Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 56

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3		Bush, George H.W (1924 -) 41st President of the United States (1989-1993). Three items signed by Bush: a 10 x 8 in. color photo inscribed and signed, "Harry Sparks / sincerely George Bush / DCI" as Director of Central Intelligence; business card as Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China, signed "sincerely, George Bush" on verso, and a signed white card with a Houston, Texas address. Also, a Halliburton Company card signed by Dick Cheney, who would serve as Vice President to George W. Bush. All fine; ink is slightly faded on the photo. (4 items). Estimated Value $200 - 300. From the collection of longtime Salvation Army bandsman Harry Sparks. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4		Carter, Jimmy (1924 -) 39th President of the United States (1977-81). 1947 Yearbook for The United States Naval Academy Signed "J Carter," n.p., n.d. (2009). The yearbook, called "Lucky Bag" weighs a hefty 8½ pounds. It was signed personally by Carter in 2009. Carter entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1943 and graduated in June 1946. He married Rosalynn Smith in July of '43 and was stationed on ships out of Norfolk, Virginia, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, New London, Connecticut, and San Diego, California. In 1952 he was accepted into Admiral Hyman Rickover's elite nuclear submarine program. When Carter's father died in 1953, he was honorably discharged from the Navy to go home to Plains, Georgia and run his father's peanut business. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 5		Carter, Jimmy & Rosalynn. Black and white Photograph Signed "Jimmy Carter / Rosalynn Carter,", 8 x 10 in. n.p., n.d. It is probably from the 1976 Democratic Convention, after Carter accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. From the estate of Jules Glazer, who was the accountant for Carter's presidential campaign. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 6		Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885-89, 1893-97). Two partly-printed documents signed as Commissioner of Deeds for Buffalo (New York), on a Summons and an Affidavit for the Superior Court of Buffalo, 3½pp, Buffalo, 4 Sept. 1860 and 10 Sept. 1862. Both documents concern the same case, in which Dennis Bowen represents the plaintiffs. A copy of the Sheriff's return is attached to the document. Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 7		Cleveland, Grover. Autograph document signed as a 22-year-old lawyer, recently admitted to the bar in Buffalo, New York, one-half page in Cleveland's hand, on the verso of a 12½ x 8 in. document from the Superior Court of Buffalo, 7 Dec. 1859. Cleveland states that he "…served the foregoing order on Gustavus A. Scraggs…" Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 8		Clinton, William Jefferson (1946 -) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). Autograph Letter Signed "Bill Clinton" as President, on a 4¼ x 6½ in. note card engraved "The President" and with an embossed gold Presidential Seal, n.p., Feb. 26, 1996. To "Keith," who had sent him a JFK button. In full: "Dear Keith, Thank you so much for the Kennedy button, which I will treasure all the more for your story of how your father gave it to you, and the article on him. What a fine man he must have been. I hope to thank you in person someday. Sincerely Bill Clinton." Very fine. Accompanied by a JFK button. Only two of these buttons are known, the one sent to Keith's father and this identical one. The story of President John F. Kennedy's influence on President Clinton is well known. While attending high school in Arkansas, Clinton was in a mock government group called Boys Nation and was chosen to represent Arkansas in a trip to Washington, D.C. The group was invited to the White House and Clinton was the first to shake President Kennedy's hand. This encounter made an indelible impression on the young Clinton, who decided that he wanted a career in public service and that he would one day run for political office. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,703
Lot 9		Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (1923-1929). Document Signed as Governor of Massachusetts, partly printed and accomplished in typescript, 1 p front and back, 19 x 12 in. Boston, July 23, 1919. Appointing Thomas T. Clark of Billerica to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lowell Textile School. Coolidge signed beneath the green seal of the state of Massachusetts, which is intact. Normal folds, else fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 10		Coolidge, Calvin. Typed Letter Signed as Governor of Massachusetts, 1 page, 10½ x 7½ in., Boston, Nov. 4, 1920. To Commissioner Adam Gifford of Denver, thanking him for kind wishes. Very good; rust marks from paper clips at upper left. Coolidge had just won a landslide election as Vice President to Warren G. Harding, whom he would succeed upon Harding's death on August 2, 1923. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Harry Sparks collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 11		Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States; Allied Supreme Commander during World War II. Signed limited edition, number 65/1500 (1,4434 are signed) of The White House Years, Mandate for Change, 1952-1956 and Waging Peace, 1956-1961 (New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963, 1965). Two volumes, illustrated, gray cloth, spine stamped in gilt, gold Presidential Seal on upper covers. First volume uncut, paperclip burn on title of Vol. I. In publisher's slipcases, which are toned and somewhat worn. Volume I is signed and inscribed on the colophone: "For General Perrin H. Long with best wishes from an old associate of his in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1963," with an additional Eisenhower signature on the facing fly leaf. Volume II is also signed on the fly leaf. Dr. Perrin H. Long served as Eisenhower's theater medical consultant and it was to Long that Eisenhower turned for help in investigating General George Patton's "slapping" incident. Eisenhower asked Long to prepare an "eyes only" report for his review, which resulted in Patton's temporary removal from command. Accompanying Vol. I is a 1963 Typed Letter Signed by Ellis D. "Slats" Slater, president of Frankfort Distilleries and one of Ike's golf buddies and longtime political and financial supporters. He writes to Long, in part, "…I decided to get this special edition copy to you now…it comes to you from an old friend whose feelings for you deepen as the years go by." Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 12		Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed as President on The White House letterhead, 1 page, La Quinta (Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California), January 28, 1960. To Wally Karabian, President of the Student Body at the University of Southern California, stating that Charles Jones (an oil tycoon and one of Ike's bridge-playing friends) had told him that Wally had wanted to shake his hand at the dinner in Los Angeles and that he regretted that the number of people present had prevented it. He adds, "I do hope that you…and other members of the Young Republican organization, will maintain your active interest in the political life of our nation….we need the vitality and enthusiasm that groups such as yours can bring to the Republican Party." With White House transmittal envelope. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 13		[Garfield, James A.] (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States (1881). 5½ in. piece of stem taken from a funeral wreath on Garfield's coffin. A period note, written on a form from the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co., says, "this branch of evergreen was taken from Garfield coffin at the funeral by a friend of Mr. Hawks"; the paper is wrinkled and torn. Housed in a period 4¾ x 6¾ in. wood frame. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau in the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station on July 2, 1881. He died on September 19, more as a result of the medical treatment of the time than the wounds inflicted by Guiteau. Garfield's body lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington for two days, then was transported to Cleveland where the funeral was held on September 26. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $353
Lot 14		Grant, Ulysses S (1822-85) 18th President of the United States (1969-77); General-in-Chief of the Union Army during the Civil War. War-date Autograph Letter Signed "U.S. Grant / Lt. Gen.," 1 page, on "Head Quarters Armies of the United States" letterhead, City Point, Va., March 9, 186[5] [the "9" after "March" has been marked through in pencil and "11th" added, as well as "8:30 PM," and "5" has been added after "186". Grant wrote "(Cypher)" at top left, designating that the letter should be sent in code. Addressed to "Maj. Gen. Halleck, Washington," the letter reads: "If Gen. Webster gives no better reason than his simple protest against the removal of troops North from the Dept. of the South I would have the order renewed. There is no necessity for detaining our Brigade until transports are ready for the whole command sent. {An entire line is marked through here: 'The comm. If it is found that Sherman']. Instruct Gilmore that if Sherman strikes the seacoast at any other point than Wilmington before the execution of this transfer of troops then they will join him wherever he may be." After wreaking havoc in Georgia and South Carolina, Sherman entered North Carolina, causing panic among the citizens, who feared the same fate as their neighbors. When Grant wrote this letter, Quincy Adams Gillmore (1825-1888) was commanding the Army of the South. Major General Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872) was Grant's chief of staff, and Joseph Dana Webster (1811-1876) was W. T. Sherman's chief of staff. From late June 1864 to May 1865, City Point, Va., located just 20 miles from Richmond, served as General Grant's depot during his siege of Petersburg, VA. The letter is laid to board alongside an 8¾ x 4¾ in. engraving of Grant. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,931
Lot 15		Grant, Ulysses S. Autograph letter signed "U.S. Grant" as President, on "Executive Mansion" stationery, 2pp (recto/verso of one page, plus blank integral leaf), Washington, D.C., April 18, 1872. Written to J[oseph] R[ussell] Jonee, a friend of Grant's whom he had appointed U.S. minister to Belgium in 1869. With a presidential free frank and holograph address on an envelope engraved "Executive Mansion" and "Secretary"; Grant marked through "Secretary" and placed his free frank above. Professional fold repairs, else fine. Boldly penned and signed in purple ink. Some soiling to envelope. Grant introduces a summer neighbor of his from Long Branch, N.J., who is traveling to Europe with his family for the summer, but who expects "to return in the Fall in time to go for the Cincinnati Convention nominees as Sheridan went for Jubal Early in the Valley of Va. Any attention shown Mr. Hovy and his family will be duly appreciated by them and by me." The "Cincinnati Convention nominees" refers to the anti-Grant Liberal Republican Convention which would be held in Cincinnati in May. Horace Greeley won the nomination on the sixth ballot (over Charles Francis Adams). B. Gratz Brown of Missouri was the vice presidential nominee. The Democrats came up with no nominees at their Baltimore convention in July and united behind Greeley-Brown in an effort to defeat Grant. Grant's Civil War analogy of Sheridan going after Jubal Early sounds as if Grant is almost gleefully looking forward to the upcoming election, and rightly so. He won 286 electoral votes; Greeley won 0. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,701
Lot 16		Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809); author of the Declaration of Independence. Printed Document Signed "Th: Jefferson" as Secretary of State, 1 p. both sides plus integral leaf with docket, 16 x 9¾ in., March 23, 1792. An Act passed during the first session of the Second Congress (which began on October 24, 1791), "to provide for the settlement of the Claims of Widows and Orphans barred by the limitations heretofore established and to regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions." Among other provisions, the Act suspended earlier resolutions from 1785 and 1787 "so far as they have barred, or may be construed to bar the claims of the widow or orphans of any officer of the late army, to the seven years half pay of such officer…." and extended pensions to wounded and disabled veterans for their lifetimes or the length of their disability. The Act also provides for district court judges to hear all claims and, upon proof of service and/or disability, provide that proof to the Secretary of War for inclusion on the list of pensions. Separate broadside printings of laws like this one (known as "slip laws") are uncommon and important, as they were specially printed in small numbers for official government