Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 99

The July 8-9, 2017 Manuscript, Space, Collectibles & Stamp Auction

U.S. Presidents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 26		Adams, John - Beautiful Ship's Passport Signed as President (1743-1826) Second President of the United States (1797-1801). Partly-printed document signed "John Adams" as President, on vellum, 17½ x 11¾", District of Plymouth, Massachusetts, June 28, 1800. Countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. A ship's passport, also called a Mediterranean ship's passport, for the schooner Lark. Filling the top portion of the document is a lovely vignette of ships passing a lighthouse; the usual scalloped top edge has been trimmed. The paper and wax seal is present, with a few folded points; above the seal, is "Number 19 nineteen." Normal folds and light wrinkling. A vertical fold runs through Adams' first name, but the signature is exceptionally large and beautiful. Estimate Value $7,000 - 9,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,875
Lot 27		Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States (1825-29). Partly-printed document signed "J.Q. Adams" as President, one page, vellum, 9¾ x 14", Washington, June 15, 1826. A land grant of approximately 95 acres in Franklin, Missouri to David Todd. Countersigned by Land Commissioner George Graham. Both left and right margins are ragged, affecting text; and numerous small holes to folds on right half of document. Seal at lower left is intact. Adams' signature is uneven, varying between light and dark. This a good starter piece for a presidential collector. Estimate Value $300 - 500 Ex. Academy Stamp Company. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $375
Lot 28		Adams, John Quincy - Document Signed as President (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States. Partly-printed document signed "J.Q. Adams" as President, on vellum, 9¾ x 15¾", Washington, July 20, 1825. A grant of twenty-two acres of land in Arkansas to William Russell. Countersigned by Land Commissioner George Graham. Very good condition, with normal folds and light soiling; seal worn but intact; small edge loss in left margin, affecting nothing. Accompanied by a 2 x 1¾" engraving on 8 x 6" cardstock, issued by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Estimate Value $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,125
Lot 29		Arthur, Chester A. - Partial Document Signed as President (1829-86) 21st President of the United States (1881-85). Lower portion of a document signed "Chester A. Arthur" as President, 2¼ x 10¾", date not visible but "109th" is visible, referring to the year of the nation, making it from 1884. Countersigned by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen as Secretary of State. Exceptionally large signature has some ink brushing, else fine. Matted with a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 28¼ x 16¼". Ready for display. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $450
Lot 30		Buchanan, James - Military Appointment Signed as President (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States (1857-61). He represented Pennsylvania in the U. S. House of Representatives and the Senate, served as Minister to Russia under Andrew Jackson, as Secretary of State under James K. Polk, and as Ambassador to the United Kingdom under Franklin Pierce. Partly-printed document signed "James Buchanan" as President, 19½ x 15¾", on vellum, Washington, Feb. 6, 1858. Countersigned by Secretary of War John B. Floyd. Promoting James N. Ward to Captain in the Third Regiment of Infantry. Fine; a horizontal fold runs below Buchanan's signature, just touching the long tail of the "J" in "James" and a vertical fold runs between "John" and "B." in Floyd's signature. The large vignette of military paraphernalia occupies the lower portion of the document; War Office seal in left margin is faded to a powder blue. Buchanan's signature is of medium boldness. An attractive document, ready for framing and display. Buchanan's Secretary of War, John B. Floyd (1806-63) was a failed administrator and would fail as a Confederate general. He is best remembered for losing the important Battle of Donelson to General Ulysses S. Grant, after which he was relieved of his command by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 31		Buchanan, James - Passport Signed as Secretary of State (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States (1857-61). He represented Pennsylvania in the U. S. House of Representatives and the Senate, served as Minister to Russia under Andrew Jackson, as Secretary of State under James K. Polk, and as Ambassador to the United Kingdom under Franklin Pierce. Partly-printed document signed "James Buchanan" as Secretary of State, one page, 12¾ x 10½", Washington, June 26, 1848. Being a passport for Henry B. Skinner, 21 years old, 5'7½" tall, with a medium forehead, grey eyes, a grecian nose, small mouth, short chin, brown hair, light complexion, and an oval face. Fine; expected folds, and an ink smudge over "United". Matted with a 9 x 5¾" engraving of Buchanan by Johnson, Fry, & Co. and framed to an overall size of 18½ x 22½". Estimate Value $500 - 750 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780
Lot 32		Buchanan, James - Signed, Inscribed Irish Political Protest Broadside. Original 1849 Irish Political Protest Broadside Inscribed and Signed "18 July 1861, Presented to Jameson Glossbrenner by James Buchanan." Broadside is entitled "Protest Against the British Government," on wove stock, 30 x 20", [Philadelphia], Michael Lawrence, 1849. An elaborate harp with two angels at the top forms the border of the text, engraved in wood by Joseph H. Brightly; the angels hold scrolls with names of protesting Irishmen, including John Mitchel, T.R. Meagher, Wm. S. O'Brien, and C.G. Duffy. A portrait of Irish martyr (Robert) Emmett is featured above the text, with the legend "Let no man write my epitaph till Ireland is free!" Wood frame is 35¾ x 25½". The broadside is a lengthy condemnation of the British government, charging it with the suppression of the Irish press, Catholicism and the Irish people, and calling for "a consolidated union like that of the American Revolution…The insulted majesty of a people will rise and defend the glorious standard." Broadside has a few scattered stains, not affecting legibility, and some closed tears to margins, not affecting text or images; expert paper repairs to verso. A handsome Irish political piece with an important James Buchanan autograph showing his solidarity with the Irish. Estimate Value $1,200 - 1,800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 33		Bush, George H.W. - Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House Letterhead (1924 -) 41st President of the United States (1989-93). Typed letter signed "George Bush" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, 8¾ x 6¾", Washington, Nov. 22, 1989. To Senator Paul Simon (1928-2003) of Illinois, wishing him a happy birthday: "Barbara and I hope you have the happiest of birthdays You're in our thoughts on this joyous occasion and have our good wishes for a wonderful year ahead. The entire Bush family adds its warm congratulations…." Date stamp at upper right; light ghosting from an item which was stored with the letter. Nice, bold signature. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $250
Lot 34		Bush, George W. and Laura & Dick and Lynne Cheney - Two Signatures by the President and Vice President. Invitation to the 2001 inauguration of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Huge signatures in black marker by George and Laura Bush, on the lower portion of the 11 x 8½" invitation. Dick and Lynne Cheney signed in the upper left corner. George Bush and Dick Cheney also signed the invitation to the inaugural ceremonies; large signatures in black marker. Estimate Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $550
Lot 35		Bush, George W. Signed Quotation from Oval Office Address (1946-) Autographed quotation from President George W. Bush from his Oval Office address to the nation on the morning of September 11, 2001. "Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, they cannot touch the foundation of America". One of the most profound and popular quotations by the 43rd President has been printed on an 8¼ x 11" trimmed, and boldly signed by President Bush after his presidency. Very fine condition and ready for framing. Estimate Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 36		Carter, Jimmy - Typed Letter Signed on White House Letterhead (1924 -) 39th President of the United States (1977-81). Typed letter signed "Jimmy Carter" as President, one page, 8¾ x 6¾", on White House letterhead, Washington, Nov. 14, 1978. To political cartoonist Art Bimrose at the Portland Oregonian. In part: "Thank you very much for contributing one of your cartoons to the album which was presented to me last month on behalf of the entire membership of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists…." Light brushing of ink in the "J" of the signature, else fine. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. With COA. Estimate Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 37		Cleveland, Grover - Card Inscribed, Signed, and Dated as President (1837-1908) 22nd & 24th President of the United States (1885-89 and 1893-97). Card inscribed, signed and dated during his first term as President: "Yours truly / Grover Cleveland / March 20, 1888," 3½ x 4½", no place. Cleveland was to lose the election of 1888 to Benjamin Harrison, but Cleveland ran again and won in 1892, becoming the first President to serve two non-successive terms. Estimate Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $213
Lot 38		Cleveland, Grover - Naval Appointment Signed as President (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United (1885-1889, 1893-1897). Partly-printed document signed "Grover Cleveland" as President, vellum, 18½ 14½", Washington, Mar. 3, 1888. Appointing William H. Emory a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. Countersigned by Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney. Faint ghosting from earlier folding lightly affects signature and part of text; one tooth missing from cerrulean blue Navy Dept. seal. Very good condition. Matted and framed to an overall size of 22 x 18"; a few nicks to frame. William H. Emory, Jr. became a rear admiral in the United States Navy. His father, for whom he was named, was a nationally-renowned surveyor and civil engineer who served in both the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, and who directed the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey (1848-1855), which set the boundary between the United States and Mexico according to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Emory, Jr.'s mother, Sophia Burrell Dallas, was a great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, as well as a niece of George Mifflin Dallas. Certainly a distinguished family. Estimate Value $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $660
