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
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