distribution and were usually the earliest printed versions of that law. In June 1789, the First Congress ordered "that within ten days of passage of any law, 22 copies [two for each of the states which had at that point ratified the Constitution] of it should be logged with the Pesident," who would send two copies to the governor of each state. There were two "states" of each slip law: 26 "duly autheticated" copies [once Rhode Island and North Carolina ratified the Constitution] printed for the President for distribution to governors, and copies on ordinary paper for distribution to the members of Congress. This copy, bearing the printed statement "Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State" above Jefferson's signature, is one of the 26 copies printed for the President. The Act has also been signed in type at the conclusion by House Speaker Jonathan Trumbull and Vice President John Adams, and similarly approved by George Washington. The document has been archivally encapsulated in Mylar and housed in a custom cloth clamshell presentation case. Light horizontal storage folds, one just touching the bottom edge of the signature; otherwise, very fine, bright, fresh condition. Handsome and scarce. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,400
Lot 17		Kennedy, John F. Typed Letter Signed as President, on "The White House" letterhead, 1½pp, 10½ x 7 in., Washington, D.C., July 2, 1962. To the American Legion, on the occasion of the Legion's 44th Convention and three months before the Cuban Missile Crisis. In brief: "…There are two things we must do to assure that the terrors of war are not unleashed. First, we must be strong so that weakness does not tempt hostile nations into miscalculation….Second, we must prove to all those uncommitted peoples who hover between the choice of freedom or of Communism, that our way can satisfy their needs…." Staple holes at upper left and one small smudge above the signature, else fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 18		[Kennedy, John K.] Limited Edition Hand Signed Dali Etching of JFK. From Dali's 1968 Five Famous Heads series. Etching in sanguine ink on 14¾ x 10¾ (17.5 x 12.5 cm) Japan nacré paper, signed in pencil by Dali at lower right and numbered XX/XXV at lower left. Listed in Dali's 1967/8 Catalogue Raisonné, p. 159, No. 226. Matted and framed in a modern metal frame to 16 x 12 in. The four other "famous heads" in the series were Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Moshe Dayan, and David Ben-Gurion. Excellent condition and scarce. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. From the estate of Jules Glazer, JFK's presidential campaign accountant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 19		[Kennedy, John, Robert, and Edward] The Kennedy Brothers. Mementos of the three Kennedy brothers, all of whom are now gone. Four items: (1&2) Printed Quotation from the August 12, 1980 Democratic National C onvention Signed "Ted Kennedy" in blue marker, 4 5/8 x 6¼ in. Lightly toned. With an 8 x 10 in. photo of Ted with Jules and Joanne Glazer in 1968 (there are a couple of indentations in top background); Jules was an accountant who worked for the presidential campaigns of both John and Robert Kennedy. (3) Black and white 8 x 10 in. photograph of the Presidential yacht Honey Fitz at Nantucket, taken Sept. 2, 1963 by H. Flint Ranney. The tiny figure of President Kennedy can be seen leaning over the railing at the back of the yacht. A small boat with three Secret Service men is at left; and (4) Robert Kennedy, 7½ x 9 in. black and white photograph taken during the 1968 presidential campaign; he is kneeling on top of a car and bending over to listen attentively to a young African American boy. Matted and framed to 15 x 16¼ in.; photo has slipped a little. Estimated Value $300 - 500. From the estate of Jules Glazer. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 20		Lincoln, Abraham (1808-1865) 16th President of the United States (1861-65). Document Signed as President, vellum, 20 x 15½ in., Washington, March 1, 1865. Appointing Samuel L. Woodward "Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers with the rank of Major." Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Docket at upper left by the Adjutant General's Office. Normal vignettes at top and bottom. Some age toning. One vertical crease and three horizontal folds, one of which runs through the blue War Dept. seal and one through Lincoln's signature, which is slightly faded. Samuel L. Woodward started the war as a private in the 6th Illinois Cavalry. He was a clerk for General Sherman until September 1862 and was present at Shiloh and the advance on Corinth. He advanced to 2nd, then 1st Lt., 6th Il. Cav., and from Dec. 1862 to July 1863 was Asst. Adj. Gen. on the staff of General Grierson, commanding Brig. of Cav. He engaged in the pursuit of Gen. Van Dorn through Tennessee and Mississippi and was involved in the siege of Port Hudson, La. In July 1863 he was breveted Captain and Assistant Adjutant General U.S. Volunteers for gallant and meritorious services during the raid through Mississippi in April 1863 and at the capture of Egypt Station, Mississippi. Until January 1865, he was on the staff of Gen. Grierson, commanding Cavalry, Dept. of the Gulf. The present appointment, signed by Lincoln was effective as of Feb. 11, 1865. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,230
Lot 21		Lincoln, Abraham & Hannibal Hamlin. Signatures, "A. Lincoln" and "H. Hamlin / Bangor Me" on a 4¼ x 4¼ in. piece of paper, n.p., n.d. Both men signed on the same piece of paper, either when they were President and Vice President or when they were candidates for those offices. Some light feathering to Lincoln's signature, otherwise fine. Beautifully matted and framed with images of Lincoln and Hamlin and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 18¼ x 23½ in. Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,643
