Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 86

The Manuscripts, Collectibles & Space Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 587		[Kennedy Assassination] John F Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, and Four Others. This lot contains the signatures of seven people associated with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy: John Kennedy Signature on a 1¾ x 2¼" piece of coated paper; signed in blue ink, n.p., n.d.; Lee Harvey Oswald Clipped signature ("Lee H. Oswald") from a document, 3/8 x 2½", n.p.; Jack Ruby signature on the nightclub check of a patron from Ruby's Carousel Club at 1313 St., Dallas, dated 7-17-1963, signed in black ink. A postcard picturing the Texas School Book Depository Building, with a bust photo of JFK imposed, holds the following signatures and inscriptions: "I was handcuffed to Oswald when he was shot. James R. Leavelle D.P.D."; "Officer M. 'Nick' McDonald--Captor of Oswald--11-22-63"; Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who climbed into the back of the limousine in an attempt to protect the President and First Lady; and Buell Fraizer, the person who drove Lee Harvey Oswald to work at the Texas School Book Depository on Nov. 22, 1963. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,320
Lot 588		Lincoln, Abraham. Partly-printed document signed as President, vellum, 17¾ x 14¾ in., Washington, Feb. 19, 1863. Appointing David Kindleberger a Surgeon in the Navy from the 14th of August 1862. Countersigned by Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy. With the usual lovely vignettes and orange wafer seal intact at bottom center. Normal folds and two small tape remnants on verso, else fine. David D. Kindleberger (1824-1921) joined the U.S. Navy as an Assistant Surgeon in 1859 and was on a three-year tour aboard the USS San Jacinto, which was sent to the west coast of Africa to stop the slave trade. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was assigned for duty aboard the USS Miami with the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. He participated in a number of naval engagements off the southern coast, including the battle of Mobile Bay, where he served as a surgeon aboard the USS Monongahela. On August 14, 1862, he was promoted to Surgeon, and his commission (offered here) was signed by President Lincoln on Feb. 19, 1863. He had a long and distinguished career in the Navy, serving as Fleet Surgeon of the Pacific Coast Naval Station, and as Medical Director in charge of the naval hospital at Washington and, later, at Philadelphia. He rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,188
Lot 589		McKinley, William. White House card signature as President, 2 x 4 in., engraved in blue "Executive Mansion / Washington," no date. Handsomely matted with an about uncirculated "McKinley" $500 Federal Reserve Note (currently valued at $1200), 1934 series, San Francisco, Fr#2201-Ldgs Dark Green (LA Block), Julian/Morgenthau, S/N L00054471A; one large Commemorative Presidential bronze medal; six small Commemorative Presidential bronzer medals; three decorative vintage red, white & blue enameled campaign pins; two vintage campaign buttons; two printed portraits of McKinley; four Commemorative stamps; 1897 Inaugural Ball covers, featuring gold embossed images of McKinley and Hobart; a printed excerpt from McKinley's 1897 Inaugural Address ("We want no war of conquest…War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed"); and a brief printed McKinley biographical timeline. Attractively framed to an overall size of 25 x 24½ in. Very good condition. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,980
Lot 590		McKinley, William. Partly-printed letter signed as President, on thick Executive Mansion letterhead, one page, 14 x 8½ in., Washington, D.C., April 2, 1897. To R. Loper Baird of Philadelphia : "You are hereby removed from the Office of Appraiser of Merchandise in the District of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, to take effect upon the appointment and qualification of your successor." Light soiling and lower blank quarter of page is folded under, else fine. Letters removing someone from office are seldom encountered. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Steven S. Rabb, May 13, 1992. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 591		Monroe, James. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, 9¾ x 8 in., Oak Hill, Mar. 25, 1829. Light soiling and fold wear, else fine. Written to "James," in full: "I inclose you a letter I have just recd. from your brother. I can say nothing on the subject with which you are not already fully acquainted. My health is improving slowly, after a severe indisposition, by which I have been confined, more than three weeks. Your aunt is also recovering from her indisposition, which has been less severe than mine. Of this inform Mr. [Samuel Lawrence] Gouverneur & our daughter [Maria Hester (1803-1850)--the two were married on March 9, 1820], & that I shall write them soon. Our best wishes to your wife. Sincerely your friend--James Monroe." In the last few years of his life, tragedy beset Monroe. In addition to his own financial woes (debts amounting to some $75,000), both of his sons-in-law had trouble supporting their families; his son-in-law George Hay died in September 1830, and two days later, his wife Elizabeth died. The double tragedy afflicted Monroe to the point that he became increasingly incapacitated and died less than a year later on July 4, 1831. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Superior Galleries, October 15, 1991. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 592		Monroe, James. Mediterranean ship's passport signed as President, vellum, 14¾ x 11¼ in., no place, Sept. 1, 1824. Coutersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State and by John D. Jones, Naval Officer. "Suffer the Ship Vulture of Nantucket Edwin Barnard master or commander of the burthen of Two Hundred and ninety nine & 75/95th tons or thereabouts mounted with [blank] guns navigated with Thirteen men To Pass with her Company Passengers Goods and Merchandize without any hinderance seisure or molestation…." Requisite scalloped top edge; lovely maritime engravings by Edward Savage. Paper and wax seal intact at lower left. Signatures are somewhat faded; vellum has some age toning and fold wear. Still a most attractive document. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 593		Monroe, James. Partly-printed document signed as President, 1 page, vellum, 8½ x 13¼ in., Washington, April 28, 1819. Very good; age yellowing and soiling to vellum. A land grant to William Loren of Knox County State of Ohio "for the Southeast quarter of Section Ten in Township Seven in Range Thirteen (of the unappropriated lands in the military district) of the Lands directed to be sold at Chillicothe…." Countersigned by Land Commissioner Josiah Meigs, whose signature is light. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Charles Hamilton auction, December 10, 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 594		Nixon, Richard M. Signature on a restaurant check receipt, 2½ x 4½ in., no place, no date. Matted with four large Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; a large silver Inaugural medal; a 1969 Inaugural Ceremonies Program, printed and embossed with a gold President Seal; a reproduced copy of the 1969 Inaugural Invitation; a printed Presidential portrait; two campaign buttons; four commemorative stamps; a printed excerpt from Nixon's 1969 Inaugural Address ("The peace we seek to win is not victory over any other people, but the peace that comes "with healing in its wings;" with compassion for those who have suffered; with understanding for those who have opposed us; with the opportunity for all the peoples of this Earth to choose their own destiny"); and a brief printed Nixon biographical timeline. Attractively arranged, matted and framed to an overall size of 31" x 20". Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 595		Nixon, Richard M. On July 15, 1992, The Nixon Library hosted a luncheon celebrating Nixon's choice of the all-time greats of baseball. President Nixon, David Eisenhower, Johnny Bench, Harmon Killebrew and Bob Feller have signed the cover of a Collector's Limited Edition Official Baseball Roster, presented by the Nixon Library to each guest. Bob Feller, George Kell and David Eisenhower have signed a retained, $500 a-plate, luncheon ticket. Items are mounted with six color photographs from the event and framed to an overall size of 26 x 31 in. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528
Lot 596		Obama, Barack. Typed letter signed as President, with holograph note, 1 page, on personal letterhead, 8½ x 6¼ in., no place, Feb. 8, 2010. To Owen Byrd of Palo Alto, California, thanking him for his support. "…We have made real progress on behalf of average Americans who need a government that is firmly on their side. However, there is still so much work to be done when I consider the daily struggles of our hard working families. They are on my mind every day I step into the Oval Office. And, one thing I have not lost sight of is how you believed in me from the very beginning of this journey. It is because of your friendship and tireless support that I am here today and I want you to know that I carry that with me…" He adds a holograph, "Hope you are well!" Accompanied by a 7¼ x 10¼ in. color photograph inscribed and signed, "To Owen--Thanks for the great work! Barack Obama." Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,800
