Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 27

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Political Memorabilia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4510		[Abraham Lincoln]. Extremely rare broadside: "Obsequies of President Lincoln - Order of Funeral Procession," [Springfield, Illinois: 4 May 1865], folio, 12¼ x 9½ in. With inscription in pencil on the lower margin: "…I was there & followed his body to the Grave. L.J.C. Lewis J. Cist." The order of procession starts with Major-General Joseph Hooker, Brigadier General John Cook and Staff, and Brevet Brig. General James Oakes and Staff. Minor toning; reinforcement at fold on verso; marginal tear and small amount of paper loss in right margin, not affecting text or appearance. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 4511		(Abraham Lincoln). Beardless, right profile photograph of Lincoln, 13½ x 10½ in. A chest-up image, signed "Armstrong" in pencil in the lower right corner. Housed in a period frame that has some tiny edge chips; overall size is 16 x 13 in. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4512		The Home of Abraham Lincoln. Drawn by Paul Dixon from a sketch by W. Waud, engraved and published by John C. McRae, 1866, 13½ x 17 inches. Housed in the original dark oak frame to an overall size of 23 x 26½ inches. A 1972 invoice is attached to verso; the selling price was $475.00. Ready for display. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 4513		Cleveland / Stevenson Inaugural Ribbon. A lovely inauguration ribbon, almost mint. From the gilt Federal Eagle attached at the top, to the bottom of the gold fringe, the ribbon measures 11¼ x 2½ inches. An Indian wearing a colored headress is at left of "Tammany Hall," in red lettering, shadowed by yellow. A red, white, and blue flag holds a circular vignette of a tiger. Below is a ribbon with "Inauguration of Cleveland and Stevenson" and the date, "March 4th 1893." The Capitol sits at the lower edge. Unusually nice and clean. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 4514		Clinton / Gore Political Buttons. Approximately 80 buttons of various sizes for the 1992 and 1996 presidential campaigns. Some are from state primaries; some are from organizations supporting Clinton and Gore. Some show Bill alone, some with Al Gore, some with Hilary. A few show Hilary alone ("Re-Elect Hillary's Husband In '96"). Many have lettering only. A nice variety. Should be seen in person. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4515		Collection of Democratic Political Buttons. Over 75 buttons of candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. Of varying sizes. They include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Alfred E. Smith, Stevenson/Kefauver, Lyndon Johnson, Johnson/Humphrey, McGovern/Eagleton, McGovern/Shriver, Eugene McCarthy Mondale/Ferraro, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Dukakis/Bentsen, Humphrey/Muskie, Jerry Brown, Shirley Chisholm, Carter/Mondale, Tsongas, Gary Hart, Mario Cuomo, John Tunney, Patricia Schroeder, and others. Should be seen in person. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 4516		Collection of John F. Kennedy Political Buttons. Nineteen Kennedy buttons, primarily campaign buttons, of varying sizes. Ten are large--3½ inches in diameter; five of these feature JFK, with "For President" above and "John F. Kennedy" below. Four buttons picture JFK with Lyndon Johnson; nine picture JFK alone; two are holograms. There is one inaugural button, one of JFK and Bobby Kennedy, and one memorial button (1963-83). Accompanied by a 45 rpm memorial record, with highlights from JFK's nomination acceptance, his inaugural address, and the oath of office. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4517		Collection of Republican Political Buttons. Over 60 buttons of candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination. Of varying sizes. They include McKinley, Taft, Coolidge, Coolidge/Dawes, Hoover/Curtis, Wilkie, Langdon/Knox, Ike and Nixon, Ford/Rockefeller, Goldwater, John Glenn, Bob Dole, Howard Baker, Colin Powell, John Connally, Pat Buchanan, and George Bush, and others. Should be seen in person. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4518		(Eisenhower, Dwight D.). Inaugural medal by "J.J." with a head and shoulders bust of President Eisenhower, engraved on verso: "For David Marx From His Devoted Friend Dwight D. Eisenhower / 1956." Housed in a wooden 4 x 4 inch frame that stands on a 1 x 5½ x 2¼ inch pedestal; a plaque on the front of the pedestal holds a small Presidential Seal and the text: "Original White House Material / Removed In 1950." Extensive renovations were made to the White House in 1950; some of the wood was saved and this frame was made from part of that wood. David Marx was co-founder of Louis Marx & Co. and a very close friend of Eisenhower's. This medal was a token of the President's appreciation. Some age wear to the medal, else fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4519		Kennedy - Johnson Pinback Button. Six inch celluloid button for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1961. In red, white, blue, black and gold. The button features bust-length portraits of the President-elect and Vice President-elect in oval frames. At the top is "44th Inauguration," with a gold seal below; "1961" is at the bottom and "The New Frontier" at the lower edge. One small paper remnant on verso, else very fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $69