Lot 22		[Nixon Richard M.] Watergate Signatures. Twenty signatures, most on business cards, of people who were involved in the Watergate scandal which caused President Nixon to resign the presidency on March 8, 1974, in the face of certain impeachment and removal from office. The signatures include those of people involved in the break-in and burglary of the Democratic National Committee offices, and of the cover up and/or destruction of incriminating documents: G. Gordon Liddy; E. Howard Hunt (2); Nixon's Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, his aide John Ehrlichman, White House council John Dean; Jeb Magruder; Nixon's secretary Rosemary Woods, who "accidentally" erased 18 minutes of key evidence on Nixon's tapes; Nixon lawyer Herbert W. Kalmbach, who paid hush money to the burglars; "dirty tricks" tactician Donald Segretti and Special Assistant to the President, Dwight L. Chapin who hired Segretti; Egil Krogh, Jr, head of the Special Investications Unit in the White House known as the "Plumbers". Other signatures include: Judge John J. Sirica, who presided over the trial, Special Prosecutors Archibald Cox (whom Nixon ordered fired) and his successor Leon Jaworski; Sam Ervin, who chaired the Senate Watergate Committee; Judge Henry E. Petersen; Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward (2) and Carl Bernstein, who broke the story and Philip W. Buchen, the lawyer who advised President Ford on his decision to pardon Nixon. Overall fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Harry Sparks collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 23		Nixon, Richard (1913-1994) 37th President of the United States (1969-74); the only President to resign. Typed Letter Signed "Dick Nixon" with holograph greeting, "Dear Del," on personal, engraved stationery, 1 page, 10½ x 7¼ in., San Clemente, California, Aug. 13, 1976. To California Congressman Del Clawson (1914-92), thanking him for his concern about Pat Nixon, who had suffered a stroke on July 7, 1976 at La Casa Pacifica). In part: "…She is home now, and slowly but surely making splendid progress toward full recovery. Excellent medical attention, plus her courage and determination, have contributed greatly to the progress she has made….your message…as well as the prayers of people all over the world, have helped enormously in enabling her to come through this difficult crisis even better and more rapidly than the doctors thought would be possible when she entered the hospital…." Fine; with transmittal envelope. Mrs. Nixon recovered from the stroke, then suffered another in 1983. In 1992 she was diagnosed with lung cancer; she passed away on June 22, 1993 at the age of 81. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 24		Nixon, Richard M. Autograph Letter Signed "RN" on personal, engraved letterhead, 1 page, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, Sept. 23, 1993. To Frank (Smathers), brother of George Smathers, who had been a close friend of President Kennedy's and who was a U.S. senator from Florida (1951-69). George had sold his house in Key Biscayne to Nixon and in 1951 introduced him to Bebe Rebozo. In this letter, Nixon touches on several subjects. In part: "Your letter brought back many pleasant memories of the years we have been priviledged to know the Smathers. Your father was one of the most impressive men I have met in my 47 years in & out of the political area….Your kindness to Tricia & Julie made our trip to Florida on many occasions. I gave up golf 14 years ago but remember your patience with my beginner's game. Clinton has an incredibly tough challenge. Let's hope he can meet it…." A note written vertically in the left margin says, "The picture with Pat is a stunner! You both look like movie stars." The photo accompanies the letter, which is fine; the photo has a few scrapes in lower left corner and left edge. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 25		Nixon, Richard, Ronald Reagan & George H.W. Bush. Richard Nixon La Casa Pacifica Card Signed as President, 4 x 6 in., March 30, 1978, for Harry Sparks. Ronald Reagan Copy of the Salvation Army magazine "The War Cry" signed as President (Washington, 1986). The magazine features a cover photo of President Reagan and Salvation Army General Eva Burrows, who also signed the cover; the feature story is about the visit of General Burrows and other Salvation Army officials with the President on October 3, 1986. Also, George Bush Photo Signed as President, with Official White House stamp on verso, taken by photographer David Valdez on Oct. 19, 1990 and showing President Bush with Salvation Army officials; engraved "To Harry Sparks With best wishes" and signed in black marker. All items fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. From the collection of longtime Salvation Army bandsman Harry Sparks. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 26		Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States. Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House letterhead, 1 p., 10½ x 7 in., Washington, November 9, 1988. Written to powerful New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, regarding a Free-Trade Agreement signed by Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. In part: "On September 28, 1988, I was pleased to sign into law H.R. 5090, the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988. The Act revises domestic U.S. law to carry out the historic Free Trade Agreement that the Prime Minister of Canada and I reached on January 2, 1988….the overwhelming bipartisan support for its enactment reflected a renewed congressional commitment to freedom in international trade. The Agreement and implementing legislation will bring down the tariff walls between the United States and Canada and create the world's largest free trade area….Your leadership and hard work as a member of the International Trade subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee were crucial in gaining widespread support for the Act and timely enactment of it. With appreciation for your success in securing passage of H.R. 5090, I am pleased to present you with a pen to commemorate its enactment…." Fine. The letter is matted with a pen bearing a facsimile signature; overall size is 17 x 11¾ in. The FTA between the U.S. and Canada was a precursor to NAFTA, which was signed in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush, Mexican President Salinas, and Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,585
Lot 27		Reagan, Ronald. Five notes in President Reagan's hand: (1) The White House memo paper (4-12-83) with holograph notes in pencil about the birth of his son Michael's daughter, Ashley Marie, in California (2) a personal card (his name is marked through on the verso) with "To Mr. & Mrs. Ron P. Reagan" and the address in New York written in the President's hand (3) Holograph note on a piece of paper, "Send to Maureen Reagan"; 5 x 3 in. note page with holograph note, "Send to my son Ron in N.Y."; and a 3 x 5 in. note page with the name and address of Bob Levey at The Washington Post in Washington, D.C. All but the first note are written in black ink. All were written as President. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. From a former Reagan staff person. View details	Unsold
