau for the Democratic National Campaign Committee) and also with his State Chairman, Mr. James A. Farley. The letter of Oct. 31 thanks Mr. Stanford for the work that he has done and adds, "Your splendid cooperation cannot help but be successful in swinging your county into the Democratic column." Both letters are lightly toned. Also included are two letters from Robert Jackson and three letters from presidential assistants, one dated Dec. 9, 1932, explaining that a third FDR letter dated Dec. 9, 1932 has a stamped signature because Governor Roosevelt has received thousands of letters since the election (Nov. 8th). Additionally, a 1944 plaque from the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School recognizes the "generous services of E.H. Stanford in chartering the yacht Hostess II to the United States Navy" and for his help in training Unied States Naval Reserve midshipmen, with a B&W 8x10" photo of three men on a yacht. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 37		Roosevelt, Theodore - White House Card Signed as President, Plus Signatures of His Wife and Five of His Children (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (1901-09). White House card signed "Theodore Roosevelt" as President, 2 ½ x 4". Light toning, else fine. Theodore Roosevelt changed the name of the Executive Mansion to the White House in 1902. Accompanied by a postcard photo of Roosevelt with wife Edith and all six of his children-Alice, Kermit, Archibald, Ethel, Theodore, Jr., and Quentin. The photo is matted with the signatures of all of the children except Quentin, the youngest, who was shot down on July 14, 1918. Fine condition. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $614
Lot 38		Taft, William H. - White House Card With Sentiment Signed as President (1857-1930) 27th President of the United States (1909-13) Card engraved "The White House / Washington" signed, "Sincerely yours / Wm H Taft" as President, 2 ½ x 4". Light toning, else fine. With engraving of Taft. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 39		Taft, William H. -- The Supreme Court Chief Justice Has No Time to Write an Article For Encyclopedia Britannica But Makes Some Suggestions (1857-1930) 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930). Typed letter signed "Wm H Taft" as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, one page, on Supreme Court letterhead, 8¾ x 7", Washington, July 4, 1923. To Mr. H. Hooper, American Editor, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, regretting that he cannot "contribute a brief chapter for your new work, but my work on the Court is so exclusive that it would be impossible for me to do so." He suggests that Mr. Hooper get Dean Hepburn of the Indiana Law School or a lawyer in Philadelphia named Rosenbaum who has written a book on English procedure. Overall toning, else fine. Matted and framed to 11¾ x 9¼". Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $320
Lot 40		Truman, Harry and Bess - Signed White House Card. White House card signed "Harry S Truman" and "Bess W. Truman," no date. Signed in black. Light toning and pencil notations on verso, else fine. Accompanied by an engraving of Harry Truman. Also included is the signature of Clifton Truman Daniels, the Trumans' grandson, on a 2004 meeting agenda of The Manuscript Society. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 41		Truman, Harry S. - Large Signed Photograph (188-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-53). Large black-and-white photograph inscribed and signed, "Kindest regards to Earl D. Baker, Harry S. Truman," 14 x 11", no place, no date. A smiling Truman doffs his hat as he prepares to board the presidential plane. Laid to board, else fine. Housed in a morocco holder with gilt borders and lettering. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 42		Harding, Warren G. -- White House Card Signed as President, and Florence Kling Harding (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921-23). Card engraved "The White House / Washington" signed "Warren G. Harding" as President. Light overall toning, with area of darker toning at lower right, and minor scraping to part of imprinted area, else fine. With engraving of Harding. Accompanied by a card signed "Florence Kling Harding," 2 ½ x 4", no place, no date. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $410
Lot 43		Washington, George -- Signed Society of the Cincinnati Membership Certificate (1732-99) First President of the United States; Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Partly-printed document signed "G: Washington" as President of the Society of the Cincinnati, vellum, 15 x 21", Mount Vernon, Virginia, January 1, 1784. Countersigned by Henry Knox ("H Knox") as Secretary. A membership certificate issued to Peter Turner. In part: "Be it known that Peter Turner Esq; a Surgeon in the late Armies of the United States is a Member of the Society of the Cincinnati; instituted by the Officers of the American Army, at the Period of its Dissolution, as well to commemorate the great Event which gave Independence to North America, as for the laudable purpose of inculcating the Duty of laying down in Peace Arms assumed for public Defence, and of uniting in Acts of brotherly Affection, and Bonds of Perpetual Friendship, the Members constituting the same…." Fine condition: light age yellowing to vellum, some minor ink brushing to manuscript portion, and some overall wrinkling. Washington's signature is legible but quite light, having faded over the 234 years since it was signed. The engravings are still bold and beautiful. The certificate is housed in an impressive, custom-made navy folder, 18½ x 25¼", with gilt borders and a gilt ensignia of the Society of the Cincinnati on the cover. The folder is contained in a custom-made case. A rare and desirable Washington document. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,900
Lot 44		Woodrow Wilson and His Daughter, Jesse Woodrow Wilson -- White House Cards Signed (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States (1913-21). Two cards engraved "The White House / Washington," one signed "Woodrow Wilson" as President, and the other signed by "Jesse Woodrow Wilson," Wilson's second daughter with his first wife, Ellen, both "2 ½ x 4". Fine condition. With engraving of Wilson. Jesse was married in the White House and gave birth to a son there. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 45		Presidents: Truman, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, Plus Vice President Mondale--Seven Signed Items. Harry Truman, signed copy of the Pledge of Allegiance; Richard Nixon, signed autograph card to Michael Hecht, Oct. 8, 1979, from La Casa Pacifica, matted with an engraving; Gerald R. Ford, document signed "Gerald R. Ford, 10/27/94" giving the findings of the 1964 Warren Commission and endorsing the finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, with a post-presidential signed White House card, and a signed book plate; and Jimmy Carter, inscribed and signed post-presidential car, with an engraving. Also included is a 3½ x 6¼" card with a presidential seal signed by Walter Mondale. All fine. (7 items). Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $512