EAC Gallery GEORGE WASHINGTON & THOMAS JEFFERSON DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESIDENT & SECRETARY OF STATE--EXCEEDINGLY RARE THREE LANGUAGE SHIP S PASSPORT

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1 EAC Gallery Winter Auction 2017 LOT 3 GEORGE WASHINGTON & THOMAS JEFFERSON DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESIDENT & SECRETARY OF STATE--EXCEEDINGLY RARE THREE LANGUAGE SHIP S PASSPORT ONLINE AUCTION NOW THROUGH THURSDAY MARCH 2 ND

2 Winter 2017 Auction Index Lot Numbers Feature Items... Lots 1-31 Presidential Items... Lots Signers of Declaration of Independence... Lots Colonial & Revolutionary Era... Lots Civil War Items... Lots Royalty Items... Lot 146 Antiquity & Relics... Lot 147 Historical Items... Lots Astronaut Items... Lots Fine Books... Lots Baseball Items... Lots Assorted Sports Items... Lots Celebrity Items... Lots Fine Art Items... Lots auction@eacgallery.com

3 1 KING FERDINAND V ( ) & QUEEN ISABELLA I ( ) MANU- SCRIPT LETTER SIGNED AS KING & QUEEN ON THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMBUS DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAS---NOW COLUMBUS DAY! King & Queen of Spain, remembered for financing Columbus voyage leading to discovery of America. Manuscript LS Yo el Rey, [I the King] & Yo La Reyna. [I the Queen], 8.25x12, on watermarked laid paper, Oct , seventh anniversary of Columbus discovery of the Americas, his patrons Ferdinand & Isabella both sign a letter calling for the municipal royal representative in the noble town of Valladolid, countersigned Miguel Peres Dalmacan as secretary, in Old Spanish, accompanied by full translation, docketed on verso. Of historical note, Ferdinand & Isabella were married in Valladolid in 1469 & Columbus died there in 1506 MB 3,500 2 KING FERDINAND V ( ) & QUEEN ISABELLA I ( ) MANU- SCRIPT DOCUMENTS SIGNED ARCHIVE--SIGNED DOCUMENTS AS KING & QUEEN BY COLUMBUS PATRONS King & Queen of Spain, remembered for financing Columbus voyage leading to discovery of America. Pairing of: three-page manuscript DS Yo el Rey, [I the King], 8.25x12, Jan 1515 in Old Spanish, untranslated, with additional docket page 7.5x8 PLUS three-page manuscript DS Yo La Reyna. [I the Queen], 8x11.5, Jan in Old Spanish, ordering the queen s chamberlain, Sancho de Paredes, to pay an engraver for crosses supplied to the queen, listing description of each cross size, shape & whether or not they were jeweled or gilded, countersigned by Gaspar de Trizio, the queen s secretary & the engraver, who has added his receipt, splits, minor soiling, very nice condition given the documents six hundred years of age, fantastic historic archive, valued addition to any collection MB 3,000 3 GEORGE WASHINGTON ( ) & THOMAS JEFFERSON ( ) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESIDENT & SECRETARY OF STATE--EXCEEDINGLY RARE THREE LANGUAGE SHIP S PASSPORT Washington: first President, Commander-in-Chief Continental Army; Jefferson: third President, SIGNER DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, first Secretary of State. Exceedingly RARE DS Go: Washington & Th: Jefferson, 12.75x16, June 1793 three language Ship s Passport issued to Master Thomas Horton...commander of the Schooner Robin...port of Philadelphia bound for Hispaniola and laden with Provisions, Washington s signature as large, dark & bold as we ve seen, Jefferson s large, dark & bold, with some see-through, toning, some paper loss with professional archival restoration, artfully custom framed & matted with color portraits overall size 41.5x20, Please note, due to size & weight shipping will not be inexpensive, however this important, valued addition to any Presidential collection is well worth it MB 14,500 4 ABNER DOUBLEDAY ( ) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS MAJOR GENERAL--REGARDING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG! Union general, credited for inventing modern game of baseball. Outstanding content & connection two-page, recto & verso, ALS Abner Doubleday, 4.75x8, Aug to George Bliss, in part:... I would like to correct the Roster of the 2d. R.I. Infantry. Did Colonel Horatio Rogers command it at Gettysburg? I will substitute your name as leading the advance on the retreat from Middleburg instead of that of Captain Bixbie. The account I gave...was taken in a great measure from reports in The Rebellion Record...I hardly know where to look for an account of the charge of the 2d. R.I. Infantry at Salem Heights but will try and find the official report of the Colonel if it is published...i consulted General Newton and General Shaler in reference to the operations of the 6th Corps..., letter originates from the Collection of Elisha Hunt Rhodes. Of historical note, Bliss ( ) led the 1st Regiment of the R.I. Cavalry in the Battle of Middleburg, June 17-19, 1863, part of the Gettysburg campaign, he also saw action at the Battle of Second Bull Run & the First Battle of Deep Bottom as part of the Siege of Petersburg, awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Waynesboro, which read in part: While in command of the provost guard in the village, he saw the Union lines returning before the attack of a greatly superior force of the enemy, mustered his guard, and, without orders, joined in the defense and charged the enemy without support. He received three saber wounds, his horse was shot, and he was taken prisoner MB SIMON BOLIVAR ( ) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA LIBERTADOR PRESIDENTE South American revolutionary leader, El Liberatador, recognized as the George Washington of South America, defeated the Spanish in 1819, made President of Greater Colombia (now Colombia, Panama, Venezuela & Ecuador), helped liberate Peru & Bolivia. SCARCE DS Simon Bolivar, especially large, dark, bold, pristine signature, 9.25x13.75, 1827, pertaining to Presidential appointment of Senor Vicentew Marui, countersigned by J. Manuel Restrepo, Minister of the Interior, in Spanish, docketed on verso, red wax Seal, edge bites, toning & foxing MB LOUIS PASTEUR ( ) PORTRAIT ENGRAVING SIGNED--EXCEEDINGLY RARE SIGNED PORTRAIT French chemist, biologist, developed antibodies for rabies & anthrax, best known for his process to kill bacteria, now known as pasteurization. Exceedingly RARE portrait engraving signed L. Pasteur in pencil in lower white border, Pasteur adding in his own hand Bon comme ton, in French, approving the tone of the engraving, 10x13, powerful, striking image of Pasteur including an attractive, elegant decorative border created by Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont in 1884, minor light foxing in blank white border mentioned only for accuracy, attractively priced, Pasteur lists in Sanders over $3,100 in signed portraits. Of historical note, Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont ( ) was