Lot 28		Reagan, Ronald. Official Card as Governor of California signed and inscribed over Japanese printing on the verso, "This card was printed in Eng. & Japanese when I represented the U.S. in Japan. Ronald Reagan," n.p., n.d. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Harry Sparks collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 29		Reagan, Ronald. Signed Book Plate for President Reagan's 1990 autobiography, An American Life, 4½ x 3½ in. A bold post presidential signature in black ink. At the presidential library, a copy of An American Life with one of these signed book plates sells for $4,000. You can either buy your own copy of the book and affix the book plate or, if you like, affix it to the page of President Reagan's personal note paper embossed in gold with his name and the presidential seal which accompanies this lot. Very fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. From a former Reagan staff person. View details	Realized $364
Lot 30		Reagan, Ronald. Book plate signed in blue ink, with an image of the White House, 3¾ x 4½ in., n.p., n.d. (c. 1990). Very fine.The book plate can be affixed to a copy of President Reagan's 1990 autobiography, An American Life or to one of his other books. Accompanied by a page of President Reagan's personal note paper embossed in gold with his name and the Presidential Seal. Estimated Value $400 - 600. From a former Reagan staff person. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $470
Lot 31		Reagan, Ronald. Typed Letter Signed "Ron" as Governor of California, 1 page, on offcial letterhead, 10½ x 7¼ in., Sacramento, January 6, 1971. Congratulating Walter Karabian on his recent appointment as Assembly Majority Floor Leader and looking forward to working with him as they seek solutions to solve the California's problems. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 32		Roosevelt, Franklin D. An archive of five Typed Letters Signed as President, all on "The White House" letterhead, total of 5½ pages, Washington, dated from July 9, 1934 to January 25, 1935. All are addressed to Frank McNinch, Chairman of the Federal Power Commission. All pertain to FDR's desire to create a national power grid policy. As he states in his first letter to McNinch on July 9, 1934, "I wish to establish in the Public Works Administration a Committee to be called the 'National Power Policy Committee.' Its duty will be to develop a plan for the closer cooperation of the several factors in our electrical power supply - both public and private - whereby national policy in power matters may be unified and electricity be made more broadly available at cheaper rates to industry, to domestic and, particularly, to agricultural consumers." In the second letter, written Sept. 8, 1936, FDR tells McNinch that construction on the Bonneville Dam (on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon) is advanced and directs him to create a rate schedule for electricity from that dam. "…a system like the English grid or that adopted by the Tennessee Valley Authority would be desirable…." Nine days later, on Sept. 17, FDR states his desire for "a Power Pool or Grid System in the Southeastern States through the cooperation of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the private utility interests in that region…." and notes that contracts between the TVA and a private utitility "for interchange of power and common use of some transmission lines - a rudimentary form of power pooling" will soon expire. In his efforts to bring affordable electric power to the entire country, FDR came up against opposition from private industry, one of whose leaders was corporate lawyer Wendell Wilkie, who would oppose FDR in the 1940 presidential election. Even though the Supreme Court had ruled in February 1936, in Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority, that the Federal Government had the authority to produce and sell electricity from its land reclamation dam projects, FDR still had to deal with private utilities in his efforts to pursue rural electrification. When a District Court issued an injunction (December 22, 1936) against the TVA from signing any more contracts with towns or individual customers, FDR ended discussions with the private utilities. On January 16, 1937, he writes McNinch regarding drafting legislation for distributing power and setting rates rom the Bonneville project, and adds, "this policy once established will apply to existing projects, such as Boulder Dam and portions of the TVA and to all new power developments as they are completed during the next few years." Nine days later, on January 25, he writes that "…a sweeping preliminary injunction has been issued against the Tennessee Valley Authority upon the application of nineteen utility companies," which "under the circumstances…makes it advisable to discontinue these conferences." In spite of these setbacks, FDR perservered and succeeded in generating cheap electricity from the great dam projects. This correspondence with McNinch reveals the determination of the President to carry out his plan. The letters are overall fine; there are some old staple marks at upper left and some wrinkling to the first letter. Accompanied by related copies of letters and statements. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,638
Lot 33		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Extremely rare "The White House" envelope free franked as President, 4¾ x 7¼ in., with "Washington D.C., Sep 15 1940"postmark. The address is typed in blue ink to Abe Schoenfeld, Grand Central Post Office, New York, New York. FDR signed in black ink in the upper right corner of the pale blue envelope. Light wear, else very fine. Accompanied by a 1957 letter from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton, explaining to Mr. Morton Dean Joyce the circumstances of this very rare free frank. "…Only because he had done an important political favor for F.D.R. was the owner able to persuade the President--to use F.D.R.'s words--'to break the law.'" Hamilton goes on to explain that this is "not a penalty cover, but a regular White House envelope. The signature of Roosevelt is in the upper right hand corner, and beneath it, almost touching it, is the Washington postmark. It is in beautiful condition and is the rarest of all Presidential franks." In 1775, the Continental Congress authorized franking privileges to its members as a means of informing their constituents, and in 1789, the first U.S. Congress enacted a franking law. The law was much abused, however, and in 1873 Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill titled "An act to abolish the franking privilege," making him the last President to legally be able to frank his presidential mail. In 1875 members of Congress were allowed to frank mail containing speeches, reports, and seeds, then in 1891, they were allowed to frank mail to officers of the federal government. In 1895, the franking privilege was once again restored to members of Congress for official business, but this privilege did not extend to the President. Once a President leaves office, he receives the franking privilege for life, but because he never served in Congress and died in office, FDR never got to use this privilege. Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,900