Lot 39		Clinton, Bill & Hillary, Streisand, Kidman and Parker - Signed Empty Wine Bottle. Empty wine bottle signed by Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Barbara Streisand, Nicole Kidman, and Sarah Jessica Parker, all signed on September 26, 2009, when Barbra Streisand held a small, intimate concert for friends and some very lucky, lottery-winning fans at the Village Vanguard, a 120 seat club that launched her early singing career almost 50 years prior. The 90-minute "One Night Only" concert was held and recorded to promote a new album she was releasing at the time. An impressive list of VIps, all close friends of Streisand attended. All signatures are boldly signed in silver felt tip pen with little to no smearing. Excellent condition. An unusual signed piece of the Clintons and by the very talented women who have supported them through the years. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 40		Clinton, Bill - Typed Letter Signed on White House Letterhead (1946 -) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). Typed letter signed "Bill" as President, one page, on pale green White House letterhead, 8¾ x 6¾", Washington, Oct. 30, 1995. To Deborah Yeldell McAfee, Vilonia Public School in Vilonia, Arkansas. "Thanks so much for your letter of October 13, whish Carolyn passed along to me. It was great to hear from you, and I'm glad that you're doing well. I appreciate the update on The Vilonia Parent Center. It sounds wonderful -- keep up the good work! As always, I'm grateful for your friendship and support. I'm sorry to have missed you at Juanita's, but I hope to see you soon." Very fine. With COA. Estimate Value $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780
Lot 41		Clinton, Bill and Monica Lewinsky Autographed Autobiograpy. Clinton, Bill and Monica Lewinsky (1946 -). 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). Monica's Story, by Andrew Morton, signed by Monica Lewinsky ("Monica") and Andrew Morton ("Andrew Morton") on the title page and by Bill Clinton ("Bill Clinton"), on the first end page. 288 pp., hardcover, 8vo., paper boards. With just some slight discoloration along the lower edges of the boards and pages, this book is fine; dust jacket is fine or better. This rare assembly of signatures includes the renowned biographer, his stated subject Ms. Lewinsky, and the President who faced impeachment for perjury relative to the public scandal over the alleged affair. We have been informed President Clinton, always considerate in signing autographs, was indeed "punked" here with the dust jacket replaced with one of his books at the time of his signing. Lewinski and Morton's autographs were present at purchase, a special edition by the hosting book store during the initial book tour. This edition sold for $1260.00 in our July 2016 sale and being re-consigned by the estate. Estimate Value $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $625
Lot 42		Clinton, William J. - TLS Re the Kidnapping and Murder of Israeli Soldier Nachshon Wachsman (1946 -) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). Typed letter signed, "Bill Clinton" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, 10½ x 7", Washington, Nov. 21, 1994. To Senator Paul Simon: "I appreciated your letter about the kidnapping of Nachson [sic] Wachsman; I share your anguish at this vicious crime. Corporal Wachsman was a son of Israel and the United States. We made every effort, in conjunction with Israel, to bring about his safe return, and we made clear to Chairman Arafat the importance of pressing the Palestinian police to stop Hamas terror. The enemies of peace who committed this crime were trying to block the emergence of a new Middle East, one based on peace and security for all. They struck at those who work for peace as surely as they targeted an innocent Israeli soldier. As I wrote to Mr. and Mrs. Wachsman earlier, their son will not be forgotten, and we will not allow those responsible for his death to succeed." Fine condition. In October 1994, Nachshon Wachsman was captured by a group from Hamas, who demanded the release of Sheik Ahmed Yassin and 200 other prisoners of the Israelis. During a failed Israeli rescue attempt, after being held hostage for six days, Wachsman was killed by his captors, three of whom were also killed, as well as an Israeli officer. Estimate Value $1,000 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,920
Lot 43		Coolidge, Calvin - Sepia-toned, Inscribed, Signed Photograph (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (1923-29). Photograph inscribed and signed, " To Eunice Jane Thomas / With Regards / Calvin Coolidge," likely as President, 10½ x 6¾". A sepia-toned, chest-up pose, with embossed imprint of Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C. Signed and inscribed in brown ink in the lower border. Fine condition. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 44		Coolidge, Calvin - TLS on White House Letterhead Mentioning "the new South" (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (1923-29). Typed letter signed "Calvin Coolidge" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, Washington, May 27, 1925. To Charles G. Washburn (1857-1928), a former U.S. representative from Worcester, Mass. "Thank you very much for your letter of the 25th regarding the Mecklenburg Sesquicentennial. I am glad that your appointment on the Commission afforded you an opportunity to see not only an interesting ceremony, but also a striking demonstration of the growth of the new South, both materially and in the matter of public opinion." Fine. Large signature made with a fine-nibbed pen. The Mecklenburg Declaration was a document supposedly signed on May 20, 1775, at Charlotte, North Carolina, by a committee of citizens of Mecklenburg County, declaring independence from Great Britain after they heard about the battle of Lexington. If true, the declaration would precede the United States Declaration of Independence by more than a year, but the authenticity of the Mecklenburg Declaration has been contested since it was first published in 1819 in the Raleigh Register. Estimate Value $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $338