a renowned French engraver, specializing in portraits MB THEODORE ROOSEVELT ( ) LIMITED FIRST EDITION TWO VOLUME BOOK SET SIGNED-- AFRICAN GAME TRAILS American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, reformer, 26th President of the United States. RARE, highly important Limited, 228/500, First Edition two-volume hardcover book set signed Theodore Roosevelt on special limitation page, African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist, Charles Scribner s Sons, New York, 1910, featuring fifty illustrations, including photoengravers, drawings, photographs & a map, describing Roosevelt s adventures in Africa, including shooting rhinoceros, giraffes, elephants & lions, original three-quarter tan pigskin with buff paper boards, light scattered foxing to the internal pages, some wear to the leather spines & Volume One is re-backed with the spine laid down & Volume II has some expert restoration MB 1,500 8 ALBERT EINSTEIN ( ) PHOTO SIGNED--RARE, POWERFUL EARLY IMAGE Nobel Prize winning mathematical physicist recognized as Person of the 20th Century. Powerful, vintage, 1931, close-up black & white portrait photo signed, placed & dated A. Einstein Pasadena, 1931, moderate fading to signature & text, though still clearly legible, mounted to larger board, scattered abrasions, cracking at upper left corner, unobtrusive transparent adhesive along lower edge, custom matted overall size 11x14 MB 2,500 9 ORVILLE WRIGHT ( ) DOCUMENT SIGNED--HISTORIC L.S. THOMPSON SPEED TROPHY DEED Pioneer aviator, first to pilot motor-powered heavier-than-air craft. Historic four-page DS Orville Wright 8x13, 1928 deed of gift for the L. S. Thompson Speed Trophy 3 auction@eacgallery.com

4 to further the progress of the science of aviation...said trophy...shall, from time to time, be awarded as herein provided for breaking the World s maximum speedy record for aeroplanes, important document in aviation history signed by Orville Wright & approximately thirty early aviation notables. Of historical note, on the 25th anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight, Orville encouraged future aviation innovation by chairing the contest committee of the Thompson Trophy, named after Lewis S. Thompson, a wealthy backer, the Thompson Trophy became one of the most coveted aviation awards during the heyday of airplane racing in the 1930s, over the thirty-year history of the storied competition, many famous aviators & planes competed for the prize, with the winning speeds starting at 201 mph in 1930 & ending at 1,302 mph in 1961 MB WINSTON CHURCHILL ( ) BOOK SIGNED-- THE WORLD CRISIS British Prime Minister, arguably greatest elected British official. Cloth-bound First Abridged Edition hardcover book The World Crisis signed & dated Inscribed by Winston S Churchill, Jan 1932 on first free end page, Charles Scribner s Sons, New York, 1931, toning MB HARRY HOUDINI ( ) SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MAGICIANS DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESIDENT Recognized as greatest magician of all-time. Society of American Magicians membership card issued to W.M. Marr for boldly signed Houdini, 4x2.5, countersigned by Richard van Dien as secretary, mounting residue on verso, outstanding Houdini signed association collectible 12 THOMAS A. EDISON ( ) DOCUMENT SIGNED--EDISON S $1, SHARES IN HIS STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY--SIGNED TWICE Prolific inventor with over 1,000 patents including electric light bulb & phonograph. Historic, highly important DS, 7.75x11, May Edison Storage Battery Company Capital Stock $1,000,000. issuing Thos A. Edison One hundred and twenty five Shares, signed on recto Thomas A Edison as President, his UNIQUE umbrella signature, endorsed on verso Thos A Edison Nov assigning Arthur Mudd to transfer the said stock, also signed by several other officials, accompanied by visually striking North American Phonograph Company $1000 bond, 14x17 MB JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER ( ) & HENRY FLAGLER ( ) DOCUMENT SIGNED--RARE DUAL SIGNED STANDARD OIL TRUST CERTIFICATE Important 19th century American industrialists, capitalists, philanthropists. Striking, highly ornate Standard Oil Trust stock certificate signed J.D. Rockefeller as President & H.M. Flagler as Secretary on front of certificate, 15x6.75, April for $3,500,000., 35,000 shares $ 100 each, endorsed on verso, staining, tear with professional restoration not affecting either signature, slightly uneven right edge. Of historical note, Standard Oil Trust was formed in 1882 to consolidate Rockefeller s many holdings, dissolved in 1892 by Supreme Court decree acting under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Rockefeller/Flagler dual signed Standard Oil stock certificates have long been considered the most desirable of the Robber Baron documents MB 1, EARLY 20TH CENTURY HISTORICAL FIGURES AUTOGRAPH ALBUM SIGNED--FEATURING PRESIDENTS T. ROOSEVELT, TAFT & WILSON UNIQUE vintage, circa early 20th century, autograph album filled with over seventy items signed by Presidents, Vice Presidents, Cabinet members, military leaders, Supreme Court Justices, world leaders & historical figures consisting of letters, cards, photos, etc., various sizes, featuring just to name a few: Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft & Woodrow Wilson; Vice Presidents Levi Morton, James Sherman & Thomas Marshall; military leaders John Dix, Daniel Sickles & George Dewey; additional notables include: Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Orville Wright, Glenn Curtiss, Andrew Carnegie, George Goethals, Charles Hughes, Enrico Caruso, Maxfield Parrish & William Jennings Bryan, offered at auction for the first time. Of historical note, album was compiled by Bertram F. Brummer of Madison Avenue, New York City MB 2, BABE RUTH ( ) 1933 INAUGURAL WHO S WHO IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PAGE SIGNED--FROM JAMES SPENCE Highly uncommon Ruth signed collectible, page from the inaugural 1933 Who s Who in Major League Baseball featuring Ruth s photo, stats & biographical information boldly signed Babe Ruth directly below his photo, 8.5x11, accompanied by full letter certification from JSA MB NEW YORK YANKEES AUTOGRAPHED BALL--FEATURING EIGHT HALL OF FAMERS--FROM PSA/DNA Red & blue stitched Babe Ruth Home Run Special ball signed by twenty-two, featuring Hall of Famers: Lou Gehrig, Earl Combs, Tony Lazzeri, Herb Pennock, Bill Dickey, Vernon Gomez, Chas Ruffing & Joe Sewell, additional signers include: Ed Wells, George Pipgras, Ben Chapman, Art Jorgens, Myril Hoag, Lyn Lary, Jimmie Reese, Sam Byrd, Jim Weaver, Roy Sherid, Dusty Cooke, Phil Weinert, Lou McEvoy & Cy Perkins, accompanied by full letter certification from PSA/DNA MB 1, WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK YANKEES