Lot 4520		(Kennedy Assassination). A rare 11 x 14 in. black and white photograph of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, her pink suit and legs stained with the blood of her husband, opening the door to a U.S. Navy ambulance containing President Kennedy's body at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Robert Kennedy stands by her side. The First Lady insisted on wearing her stained clothes for the entire day, even during Lyndon Johnson's swearing-in and the trip back to Washington, D.C. She stated: "I want them to see what they did to my husband…." Presumably a wire photo. This very dramatic photo was never widely released or published. Very good. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 4521		(Kennedy Assassination). An exceedingly rare set of six original black and white photographs, each 5 x 4 in., showing Air Force One, the Kennedys and Lyndon Johnson on the night of Nov. 21 and at Love Field in Dallas on Nov. 22, the day of the assassination. The first two photos show Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy greeting people at a receiving line at the airport; the third photo shows Lyndon Johnson descending the stairway from the plane. The last three photos Air Force One taxiing at Love Field, John Kennedy (back to camera) and Jackie greeting a military officer, and a side view of Kennedy shaking the same officer's hand, just prior to leaving in the motorcade that was to be President Kennedy's final journey. A letter of provenance states that the photographs were taken by a military photographer traveling with the Presidential party and that the photos were obtained in 1964 from the brother-in-law of the photographer. Overall very good. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 4522		(Kennedy Assassination). Group of eight black and white photographs, three 7 x 9 in. and five 8 x 10 in. Two wire photos show the casket of President Kennedy on a horse-drawn caisson as it reaches the Capitol; one wire photo shows Mrs. Kennedy kneeling with Ted Kennedy by the flag-draped casket in the Capitol Rotunda; another shows her backing away from it, with Bobby and Ted; a fourth shows the casket en route from the Capitol to St. Matthews Cathedral. Four wire photos picture Jackie in England on May 14, 1965 for a Kennedy memorial inauguration at Runnymede; also seen in the pictures are Caroline and John-John, Bobby and Ted Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Toning to one photo; the remainder are very good to fine. From the Larbam Collection. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4523		(Kennedy Assassination). Eight 7 x 9 in. black and white wire photos: Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as President on Air Force One by Judge Sarah Hughes as Jackie Kennedy stands numbly beside him in her bloodstained pink suit; head and shoulders shot of Jackie Kennedy as LBJ is sworn in; inside Capitol Rotunda--Jackie, Caroline, John-John, former President Truman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and others; Jackie and Caroline by the casket; Jackie, LBJ, Lady Bird, and Peter Lawford listening to eulogy at Capitol; coffin leaving the Capitol as Jackie, Ted, and Jean Smith watch; coffin arriving at Arlington National Cemetery, with Jackie, LBJ and others; photo of JFK, Jackie, LBJ and Lady Bird at Fort Worth breakfast the morning of the assassination. Very good. From the Larbam Collection. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 4524		(Kennedy Assassination). An original black and white oversize photograph sheet, 11 x 14 in. containing a group of nine prints of negatives, taken in Fort Worth, Texas on the morning of President Kennedy's assassination. They show the President, Jacqueline Kennedy (in the famous pink suit), and Vice President and Mrs. Johnson at the reception given in honor of their visit at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, prior to their departure for Dallas. Extremely fine. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 4525		(Kennedy Assassination). Three original oversize black and white photographs, 11 x 14 in. taken on the last day of President John F. Kennedy's life, November 22, 1963, by Fort Worth-based photojournalist Gene Gordon. These superb photographs show Kennedy at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Hotel Texas in Forth Worth, just hours before he was shot in Dallas. One photo shows JFK with Vice President Johnson sitting at the breakfast table; another shows him being introduced at the podium. The third shows him at a podium in a parking lot with Texas governor John Connelly behind him; Connelly was in the car with JFK in Dallas and was badly wounded. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Gordon recollecting how he got the photographs. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 4526		(Kennedy Assassination). Two rare 7½ x 11 in. color laserprints signed by Mary Ann Moorman, a witness at Dealey Plaza, who testified: "As the motorcade started toward me I took two pictures. As President Kennedy was opposite me I took a picture of him. As I snapped the picture…I heard a shot ring out. President Kennedy kind of slumped over. Then I heard another shot ring out….I fell to the ground to keep from being hit myself. I heard three or four shots in all…." One of the laserprints is a grainy image image of Kennedy taken just seconds after the first shot had pierced his neck. The other laserprint shows Moorman seated on the grass, along with other witnesses and policemen running, just moments after the shooting. Both images are signed by Ms. Moorman. Accompanied by a Typed Letter Signed by Texas Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez, who was riding in the President's motorcade in Dallas, and who stayed with Mrs. Kennedy at the hospital, Washington, DC, January 9, 1995, 2 pp, quarto. Regarding his dissatisfaction with the findings of the Select Committee on Assassinations, and his belief that "opening all government records on the assassination is warranted and completely justified…." All fine; three great association pieces. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 4527		(Kennedy Assassination). Associated Press black and white 10 x 8 in. Wirephoto datedlined Dallas, Texas, Nov. 24 (1963), "Oswald's Slayer Arraigned," showing Jack Ruby in handcuffs, walking through the Dallas city jail, on his way to be arraigned for firing a fatal bullet into the abdomen of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Fine. Stamped on verso: "Library / Filed Nov 26 1963." Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $104
Lot 4528		(Kennedy Assassination) Shaw, Clay. New Orleans businessman and alleged acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald who was arrested by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison and charged with conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Shaw was acquitted two years later. He is the only individual ever prosecuted for conspiracy to assassinate JFK. Typed Letter Signed ("Clay") with holograph notes, on French Market Corp. letterhead, New Orleans, January 13, 1972, two pages, quarto. To Thomas Dawson, setting forth details of an anticipated trip to Vera Cruz for business purposes and to enjoy Carnival. He closes, "…I had a call from the CBS-TV station in Houston who want me to appear on a TV Talk Show on March 1st. That date, as you may recall, is the 5th Anniversary of my arrest and the 3rd of my acquittal….It's good to be gainfully employed again…." Fine condition. Both pages are double matted with various images of Shaw, Oswald, and David Ferrie, all housed in a 27 x 33½ in. frame. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 4529		(Kennedy Family). Three appealing black and white Kennedy family photographs: A 7 x 9 in. UPI wire photo shows President and Mrs. Kennedy admiring the White House Christmas tree on December 12, 1962; a 9 x 7 in. UPI wire photo shows John, Jr. entering the family limousine in front of his father after attending Veteran's Day ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery on November 18, 1963; and an undated 10 x 8 in. photo of John, Jacqueline, Caroline and "John-John" after attending church services. Very good to fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 4530		(Kennedy Inauguration). Six inaugural items: A formal invitation to the Inaugural ceremonies; an Official Inaugural Program; a ticket to the Inaugural Gale at the National Guard Armory on Jan. 19, 1961; the program for the Gala; a photo print of President Kennedy taking the oath of office; a photo print of JFK in black tie with family and friends at the Gala. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 4531		(Kennedy Memorabilia). A Tribute To John F. Kennedy, a 1964 memorial volume published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 162 pages, containing letters from famous personnages on the death of JFK; a paperback copy of PT 109, John F. Kennedy In World War II, by Robert J. Donovan, 1961, with secretarial JFK signature; a 12 x 9¾ in. limited edition charcoal drawing (number 255/500) of JFK by Scott Heiner in 1998; memorial magazine issues: LOOK, The Saturday Evening Post (with cover illustration of JFK by Norman Rockwell), Newsweek , and a collector's copy of Four Dark Days In History (by Matthew Rotary Press, Los Angeles). Also, TIME magazines featuring the Kennedy family from 1939 (Joe), 1960 (Jack), and 1963 (Bobby), plus a 2000 convention issue of JFK Jr.'s magazine, George. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4532		(Kennedy, John and Jacqueline). Black and silver Parker ball point pen engraved, "John F. Kennedy / The White House"; in original box. Catalog from the 1998 Guernsey sale, "Documents and Artifacts Relating to the Life and Career of John F. Kennedy," 312 pages; and the catalog from the 1996 Sotheby's sale, "The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," 584 pages. Wonderful mementos that give an intimate look into the lives of John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4533		(Kennedy, John F.). An excessively rare collection of seventeen first-generation, unpublished, black and white photographs chronicling President Kennedy's final hour in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The photographs, shot sequentially, measure 3½ x 5 in. and show in order: Air Force One taxiing at Love Airfield in Dallas, the Kennedys and Johnsons debarking from the aircraft, the party greeting a receiving line on the tarmac and mingling with the assembled crowd, the interior of Kennedy's limousine, Governor and Mrs. Connally and the Kennedys entering the limousine, and a view of both couples in the moving limousine with Kennedy rubbing the upper-right part of his head--exactly the spot hit by an assassin's bullet minutes later! The final two photographs, taken hours later, show two views of the Texas School Book Depository, the place from which Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired the shots that killed the President. The original set of these photos were developed in February 1964, with this first-generation set made two months later. The photos are accompanied by a copy of a notarized letter of provenance by the son of the photographer, who states that his father had likely obtained access to the President through his association with Dallas policemen. He adds, "…I believe my father knew several of the people with Dallas' underground. I was also told that one of my late uncle's wives was an acquaintance of Jack Ruby…." It is our understanding that the negatives for these photos have been long lost, and that only this set and the original set still exist. A very rare set of images, in fine condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,783
Lot 4534		(Kennedy, John F.). Extremely rare color photograph of President Kennedy, taken on Wednesday, November 20, 1963, with members of a committee that was meeting in his office to plan a gala in January celebrating the third anniversary of his inauguration. JFK stands in his office with actresses Lena Horne and Carol Lawrence, Democratic National Committee Chairman John Bailey, and other members of the committee. The photograph, taken by Cecil Stoughton, is accompanied by a letter on Interstate Commerce Commission letterhead and written by the husband of one of the women in the photograph. Signed "Jack" and addressed "To our families and a few close friends," It says, in part, "Here is a wonderful picture for you from Dorothy and me….this one has great, special significance. It is the last picture taken of President Kennedy in his office in the White House….The picture was taken on Wednesday, November 20, and he left Thursday morning on the fateful trip to Texas…." A historic photograph, in fine condition. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $546
Lot 4535		(Kennedy, John F.). Exceedingly rare color snapshot of President and Mrs. Kennedy with Governor and Mrs. Connally, riding in the motorcade in Dallas. Taken by a spectator in the crowd just moments before the President was shot. With an engraved invitation to the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon, scheduled for November 22, 1963 at 12 noon and honoring President and Mrs. Kennedy, Vice-President and Mrs. Johnson, and Governor and Mrs. Connally. The presidential motorcade was on its way to this luncheon when the President was mortally wounded and Governor Connally critically injured. A 5¢ Kennedy stamp and 1964 Dallas postmark were added to the top of the invitation. A few ink specks, else Fine. Also included is an 8 x 10 in. color litho on cardstock of the assassination scene, an engraved certificate with a printed Kennedy signature honoring Paul J. Moylon for his service in Armed Forces, and a color postcard of JFK from a Backrach photo. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $633
Lot 4536		(Kennedy, John F.). Five black and white 8 x 10 in. UPI photographs of the Kennedy family. They include: Jackie Kennedy with JFK and Lyndon Johnson, at the Inaugural Ball (Jan. 20, 1961); President Kennedy watching 18-month-old John John prance about the Oval Office (May 28, 1962); West German Chancellor Kohl holding John Jr. while talking to President Kennedy (Nov. 15, 1962); Jackie Kennedy and her sister, Lee Radziwill, in a car as they arrive in Mexico for Easter week vacation (Jan. 18, 1961); Jackie Kennedy reprimanding John Jr. as they watch a parade from a balcony in Honolulu (June 12, 1966). Four of the five photos have typed UPI strips attached to the back. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4537		(Kennedy, John F.). Fifteen black and white (mostly wire) photos of JFK, either 7 x 9 in. or 8 x 10 in.: with Richard Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign (2); with Khrushchev in Vienna;with LBJ and Bobby (JFK is in his rocking chair); with Arthur Goldberg; with McGeorge Bundy; with Robert McNamara and General Maxwell Taylor; with Cuban prisoners who were involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion; on a boat with Ben Bradlee and others; restraining LBJ who is angrily gesturing at someone; giving a speech at Rice University; at the White House (the last one taken) the night before he left for Texas; and three later photos of Jackie in England. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4538		(Kennedy, John F.). Two items from President Kennedy's 1961 birthday party at the National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C., May 27, 1961: A 3½ x 5 in. card with a small image of JFK and instructions for birthday guests--dress optional, consult seating lists on arrival, be seated by 7:00 P.M., etc., and a 54-page program for the party, listing the guests according to table; some faint spotting on covers and end pages, else Very Good. (2 items). Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4539		(Kennedy, John F.). Eleven original black and white photographs, 3½ x 5 in., taken in Tampa, Florida, November 18, 1963, at the Florida State Chamber of Commerce Conference, during which President Kennedy gave one of the last speeches of his life. Shots include: Kennedy at the podium, on stage waiting to speak, arriving at the location, crowd scenes, and more. Some light toning and wear to some of the photos; overall very good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4540		(Kennedy, John F.). A group of eleven original black and white photographs, 5 x 3½ in., taken in Tampa, Florida on November 18, 1963 at the Florida State Chamber of Commerce Conference, during which Kennedy gave one of the last speeches of his life. Shots include: Kennedy at the podium, on stage waiting to speak, arriving at the location, crowds, and more. Light toning and wear to some of the photos; overall very good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4541		(Kennedy, John F.). An especially rare photograph of Kennedy and his wife being greeted at Kelly Air Force in San Antonio, Texas on November 21, 1963, the day before he was shot at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. The 8 x 10 in. black and white photo is an official U.S. Air Force photo from Kelly Air Force Base. It was found in the attic of a San Antonio house, abandoned along with a Thomson submachine gun, some rifles, and an MAB pistol. A color copy of the homeowner's original letter of provenance is included. Also in this lot are six wire photos of the Kennedy, including a double photo of young Caroline in the Oval Office with her father, JFK and Jackie by the 1962 White House Christmas tree, at a dinner, at a christening, and at the inauguration. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $374
Lot 4542		Lincoln, Garfield & McKinley Memorial Plate. Colorful memorial plate initiated by the assassination of President William McKinley in September of 1901. Central circular medallion with portraits of Lincoln and Garfield over that of McKinley, with flanking flags, and on a leaf green ground. Each portrait with inscribed name, while towards the base of the medallion, "Our Martyrs." Plate edged in a border resembling a vibrant viridian green. Plate in choice condition, with usual light craquelure, one tiny nick to the rim, and a 1/4" flake (well away from the colored areas) expertly filled. Diameter: 10-1/8". Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4543		(Nixon, Richard M.). A collection of Nixon memorabilia: A six-inch replica of the crystal Presidential Star that Nixon kept on his desk in the Oval Office, in original box; 8 x 10 in. photos of Nixon with LBJ and relaxing in an armchair; Nixon /Agnew campaign banner; hard cover book, The Nixon Years 1969 - 1974 / White House to Watergate, with text by Tom Wicker, 192 pp; Republican National Convention catalog for 1972; special section from The Washington Post , "The Nixon Years," put out August 9, 1974, with articles by Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, etc.; Newsweek issue dated Aug. 12, 1974; 1994 Nixon memorial issues of Newsweek and U.S. News. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $69
Lot 4544		(Presidential Campaign of 1828). Political cartoon entitled "The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance," published during the 1828 presidential race between incumbent President John Quincy Adams and the hero of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson. On February 21, 1815, a general court order convicted six military men of disobeying orders and were ordered shot. Jackson reviewed the sentences 30 days before the executions and let them stand. The decision came back to haunt him during the 1828 presidential campaign, prompting a series of "Coffin" broadsides which accused him of murder. This cartoon is a satire on the reverse impact of John Binns' anti-Jackson handbills. In the picture, Binns holds a load of coffins on his back. Henry Clay sits atop them at left and President J.Q. Adams at right. Binns says: "I must have an extra dose of Treasury-pap, or down go the Coffins Harry, for I feel faint already." Clay replies: "Hold on Jonny Q - for I find that the people are too much for us, and I'm sinking with Jack and his Coffins!" Adams, holding the presidential chair aloft, says: "I'll hang on to the Chair Harry, in spite of Coffin hand-bills Harris's letter Panama mission or the wishes of the People." One tear at left edge, else fine. Matted and framed to an overall size of 17½ x 22 inches; some nicks to frame. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4545		(Roosevelt, Franklin D.). Cut-glass inkwell owned and used by President Roosevelt at his Campobello retreat, 3 x 3 x 3 inches, including glass stopper. The inkwell was given to Anna McGowan, who headed the Roosevelt's household staff at Campobello; her husband Edgar served as groundskeeper. A copy of the probate of FDR's last will and testament is included; it lists Anna as a beneficiary. A handsome and unique Presidential relic. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 4546		(Taft, William Howard). Ribbon-bound program from a 1909 dinner honoring President Taft. The dinner, held on the Steamer St. Paul while going down the Mississippi River, was well attended by state governors, with twenty of them signing the back pages of this program, as well as members of the Cabinet. The program opens with a very nice photograph of Taft and moves into the guest list, music list and hosts. The Business Men's League of St. Louis really knew how to throw a party. There is an ink smudge on the cover and some minor soil on the cover, but the overall condition is very good. A memento from early in Taft's administration. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $44
Lot 4547		Engraving of the House of Representatives. "Plan of the Hall of the House of Representatiaves," drawn by David H. Burr, engraved by J.V.N. Throop, c. 1835-39, 14 x 15 inches. James K. Polk was Speaker of the House when the drawing was made; all of the members of Congress are identified by name and state. The engraving is split at center, has uneven edges, and general age wear, but the information is very clear. Matted and framed to an overall size of 24 x 21 inches. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345