Lot 45		Eisenhower, Dwight D. - Autograph Letter Unusually Signed - "Ike E., Confined, Doctor's Orders" (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States (1953-61). Autograph letter signed "Ike E", 2 pages (both sides of a sheet from a yellow, legal pad), 12½ x 8" (Gettysburg), Mar. 23, 1965. To Vivien McCracken, who, with her husband, J. Holt McCracken, was a good friend of the Eisenhowers. Ike thanks "Viv" for a bounty of delicacies which the Eisenhowers have recently received. In part: "Mamie and I spent an hour last evening in examing the gifts that reached us bearing the McCracken label. The first big decision was to have strawberries for dinner (Decision executed; results perfect.) ….we feel deeply obligated for your continuing kindnesses. I am presently confined to the house by doctors orders. I have some kind of 'virus' in my chest However I was told yesterday that by the end of the week they may release me. Give our affectionate greeting to 'Mac'…." Fine condition and a form of his signature rarely seen. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 46		Eisenhower, Dwight D. - Scarce Document Signed as President to the Senate (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States (1953-1961); Supreme Allied Commander during World War II. Partly-printed document signed "Dwight D. Eisenhower" as President, one page, 12¾ x 6¾" (Washington), August 25, 1959. On a sheet imprinted at top "The White House" followed by "To the SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES I nominate," the President nominates "David A. Lindsay, of New York, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, to succeed Nelson P. Rose." Matted with a beautiful, huge, red-wax presidential seal, 2 x 2 1/8" and a 4¾ x 3¾" engraving of Eisenhower and framed to an overall size of 18 x 17¾". David A. Lindsay (1921-77) was the twin brother of John V. Lindsay, who served as mayor of New York City from 1966-73. Estimate Value $800 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 47		Eisenhower, Dwight D. and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Typed letter signed "Dwight D Eisenhower" as President, on White House letterhead, one page, 8¾ x 6¾", Washington, Oct. 14, 1953. To Curt C. Schiffeler, who was manager of the Hotel Raleigh, thanking him and Mrs. Schiffeler for birthday wishes and "the beautiful cake for this occasion. Mrs. Eisenhower joins me in appreciation…." Marked "Personal" and signed in black ink. One small blemish at bottom center, else fine. Transmittal envelope is present. With typed letter signed "Mamie Doud Eisenhower" as First Lady, on White House letterhead, one page, 9¼ x 6", Washington, April 4, 1953. Thanking the Schiffelers for their "elaborate and delicious Easter remembrance…The beautiful decorations alone held the attention of three young Eisenhowers…." With transmittal envelope. Minor soiling at left margin, else fine. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 48		Eisenhower, Dwight F. - Inscribed, Signed Photograph (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States (1953-61). Photo inscribed and signed, "For Claudette Lorel / with best wishes / Dwight D Eisenhower," 10 x 8", no place, no date. A matte-finish, chest-up photograph. Ink blurs in a couple of letters. Slight waviness at lower edge and a couple of small creases in upper right corner. Boldly penned and signed in the lower border. With COA. Estimate Value $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $263
Lot 49		Fillmore, Millard - Manuscript Letter Signed as President (1800-1874). 13th President of the United States, 1850-1853. Manuscript letter signed "Millard Fillmore" as President, one page, 9 x 7½", Washington, March 10, 1851. To J.H. Stokes, Esq. in Philadelphia, in part: "The copy of the proceedings of a meeting of Whig citizens of Philadelphians which you presented to me under date of 27th ult., I have to-day referred to the Secy. of the Treasury; and the request contained in them for certain changes in the Custom House in your city shall at a proper time receive due consideration. This reference should have been made at an earlier day but for the circumstance that the papers got separated & have just been all collected." Minor ink bleeding to text, not affecting the large, bold signature. Matted with a 6¾ x 5¼" engraving and framed to an overall size of 15¼ x 18½". Estimate Value $800 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,020
Lot 50		Ford, Gerald and Betty Ford. Group of seven items: 2 10 x 8" photos, one signed by Gerald and Betty Ford and one by Gerald Ford; with five covers signed "Gerald Ford," three of them with Gerald Ford cachets, cancelled in 1974; one an FDC with "Flags of American Colonial Days" cachet and cancelled July 4, 1968; and one a white envelope bearing only a 3¢ stamp honoring the Sesquicentennial of the National Capital. Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 51		Ford, Gerald R. - Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Broadside of His Oath of Office (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States (1974-77). Color limited edition lithograph broadside of the presidential Oath of Office and Remarks, No. 88 of 175, signed "Gerald R. Ford" in blue felt tip under a color photo of Ford, 15 x 22". Ford was sworn in as President on August 9, 1974, the same day Richard Nixon resigned. The broadside is encased in mylar, easily removed. Very fine condition. On October 10, 1973, Spiro Agnew, who was elected as Nixon's vice president in 1969 and 1973, resigned and pleaded no contest to criminal charges of tax evasion and money laundering. On October 12, 1973, Gerald Ford was nominated to take Agnew's place, the first time the vice-presidential vacancy provision of the 25th Amendment was implemented. Ford was confirmed by the House by a vote of 387 to 35 on December 6, 1973, and took the oath of office as Vice President of the United States a half hour later. When Nixon resigned as President on August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford became the first U.S. President to assume the position without being elected as either President or Vice President. With COA. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 52		Ford, Gerald R. - Signed Souvenir Transcript of Richard Nixon's Pardon (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States (1974-77). Souvenir typescript of Ford's proclamation granting a pardon to Richard Nixon, signed "Gerald R. Ford," 2 pages, brownish-gold, no place, no date. Signed on the second page in blue, felt-tip pen. This is a full transcript of the historic pardon, which says in part: "…I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974…." Very fine condition. With COA. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $688
Lot 53		[Garfield, James A.] Silk Memorial Ribbon & Memorial Service Card. White silk memorial ribbon, 6 x 2", with black oval bust of Garfield and black lettering. Above: "In Memory of OUR PRESIDENT" and below: "General JAS.A. GARFIELD." Fine condition. Housed in a custom-made case, 8¾ x 4½" (folded). With a "Memorial Service of James Abram Garfield" card, 5½ x 9¼", featuring a bust of Garfield, surrounded by flags with mourning bunting and other patriotic paraphernalia. Fine condition. In original frame, which shows its age and which buyer may want to discard. Estimate Value $250 - 350 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 54		[George Washington] Autograph Annotation. Docket written in Washington's hand on the verso of the integral leaf of a one-page letter, "From Alex.r Addison Esqr. 31st Jan. 1799". Addison, who was the president (head) judge of Pennsylvania's Fifth District Court (1791-1802), had written to Washington, enclosing a "small Pamphlet." In part, "In doing this it is not and on former occasions it was not my intention to tax your politeness with any acknowledgment such as by your letter of 6th December last you honored me with. I am sensible that important engagements leave you but little time for purposes of this kind…." Fine condition with Washington's holograph docket on verso. Alexander Addison was a polarizing figure, considered xenophobic and reactionary. In 1799 Judge Addison wrote an essay defending the Sedition Act. In 1803 Addison was impeached, convicted, and removed from office by the state legislature. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 55		George Washington Autograph Letter Signed as President (1732-1799) First President of the United States (1789-1797); Commander-in Chief of the Continental Army (1775-1883). ALS ("Go: Washington"), as President, 2 pages (recto/verso of 1 page), 9 x 7½", on laid paper, Philadelphia, March 31, 1794. To William Tilghman (1756-1827), a lawyer who served for years as chief justice of Pennsylvania, and who was brother to Tench Tilghman, Washington's close friend and aide, regarding money due the estate of Col. Colville, of whose estate Washington was executor. The question was whether or not interest should be paid on debts incurred before the Revolutionary War. Docket on verso of integral leaf is partially covered by 1" strip of paper along margin; one small hole between two lines of text, affecting nothing. A very clean, beautifully scripted and signed letter by our first President, one of the nicest examples we have seen. Accompanied by a transcript of William Tilghman's letter to Washington regarding this matter, dated March 23, 1794. Replying to Tilghman's letter of March 23, 1794, Washington writes, in part: "…The laws, in the cases of both Mr. George and Mr. Chalmers, must regulate my conduct. To do all that these will permit, is enough for my justification--more I shall not covet. If, however, as I conceive the fact assuredly is, the latter gentleman has actually received, and did not pay, a hundred pounds which was put into his hands as part of a Bond due to the estate of Colvill (and was then bearing interest) it would seem but justice that he should allow interest for that sum, when applied to his own use but if there is a principle arising from analogy or reciprocity, opposed thereto, I must be content with what Mr. Chalmers will pay; and this I am disposed to receive, in order that my administration of the estate of Colo. Colvill may be finally closed." Washington then discusses his preferences as to how he would prefer that Mr. George pay money due the Colville estate, then adds: "If the law of Maryland has stopped interest during a certain period of the War, the estate of course must (as I have observed before) lose it. The case however, was otherwise in Virginia, for there I have lately recovered a pretty heavy debt with interest from the date of the bond, which was taken before the war…." Estimate Value $12,000 - 15,000 Purchased from Joe Rubinfine. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $17,400