AUTOGRAPHED W. HARRIDGE OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE BALL--SEVEN HOFers FEATURING LOU GEHRIG--FROM JAMES SPENCE Official American League ball signed by twenty-four World Series Champion New York Yankees featuring Lou Gehrig (MVP) & Joe McCarthy on the sweetspot PLUS additional Hall of Famers: Tony Lazzeri, Earl Combs, Red Ruffing, Lefty Gomez & Bill Dickey, additional fan favorites include: George Selkirk, Red Rolfe, Walter Brown, Myril Hoag, Jack Saltzgaver, Bump Hadley, Joe Glenn & Roy Johnson, MB 1, WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK YANKEES AUTOGRAPHED W. HARRIDGE OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE BALL--FEATURING ROOKIE MANTLE-- FROM PSA/DNA Official American League ball signed by twenty-six World Champions featuring six legendary Yankees Hall of Famers: Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Ed Ford & Jerry Coleman, additional signers include: Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds, Billy Martin, Ralph Houk, Tom Henrich, Hank Bauer, Joe Page, Joe Collins, Jack Jensen, Gene Woodling, Bobby Brown, Tommy Byrne, Ed Lopat, Tom Ferrick, Bill Johnson & Cliff Mapes, clubhouse Joe DiMaggio also appears, fading to some signatures, accompanied by full letter certification from PSA/DNA. Of historical note, Ford played with the Yankees during the 1951 exhibition season, but he left the team for military service before the start of the regular season, dating the signing to spring training MB ROGER MARIS ( ) BASEBALL CARD SIGNED--HIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE SIGNED 1958 ROOKIE CARD--FROM PSA/DNA Legendary baseball slugger, set record for home runs during the 1961 season with 61, record which stood until Maris exceedingly RARE 1958 Rookie of the Year Topps #47 baseball card boldly signed Roger Maris on front, 2.5x3.5, housed in PSA AUTHENTIC lucite case. Of historical note, PSA population report shows only 32 Maris rookie cards have been authenticated as being signed by Maris 4 auction@eacgallery.com

5 MB MICKEY MANTLE ( ) LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH SIGNED--ALSO SIGNED BY THE ARTIST DANNY DAY--FROM UPPER DECK & JAMES SPENCE Large, 22x24, limited edition, 228/536, color lithograph signed Mickey Mantle on lower white border, also signed by the artist Danny Day, one of the finest Mantle signed works of art on the marketplace, with Upper Deck hologram & accompanied by certification from JSA MB SANDY KOUFAX (1935-) & LeROY NEIMAN ( ) LIMITED EDITION SERIGRAPH SIGNED--FROM JAMES SPENCE Koufax, pre-eminent Jewish HOF pitcher, Neiman, pre-eminent sports artist. Awesome, huge, 39x30, limited edition, 359, color serigraph by Neiman entitled Sandy Koufax showing Koufax pitching in his Dodgers uniform, in Neiman s UNIQUE style & colors signed by both in lower white border, published by Knoedler Publishing in 2001 & quickly sold out by them, accompanied by certification from Knoedler & JSA MB 1, NEW YORK YANKEES CORE FOUR SINGLE SIGNED OFFICIAL MAJOR LEAGUE BALLS ARCHIVE--FROM JAMES SPENCE & STEINER SPORTS SCARCE, important collection of four choice single signed official Major League balls by New York Yankees famed Core Four: Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte & Jorge Posada, at least two certain future Hall of Famers, accompanied by certification from JSA, Jeter & Pettitte balls also with Steiner Sports holograms & accompanied by their certifications 23 PABLO PICASSO ( ) LITHOGRAPH SIGNED Pre-eminent 20th century artist. Color book stock lithograph signed Picasso on lower white border, 8x10, stamped Galerie Beyeler PARIS in red on lower white border, typed label Pablo Picasso Lithographe 1946 affixed lower right border MB AL CAPP ( ) ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN COMIC STRIP SERIGRAPH SIGNED-- LI L ABNER American cartoonist, humorist best known for his satirical comic strip Li l Abner. Vintage, 1967, large, 19.75x6.25, hand-drawn original Li l Abner comic strip signed Al Capp on lower white border featuring Capp s famous Li l Abner hillbilly characters encountering a laughing prehistoric bird called A Flesh-Eatin Fincasaurus, the final panel shows Li l Abner asserting that It stops laffin only when it done decided on its -er-gulp!-dinner, hand ink dated 11-23, with affixed News Syndicate Co. Inc. World Rights Reserved copyright 25 STEPHEN CRANE ( ) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED--EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE American author, wrote definitive Civil War novel Red Badge of Courage, died at age 28 from tuberculosis compounded by malaria. Extremely RARE ALS Faithfully Yours Stephen Crane, 5.25x8.25, on his embossed personal stationery Feb 2 [1900] Brede [England], to Arthur J. Harrihill sending his cordial wishes & stating: I trust your injury will not compel you to remain indoors for much longer, light foxing, accompanied by research material, attractively priced, Crane lists in Sanders over $7,700 in ALS form MB 1, CHARLES DICKENS ( ) PHOTO SIGNED--EXCEEDINGLY RARE PORTRAIT PHOTO SIGNED WITH HUGE FLOURISH Pre-eminent 19th century British author, died at age 58. Exceedingly RARE sepia-toned portrait photo signed & dated Charles Dickens Twentieth April 1868, 5x7.75, professional archive restoration to split across top, not affecting the signature, fragile state, attractively priced Dickens lists in Sanders over $11,000 in photo signed form MB 3, AUTHORS MULTI-SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION BOOK--FEATURING PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD, RAY BRADBURY, JOHN UPDIKE & MANY MORE Choice Limited, 33/250, First Edition hardcover book Lord John Ten signed by over two dozen contributing authors, many of the authors now deceased, featuring: Gerald R. Ford, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Robert Bloch, James Crumley, Robert B. Parker, Bronwyn G. Pughe, James Purdy, Ramsey Campbell, Raymond Carver, Jack Dann, Dennis Etchison, William Everson, Bruce Francis, Stan Freberg, Tess Gallagher, Jim Harrison, Roberta Lannes, Patrick Freberg, Tess Gallagher, Patrick Magee, Barry Malzberg, William F. Nolan, Whitley Strieber, Diane Wakoski, Derek Walcott & Lorrie Ziegler, outstanding collection of autographs in one choice book 28 WILLIAM F. CODY BUFFALO BILL ( ) AUTOGRAPHED ARCHIVE-- SIGNED CHECK & SIGNED CABINET CARD PHOTO Legendary guide, scout, hunter, showman, one of the most colorful figures of the Old West. Important pairing consisting of stunning sepia-toned portrait photo pristinely signed with his dual signature: Col. W.F. Cody Buffalo Bill, 4x6.5 PLUS handsome, colorful Bank of Charles McDonald, North Platte, Neb. Check boldly signed W.F. Cody Buffalo Bill, 7x3, Feb made payable to Myself [for] Two Hundred Dollars, check housed in PSA/DNA CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC AUTO lucite case, pair artfully custom framed & matted together overall size 15.5x19.5 MB 1, CHARLES COMFORT TIFFANY ( ) CABINET CARD PHOTO SIGNED-- SIGNED ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY! American artist, designer, entrepreneur, renowned for his stained glass windows & lamps, as well as his glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels & metalwork, first Design Director at his family s company, Tiffany & Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany. Stunning sepia-toned Sarony cabinet card portrait photo signed, noted & dated: Feby. 15th 1892, My eightieth birthday, C.L. Tiffany, 4.25x6.5, with Sarony backstamping, staining lower edge not affecting Tiffany s signature nor penning, fading to image, edge wear 30 JULIA WARD HOWE ( ) PHOTO SIGNED--RARE, STRIKING IMAGE American reformer, author, renowned for The Battle Hymn of the Republic. RARE sepia-toned portrait photo signed & dated Julia Ward Howe Sept 30th 1910 [just three weeks prior to her death], 6x8, her penning darker at the start of the autograph, mounting residue on verso, attractively priced, Howe lists in Sanders at $746 in photo signed form. Also of note, the American Book Prices Current shows only two Howe signed photographs selling at auction. 31 CALVIN COOLIDGE ( ) TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED AS PRESI- DENT--HIS SPEECH ON TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE 30th President, Governor of Massachusetts. Exceedingly RARE, possibly UNIQUE, historic seventeen-page TMS Calvin Coolidge, 6.25x9, no date [circa 1928], lengthy contemporary typescript copy of President Coolidge s speech on the 5 auction@eacgallery.com

6 tenth anniversary of Armistice Day he delivered Nov before the American Legion in the nation s capital, filled with stirring content, in small part: we ought not to forget that all the rights we now possess, the peace we now enjoy, have been secured for us by a long series of sacrifices and of conflicts. We are able to participate in this celebration because our country had the resources, the character, and the spirit to raise, equip, and support with adequate supplies an Army and a Navy, which, by placing more than 2,000,000 men on the battle fields of Europe contributed to the making of the armistice on the 11th day of November, 1918, half of the manuscript s pages have attractive patriotic vignettes, a couple of handwritten corrections also appear, we were unable to locate another signed copy of this speech MB JAMES MADISON (4TH PRESIDENT) WAR OF 1812 DATED DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESIDENT--RARE SIGNED CHECK Madison s RARE WAR OF 1812 DATED, Aug , Bank of Columbia check signed James Madison, 7x2.5, entirely engrossed in Madison s hand, made payable to Butler & Co [for] three hundred fifty three Dollars 59/100, cancellation cuts not touching Madison s signature MB (JAMES MONROE) (5TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNTIED STATES Fifteen-page printing Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress, 5.5x9, Dec , Washington, printed by Gales & Seaton, staining & foxing 34 JAMES MONROE (5TH PRESIDENT) & JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (6TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESIDENT & SECRETARY OF STATE--RARE SHIP S PAPERS Scallop-topped ship s papers signed James Monroe & John Quincy Adams, 10.25x15, on vellum Nov issued to Ship Franklin of Baltimore William Graham master or commander...mounted with no guns navigated with eighteen men To Pass with her Company Passengers Goods and Merchandize without any hindrance seizure or molestation..., scattered toning, soiling & wrinkling, seal absent, fading to signatures, though still clearly legible, attractively priced, such dual signed documents list in Sanders over $3,000. Of historical note, Graham & the Franklin were involved in the slave trade, as inward slave manifests for the port of New Orleans show him arriving with slaves on board in 1819 MB JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (6TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS SECRETARY OF STATE ALS John Quincy Adams, 6x6, Dec with outstanding association to a Baltimore bookseller regarding The Journal of Major George Washington s Journal, choice overall, infill to blank lower left corner, encapsulated for protection, attractively priced, Adams lists in Sanders over $2,600 in ALS form MB ANDREW JACKSON (7TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESI- DENT--RARE SIGNED CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW Jackson s RARE Bank of Metropolis check signed Andrew Jackson, 6.5x2.5, March entirely engrossed in Jackson s hand, made payable to Wm. E. Donelson. Of historical note, Jackson married Rachel Donelson in 1791, William Donelson ( ) being one of her brothers MB WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON (9TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS SENATOR-- I WILL LIKE TO KNOW THE RESULT OF ALL THE ELECTIONS Two-page, recto & verso, ALS W.H. Harrison, 7.75x8.25, Oct to Dear William (his son) with outstanding content witnessing an early example of the spoils system at work, in part:...i left my sword at your house...inform Mr. Spencer that his son will receive his appointment as Surgeon...I think he will be the first that is appointed...i will like to know the result of all the Elections as soon as you can get them..., Harrison s signature & entire penning dark & bold, some see-through, affordably priced Harrison lists in Sanders over $4,500 in ALS form MB ZACHARY TAYLOR (12TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS LT. COLONEL Early, July , two-page, recto & verso, ALS Z. Taylor Lt col 8th Rgt U.S. Infy Comdg., 8x10, reporting on a profiteering commissary of subsistence, including selling whiskey to the officers at inflated prices, in part: The Ass[isstan]t Comi[ssar] y of Subsistence at this place - Lieut B. Bradley, has made a practice of charging the Officers a very high percentage above the contracted price...this has caused much dissatisfaction among them..., with integral address leaf to Colonel George Gibson addressed in Taylor s hand, separations at folds & small tears with professional archival restoration, one tear affecting Lt following Taylor s signature, small loss from seal opening tear MB MILLARD FILLMORE (13TH PRESIDENT) BOOK SIGNED--CIVIL WAR DATED-- SIGNED TWICE-- FINANCIAL REGISTER OF THE UNTIED STATES Important, partial leather bound Volume I of The Financial Register Of The United States: Devoted Chiefly To Finance And Currency, And To Banking And Commercial Statistics signed twice: M. Fillmore Buffalo NY on the inside front cover & M Fillmore on the Wednesday, July circular page, Wirtz & Tatem, Philadelphia, 1838, title page also states the