Lot 34		Roosevelt, Franklin D (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). Two related Typed Letters Signed as President, both on The White House letterhead, 1 page each, 8� x 6�", Washington, July 20, 1939. Just six weeks before the outbreak of World War II, President Roosevelt writes a letter to a close friend of his and Eleanor's and encloses a letter for her to present to Joseph Kennedy, the American ambassador in London. To Mrs. W.H. Good of Darien, Connecticut, he writes: "Eleanor has sent me your note and I am enclosing a note to Joe Kennedy. I do hope everything will be quiet this summer and that you will have a delightful trip." To Ambassador Kennedy, the President writes: "Dear Joe: Doubtless you remember Mrs. W.H. Good who is taking this abroad with her. She is a very old friend of Eleanor's and mine -- and in case anything blows up in England while she is there, I know you will do your best." What could Roosevelt possibly have been thinking to allow anyone, much less a close personal friend, to go to Europe at this time? German had already seized Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939, and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had guaranteed that England would come to Poland's aid in the event of a similar attack. FDR had invited the King and Queen of England for a State Visit June 7-12, the primary object of which was to establish empathy for the British with the American people so that FDR would be able to help the British when war came. The President certainly knew that the Europe was teetering on the brink of war. We wonder what happened to Mrs. Good. Unless her visit was a short one, which was not usual in the days of transatlantic ship voyages, she must have been stranded after Germany invaded Poland on September 1 and Great Britain declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. Both letters are fine, the first having some uneven toning, and both lighter around the edges from earlier framing. Accompanied by an elegant 11 x 9 in. color photo of a study for a painting of FDR by Chandor, and a charming 7 x 5 in. B & W photo of FDR seated in a car and smiling at an unseen audience; this photo appears on the cover of a pamphlet from The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, a copy of which is enclosed. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 35		Roosevelt, Franklin D (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). Document Signed as President, 1 page, 12½ x 8 in., District of Columbia, Dec. 19, 1938. Being a notarized consent to use his name in the membership corporation FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIBRARY, INC. Countersigned by notary public Frank K. Sanderson. Very fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 36		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Photograph Inscribed and Signed, "For General B.F. Lorengen from his old friend Franklin D Roosevelt," 8 x 10 in., n.p., n.d. A right-profile portrait of FDR, undoubtedly as President, seated at his desk. Photo by Harris & Ewing. Fine; slight silvering at edges. Matted and framed in a period frame to an overall size of 11¼ x 14¼ in. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. From the estate of Jules Glazer. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 37		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Autograph Letter Signed, on Roosevelt & O'Connor letterhead, Warm Springs, Ga., Sept. 30, 1927. To his law partner Benjamin F. Crowley, asking him to send a check for $5,360.98 to E.T. Curtis, manager of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, to pay for " June accounts payable." He also mentions Mr. Morry, who is "nearly through his work--has been very satisfactory in getting a bad tangle straightened out….I get back the 11th…." Fine; file holes and a couple of edge chips, affecting nothing. The Georgis Warm Springs Foundation was established in July 1927 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who suffered from polio, and Basil O'Connor for the treatment of polio victims. FDR remained involved with Warm Springs for the rest of his life; it was there that he died on April 12, 1945. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $646
Lot 38		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Typed Letter Signed as Governor of New York, on Executive Chamber stationery, 2½pp, 10½ x 8 in., Albany, N.Y., Mar. 20, 1929. To Ralph O. Brewster (1888-1961), Governor of Maine, explaining in detail how New York State compiles labor statistics and publishes "monthly information as to employment and payrolls, from which is computed a series of monthly index numbers showing the trend of employment and wages in New York State." He writes, "New York State was the pioneer in collecting information from manufacturers, and the Federal Bureau and a number of other States are now collecting and publishing such returns…." He makes some recommendations to Governor Brewster on getting the latest developments in the field. Light toning, else fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 39		Roosevelt, Franklin D. & Eleanor. Christmas Gift Print Signed as President and First Lady, 7¼ x 9½ in., matted to 11½ x 13½ in., 1941. "Christmas 1941" is printed on the lower edge of the table at which the Roosevelts sit. The photograph was taken on July 4th by George Skaddings of the Associated Press. It shows the President and Mrs. Roosevelt on the south porch of their home at Hyde Park, New York. According to Mary Seeley in Season's Greetings From the White House (Tampa, Florida: A Presidential Christmas Corporation, 2005), 404 employees of the Roosevelts received one of these signed photographs as their 1941 Christmas present. In excellent condition and rare. In December 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made a secret visit to the White House to meet with President Roosevelt and work out a strategy for the war against the Axis powers. On Christmas Eve, just 17 days after Pearl Harbor, the two leaders delivered a Christmas message to the American people which was broadcast around the world. The war effort geared up and the young men started to go off to war. Mrs. Roosevelt later wrote in her Christmas Book, "After that year, the Christmases weren't so cheerful." Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,463