Lot 56		Grant, Ulysses S. - Document Signed as President (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States; Commanding General of the Union Army. Partly-printed document signed "U.S. Grant" as President, one page, 10¾ x 8¼", Washington, Nov. 2, 1872. Authorizing and directing the Secretary of State "to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of George Peace. Fine condition. Signed in purple ink. President Grant pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 1,332 people, many of them former Confederates. George Peace may have been one of these. The Amnesty Act, signed by President Grant on May 23, 1872.included all but 500 of the top Confederate leaders. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 57		[Grant, Ulysses S.] - Printed Invitation to His 1873 Inauguration, With Card (1822-85) 18th President of the United States (1869-77); he commanded the victorious Union Army during the Civil War. A printed invitation to the March 4, 1873 Inaugural Ball of President Ulysses S Grant and Vice President Henry Wilson. Printed on heavy stock. With it is a manuscript card in the hand of the President's secretary, in purple ink, which reads, "Compliments of The President and Mrs.Grant." Fine condition. Among the many names listed as "Managers" are Simon Cameron, Chief Justice Chase, Roscoe Conkling, James Garfield, Hannibal Hamlin, General Winfield Scott Hancock, Admiral D. D. Porter, General William T. Sherman, and others. Invitations to Grant's 1873 Inauguration are scarcer than invitations to the 1869 Inauguration. Estimate Value $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $425
Lot 58		Harding, Warren G. - Postmaster Appointment of a Woman, Signed as President (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921-23). Partly-printed document signed "Warren G. Harding" as President, 20 x 18", Washington, April 6, 1922. Appointing Helen O. Gatchell as Postmaster at Andover, Tolland County, Connecticut. Countersigned by Postmaster General Hubert Work. Blind embossed Postoffice Dept. seal at lower left. Light toning; minor creasing at margins. Bold signature. Hubert Work was a physician who served as Harding's Postmaster General from 1922 to 1923. He then served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1923-1928) under the administrations of Harding and Calvin Coolidge. It was during Work's tenure as Secretary of the Interior that Native Americans were formally granted American citizenship. Estimate Value $500 - 700 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $450
Lot 59		Harrison, Benjamin - Letter Signed as President on Executive Mansion Letterhead (1833-1901) 23rd President of the United States (1889-93). Manuscript letter signed "Benj Harrison" as President, one page, ruled paper, engraved "Executive Mansion / Washington," 9¼ x 7½", March 8, 1892. To Indiana financier and politician, Francis T. Roots. In part: "…Let me renew my expression of thanks for your interest and for that of Mr. Heilman. I have had a letter from Mr. William Heilman directly and was pleased to notice that his brother was successful in the First District Convention…" One light vertical crease, else fine. With COA. Estimate Value $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 60		Harrison, Benjamin - Postmaster Appointment Signed as President (1833-1901) 23rd President of the United States (1889-93). Partly-printed document signed "Benj Harrison" as President, 11½ X 15½", Washington, Nov. 12, 1889. Appointing George W. Bennett Postmaster at Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana. Countersigned by James S. Clarkson, who was First Assistant Postmaster General, signing as Postmaster General (John Wanamaker was the actual Postmaster General). There are a few specks in the blank upper left corner; gold foil seal at lower left is missing a few teeth but red ribbon is present. Matted and framed to an overall size of 20 x 23¾". Estimate Value $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 61		Harrison, William Henry - Autograph Note Signed as General, 1826 (1873-1841) Ninth President of the United States (March 4, 1841-April 4, 1841). Autograph note signed in the third person ("General Harrison"), as U.S. senator from Ohio, one page plus integral address leaf, 7¾ x 5", no place, Dec. 18, 1826. In full: "General Harrison will do himself the honor to dine with the President on the 22nd Inst. formally to his polite invitation. Decr. 18th 1826. Address leaf is addressed in Harrison's hand to "The President of the United States." Very good condition; a few original ink smudges and dots; small printed name clipping pasted below text; address leaf has paper loss to top and bottom corners, affecting nothing, and a transparent mounting remnant which cover the last four letters of "States." Although not named, the President to whom the letter was addressed is John Quincy Adams. Estimate Value $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 62		Hayes, Rutherford B. - Military Commission Signed as President (1822-93) 19th President of the United States (1877-81). Partly-printed document signed "R.B. Hayes" as President, on vellum, 19¼ x 15½", Washington, Dec. 28,1880. Appointing David J. Rumbough "Second Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of Artillery." Countersigned by Secretary of War Alexander Ramsey. Navy War Dept. seal is present, along with normal vignettes at top and bottom. Some overall creasing; barely-visible holes in right and left margins from a previous binding; lower edge is turned under. This was David J. Rumbough's first commission after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy on June 12, 1880. He served in the Army until 1912. He was promoted to Colonel in 1911. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 63		Hayes, Rutherford B. - Pardon Signed As President (1822-93) 17th President of the United States (1877-81). Partly-printed document signed "R.B. Hayes" as President, one page plus integral leaf, pale blue paper, 10 x 8", Washington, July 1, 1879. Authorizing and directing the Secretary of State "to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to a warrant for the pardon of John W. Stouffer." Minor toning; ink brushing to the "R" in the signature. Docket on verso of integral leaf in an unknown hand. Estimate Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $400
Lot 64		Hoover, Herbert - Typed Letter Signed on White House Letterhead. Hoover, Herbert - Typed Letter Signed on White House Letterhead (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-33). Typed letter signed "Herbert Hoover" as President, one page, 8¾ x 7", on White House stationery, Washington, Mar. 11, 1931. To Dr. Thomas S. Gates, president of the University of Pennsylvania, "I deeply appreciate your generous letter of yesterday, acceding to my request for a year's leave of absence for Professor Stuart Rice, and thank you most warmly for it." Light toning; creasing in address, else fine. Bold signature. With COA. Stuart A. Rice was a sociologist and statistician. In 1931, a book he edited called Methods in Social Science. A Case Book (Chicago:University of Chicago Press, 1931) received positive reviews, including one in the International Journal of Ethics, which stated that the book testified to "the sustained and growing interest in the study of organized international co-operation or international government…." Rice would serve as Assistant Director for Statistical Standards, Bureau of the Budget from 1940-1955. His papers can be found in the Truman Library. Hoover was a great organizer and certainly interested in international cooperation. His humanitarian efforts saved millions of lives in Europe during World War I, administering over two and one-half million tons of food to nine million war victims. Estimate Value $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $200
Lot 65		Jackson, Andrew - Autograph Document Signed June, 1819 (1767-1845) Seventh President of the United States (1829-37). Autograph document signed "Andrew Jackson", on a 2¾ x 8" piece of paper, Louisville, Ky, 1819. "Rec.d Louisville Ky have 1819 of Mr. Ch. Charon D[eputy] Q[uarter]m[aste]r ninety Eight dollars in full of the above account. _______duplicate. Andrew Jackson." Boldly penned and signed, with a paraph under the signature. Minor show- through of two small tape remnants on verso.Matted with a 5 x 4" engraving of Jackson by J.B. Longacre and handsomely framed to an overall size of 19 x 15". Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $969
Lot 66		Jackson, Andrew - Land Grant Signed as President, With Huge Signature (1769-1845) Seventh President of the United States (1929-37). Partly printed document signed "Andrew Jackson" as President, on vellum, 10 x 16¾", Washington, Jan. 4, 1831. Granting John R. Drisk of Tuskaloosa County, Alabama seventy-nine acres and eighty one and a half hundredths of an acre of land in Tuscaloosa. Very good; normal folds and a couple of tiny holes at vertical folds. There is vellum loss at two places along the lower edge, both of which could be matted out; one affects the signature of Land Commissioner Elijah Hayward. The paper and wax seal is intact at lower left and Andrew Jackson's signature is huge, measuring 5½". Jackson was the last President to sign land grants. Estimate Value $1,200 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,938
Lot 67		Jimmy Carter Signed Check & Herbert Hoover Signed Card. Jimmy Carter (1924 -) 39th President of the United States (1977-81). Partly-printed check filled out by Carter and signed: "J E Carter, Jr.", 3 x 8¼". Plains, Georgia, Oct. 27, 1960. The canary-yellow check is payable to W B. McLendon for $57.79. Red circular bank stamp. Carter signed over the "Carters Warehouse/Plains, Georgia" stamp, which lightly affects it. Minor show-through from bank cancellations on verso. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-33). Business card signed "Herbert Hoover," no place, no date; engraved Stanford University, California. Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 68		John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed as U.S. Representative (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States (1825-1829); in 1830 he was elected to the House of Representatives and served there for the rest of his life. ALS ("J.Q. Adams") as member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1 page, 10 x 8", on watermarked paper, Quincy (Mass.), July 28, 1845. To John Angier (1803-1863) who was married to Adams' late niece, Abigal Smith Adams, regarding a check Adams had received from the actuary of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company to the Cashier of Columbian Bank for $2962. "My legal obligation I understand is to pay the money over to you and to avoid the chance of any accident. I deposited the check in the Quincy Stone Bank, and took a check on the same payable to you or your order, which I enclose herewith, and for which I have to request your receipt. With regard to the disposal of the money that which is proposed in your Letter will be entirely satisfactory to me, and I have no doubt to all the family. The condition of Mrs. Adams is at this moment I regret to say deeply distressed and alarming. The termination of her suffering appears to be fast approaching." Angier's wife had passed away earlier that year. The letter is boldly penned and signed three years before Adams' death. Normal folds; minor mounting marks on integral address leaf, which has docket. Estimate Value $800 - 1,000 Purchased from Seth Kaller. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,140
Lot 69		John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed as U.S. Representative. One page with blank integral leaf, 10 x 8", Washington, Feb. 20, 1836. To Anthony Collamore, Esq., regarding the pension claim of a widow: "The papers in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Gundeway have been returned to me from the War Department with the enclosed Letter [not present] from the Commissioner of Pensions whence I regret to perceive that the claim is considered as inadmissible. I enclose also conformably to your desire three printed blanks being the regulations of the County Land Office. After losing his bid for a second term as President in 1828, Adams was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830, where he served for the rest of his life, fighting tirelessly for the abolition of slavery. The letter is toned with normal folds; three small vertical tears in text; some wrinkling, primarily to blank lower portion. Small mounting remnants on verso of integral leaf. Boldly scripted and signed. Estimate Value $800 - 1,000 SothebyParkeBernet Inc., Sale 4356, April 1980, lot 3. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $656
Lot 70		Johnson, Andrew - Document Signed as President (1808-1875) 17th President of the United States (1865-69). Partly-printed document signed "Andrew Johnson" as President, one page, 11½ x 18", Washington, July 23, 1866. Appointing Charles A. Harrington as Deputy Postmaster at Albion, New York. Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State Henry Stanton. Good condition; overall light soiling, several small edge splits, a few tape repairs to folds on verso. Embossed white seal seal is fine, with one fold through lower portion. Johnson's signature is bold. Accompanied by a 4 x 3¾" engraving of Johnson by A.H. Ritchie. Estimate Value $1,200 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 71		Johnson, Lyndon B. - Color Family Photo Signed by LBJ and Lady Bird. Color photograph signed "Lyndon B. Johnson" as President and "Lady Bird Johnson" as First Lady, 8 x 10". The First Couple is pictured on the White House lawn, with their daughters, Lynda Bird and Luci Baines, and their husbands, Chuck Robb and Patrick Nugent. The President holds grandson Patrick Lyndon Nugent. Handstamp on verso of Robert L.Knudsen, the Official White House Photographer, with the date "3 NO 67". Minor age toning and edge creasing. LBJ's signature is bold. Estimate Value $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 72		Johnson, Lyndon B. - Rare Inscription and Signature Framed (1908-73) 36th President of the United States (1963-69). Signature and inscription: "To Ashley T. Cale / With best wishes / Lyndon B. Johnson," on a white, 3 x 5" card, no place, no date. Signed with a black, felt-tip pen. Double matted with a biographical plaque and a 3¾ x 3" oval engraving and framed to an overall size of 9¾ x 13¼". A few nicks to frame at lower right, otherwise fine and ready for display. Autograph material by LBJ is rare. Estimate Value $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 73		Kennedy, John F. - Typed Letter Signed as Congressman (1917-63) 35th President of the United States (1961-63). Typed letter signed "John Kennedy" as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, one page, 8¾ x 6¼", Washington, Aug. 19, 1952. To Frank Creelman, Vice President of Market Forge Company, "…I appreciated the privilege and the opportunity of visiting your plant recently….I believe that the only way for me to get an understanding of your problems is to obtain the information first-hand….I am both anxious and determined to do all that I can do to better our State's industrial competitive position. Your cooperation and help have made me much more qualified to do the job that must be done." Very good condition. Letter is affixed to 9¾ x 7¼ card stock. Light toning, with darker line at margins from a previous framing; two tiny pinholes; earlier fold repairs affect a few words of text, but not Kennedy's signature, underneath which runs a crease that barely touches the bottom of the "J" and "o" in "John." With COA. JFK served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1953 and served until 1960, when he defeated then-Vice President Richard Nixon and became the youngest President at the age of 43. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 74		Kennedy, John F. Original Presidential Inaugural Invitation and Commemorative Wedgewood Silhouette. Original inaugural invitation for John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Lydon Baines Johnson, Friday January 20, 1961. Simply framed invitation has a small blemish stain, a mild corner crease and a very light stain in lower right corner. Still presents nicely. Also a commemorative Wedgewood black basalt jasper ware cameo of Kennedy presented in 7 x 5½ gilt wood frame. Estimate Value $150 - 250 From The Lotwin Collection, Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $325
Lot 75		[Kennedy, John F.] Texas Welcome Dinner Ticket, Nov. 22, 1963, With Commemorative FDC. Ticket number D 8701 that would have admitted the bearer to the President's Welcome Dinner, which was sponsored by the National Democratic Committee and the State Democratic Committee of Texas and was to have been held at the Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas at 7:30 PM on Friday, November 22, 1963. The 2½" x 4" ticket is printed on gold stock. Tickets were obtained by making a $100 contribution to the National-State Democratic party. This ticket belonged to J. Pat O'Keefe, who was, at that time, the Executive Director of the State Democratic Executive Committee. A statement to this effect by Mr. O'Keefe is included. Included with the ticket is a First Day Cover commemorating JFK, cancelled at Boston, May 29, 1964, and bearing a 5¢ JFK stamp. Estimate Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432

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