circulars were from July 1837 to July 1838, circulars not in chronological order, cover & interior pages are in fine condition, some foxing, NY in Buffalo NY is partially covered by binding material, almost certainly from Fillmore s personal library MB MILLARD FILLMORE (13TH PRESIDENT) BOOK SIGNED--CIVIL WAR DATED-- WORKS OF MICHAEL DE MONTAIGNE Partial leather-bound hardcover book Works of Michael de Montaigne Vol. II signed & dated Millard Fillmore May on title page, H.W. Derby, New York, 1861, almost certainly from Fillmore s personal library 41 MILLARD FILLMORE (13TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS COMPTROLLER OF NEW YORK STATE-- I COULD NOT GRANT YOUR REQUEST WITHOUT JUSTLY INCURRING MUCH CENSOR Insightful two-page, recto & verso, ALS Millard Fillmore, 8x9.5, Jan [three days into his tenure as Comptroller of New York State], Albany, New York, to James E. Eaton of Columbus, Wisconsin Territory, whom Fillmore addresses as cousin. Fillmore responds to Eaton s request for employment at Comptroller s office, in part:...my official term commenced on the 1st...I find myself beset with so many applications from residents of my own state, who have claims as political friends and citizens, that I could not grant your request without justly incurring much censure. I am therefore reluctantly compelled to refuse it. I regret this as much as I know you to be well qualified to fill the place for which you apply..., with integral address leaf, attractively priced, Fillmore lists in Sanders over $800 in ALS form. Of historical note, Fillmore & Eaton were related through Fillmore s mother Phoebe Millard ( ) & her sister Sarah Millard (1775-?), who married Jabez Eaton Jr. ( ), 6 auction@eacgallery.com

7 but they were not first cousins MB FRANKLIN PIERCE (14TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED Handsome ALS Franklin Pierce, 7.5x9.5, June Concord, N.H. to Hon Wm. L. March, Secy of War, Washington D.C. requesting a permit may be granted to me to locate a mine in the county South of Lake Superior 43 JAMES BUCHANAN (15TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ALS James Buchanan, 6.5x8, May Wheatland, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Mrs William Brown regarding having no recollection of Mr. Brown s visit to me in the winter of 62, adding: Nor is this strange considering the numbers of friends who call upon me...i will remark, that he must have sadly changed from what he has been in former years if he became weak in mind & memory... MB (JAMES POLK) (11TH PRESIDENT) & (JAMES BUCHANAN) (15TH PRESI- DENT)--19TH CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL MILITARY LAND GRANTS SECRETARIALLY SIGNED ARCHIVE Pair of original 19th century Presidential Military Land Grants, various sizes, one secretarially signed James K. Polk, Jan issued to James M. Woods private in Captain Green s Company, one secretarially signed James Buchanan, Sept issued to Hannah Boyer minor Child of Francis B. Boyer Captain United States Rangers War granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States..., both authentically countersigned by government officials, toning & staining, though secretarially signed, an affordably priced, important, impressive, authentic 19th century Presidential collection MB (ABRAHAM LINCOLN) (16TH PRESIDENT) ASSASSINATION RELIC--PIECE OF FLAG THAT COVERED LINCOLN S BODY WHEN CARRIED FROM FORD S THEATRE!--FROM UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Incredible assassination relic, small piece of the flag that covered Lincoln s body when carried from Ford s Theatre April , the night of the assassination, accompanied by certification from John Reznikoff, University Archives Condition: 46 ULYSSES S. GRANT (18TH) WAR DATED AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS LT. GENERAL-- BE EXTRA WATCHFUL Important WAR DATED, Feb (just weeks prior to Robert E. Lee s surrender) ALS U.S. Grant, Lt. Gen, 7.5x8.5, on official Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead offering outstanding content & connection, to Major General Edward O. C. Ord, in full: Troops on the Bermuda front, as well as those on your extreme right should be notified to be extra watchful during the continuance of present high water., toning at edges from previous framing, mounting residue on verso, on laid paper, published in The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: February 21-April 30, 1865 & The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies., accompanied by portrait engraving & detailed research material MB 1, ULYSSES S. GRANT (18TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ALS U.S. Grant, 5x8, June New York City to Miss Bessie S. Plimpton responding to autograph request stating I take pleasure in complying with your request..., boldly penned & signed MB GROVER CLEVELAND (22ND & 24TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED-- WE DESIRE TO CONTINUE THEIR IMMUNITY FROM NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION Two-page ALS Grover Cleveland, 4.5x7, Jan , Princeton, New Jersey, to Mr. C.H. Kavanaugh, the tailor who provided Cleveland with suits during his Presidency filled with outstanding content regarding Cleveland s wife & children, subjects of immense popular interest, in part: I send by mail to-day the photograph of our children which please present to Mrs. Kavanaugh...I also enclose those of Mrs. Cleveland [presenting 2nd Cleveland signature] and myself...the children s are the most truthful pictures I have ever seen of them or any other children: Ruth born in New York City Oct Esther the White House Sept Marion Gray Gables Mass July Richard F. Princeton N.J. Oct Mrs. Kavanaugh will be one of half a dozen people who have the children s pictures... we desire to continue their immunity from newspaper publication..., accompanied by original mailing envelope entirely addressed in Cleveland s hand. Of historical note, Cleveland married his wife, Frances, after being a bachelor president for two years, their eldest daughter Ruth, born between Cleveland s terms in office, was nicknamed Baby Ruth & their second daughter Esther was the first (& penultimate) child born in the White House 49 GROVER CLEVELAND (22ND & 24TH PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED TLS Grover Cleveland, 8x10, Dec to Henry W. Jessup elegantly declining invitation to speak before the Quill Club, in part:...i hope you will not suspect me of lack of appreciation of the honor and curtesy of this second invitation. At the same time, I am so situated that I am absolutely unable to make any engagements to speak..., staining, mounting residue on verso 50 GROVER CLEVELAND (22ND & 24TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS MAYOR Three-page DS Grover Cleveland Mayor 8.5x14, Jan on verso of document just 18 days after Cleveland s inauguration as Mayor of Buffalo, approving a printing contract with The Courier Company, signed by additional officials, edge spits, wear, staining 51 GROVER CLEVELAND (22ND & 24TH PRESIDENT) AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE (UNSIGNED) Full envelope, 5.5x3.5, addressed entirely in Cleveland s hand, staining, stamp removed MB FRANCES F. CLEVELAND (23RD FIRST LADY) PORTRAIT SIGNED --ENGRAVING OF HER HUSBAND Black & white portrait engraving of President Cleveland signed & inscribed To John Davidson from Frances F. Cleveland., 4.25x BENJAMIN HARRISON (23RD PRESIDENT) DOCUMENTS SIGNED ARCHIVE-- PAIR OF SIGNED CHECKS Pair of Harrison s colorful Fletcher & Sharpe s Bank checks, both signed Benj Harrison, 7.5x2.75, Jan & Feb , both engrossed entirely in Harrison s hand, ideal for display, slightly trimmed left edges 54 BENJAMIN HARRISON (23RD PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS 7 auction@eacgallery.com