Lot 40		Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (1901-1909). Letter Signed as President, on White House letterhead, 1 page, 8¾ x 7 in., Washington, Jan. 7, 1903. To the Princess Ferdinand Faucigny Lucinge in Paris, France. In part: "Naturally I have been much pleased with the copy of my translated volume which you sent me…Permit me to thank you heartily for it. By the way, if you happen to see M. Izoulet, pray tell him how much I like his preface. Is there any chance of seeing you on this side of the water? It would be a very real pleasure. Just at present we are looking forward to the coming of M. Jusserand. I have read a number of his works, and anticipate meeting him…." Minor foxing, else fine. Matted with a famous, 10 x 7¾ in. sepia-toned portrait of Roosevelt by Pach Bros., N.Y. and a small bronze biographical plaque and handsomely framed to an overall size of 19 x 25 in. There is a small nick in each of the bottom corners of the frame. This is an impressive piece. Princess Ferdinand Faucigny-Lucinge (1880-1964) was born Amélie Ephroussi, the daughter of a Jewish banker. Her marriage to the prince in 1901, during the time of the Dreyfus Affair, was viewed askance by much of Parisian society. It was she who translated Roosevelt's book into French, Idéal d'Amérique. Jean Jules Jusserand (1855-1932) was a French author and diplomat who served as ambassador to the U.S. from 1901 to 1925 and did much to promote Franco-American relations. His With Americans of Past and Present Days (1916), would be the first book on U.S. history to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 41		Truman, Harry and Bess. Christmas Gift Print Signed as President and First Lady, 9½ x 7 in., 1946. Picturing the Trumans smiling and waving as they board the President's private plane, the Sacred Cow. The President signed in blue ink and the First Lady in black. Engraved at the bottom is "Christmas 1946". According to Mary Evans Seeley's Season's Greetings From the White House, 575 autographed copies of this photograph were given to White House employees at an informal ceremony in the President's office. Matted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 14¼ in; frame has nick at lower left. The photo is in excellent condition and rare. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,938
Lot 42		Truman, Harry S. Typed Letter Signed as President, on The White House letterhead, 1 page, 14 x 9 in., Washington, Jan. 5, 1950. To Basil O'Connor, President of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and Franklin D. Roosevelt's former law partner, expressing gratitude that the Foundation had provided $31,000,000 "for the care of patients during the worst polio epidemic in our country's history…." He states, ".Just as no race, color or creed was spared in the vicious 1949 epidemic, so every race, color and creed will benefit when the National Foundation's battle against polio is won. Every American benefits by joining the March of Dimes." Very fine. In 1938, Franklin Roosevelt and Basil O'Connor started The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which funded research for the prevention and treatment of polio. Their radio fundraising campaign, the "March of Dimes," solicited small contributions from all over the country. It was so successful that it revolutionized fundraising. In 1979 the Foundation changed its name to the March of Dimes. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 43		Truman, Harry S. Photograph Inscribed and Signed on the mount, "Kindest regards to Dr. Archie M. Palmer / Harry S Truman," 13¾ x 9¾ in. The image is 10 x 8 in. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 44		Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) 8th President of the United States (1837-1841). Manuscript Letter Signed as chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (with text in the hand of James Hamilton, prominent South Carolina statesman and later pioneer in Texas), 1 p. both sides, 9¾ x 8 in., Washington, April 5, 1828. Also signed by several cabinet members and prominent statesmen, including Littleton W. Tazewell, Mahlon Dickerson, Levi Woodbury, and Louis M'lane. The letter is addressed to Samuel L. Southard, Secretary of the Navy, recommending "the early appointment as a Midshipman in the Navy…Stephen Decatur, the son of Col. John P. Decatur, and the nephew of the late Commodore Stephen Decatur…." The letter states that the appointment had been denied in 1826 because young Decatur was only fourteen years of age and that now that he has attained the age of sixteen, "We beg leave to assure you of the great gratification his appointment will afford us…." Normal folds, else very fine. The uncle of young Stephen Decatur was one of our national heroes, famous for his exploits during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. It was he who commanded the squadron which sailed to Algeria in 1815 and forced a peace on the Barbary states, ending the practice of paying tribute. Upon his return, he gave the famous toast: "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!" It was to honor Commodore Stephen Decatur that Martin van Buren and the other statesmen requested the appointment of Decatur's eponymous nephew. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 45		Washington, George (1732-1799) First President of the United States (1789-1797); Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Partly Printed Check Signed "G:o Washington" and accomplished in Washington's hand, 2¾ x 7 1/8 in., Mt. Vernon, Aug. 26, 1797. Check No. 1, written on the Bank of Alexandria for $762.50, payable to Dr. James Craik. Decorative border at left margin and lower edge. Small professional repair to lower left corner. Boldly penned and signed. The Bank of Aleandria was established in 1792. It was the first financial institution authorized by the General Assembly of Virginia. George Washington was a patron and a stockholder of the bank. Dr. Craik (1730-1814) was born in Scotland and did his medical training at the University of Ediburgh. In 1754, while serving with the British army as a surgeon in Colonel Joshua Fry's Virginia Provincial Regiment, Craik met and became friends with George Washington, who was a lieutenant colonel in the same regiment. After the French and Indian War, Craik lived in Maryland until Washington persuaded him to move to Alexandria, Virginia. During the American Revolution, Craik served as an army surgeon, attaining the rank of Surgeon-General to the Continental Army. In 1798, during the Quasi War with France, Washington appointed him Physician General of the Army, a post he held until 1800. Craik was one of three physicians who attended Washington on his deathbed. He was referred to in Washington's will as his "compatriot in arms, and old and intimate friend." After Washington's second term as President ended on March 4, 1797, he retired to Mt. Vernon, where he lived until his death on December 14, 1799. Estimated Value $30,000 - 40,000. Spink-Smythe (formerly Smythe), Oct 11, 1995, lot 387 - W. S. Roberts Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $44,650