Lot 597		[Obama, Barack] Inaugural Poster by Shepard Fairy. Original issue entitled "Be The Change" color "HOPE" portrait poster celebrating the Inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009, 38 x 24 in., numbered 1934/10,000 on lower left border. In addition to the famous Obama "HOPE" image the poster also incorporates The White House, The Capitol, The Presidential Seal and throngs of happy and joyous supporters. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 45 x 32½ in. Fine. Street artist Shepard Fairey created a series of unauthorized posters supporting Barack Obama's 2008 candidacy for President of the United States, which included the iconic "HOPE" portrait. After the election, Obama's Presidential Inaugural Committee commissioned Fairey for the official Inaugural poster, hoping to promote awareness and involvement in the Inaugural process of 2009 across America. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 598		Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Autograph endorsement signed ("Fr. Pierce") as President, 1 page, 8 x 3½ in., n.p., n.d. Excellent political content reflecting the Spoils System. In response to a note from George Read Biddle informing Pierce that "There is a clerkship in the office of the 3rd Audr. Treasy Depart - held by F.F. Niles - who is a Whig, and which I think should be filled by the applicant - who is a good Democrat," Pierce responds: "The foregoing note is for the private consideration of the Secy. of the Treasury & is commended to his favorable consideration." Light soiling and two small tape remnants on verso. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Superior Galleries, February 20, 1991. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 599		Polk, James K. Document signed as Governor of Tennessee, 1 page, 10¾ x 8¾ in., Nashville, Feb. 17, 1840. Written on heavy cream paper. Countersigned by John S. Young, Secretary of State. Great Seal of the State of Tennessee is affixed at lower left. Tape remnants on verso, otherwise fine condition. Boldly signed at lower right. Governor Polk orders "the President & Directors of the Franklin and Columbia Turnpike Road to erect two toll Gates on the seven miles of said Road…one of which shall not be nearer than two miles of the Town of Franklin and the other not nearer than five miles of the said first Gate…." Polk served as governor of Tennessee from 1829 to 1841 and was elected President in 1844. Under his administration, Texas was admitted to the Union (1845), the U.S. acquired California and New Mexico through the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, and the Oregon Treaty of 1846 settled a boundary dispute with England. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Jefferson Rarities, November 25, 1992. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $953
Lot 600		Presidents J.Q. Adams, U.S. Grant, and R.B. Hayes. Three presidential items: John Quincy Adams address panel with free frank ("J. Q. Adams") as Secretary of State, 3¾ x 6 in., postmarked WASHN CITY JAN 10, n.y. (c.1818-1825), addressed to Mr. Wm. A. Colman, New York; with FREE stamp; Ulysses S. Grant card signed and dated ("U.S. Grant / Feb.y 9th 1881"); Rutherford B. Hayes Executive Mansion card signed ("R B Hayes") as President, no place, no date (c. 1877-81). Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 601		Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan. Color photograph of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Gerald R. Ford, and Jimmy Carter, 12 x 14½ in., The four Presidents share a light moment on October 8, 1981, as they gather in the Blue Room of the White House prior to the departure of Nixon, Ford, and Carter for Cairo to represent the United States at the funeral of assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. President Reagan did not attend because of concerns for his safety. Three of the four Presidents (Reagan, Ford, and Carter) have signed the picture above his image. Carter has signed across the dark background. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 20 x 23 in. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $870
Lot 602		Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. Official White House color photograph signed by Presidents Reagan as President, Ford, Carter, and Nixon, 10 x 8 in. (image size 6½ x 4½ in.). A full-length, smiling portrait taken at the White House, no date. Signed in full by all four on the lower border. President Ford has also inscribed his term dates ("8/9/74 1/20/77") below his signature. The photo was taken at the White House on October 9, 1981, as former Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter prepared to leave for the funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who had been assassinated by fundamentalist army officers. President Reagan had been advised not to go for security reasons. Just over six months earlier, on March 30, 1981, he had been shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 15 in. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,313
