Lot 216
Eisenhower Memorial Lot. First Day Cover with cachet: "National Day of Mourning / March 31, 1969 / Funeral - Washington, D.C. / Dwight David Eisenhower / Soldier…President…**AMERICAN**" bearing the signatures of President Eisenhower's twelve honorary pallbearers: Omar N. Bradley as General of the Army; Milton S. Eisenhower; Edgar Eisenhower; Wade H. Harslip, General U.S. Army retd.; Gen. Lauris Norstad; Adm. Alfred M. Gruenther; Adm. Lewis L. Strauss; George W. Anderson / Admiral U. S. Navy (ret); J. Lawton Collins / General, U.S.A. Ret; Gen Leonard D. Heaton; Col. G. Gordon Moore; and Master Sergeant John Moaney, who served as Eisenhower's valet from 1942 until his death. With a First Day of Issue of a 6¢ stamp honoring Ike, with Abilene, KS OCT 14, 1969 cancellation, on an 8½ x 11 in. sheet with "Prayers from the Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower," and "Ike's Last Words."
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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| Realized $150 |