8 PRESIDENT TLS Benj Harrison, 8x10, Aug on official White House stationery to Col. C.W. Woolley filled with outstanding content regarding his Presidential campaign, in part:...our campaign is at present only in a state of inquiry and observation I suppose; and definite outlines have not yet been agreed upon..., toning from previous framing, one tiny edge bite lower border. Of historical note, despite a bid by his Secretary of State James Blaine, Harrison won re-nomination on the first ballot, but lost the national election to former President Cleveland 55 BENJAMIN HARRISON (23RD PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS SENATOR--HANDSOME SIGNED CHECK Harrison s Fletcher s Bank check signed Benj Harrison, 7.25x2.75, March engrossed entirely in Harrison s hand, ideal for display, slightest smudging to very end of signature mentioned only for accuracy, cancellation cuts not affecting Harrison s signature 56 WILLIAM McKINLEY (25TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS PRESI- DENT--BRIGADIER GENERAL APPOINTMENT FOR CIVIL WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT WILLIAM M. WHERRY Large, 19.5x16, important DS signed William McKinley Sept appointing William M Wherry...Brigadier General of Volunteers in the service of the United States, countersigned by G.W. Meiklejohn as Acting Secretary of War & H.C. Corbin as Adjutant General, large, blue War Office Seal intact, light soiling at edges. Of historical note, Wherry ( ) received the Medal of Honor for actions at the Battle of Wilson Creek Aug , George de Rue Meiklejohn ( ) served as McKinley s Assistant Secretary of War during the Spanish American War, promoted to Major General in 1900 & Lieutenant General in 1909, Major General Henry Corbin served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from MB WILLIAM McKINLEY (25TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED AS CONGRESS- MAN--HANDSOME SIGNED CHECK McKinley s early City National Bank check signed Wm McKinley Jr, 6.5x2.5, Oct , small hole at center, bank stamp affecting portion of McKinley s signature 58 WILLIAM McKINLEY (25TH PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT-ELECT TLS W McKinley, especially large, dark, bold signature, 5.5x8.25, Nov on personal stationery to Major General John C. Robinson offering outstanding association, sending thank you For your kind telegram, mounted to backing sheet. Of historical note, McKinley was elected President only six days earlier, Nov 3, most likely reason for Major General Robinson s telegram, also of note, Robinson ( ) had a long & distinguished career in the United States Army, fighting in numerous wars, culminating his career as a Union Army brigadier general & brevet major general of volunteers during the Civil War. In 1866, recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action in 1864 near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, where he lost a leg 59 THEODORE ROOSEVELT (26TH PRESIDENT) OVERSIZED PHOTO SIGNED AS PRESIDENT SCARCE, sensational oversized George Prince sepia-toned portrait photo signed, inscribed & dated To Augustus W. Bennet with the regards of Theodore Roosevelt Feb 26th 1909, 10.5x13.5, Copyright 1904 by George Prince at lower right in photo, toning, edge wear, attractively priced, Roosevelt lists in Sanders at $1,850 in photo signed form MB THEODORE ROOSEVELT (26TH PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT--INCREDIBLE CONTENT TO FEDERAL JUDGE WILLIAM HENRY HUNT TLS Theodore Roosevelt, 7.25x8.75, Oct on official White House stationery to Federal Judge William Henry Hunt filled with incredible content, in part:...i can not sufficiently congratulate the country upon your admirable services as judge. It is not every federal judge who shows your absolute impartiality, your fearlessness, and at the same time your grasp of the fact that a judge, under the federal Constitution, often has not only judicial but constructive work to do. I hope you will be in Washington this winter. There are many, many things I want to talk over with you..., some very light toning. Of historical note, Hunt ( ) was a prominent lawyer & judge, having served at various times in the United States District Court in Montana, the United States Court of Customs Appeals, the United States Commerce Court & the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, he also served as confidant to Presidents, including William Taft, Calvin Coolidge & FDR 61 EDITH K. ROOSEVELT (27TH FIRST LADY) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS FIRST LADY Two-page ALS Edith Kermit Roosevelt, 4X5.5, on official White House stationery, no date, to Mrs. John Sharpe Williams sending a gift, in part: I hope that your boy may like this book which is a great favorite with my children..., adding: I was sorry to see in the paper that your daughter had been ill and I trust that she is entirely recovered., wear & staining, accompanied by original White House transmittal envelope 62 WILLIAM H. TAFT (27TH PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS PRESI- DENT--TO FEDERAL JUDGE WILLIAM HENRY HUNT TLS Wm H Taft, 7.25x8.75, Dec Washington D.C. on official White House stationary to Federal Judge William Henry Hunt as United States District Judge, offering Hunt a post in the newly-created Court of Customs Appeals in Washington D.C, which hears appeals of cases relating to tariffs & patents, in part:...i have this day telegraphed to you an offer to make you an Associate Judge of the Court of Customs Appeals, in which you would receive $10,000 a year for life, and your home would be at Washington. I do not know whether these two things will furnish a sufficient attraction to you to induce your acceptance of the offer...i sincerely hope you will accept..., some wrinkles. Of historical note, Hunt did in fact accept the position 63 JOHN S. SHERMAN (27TH VICE PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS VICE PRESIDENT TLS J.S. Sherman, 7x9, May on official Vice-President s Chamber stationery to Reuban L. Maynard, retiring Assistant District Attorney of New York County, in part:...you have, during your incumbency of the office, rendered most valuable service to the public...i hope that you will take a rest which I am sure you need EDITH BOLLING WILSON (30TH FIRST LADY) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS FIRST LADY Three-page ALS Edith Bolling Wilson, 4.5x6.75, no date to Madame Peget on White House stationery sending an elegant thank you, in part: If you had half the pleasure on Thursday at lunch that these exquisite orchards are giving me - I am well content..., accompanied by original White House transmittal envelope addressed entirely in Wilson s hand 8 auction@eacgallery.com

9 65 WARREN G. HARDING (29TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED--SIGNED CHECK Harding s The Marion Star check signed W.G. Harding, 8x3.25, June made payable to Pittsburgh Life & Trust Co 66 CALVIN COOLIDGE (30TH PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT--COMMENDS FEDERAL JUDGE WILLIAM H. HUNT ON HIS RETIREMENT TLS Calvin Coolidge, 7x8.75, Jan on official White House stationery to Federal Judge William H. Hunt with wonderful content, in part: I have received your letter of January 18th advising me of your purpose to retire from regular active service on the Bench as United States Circuit Judge. I, therefore, accept your tender of retirement...i take this opportunity to commend the services which you have rendered as Circuit Judge, and to wish you a long future of health and happiness..., toning at edges 67 CALVIN COOLIDGE (30TH PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED--SIGNED CHECK Coolidge s Hampshire County Trust Company check signed Calvin Coolidge, 8.25x2, June (just months after leaving office AS PRESIDENT), made payable to Metcalf Printing & Publishing 68 GRACE COOLIDGE (33RD FIRST LADY) FREE FRANKED ENVELOPE SIGNED Mailing envelope free franked Grace Coolidge, 5.5x3.5, addressed entirely in Coolidge s hand to Mrs. Francis Rugg, 113 Woodcliff Road, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts., accompanied by sympathy card with printed The President and Mrs. Coolidge are deeply grateful to you for the expression of your sympathy for them & White House mailing envelope. Of historical note, the card was mailed following the death of their son 69 HERBERT HOOVER (31ST PRESIDENT) PHOTO SIGNED Striking color book stock portrait photo signed The Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover on lower white border, 5.5x8.25, creasing & folds, slight skipping to ink 70 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (32ND PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT--ONE YEAR AFTER HIS FAILED COURT-PACKING SCHEME, FDR REPLIES TO FORMER FEDERAL JUDGE S RECOMMENDATION FOR A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Significant TLS Franklin D Roosevelt, 7x8.75, Oct on official White House stationary to former Federal Judge William H. Hunt regarding Hunt s recommendation for a Supreme Court position, in part: Thank you for your reference to Mr. Maurice E. Harrison, of San Francisco, whom you endorse for appointment to the United States Supreme Court. I am glad to know of your high opinion of Mr. Harrison s qualifications, and do want to assure you that your statements on his behalf will have every consideration when the question of filling the existing vacancy on the Court is taken up Of historical note, letter was written one year after Roosevelt attempted unsuccessfully to expand the number of justices in the Supreme Court in what would become known as his infamous Court-Packing Scheme, also of note, Harrison was never nominated for the Supreme Court. MB FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (32ND PRESIDENT) WORLD WAR II DATED DOCU- MENT SIGNED AS PRESIDENT--CHECK SIGNED JUST FIVE DAYS BEFORE D-DAY FDR s personal Guaranty Trust Company of New York check signed Franklin D Roosevelt, 6.5x2.75, June MB FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (32ND PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT--TO THOMAS EDISON S WIFE TLS Franklin D Roosevelt, 6.25x8, March on official White House stationary to Mina Edison sending thank you, in part: You were more than kind to send Mrs. Roosevelt and me an advance copy of the book, Come Wind, Come Weather. We look forward with real interest to reading it..., minor trimming at edges, professional de-acidification to paper. Of historical note, Mina Edison, second wife of Thomas A. Edison, was a socialite from the prominent family of inventor Lewis Miller, also of note, Mrs. Edison had sent the Roosevelts Daphne du Maurier s 1940 book of short stories Come Wind, Come Weather MB FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (32ND PRESIDENT) POSTAGE STAMPS SIGNED Block of ten three-cent U.S. postage stamps signed Franklin D Roosevelt in selvage, 5x4.5, commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the 15th amendment to the U.S Constitution, fantastic association item as FDR was a noted stamp collector 74 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (32ND PRESIDENT) ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWING SIGNED--ALSO SIGNED BY THE ARTIST Fantastic original pencil hand-drawn portrait of President Roosevelt signed Franklin D Roosevelt lower right blank area, 7x10, also signed & dated by the artist Stephen Vosdik 32 lower left blank area, taped to display mat overall size 8.5x11, accompanied by handwritten note from the artist to FDR, in full: Dear Mr. Roosevelt, Will you kindly autograph this sketch? Thank you, I remain, an admirer, Stephen Vosdik 59 John Street, Kingston, N.Y., light toning 75 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (32ND PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS GOVERNOR & PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE-- IF I SHOULD...BE ELECTED...I WILL FEEL IT HAS BEEN DUE...TO THE WORK OF YOU AND YOUR FELLOW COUNTY AND STATE COMMITTEEMEN AND WOMEN TLS Franklin D Roosevelt, 8.5x11, Sept on official Executive Mansion Albany, N.Y. stationery to Mrs. John Hilgert filled with outstanding content, in part:...there is a feeling throughout the country that we have a wonderful opportunity to assume the responsibility of national government...i would really appreciate a letter from you letting me know what issues are being most discussed in your district, what we can do to help...you may be sure that your letter will reach me and be read..., much, much more, edge bite, wear 76 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (34TH FIRST LADY) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS FIRST LADY--REGARDING DECORATING THE WHITE HOUSE TLS Eleanor Roosevelt, 6x8.75, May on official White House stationery to Miss Bryant regarding decorating the White House, in part: I was very much interested in your sample of wall paper and have made inquiries as to its possible use here in Washington, but they tell me that for various reasons they have decided it is much better to have the walls painted at frequent intervals with oil paint... Of historical note, Eleanor Roosevelt is often remembered as being concerned about the nation s poor & homeless in the midst of the Depression, not decorating the White House, making for unusual content, The American Book Prices Current, a compendium of auction results, shows no letters of the First Lady discussing White House decoration selling at major auction in the past thirty years. 9 auction@eacgallery.com

10 77 HARRY S TRUMAN (33RD PRESIDENT) DOCUMENT SIGNED--SIGNED CHECK Early, March , Treasurer Jackson County Missouri check signed Harry S Truman, 8x3.5, cancellation stamp slightly affects signature 78 HARRY S TRUMAN (33RD PRESIDENT) FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED Uncommon Monaco Exposition Philatelique Internationale De New York First Day Cover signed & dated Harry S Truman, 6.5x HARRY S TRUMAN (33RD PRESIDENT) PARTIAL TYPED LETTER SIGNED-- WITH HOLOGRAPHIC NOTATION Partial TLS Harry S Truman, 8x5.75, no date, circa 1948, almost certainly AS PRESIDENT, in part: I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your letter of congratulations. I didn t know I had so many friends until this happened..., Truman adding in his own hand: Certainly enjoyed my visit to Phoenix. Hope I can come back., mounted to display sheet with portrait photo, overall size 8.5x10.5. Of historical note, it appears President Truman stayed at the recipient s home June while campaigning for President 80 HARRY S TRUMAN (33RD PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS SENATOR TLS Harry S Truman, 8x10.5, Aug to John Snyder, letter of recommendation for Mr. H.A. Crandall...He comes to me very highly recommended 81 HARRY S TRUMAN (33RD PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED Choice TLS Harry S Truman, 7.25x10.5, July on embossed personal stationery to Honorable John W. Snyder with interesting content regarding a visit from Del Webb & the Darling Foundation MB HARRY S TRUMAN (33RD PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS SENATOR TLS Harry, 8x10.5, Jan on his official United States Senate stationery to Honorable John W. Snyder with outstanding content, in part:...old Tom Connelly really spread himself. He said enough nice things about me to elect me...i really got an ovation, and it wasn t planned. The booing of Stark was a rather unanimous affair..., two file holes top edge, with related telegram to Snyder from Truman & copy of related letter from Snyder attached MB DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (34TH PRESIDENT) & MAMIE EISENHOWER (36TH FIRST LADY) AUTOGRAPHED ARCHIVE Three-piece collection consisting of official Sunday Home News 8x10 black & white photo of Eisenhower shaking hands with A.R. Swan Jr signed Dwight D Eisenhower, mounted to slightly larger black display sheet PLUS highly uncommon gold-embossed DDE THE WHITE HOUSE stationery on which Ike penned to his secretary: Helen Weaver from DDE, 7x10, 4/15/57 written in pencil in another hand, with original White House transmittal envelope on which Ike penned Helen PLUS TLS Mamie Doud Eisenhower AS FIRST LADY, 4.5x6.25, March on trimmed White House stationery to Mrs. Moseley with Mamie adding in her own hand: Do thank the ladies for my beautiful violet corsage - M.D.E., mounted to slightly larger black display sheet 84 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (34TH PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED--WITH LENGTHY AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED TLS D.D.E., 7x10.25, July on embossed personal DDE Gettysburg stationery to Honorable & Mrs. W.B. Persons, in part: Mamie and I were delighted to have your congratulatory message on our Golden Wedding Anniversary... with Ike adding in his own hand: P.S. Such reports as I have had of Jerry s health are all on the good side. I cannot tell you how pleased we are. D.. Of historical note, Major General Wilton Burton Jerry Persons ( ) served as White House Chief of Staff for President Eisenhower from Oct 1958 until Jan JOHN F. KENNEDY (35TH PRESIDENT) INDEX CARD SIGNED AS SENATOR Lined index card boldly signed in ballpoint ink John Kennedy, Senator Kennedy penned in collector s hand above signature, 4x3 visual in mat, magnificently custom framed & matted with portrait photo overall size 15x20 86 JOHN F. KENNEDY (35TH PRESIDENT) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS SENATOR TLS Jack, 6.25x9.25, Dec to John McMorrow with grand content, in part:...i realize that it was only through friends like you that such a hearty warming victory was achieved...one of the rewards of the strenuous campaign was the knowledge of the loyal support I was receiving from so many of you..., accompanied by vintage photo of Kennedy with McMorrow & a JFK Memorial card. Of historical note, fellow Harvard grad John McMorrow ( ) served as Boston s Deputy Mayor MB (JOHN F. KENNEDY) (35TH PRESIDENT) KENNEDY FAMILY FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED--FEATURING JACKIE & ROBERT Colorful Monaco JFK memorial First Day Cover signed by four Kennedy family members: Jacqueline Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy & Ethel Kennedy, 6.5x3.75, postmarked Monaco , featuring striking JFK Monaco stamp, first such we ve seen 88 JACQUELINE KENNEDY (37TH FIRST LADY) LIMITED EDITION BOOK SIGNED Limited Edition, only 500, hardcover book One Special Summer, 10.75x13.25, Delacorte Press, 1974, written by Jacqueline & her sister Lee Bouvier, signed by both on limitation page Jacqueline Bouvier & Lee Bouvier, especially RARE pristine example of Jacqueline s maiden name signature, blue textured paper-covered boards, wear including bump to corners, sunned spine & edges, front hinge cracked, with dustjacket 89 (JOHN F. KENNEDY) (35TH PRESIDENT) (JACQUELINE KENNEDY) (38TH FIRST LADY) STRANDS OF HAIR--FROM UPPER DECK & UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Pair of Upper Deck-University Archives authenticated hair displays, one with stand of hair taken from JFK, one with strand of hair from Jackie, each individually housed in Upper Deck-University Archives authentication display, each overall size 2.5x3.5 Condition: 90 (JOHN F. KENNEDY) (35TH PRESIDENT) RELIC--USED GOLF BALL--FROM UNIVERSITY ARCHIVE RARE, sensational association relic, vintage, circa 1942, golf ball belonging to & used by JFK, one of approximately two dozen that were housed in his canvas tote bag, artfully custom framed & matted with gold plaque & related photo overall size 10 auction@eacgallery.com