Lot 603		Reagan, Ronald. Official White House color photograph of President Reagan and his Cabinet and sub-Cabinet members, signed by 9 of the 18 members pictured (Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige died in a rodeo accident just days after the photograph was taken on July 1, 1987, before the photos were printed and presented to the Cabinet members in the next Cabinet meeting for signature), 14 x 15 in. (Washington, 1988). The picture is beautifully matted and framed to an overall size of 22 x 24 in. Mint condition. These Cabinet photos were given only to members of the Cabinet and sub-Cabinet and a handful of their key staff members. All of the Cabinet members signed this photo during the same Cabinet meeting. Fewer than 50 of these are in existence. The photograph was signed on the lower mount by the following members: Ronald Reagan - President; George Bush - Vice President; Senator Howard Baker - White House Chief of Staff; James A. Baker III - Secretary of the Treasury; Elizabeth Dole - Secretary of Energy;Richard E. Lyng - Secretary of Agriculture; Edwin Meese III - Attorney General;; George P. Schultz - Secretary of State; and Caspar Weinberger - Secretary of Defense. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 604		Reagan, Ronald. Typed letter signed as President, 1 page, on White House letterhead, 8½ x 6¼ in., Washington, May 16, 1988. The letter has one faint diagonal crease. To John O. Koehler, a long-time journalist and Reagan advisor who was appointed Assistant to the President and Director of Communications in 1987, and who went to Europe that summer to assess the perception there of a proposed US-Soviet treaty eliminating intermediate range nuclear weapons. President Reagan's letter is responding to the publication of Donald Regan's tell-all book, For the Record, in which Reagan's former Treasury Secretary and Chief of Staff blames Mrs. Regan for firing him, as well as for the ousters of C.I.A. Director William Casey, Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler, and Communications Director Pat Buchanan (Buchanan is not mentioned in this letter). He also accused the First Lady of ferociously protecting the President, depending on astrological guidance to plan his schedule and important events in his life, including surgery. In part: "…You know, John, one of the hardest things to bear in all of this are the outright falsehoods. Nancy never opened her mouth about Casey, Donovan, or Heckler, and she certainly didn't fire Don. Truth is, he'd told me several months earlier he wanted to get back to private life, and I left it to him to name the day. And, of course, we haven't been charting our course by the stars…" The Reagans had already been targeted by Reagan daughter Patti Davis in Home Front (1986), by former press secretary Larry Speakes's Speaking Out (January 1988), by former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver's Behind the Scenes (Feb. 1988), and by adopted son Michael Reagan's On the Outside Looking In (April 1988). Then, to get his revenge for real or perceived insults, Donald Regan published For the Record. And all of these while the Reagans were still in the White House! Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $9,600
Lot 605		Reagan, Ronald. Typed letter signed ("Ron") as President, 1 page, on The White House letterhead, 8¾ x 6¾ in., Washington, Sept. 23, 1987. To close personal friend, Phil Regan: "Thanks for your suggestion of Pete. I think highly of him, as you do. I must, however, tell you the list of 'possibilities' is long and growing every day. I'll see that he's added to it. We haven't taken up the matter yet because of the great number and the continued increase. Again, thanks, and love to Jo." Phil Regan was known as "the singing cop" when he worked as a policeman in New York City. He sang the national anthem at Harry Truman's 1949 inauguration. He moved to Hollywood and was under contract to Warner Brothers at the same time as Ronald Reagan. Regan headed "Democrats for Reagan" during Reagan's first campaign for the governorship of California. Both men later switched to the Republican Party. They remained good friends until Regan's death in 1996. Very fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Willens, September 9, 1990. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 606		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Autograph sentiment signed, clipped from a sheet of paper, 1 page, 1¾ x 6¾ in., brown ink, no place, no date. Roosevelt writes "I am glad to autograph this for a fellow collector / Franklin D Roosevelt." Lightly affixed to an old mounting board. Matted with two large Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; two silver 1956 FDR dimes; two printed Presidential portraits; four small campaign buttons; seven commemorative stamps; a decorative Diplomatic Eagle Collection reproduction of a small porcelain oval dish; a 1944 Democratic National Convention Press Gallery Ticket; a decorative FDR Cigar Box label; a printed quote from Roosevelt's 1941 Four Freedoms Address (" The order which we seek is the co-operation of free countries, working together in a friendly, civilized society"); and a brief printed Roosevelt biographical timeline. Handsomely framed to an overall size of 27 x 24 in. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,110