Lot 46		Washington, George. Letter Signed as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, 2pp, Headquarters near Dobbs Ferry (NY), July 14, 1781. To Col. (Marinus) Willett who commanded the New York Militia in the Mohawk Valley. In full: "Sir: I have rec.d your favor of the 6th. The dispositions which you are making for the defence of [the] Country upon the Mohawk R[iver] appear to me judicious, as I have ever been [of] opinion, that small stationary Garrisons w[ere] of no real utility. By having your parties [con]stantly in motion and ready to unite upon occasion, the small parties of the Enemy w[ill] be checked, and their main Body may be s[ud]denly attacked, if they commit themselves too [far] into the ['Country' is marked through] settlements. A proportion of the Massachusetts M[ilitia] will be ordered to reinforce your command.Up[on] them and the Levies of New York you must place your dependance, for it will be impossible for me, while our present operations are in hand, to spare any of the Continental troops. From your letter and from Major Villefranche's representaition, I find it will be impossible to construct a new Work. I have therefore desired him to put Fort Herkimer in the best posture of defence. And as the greater part of the Artillery and Stores will, as you observe, in that case be superfluous, you will send down all that are not wanted, to the Comm.y of Militar[y] Stores at Albany. A small magazine, by way of reserve, may be kept at Schenectady. I am with Esteem Sir yr most ob.t Serv.t G:o Washington." The letter has toning and fold wear and uneven margins with several letters missing, primarily along the right margin; there are also two small contemporary ink stains. Washington's signature is boldly penned. A draft of this letter is in the Library of Congress. In July and August, 1781, Washington and his troops were encamped at Dobbs Ferry and the surrounding area, along with French forces under the command of the Comte de Rochambeau. The British controlled Manhattan and Washington hoped to find weaknesses in the British defenses and retake Manhattan. His plans changed on August 14, 1781, when he received a communication from French Admiral Comte de Grasse in the West Indies advocating a joint land and sea attack against the British in Virginia. Washington made the decision to march over 400 miles to the Chesapeake region of Virginia. The allied armies broke camp on August 19, 1781 and marched toward Yorktown for what would be the decisive battle of the war. Marinus Willett (1740-1830) fought in the French and Indian War, taking part in the attacks on Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Frontenac. In 1775 he joined the New York City Sons of Liberty and helped seize arms from the British. He served as Lt. Col of the 3rd New York Regiment of the U.S. from Nov. 1, 1776 to Dec. 22, 1779 when he was appointed Lt. Col of the 5th NY Regiment. He served until Jan. 1, 1781, when the five NY Regiments were reduced to two. NY Governor James Clinton then offered Willett command of the levies and militia in the Mohawk Valley, making him responsible for the overall defense of the Mohawk Valley, which was subject to numerous Loyalist and Indian raids. Willett used "flying camps" which changed position almost daily; General Washington offers his approval of this approach in his letter. In the fall of 1781, Willett commanded the troops who killed the most hated man in the Mohawk Valley, the Loyalist Walter Butler. Butler's Rangers, composed of Loyalists and their Indian allies, committed such depradations in the Mohawk Valley (including the Cherry Valley Massacre of November 1778), that the news of Butler's death was more celebrated there than the news of the victory at Yorktown. After Yorktown, Washington was able to send reinforcements to Willett. After the war, Willett was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati and served as mayor of New York City (1807-1808). The Mohawk Valley, located between the Adirondack and the Catskill Mountains, covers almost 6,000 miles. It was the home of the Iroquois Indians and in the 1700s was settled by German, Dutch, and Scottish immigrants It became the scene of commercial and military competition between Europeans powers, leading to the French and Indian War. During the American Revolution, some 100 battles were fought in New York State, including the Battle of Oriskany and defense of Fort Stanwix, where Willett was second in command. Estimated Value $20,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $17,625
Lot 47		Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). Typed Letter Signed as President, 1 page, 9 x 7 in., Washington, Oct. 4, 1920. To Commissioner A. Gifford agreeing with "the plan of the Salvation Army in the United States to make the City of San Francisco the center of what would be known as the Western Territory….I hope that it will result in furthering the cause of the Salvation Army in every way…." Fine; minor wear. Wilson's large signature is a little shaky, reflecting the stroke he suffered a year earlier. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Harry Sparks collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 48		[Presidents]. Four items. Small personal card engraved Rutherford B. Hayes on one side and signed "R.B. Hayes" on the verso; small personal card engraved Mr. Theodore Roosevelt with holograph note, "Thanks for sympathy" unsigned; "Gerald R. Ford" signed Salvation Army program for a 1984 dinner honoring him, with the invitation and a post-presidential personal card; and a printed New Year's greeting note from Herbert Hoover, unsigned. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold