Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 22

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 147		Arthur, Chester A. Matted and framed, along with a steel engraved portrait of the President and a bronze Presidential medallion. Overall size 36 x 24". 21st President of the United States, 1881-1885. Partly Printed Document Signed As President. One page, oblong folio. Washington DC, September 9, 1883. An attractive formal Presidential appointment of a postmaster. "…Thomas Coggeshall…Postmaster at Newport, in the Coounty of Newport, State of Rhode Island…"Arthur's signature is impressive and quite bold. The document is countersigned by Timothy O. Howe as Postmaster General. At the lower left corner, a large gold paper seal of the Post Office Department, with red ribbon underneath. Arthur's engraved name and an engraving of the eagle of Independence. Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 148		Buchanan, James. Fine. Matted and framed with an engraved identification plaque and engraved transcription along with a matted color photo of the president, all to an overall size of 28 x 18½." 15th President of the United States, 1857-1861. Autograph Letter Signed as President. One page, octavo, February 17, 1860. In this letter, Buchanan, the only bachelor President, refers to Miss Harriet Lane, his niece, who acted as hostess during his White House years in place of a First Lady. "To Mrs. John R. Thomson, In the absence of Miss Lane, will you do me the favor to take her place at the dinner today? If you will thus honor me, I would thank you to be here a few minutes before 6 o'clock to assist me in receiving the company - From your friend, very respectfully - James Buchanan". Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 149		Bush, George (1924 -) 41st President of the United States. Typed Letter Signed on "George Bush for President" letterhead, Houston, Texas, October 23, 1979. One page, quarto. To Clarence E. Sandstrom, regarding an invitation to appear at a "Let Freedom Ring" program on July 4, 1980 and apologizing for not answering sooner, because "I'm out on the road constantly!" Bush would lose the Republican presidential nomination to Ronald Reagan. Extremely Fine. Matted and framed with an image of Bush to an overall size of 16½ x 20½ in. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 150		Bush, George. Note in the accompanying color photo who is wearing "the browns!" Tastefully matted along with an engraved brass plaque, the aforementioned color photo and a bronze identification plaque; all on a crushed dark brown velvet background in a brown burl frame. Overall size 30 x 17". 41st President of the United States, 1989-1993. Autograph Letter Signed As President. One page, quarto, on special pale green White House stationery with gold embossed Presidential Seal, The White House, Washington DC, October 14, 1992. To Sig Rogich, noted Nevada political advisor who was appointed Special Assistant to the President by George Bush to coordinate public and media appearances. Bush and Rogich became best friends and Sig's advice was called upon even in sartorial matters. This holograph letter contains comments from the President to Sig regarding color schemes for his clothes. In full: "From - George Bush - To: Sig --- I feel relaxed and comfortable in (various shades of) mauve - brown, olive. More 'high drama' in the browns, Sig---! Greys maybe but leaves, Sig, leaves in the fall!". Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 151		Carter, James Earl. Accompanied by Transmittal Envelope. Matted and framed along with a color print of the President and a bronze engraved plaque. Overall size 15 x 19". 39th President of the United States, 1977-1981. Typed Letter Signed with Autograph Postscript Signed ("J.C.") as President. One page, Quarto, on pale green White House letterhead, Washington DC, September 1, 1977. Addressed to Walter Sanders, the President writes: "Thank you for letting me know of your interest in having Shenandoah designated as a regional solar energy center. I am forwarding your letter to Jim Schlesinger who I know will give every consideration to your request. Sincerely, Jimmy Carter." The President adds a holograph postscript: "P.S. I'm glad to hear that you are getting along so well. J.C." Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $426
Lot 152		Carter, Jimmy (1924 -) 39th President of the United States. Autograph Note Signed ("J Carter") at the bottom of a letter sent to him by Charles Bates of Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 12, 1991. One page quarto. Bates wants to know if Carter, while President, had received an offer from Hanoi to ransom American Pows still held in Vietnam and adds that he knows that Carter answers questions truthfully. Carter writes, "Charles - The answer is no ." Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 153		Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, March 18, 1890, New York, 3 pages octavo, with the original envelope in his hand. To the publisher of the Baltimore Sun newspaper, declining to write an article "for the farmers" as it would do no good, but saying "…It is not unlikely that I may in another way before long have something to say for their benefit. I wish the articles published in the Sun could be brought to the attention of the farmers in the West…I am sure something is going on among them in the way of sessions thinking…." Cleveland may be hinting that he was prepared to run again for the Presidency in two years, which he did successfully, becoming the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. Archival fold repairs; one fold split in blank area of page 3, else Fine. With an unsigned original cabinet photo of Cleveland by C.M. Bell. (3 items). Estimated Value $750 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 154		Clinton, William J (1946-) 42nd President of the United States. Typed Letter Signed as President.One page, Quarto, on pale green embossed White House letterhead, Washington, DC, July 1, 1993. Interesting letter to congressman William Natcher, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, promoting the Clinton Administrations foreign policy measures in support of democratic Russia. He writes: "Dear Mr. Chairman: I wanted to thank you for your leadership on the foreign operations appropriations bill. This bill funds key U.S. foreign assistance programs and initiatives that are designed to promote economic growth, peace and democratic ideals throughout the world. In particular, it also funds our historic commitment to political and economic reform in Russia and the new independent states. I was greatly encouraged by the overwhelming majority of support for this measure, which will be a boost to President Yeltsin and the other reformers. I look forward to continuing to work together to ensure that our foreign policy programs are carefully balanced with our own domestic needs in building a more secure future for all Americans. With best wishes, Sincerely, Bill." Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details	Realized $575
Lot 155		Clinton, William Jefferson (1946-) 42nd President of the United States. Large 14 x 11 inch color Photograph Inscribed and Signed in the lower border, "To Jim-- You've had a good two years, fighting the good fight! Thanks Bill Clinton 12-94," no place. The President stands with his right hand on the left shoulder of James Brady, who is in a wheelchair. The President wears a "Save The Children" tie. The "fight" mentioned in the inscription is undoubtedly the Brady Bill, which was signed into law by President Clinton on November 30, 1993. It requires criminal background checks on people who want to buy handguns and allows states to refuse to sell handguns to anyone indicted or convicted of a felony, and to those who have ever had a restraining order placed against them. There is a slight flaw in the blank border just above the Clinton autograph, as if the photograph were rested on a dull point; this flaw does not breach the image and affects little. Certainly one of the finest Clinton-signed photographs ever offered for sale, especially with the outstanding inscription. James Brady was appointed President Ronald Reagan's Press Secretary in January 1981. During John Hinckley's attempted assassination of President Reagan on March 31, 1981, Brady was shot in the head and two other law enforcement officials were wounded. In spite of the seriousness of his wound, Brady continued as the White House Press Secretary until the end of the Reagan administration. Brady and his wife Sarah founded Handgun Control to lobby for stronger gun control laws. This culminated in the signing of the "Brady Bill" by President Clinton. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 156		Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States. Printed copy of Coolidge's State of the Union Message, given on December 3, 1924, Signed on the last page. Coolidge's seventeen-page speech ends, "I want the people of all the earth to see in the American flag the symbol of a Government which intends no oppression at home and no aggression abroad, which in the spirit of a common brotherhood provides assistance in time of distress." Fine except for one tear in left margin and one smudge, neither affecting the large signature. Matted with an 11 x 8½ inch engraving of Coolidge to an overall size of 14 x 24 inches. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 157		Coolidge, Calvin. 30th President of the United States, 1923-1929. Inscribed Photograph Signed. Sepia-tone cabinet photo, matted and framed to an overall size of 14.5 x 17.5", by the Washington photographers Harris & Ewing. Inscribed in bottom border. "To E. W. Eberle / With appreciation Calvin Coolidge." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $288
Lot 158		Deaths of Adams and Jefferson. July 12, 1826, National Aegis, Worcester, Massachusetts. In adjacent columns on Pages 2 and 3, both pages with black-bordered mourning rule, the July 4th deaths are announced. In part: "…It is little less than miraculous that JEFFERSON and ADAMS, the master spirits of the age wherein they lived, united in patriotic exertions during the revolution and afterwards divided as the leaders of the great political parties…on that day when millions of freemen poured forth praises on their names, should have passed to the world of spirits, almost together…." Also included are particulars of Adams' internment, the letter of invition to the July 4 festivities in Washington sent to the Ex-Presidents and surviving signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the letters of response from John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and Charles Carroll. Details of several celebrations are included, as well as the national festival in Washington. An excellent issue. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 159		Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States. Signed Limited Edition copies of two volumes from Eisenhower's The White House Years: Mandate for Change 1953-1956 and Waging Peace 1956-1961. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963-1965. Two royal octavo volumes, 650 and 741 pages, illustrated with several suites of captioned photographs. Map endpapers. Publisher's original beige buckram with Presidential Seal stamped in gilt on the front covers. Spines lettered in gilt within a green ground, bordered with a gilt rule. First editions, limited to 1,500 numbered copies signed by Eisenhower. An excellent set, in fine condition. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 160		Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States. Free Frank Signature as Censor, while Supreme Commander of Allied Forces, on an envelope addressed to Mrs. Eisenhower at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. With manuscript "Free" and postmarked June 29, 1943 from New York. Flap is engraved, "Allied Force Headquarters / Office of the Commander-in-Chief." One toned diagonal line, else Fine. Eisenhower's signature as Supreme Allied Commander is very desirable. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 161		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed on White House letterhead, Washington, March 8, 1956. One page, small quarto. To the secretary of the New London Republican Women's Club, Inc., thanking the members for their support "on my announcement that I would be available for renomination and re-election if the Republican Convention and, later, the American people should decide to continue me in this post…." A stain affects a couple of words in the address and the "D" in "Dwight", else Fine. The signature is boldly signed in black ink. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $368
Lot 162		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed as President. One page, Octavo, on light green White House letterhead, Washington, DC, July 18, 1957. To Peavey Heffelfinger, head of the Republican National Finance Committee. Eisenhower writes: "Dear Peavey: Now that the Republican Regional Conferences have been concluded, may I assure you of my deep appreciation of your contribution to their success. I know that with the aggressive participation of every Republican leader we can assure the election of a Republican Senate and House, as well as Republican State and local officials in 1958…Sincerely, D.E." Ironically, Ike couldn't have been more wrong. The GOP, handicapped by a recession, rising civil rights unrest, and congressional investigations of executive departments of Eisenhower's administration, suffered a disastrous defeat in the 1958 congressional elections as the Democrats sharply increased majorities in both the Senate and the House. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $150
Lot 163		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed ("D.E.") as President, December 2, 1957, Washington, 1 page quarto. On pale green "White House" letterhead, to Herbert Bayard Swope of New York. Referring to a minor stoke that he had suffered on November 25, 1957, Ike writes, "…Fortunately I seem to have bounced back from this latest mishap with greater speed than I could have dared hope.…" The diagnosis was occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery and the President returned to work after three days in seclusion. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 164		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower gives Anslinger full power and authority to negotiate and sign a protocol with authorized representatives of various governments with the intent to limit the production of opium. The Harrison Act, a group of laws passed in 1914, greatly reduced the opiate addiction problem in the US, however, addiction to opiates, particular heroin, began to increase in the late 1940s, and it may have been in reaction to this increase that the conference was held (opiates such as morphine, codeine and paregoric however, are legal for medicinal purposes). Signed in brown ink by President Eisenhower and by John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State (a position once held by Dulles' grandfather, John Watson Foster, who served under Benjamin Harrison from June 1892 to February 1893). Large embossed paper seal of the US at lower left. Beautifully matted together with a bust engraving of Eisenhower and a bronze Presidential medallion, and framed to an overall size of 32 x 18". 34th President of the United States, 1953-1961. Typed Document Signed As President. One page, Folio, Washington DC, June 8, 1953. President Eisenhower addresses the drug trade problem. Important document names "…Harry J. Anslinger, United States Delegate to the United Nations International Opium Conference, which convened at New York May 11, 1953…" Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 165		Fillmore, Millard (1800-74) 13th President of the United States. Document Signed as Comptroller of the State of New York, December 14, 1848. A $1,000 bond for the New York & Erie Railroad Company, signed on the verso by Fillmore. Tears in top margin and old tape repairs at top and bottom, not affecting Fillmore's bold signature; one vertical fold transverses the "m" in "Fillmore." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 166		Ford, Gerald R (1913-) 38th President of the United States. Typed Letter Signed ("Jerry Ford") as Congressman, November 8, 1963, Washington, D.C., 1½ pp quarto. To a constituent concerning the House bill for World War I veterans' pensions: "…Your views and mine…are in substantial agreement. A better leadership on the part of the majority party in the Congress would have produced a more efficient and effective first session of the 88th Congress…as a member of the Subcommittee on Appropriations for Foreign Operations I can assure you that the foreign aid appropriation bill…will call for expenditures substantially less than the $3.5 billion authorized by the House…however, I must confess that I do support the present position of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. With the annual deficit approaching $10 billion and the national debt about $307 billion we do have to give consideration to the fiscal aspects of any program….President Kennedy has indicated his firm opposition to the bill which means that even if the Congress should pass the bill, it would be vetoed by the President." Very Fine. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 167		Ford, Gerald R. White House Music Program Signed on the first page, October 2, 1975, on the occasion of the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan. 4 pages octavo, with red covers bearing a gold-embossed Presidential seal and a white tassel. Van Cliburn was the performer for the evening. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $104
Lot 168		Garfield, James A. Matted and framed with marble borders together with an engraved bronze plaque and a color print of Garfield. Overall size of 12 x 13½. 20th President of the United States, 1881. Letter signed as President-elect. One page, Octavo, Mentor, Ohio, December 4, 1880 with stamped envelop. To Mr. A. C. Kilmer. In full: "Dear Sir - Your letter of the 16th November came duly to hand. Accept my thanks for your congratulations. Very truly yours, J A Garfield." Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 169		Garfield, James A. 20th President of the United States, 1881. Autograph Note Signed (in pencil). One page, approximately. 8 x 5", on "Departmental Telegraph Lines" (Connecting the House of Representatives with all the Executive Departments and the Governmental Printing Office) letterhead, Washington DC, 187[?]. Slight tear at the right margin. " To J.D.D. / Cong. Printer / What will my / Speech of last Friday cost / per thousand in pamphlets? / J. A. Garfield". Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 170		Garfield, James A. and Lucretia. Executive Mansion Envelope addressed in President Garfield's hand to "Hon. Franklin Mac Veagh, Chicago, Illinois." MacVeagh was Garfield's Attorney General. Black Washington postmark and #012 3¢ Scott. Light soiling; minor glue residue on verso, else Fine. Also, a Civil War-date illustrated envelope (of Monongahela House, Pittsburgh) addressed in then-General Garfield's hand to "Mrs. J.A. Garfield (care Thomas Garfield) Newburgh O." An Autograph Note Signed "Lucretia R. Garfield" on verso states, "This old envelope was addressed to me by General Garfield, consequently contains his own signature, and belongs to the period." Some overall soiling. (2 items). Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 171		Grant, Ulysses S (1822-85) 18th President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed ("U.S. Grant") as President, Washington, June 6, 1870, 1 page, small quarto. An order to the Secretary of State to "affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of George B. Davis." The pale blue paper is lightly toned and there is one ink blot, as well as a small smear in the "t" in "Grant." A nice bold signature. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $776
Lot 172		Grant, Ulysses S (1822-85) 18th President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed ("U.S. Grant") as President, Washington, March 27, 1873. One page quarto. An order to the Secretary of State to "affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the conditional of Daniel Walker." The word "pardon" was left out. Light toning and affixed at left edge to a larger piece of paper. Grant signed in purple ink. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 173		Grant, Ulysses S. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was established in 1824 as part of the War Department (a rather telling fact). In 1849, the bureau became an agency of the Department of the Interior and maintained strong control over the lives and property of reservation Indians. From 1866 to 1891 the United States Army fought a continuous war against the many Indian tribes of the Mid and Southwest which had not yet been herded onto small reservations overseen by the scandalously corrupt Bureau. With this appointment, Grant undoubtedly hoped to bring a more humane, more tolerant leadership to the BIA. Letter shows minor age-toning, along the edges of the first page recto, else quite choice. The two-sided letter is matted and framed with hooks, together with a steel engraving of Grant, and a bronze plaque; all on a linen background and framed to an overall size of 16 x 25". 18th President of the United States, 1869-1877. Autograph Letter Signed as President. Two pages, recto and verso, Octavo, on Executive Mansion letterhead, Washington D.C., November 4, 1875. President Grant caves in to public presssure, and attempts to replace the current head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He writes to Oliver Hoyt of Stamford, Connecticut, a wealthy leather merchant, state Senator, liberal patron of missionary and educational programs, and devoted admirer of Grant. In full: "Dear Sir: both the new Sec. of the Int. and myself believe that public opinion demands a change of the present Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and I feel disposed, in this instance, to listen to its demand. I will state however that my confidence in the integrity and zeal of the present incumbent is not in the least degree shaken. But I think a change will conserve the public interest. So much by way of prelude. The real object in my writing to you now is to ask if you will accept the position. It is one of considerable labor and responsibility, but at the same time it is a position where a person may do a great deal of good. I hope you will see your way clear to accept it. May I ask an early reply to this, and ask at the same time that you do not communicate the substance of this until a commissioner is appointed if you should decline. With high regard, You obt. svt. U. S. Grant". Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 174		Grant, Ulysses S. The ink is slightly smudged at the center fold, and at Grant's signature, which is nevertheless bold and legible. Otherwise the letter is Fine. Attractively framed with a large oval steel engraving of the President, and a brass "US" cavalry-style plaque. 18th President of the United States, 1869-1877. Letter Signed as President. One page, Octavo, Washington, May 5, 1871, on Executive Mansion letterhead. To "Mr. N.G. Ordway [?]." Like most legal disputes, the Alabama Claims case threatened to go on forever. The United States was suing Great Britan for shipping losses inflicted by British-built Confederate ships, called Raiders -- of which the "Alabama" was one -- during the Civil War. Great Britain, the U.S. claimed, had violated international law and neutrality. An international tribunal agreed, $15.5 million was awarded, and on May 8, 1871, the Treaty of Washington, settling the matter, was ratified. Here Grant, just a few days before, explains he's too late to attend the "ratification meeting." He writes, in full: "Dear Sir, I had fully expected to be present at the ratification meeting this evening, but I have been detained until it is so late that I shall have to abandon the intention. Very Truly Yours U.S. Grant." Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 175		Boston Seating Chart For A Dinner Given For U.S. Grant. "Complimentary Dinner to Gen. U.S. Grant by the Middlesex Club at the Brunswick, Boston, Oct. 13, 1880." 11 x 17 in., Very Fine. The printed chart details all of the attendees and their seating positions. An interesting Grant item. Grant had returned from three triumphant years of touring abroad in December 1879 and hoped to win the 1880 Republican nomination for President. The June convention ended in a deadlock between Grant and James G. Blaine, and James Garfield was selected as a dark-horse candidate. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 176		Harding, Warren G (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States, 1921-1923. Rare Autograph Letter Signed "W G Harding" as a candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio, 3 pp, Marion, Ohio, October 19, 1903. Written on the letterhead of The Marion Star, the newspaper Harding owned, to "My Dear Widenthall." Boldly penned and signed in dark brown ink, this letter bears witness to Harding's seldom-seen sense of humor. Fine except for minor soiling "I see very clearly you are still for Herrick & Niles. I have just read your Hiawatha story in the Press, and I will lose the whole brass band vote of Ohio. It was bad enough to lose my wager, through your conspiracy with Dover, but it is adding to injury to put me bad with all the bands in Ohio, playing Hiawatha for a favorite. Worse still, my musical taste is libeled, for I love Hiawatha, love it at breakfast time, am cheered by it when lunching, have better digestion at dinner when I hear its strains, and I love to lapse into dreams with Hiawatha floating in the ethereal night. And still worse, you ill repay me for my considerate yielding to your orders. I have kept that Hebrew story in cold storage to date, but henceforth I shall flaunt it and defy you. I am enclosing 10 cents. When the moral atmosphere of the car admits, please inveigle Dover in a 'matching' game. He will yield if you are persistent. Send me the 10 cents back and $3.30 of your winnings, and keep the other $9.70 which you won. I merely suggest this to kill you with kindness….your punishment will come. 'Harding hates Hiawatha!' Was ever libel so marked? Was ever a campaign lie cloaked in such innocent garb? Yours in grief / W G Harding." Harding did go on to win the election, but at the end of his term as lieutenant governor, he returned to his newspaper career until 1909, when he gained the Republican nomination for governor, but lost the election. In 1915, he won election as U.S. senator from Ohio and in 1920, he received the Republican nomination for President. His election was largely a repudiation of Wilson's international policies. The gambling mentioned in this letter foreshadows the poker games which took place at the White House, attended by many of Harding's dubious friends who would later be implicated in the scandals which rocked his administration, the most famous being the Teapot Dome scandal. Harding died in office in August 1923, perhaps mercifully so, because more corruption by his friends was uncovered, sending several of them to jail. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 177		Harding, Warren G. In fact, Florence did not recover and she passed away shortly thereafter. Fine and attractively matted and framed together with an engraved plaque and a color print of Harding; all to an overall size of 20 x 18". 29th President of the United States, 1921-1923. Typed Letter Signed As President. One page, small quarto, on White House stationery, Washington DC, September 14, 1922. To Mrs. Rachel Harding Russell, a moving letter regarding President Harding's wife, Florence, who was ill at the time. In part: "…She has passed the crisis and is now reasonably assured of a complete recovery. It has been so gratifying to know of the deep interest of kinsfolk and friends and the public generally…" Accompanied by the Transmittal Envelope, boldly signed in full. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 178		Harrison, Benjamin. In choice condition with notations in another hand on verso. Benjamin Harrison is quite scarce in holograph as president. Matted and framed with an engraved plaque and a color print of Harrison, to an overall size of 14 x 21". 23rd President of the United States, 1889-1893. Autograph Letter Signed As President. One page, Octavo, on Executive Mansion stationery, Washington, DC, September 30, 1892. To the Honorable John Sherman, U.S. Senator from Ohio, regarding an appointment request. Harrison writes, in part: "…I do not know whether there is a vacancy now in the Commissary Department. If so it has not been brought to my attention but when it is the case of Mr. C. will have my consideration. You know that I have tried to make all army appointments strictly upon the merit of the applicant…" Harrison goes on to mention his wife's failing health, noting that "Mrs. Harrison has gained slightly in strength and for two days has been more comfortable, but I am not able to say that her disease has shown permanent betterment…" In fact, Mrs. Harrison would die one month later. Of particular interest is the fact that the addressee, John Sherman, was Harrison's chief rival for the 1888 Republican nomination. He built an early and commanding lead in delegate support, only to see Harrison nominated on the eighth ballot. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 179		Hayes, Rutherford B (1822-93) 19th President of the United States. Executive Mansion card with Autograph Note Signed ("R.B. Hayes") as President, Washington, August 19, 1878. To Govenor Pollock (of Pennsylvania: "My Dear Govenor: I feel an interest in young Donaldson & will be glad if you will do the best you…can for him." An Executive Mansion transmittal envelope addressed in Hayes' hand, "Gov. Pollock / Introducing Hon. T.C. Donaldson." Two of Donaldson's calling cards are including, one of which notes in pencil, "Recommended by Prest. Hayes." Some uneven toning on envelope, else Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 180		Hayes, Rutherford B. With a bold dark signature of President Hayes. 19th President of the United States, 1877-1881. Document Signed as President. One page, quarto, August 6, 1880 authorizing the Secretary of State to affix the U.S. Seal to a warrent for the conditional pardon of John M. Ross. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $391
Lot 181		Hayes, Rutherford B. Includes the stamped holograph Executive Mansion envelop also marked "Private." Both the letter and envelope are matted and framed with an engraved bronze plaque and a steel engraved portrait of Hayes; to an overall size of 17 x 14". 19th President of the United States, 1877-1881. Autograph Letter Signed as President, with Envelope. One page, octavo, Washington D.C. February 19, 1880. On printed Executive Mansion stationery, to Mrs. Linus Austin of Clevland, Ohio. A personal letter marked "Private" asking Mrs. Austin to come over for a visit "…any time better than not at all. Nobody here after this week unless we persuade Lucy Cook to remain…She is a…cousin of My Lucy…" Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 182		Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, April 26, 1930, Washington, 1 page large oblong folio. Appointing Roberta J. Tatum postmaster of Alamo, Crockett County, Tennessee. Countersigned by Postmaster General Walter F. Brown. A few scattered stains, all but one at upper edge and none affecting Hoover's signature, and light scattered foxing; otherwise, attractive and suitable for framing and display. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 183		Hoover, Herbert. Typed Letter Signed on personal letterhead, New York, November 4, 1947. One page quarto. To Miss Anna I. Vinton of Eliot, Maine, beginning, "I greatly dislike writing begging letters," then asking for a contribution to the Boys' Clubs of America and stating what is being done with the contributions. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 184		Hoover, Herbert and Lou Henry (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States. Photograph Inscribed and Signed ("To Joan Lewy from Herbert Hoover"), n.p., n.d., 11 x 8¼ in. A handsome, seated, three-quarter portrait by Underwood of Washington. Light overall toning. With Photograph Inscribed and Signed ("To Mr. George Fox, with much gratitude for his many kindnesses to Hubert Jr. and others of our family and friends. Lou Henry Hoover."), n.p., n.d., 10 x 7 in. A waist-up portrait, lightly toned, with silvering at edges. Matted and framed to 22¾ x 27 in. Very Fine. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $489