Lot 607		Roosevelt, Franklin D. Partly-printed document signed as national chairman of The Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 1 page, 11½ x 8½ in., no place, no date. A Certification to Jane E. Newman as a founder of the Woodrow Wilson Award, signed by Roosevelt in the lower left margin. Framed to an overall size of 13 x 9½ in. Very good. The Woodrow Wilson Foundation was an educational non-profit created in 1922, under New York state laws, recognizing Wilson's national and international services and perpetuating his ideals. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 608		Roosevelt, Theodore. Typed letter signed with added holograph "Private", on "Metropolitan / 432 Fourth Avenue New York / Office of Theodore Roosevelt" stationery, 2 pages, New York, September 28, 1916. Toning, paperclip mark at left top margin; four inch tear top of second page. To Mr. Henry L. Stoddard, Esq., 203 Broadway, New York City. Excellent Roosevelt letter explaining and defending his reported past and future behavior towards President Taft and Elihu Root: "Over a year ago Taft and I were both pallbearers at the funeral of Professor Lounsberry…He came up, spoke to me, and shook hands with me. In my judgment it would have been silly for me to refuse to be a pallbearer….on the ground that Taft was also one; and it would have been merely bad manners on my part for me to refuse to recognize him when he came up to speak to me. The newspapers made a great hulabaloo about it at the time.…are now making another hulabaloo over the Union League Club meeting….Among the members of that Club who will be at that reception are a number of men, including Elihu Root, who shared Taft's guilt four years ago. Indeed, if there must be a choice between them, I think that Root's offense was as rank as Taft's and more wanton…for me to refuse to come to the Union League Club Hughes reception because Taft was to be there, would be a very, very unwise thing." Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,920
Lot 609		Roosevelt, Theodore. Typed letter signed as President, 1 page, on The White House letterhead, 9 x 7 in., Oyster Bay, N.Y., Aug. 8, 1905. To Speaker of the House of Representatives J.G. Cannon, regarding the appointment of a man being pushed for an unnamed post by Cannon: "I will look that up forthwith. I do not know anything about the facts. Of course if I can appoint the man whom you want I shall be very much pleased. But I have had such endless trouble there that I really want now the very best man I can get. I agree with you that geographical considerations should play an important part; through perhaps not the decisive part in the matter." The letter is uniformly brown; typing is light but legible and the signature is bold. Very good. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Manuscript Society auction, May 27, 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 610		Roosevelt, Theodore. Signature on a cut slip of paper, 1 x 5¼ in., brown ink, no place, no date. Matted with two large Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; a sepia-toned photo by Underwood & Underwood, 1912, captioned "His Latest and Best Photograph"; a printed quote regarding Builders of the State ("It is well indeed for our land that we of this generation have learned to think nationally"); and a brief printed Roosevelt biographical timeline. Handsomely framed to an overall size of 21½ x 11½ in. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 611		Taft, William H. Photograph signed ("Wm. H. Taft"), silver print, 8½ x 6½ in., copyright by Clinedinst. Slight silvering present on the background. Taft has signed and inscribed on the mount board "Sincerely yours / Wm. H. Taft". Matted with two Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; a printed quote regarding Taft's 1911 Veto of Arizona Enabling Act ("A government is for the benefit of all the people…"); and a brief printed biographical timeline. Handsomely framed to an overall size of 15½ x 20½ in. Very good condition. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 612		Taylor, Zachary. Autograph letter signed ("Z. Taylor") as Lt. Col. 15th Regt. U.S. Infantry, 2 pages, 9½ x 7¾ in., Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 14, 1824. To Major C.J. Nourse, Adjutant General in Washington: "Sir Enclosed you will receive my Monthly return & accounts current for the month ending the 31st October last, also duplicate enlistments & a roll of the recruits made by the officers under my superintendence. I have to request that an additional supply of funds for Bounties Premiums, & contingencies may be forwarded as soon as practicable. The Order placing Lt. Dram on the Recruiting Service was duly received, & he has this moment reported in person for duty. Very Respectfully Sir, Your Obt Srvt. Z. Taylor Lt. Col. 15th Regt U.S. Infy." With integral address leaf; docketing is on recto of page two. The two pages have been taped together along the left edge. Fine condition. A scarce holograph letter. Taylor (1784-1850) was a career officer in the United States Army, first commissioned in 1808 and rising to the rank of major general. He became a national hero and won election to the White House as a result of his victories in the Mexican-American War, even though he had no political experience, had never voted, and refused to campaign. Among those who served under General Taylor were Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Dav. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Superior Galleries, February 9, 1993. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 613		Truman Harry S. and Bess Truman. White House cards signed as President and First Lady, 2 x 4 in., Washington, no date. Matted with a signed photo of President Truman (signed vertically across suit lapel), 9 x 7 in., sepia toned, by Chase-Statler, Washington, D.C., no date; a printed color portrait picture of the First Lady; two large Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; two small Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; a printed excerpt from Truman's 1945 Address To Congress ("The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world"); and a brief printed Truman biographical timeline. Attractively framed to an overall size of 18 x 22 in. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780
Lot 614		Truman, Harry S. Three typed letters signed, two as U.S. Senator (1939) and one post presidential (1961); all quarto. The first two are on U.S. Senate letterhead and are addressed to Fred Wilson, a fellow Missourian whom Truman is trying to help find employment with the Public Works Administration. The third letter, to Emil K. Ellis, Chairman of the Board of The Four Freedoms Foundation, regrets that Truman is unable to attend the Foundations' award dinner due to another engagement. All fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Manuscript Society auctions, May 27, 1989 and May 29, 1993. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 615		Truman, Harry S. Oversized photograph signed as President and dated in his hand, "March 26, 1947", 19½ x 15½ in., no place. Signed and dated in white ink. Edges are rough and there are some minor blemishes to the image, including a small scratch on Truman's left cheek but a fine portrait. Estimated Value $250 - 350. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 616		Tyler, John. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, 10 x 7¾ in., Sherwood Forest (Charles City, Virginia), Nov. 8, 1859. With holograph integral address leaf. To former Governor of Virginia (John) Floyd, Secretary of War: "My Dear Governor, I need scarcely express to you my opinion of Lt. Richd. C. Drum in writing, as you are already well aware of it. The brother of the late Capt. Drum who fell most gloriously under the walls of Mexico in the late war has been an object of interest to me since my first acquaintance with him, and that interest has been greatly encreasd upon a more intimate acquaintance. Pardon me therefore for writing with others in the wish for his advancement in the line of the Commissariat when opportunity may offer - and be assured of my constant esteen & regard and best wishes for your health and happiness. Truly yrs / John Tyler." Tyler (1790-1862) was the first Vice President to succeed to the Presidency through the death of his predecessor (William Henry Harrison in 1841). He was sometimes referred to as "His Accidency." Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from R.M. Smythe & Co. auction, October 23, 1991. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 617		Tyler, John. Signature boldly signed as President ("John Tyler/ Washington Feb. 21, 1843"), brown ink, on a 2 x 6 in. cut slip of paper. Matted with two large Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; a printed excerpt from Tyler's 1841 Inaugural Address ("The institutions under which we live, my countrymen, secure each person in the perfect enjoyment of all his rights"); two printed pictures of Tyler; two commemorative stamps; and a printed Tyler biographical timeline. Handsomely framed to an overall size of 14½ x 18½ in. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 618		Van Buren, Martin. Signature ("M. Van Buren") as President with closing salutation, place and date ("Yours truly/ Saratoga / August / 1839"), 2 x 3¾ in., on a cut blue slip of paper. Matted with a 14½ x 15½ in., cover of Harper's Weekly, Vol. VI.- No. 293, New York, Saturday August 9, 1862, featuring a picture of the late President; and a printed copy of Lincoln's Presidential Order announcing the death of ex-President Van Buren on July 24, 1862. Framed to an overall size of 19 x 23 in. Very good condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 619		Washington, George. Partly-printed document signed ("Go: Washington") as President of the Society of the Cincinnati, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1 page, vellum, age toned, 14 x 19½ in., July 4, 1785. Matted with a biographical plaque and a color image of George Washington and framed to an overall size of 25½ x 39½ in. Membership certificate of Heman Swift, Brigadier General, in the Society of the Cincinnati, "instituted by the Officers of the American Army at the Period of its Dissolution, as well to commemorate the great Event which gave Independence to North America, as for the laudable Purpose of inculcating the Duty of laying down in Peace Arms assumed for public Defence, and of uniting in Acts of brotherly Affection, and Bonds of perpetual Friendship the Members constituting the same." Countersigned by Henry Knox ("H Knox") as Secretary of the Society. Patriotic engravings cover the lower portion of the certificate, and the eagle badge of the Society is at the top. Heman Swift (1733-1814) was from Cornwall, Connecticut and served as Colonel in the Connecticut line during the Revolution. He was made Brigadier General by Washington at the end of the war. The Society of the Cincinnati was founded near Newburgh, New York in 1783 by Continental Army officers who fought in the American Revolution. Within a year, affiliated Societies were founded in all 13 of the original states and France. George Washington was elected the first President in December 1783 and served until his death in 1799, when he was succeeded by Alexander Hamilton. The Society was named for Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus, a 5th century B.C. Roman farmer who, like Washington, triumphantly lead his country's troops in battle, then returned home to plow his fields, refusing any honors. The Society's motto is: "He gave up everything to serve the republic." The Society of the Cincinnati is the oldest military hereditary society in the United States. Membership passes through the eldest son of the eldest surviving son successively of an original member. The Society was also the first military beneficial society. At a time when there were no military pensions, officers who were original members of the Society were required to give one month's pay, the interest of which was used for needy officers and their families. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,600
Lot 620		Washington, George. Autograph letter signed ("Go: Washington"), 1 page, 4¾ x 7½ in, Mount Vernon, Feb. 5, 1798. Slight fading, toned overall; attached at top center verso with one old piece of tape to a slightly larger sheet. To Mr. Powell: "If you can obtain the material needed in Baltimore I suggest that you purchase it there and send it to Mr. Lear as soon as possible." Tobias Lear served as Washington's personal secretary from 1784 until Washington's death on December 14, 1799. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $9,375
Lot 621		Wilson, Woodrow. Photograph inscribed and signed "With the Compliments/ of Woodrow Wilson/ 1922, 9¼ x 6¼ in., with blind embossed and printed imprint of "Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C." Signed on the lower mount. Minor silvering does not detract from the attractive image. Matted with two large bronze "Wilson" Commemorative Presidential medals; a printed excerpt from Wilson's 1917 Address To The Senate ("There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power, not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace"); three commemorative stamps; and a brief printed Wilson biographical timeline. Beautifully framed to an overall size of 13 x 18 in. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 622		Wilson, Woodrow and Herbert Hoover. Photo inscribed and signed ("Sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson"). A matte, sepia-toned portrait of Wilson, 10½" x 7½", matted and framed to an overall size of 17¾" x 13½".With imprint of "Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C." Fine. Accompanied by a book inscribed and signed "To Richard C. Overton with the kind regards of Herbert Hoover," being Addresses Upon The American Road by Hoover (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938). Light toning throughout. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348

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