PETER FRELINGHUYSEN JR. - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 70702
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PETER FRELINGHUYSEN JR.
The New Jersey Congressional Representative signs this First Day
Cover honoring Cordell Hull
First day cover signed: "Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. M.C. New
Jersey" in blue ink. 6½x3½. First Day Cover honoring Cordell Hull,
postmarked Carthage, Tennessee, October 5, 1963. 5c stamp affixed. FIRST DAY OF
ISSUE. Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II (1916-2011) represented New
Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1953
to 1975. He came from a long line of New Jersey politicians dating back to the
early years of the United States, including four US senators and two House
members. After practicing law in New York City, he served in the Office of
Naval Intelligence from September 1942 to December 1945 obtaining the rank
of lieutenant. He then studied at Columbia University, 1946-1947. He served as
staff of the Foreign Affairs Task Force of the Hoover Commission in 1948
before returning to the private sector. In 1952, he was elected to the House
of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district and served
there until his retirement from politics in 1975. As a moderate Republican, he
supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and also was a conservation advocate.
Corners rounded. Some pinhole sized indents on verso from type on front.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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