Lot 185		Hoover, Herbert C. 31st President of the United States, 1929-1933. Typed Letter Signed, Document Signed as President, and Signed Photograph. Framed collection of four Hoover items, including: A. Typed Letter Signed as Chairman of the Finnish Relief Fund. One page, Quarto, Finnish Relief Fund, Inc. letterhead, January 17, 1940. Written to Victor Eichorn, Adjutant, New York Chapter, Army and Navy Legion of Valor, declining an invitation to attend a meeting of that organization, and thanking them for contributing to the Relief Fund. After expressing his appreciation, Hoover writes: " …This country has not seen for many years such a generous outpouring of sympathy to a nation as that which is now being given to the Finnish people. Our purpose must be to translate this into actual material aid. This can be done only by systematic organization, and your cooperation with us will be most helpful and encouraging. Faithfully yours, Herbert Hoover." Both during and after the first World War, Hoover was closely associated with relief of distress in Europe. He assisted President Truman with a number of European economic relief programs, and held this project very close to his heart. Two minor tape marks at upper corners, otherwise Fine. B. Typed Document Signed as President. One page, Folio, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1930. Appointing James R. Sheffield Chairman, " …with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoteniary, of the Commission to present, on behalf of the United States, a statue of Henry Clay to the Republic of Venezuela, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of this commission with all the powers and privileges thereunto of right appertaining… Herbert Hoover." Henry Clay (1777-1852) was a U.S. statesman active in bringing on the War of 1812, and then ending it. Because of his efforts to hold the Union together in the face of the slavery issue, he earned the title of "the great pacificator." The presentation of this statue of Clay to the Republic of Venezuela shows the Hoover administration's attempt to strengthen its Good Neighbor policy, and forge new ties. Countersigned by Henry L. Stimson, Hoover's Secretary of State, with a large white wafer seal at lower left. Very Rare. Documents signed by Hoover as President are seldom encountered, and this one is Very Fine. C. Signed Photograph. B&W, 8x6, sepia-toned portrait of President Herbert Hoover, by "Baker" studios. Two small spots at top border, otherwise Fine. Signed in the white margin below, "Herbert Hoover." D. Typed Letter Signed by Lawrence Richey, Secretary to the President. Also included is a TLS by Lawrence Richey, Secretary to President Hoover, One page, The White House letterhead, Washington, January 22, 1931, to John J. Cullen, fulfilling his request to have the photograph described above autographed. Age-toned throughout, with two points of ink beneath the Secretary's signature, not affecting text, otherwise Fine. The four items are archivally framed with a steel engraving of President Hoover, a bronze Presidential medallion and plaque inscribed, "Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President, 1929-1933." Overall size 29 x 27." Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 186		Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, Washington, April 6, 1829, on vellum, oblong folio. A land grant to Thomas Black of Sangamo County, Illinois, for 80 acres in Springfield, Illinois. Countersigned by Land Commissioner George Graham. Overall toning; some tape residue at edges. Good, bold signature, measuring over 5½ inches. Very Good. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 187		Jackson, Andrew. Framed with a bronze medallion and a color print of Jackson; overall size 30 x 18". 7th President of the United States, 1829-1837. Partially Printed Document Signed as President. One page, oblong Folio, Washington, March 5, 1832. A military appointment for "… Charles R. Bell, Lieutenant Colonel… of the Militia of the District of Columbia…" Complete with red stamped attached seal and countersigned by the Secretary of War. A bold nearly 6" signature. Some stains on the right and left borders with separations at the folds. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $978
Lot 188		Johnson, Andrew (1808-75) 17th President of the United States. A rare three-page, handpainted, manuscript Document Signed as President, Washington, December 7, 1865, during his first year of assuming office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A letter of state to the president of Chile, introducing the famous Civil War general Judson Kilpatrick as the United States envoy extraordinaire, countersigned by Secretary of State William Seward. General Kilpatrick, whose nickname was "Kill-Cavalry," played an important role in every major cavalry action from Gettysburg to his (unsuccessful) raid on Richmond. He directed a cavalry division in the Atlanta campaign until wounded, then returned to lead the only cavalry division to accompany Sherman on the March to the Sea and into the Carolinas. A couple of archival edge reinforcements and some faint ghosting of ink. A beautiful and very rare illuminated presidential manuscript, handpainted in gold leaf, red and blue, with an excellent, large signature of Andrew Johnson. A remarkable and rare showpiece. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 189		Johnson, Lyndon B. A scarce copy of the Limited Edition Official 1964 Democratic National Convention Book Inscribed and Signed, "To Mary Stack - with best wishes, Lyndon B. Johnson" on the front endpaper, 13¼ x 10½ inches. These hard-cover, cloth books were issued to house the programs of distinguished party members and close friends of the President. Stack was a close friend and party fundraiser. Minor age wear and toning. A very nice example. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 190		Johnson, Lyndon B. Two of the items are matted and framed with an engraved bronze plaque and a small color print of LBJ, to an overall size of 16½ x 26" A fascinating glimpse inside the Oval Office. 36th President of the United States, 1963-1969. Three memos to President Johnson from staff members, each with Johnson's Signed Holograph comments in pencil. As follows: A. One page, Quarto, Washington D.C., September 30, 1964. To President Johnson from Dick Goodwin with backup from George Stevens to Dick Goodwin, regarding public relations issues in Johnson's re-election campaign and the role television plays in it. LBJ writes in the border in full, "D - I commend you. I also like [the idea of an] election eve broadcast - Put it together at once - L." Fine condition. B. Two pages, Quarto, Washington D.C., April 26, 1965. To President Johnson from Carl T. Rowan, Director of the United States Information Agency regarding the public stance Johnson should take in his upcoming press conference about the United States/Viet Nam question. At the top of the page, LBJ has scribbled, "Get to Bill M -" [Moyers]. Also at the bottom of the first page, in an unknown hand is the pencil notation, "This…kind of speculation is unproductive and harmful." Fine condition. C. One page, Octavo, Washington D.C., June 9, 1965. Dick Goodwin sends the following message to the President, "Mr. President: Now that my prophecy is about to be realized, I thought you would like to see this memo which I sent to you many months ago." Johnson's reply in full: Dick - What is your point? I don't get it - L." Accompanying the Goodwin June 9 memo is a photocopied memo from Goodwin to LBJ: Four pages, Quarto, Washington D.C., regarding the United States' policy toward DeGaulle and France. On the cover note, Goodwin states, in full, "Mr. President: I sent you this memorandum last summer. I believe everything in it is still true, and just as urgent. In fact the passage of time has made it more urgent. Dick Goodwin, April 29, 1965". President Johnson's note in reply, "I agree - send this to Tom Manee [?] and let's get busy. - L." Fine condition. In addition to President Johnson's holograph comments, there are a number of secretarial notations in the margins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 191		Johnson, Lyndon B. and Hoover, Herbert. A block of 24 5¢ stamps issued in 1964 commemorating John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Signed in the margin, "Lyndon B. Johnson" as President. With a block of 12 2¢ International Civil Aeronautics Conference stamps, issued in 1928 and Signed twice, "Herbert Hoover" across the stamps. Both in Fine condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $196
Lot 192		Kennedy, John F. Black and white Photograph Inscribed and Signed ("To Mary Abbe & Otis Sturgeon, with best wishes, John F. Kennedy"), n.p., n.d. A chest-up 10 x 8 in. portrait as President by Bachrach. Several creases at lower left, on the right side of JFK's suit and down the right edge of the photo are not readily apparent at viewing distance, nor is one vertical crease from his right temple downward; one tiny white speck on his right cheek, from defect in emulson, is visible. Signed in black ink in the upper left corner and on Kennedy's hair. Signed photos of JFK are always desirable. Very Good. Otis Sturgeon was a government official during the Kennedy administration; he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 193		(Kennedy, John F.). A note from Evelyn Lincoln, JFK's personal secretary, accompanied by two funeral items: a 9½ x 5¾ in. "In Memoriam" card, and a 4¾ x 3½ in. bust shot of the late President, with a three-paragraph quotation from his inaugural speech on the verso. Light toning, otherwise Fine. (3 items). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 194		Lincoln, Abraham (1809-65) 16th President of the United States. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, Washington, April 18, 1863. One page, oblong folio. Appointing Edward Dodd "Marshall of the United States for the Northern District of New York." Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Light toning; some show-through from docketing on verso, and seal has lightly ghosted over the signature. Lincoln signed with his full name, a rarer form than "A. Lincoln." Matted with a black and white image of Lincoln and framed to an overall size of 18½ x 32 in. Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 195		Lincoln, Abraham. Partly-printed Document Signed as President, August 7, 1861, Washington, large oblong folio. Appointing "George W. Peck of New York…Consul… at San Juan, Porto Rico…." Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Trimmed at lower edge; one tape repair on verso, with tiny amount of paper loss in text; a few easily- repaired fold and edge splits, one passing vertically through the "r" in "Seward"; and overall toning. Lincoln's signature is nice and bold, being an excellent example. Overall Very Good. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 196		Lincoln, Abraham (1809-65) 16th President of the United States. Autograph Endorsement Signed ("Lincoln"), n.p., n.d., on a 2 x 8 in. piece of paper. Lincoln writes in full: "I wish Mr. Harris would go and stay at our house tonight. Lincoln." A few figures are written on the verso. Rough lower and left margins, where the endorsement was cut from the original document; small stained areas do not affect endorsement. A fold runs lightly between the "g" and "o" in "go" and there are a couple of pinholes in blank paper. Very Good. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,415

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