PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 350594

PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN - COLLECTION WITH BOCK'S CAR CREW , BRIGADIER GENERAL - HFSID 350594

Extraordinary collection comprised of those who were instrumental in bringing an end to World War II. Framed collection consisting of: 1.) President Harry S Truman - Inscribed Illustration Signed Illustration signed and inscribed “To Ted Du Bay/Harry S Truman”. 6½ x 8, color reproduction of a bust view painting of Truman by Ernest Hamlin Baker. Fine condition. 2.) James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle - Autographed Inscribed Photograph Signed and inscribed “To George R. Saunders/with kindest personal regards/and every good wish/J.H. Doolittle”. In black ink, 6¾ x 8½ b/w. Fine condition. 3.) Enola Gay Crew - Autographed Photograph 9¾ x 8, b/w, horizonal group photo of the crew assembled in front of the Enola Gay plane, signed in blue ink diagonally across each image by "T. J. Van Kirk/Paul W. Tibbets and Jacob Beser" in black ink by "Thomas W. Ferebee" on lower left corner in black ink by "Morris R. Jeppson" on lower center "George R. Caron" and in blue ink diagonally on lower right center "Richard H. Nelson" in all 7 signatures. Fine condition. 4.

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PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON - WHALING SHIPS PAPERS SIGNED 12/16/1813 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 285763

PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON - WHALING SHIPS PAPERS SIGNED 12/16/1813 CO-SIGNED BY: - HFSID 285763

Partly Printed DS: "James Madison" as fourth U.S. President and "Jas Monroe" as Secretary of State, 1p, 10x15, irregularly cut. Washington, D.C., 1813 December 8. Ship's passport on vellum signed in Washington but issued out of "State of Massachusetts, District of Glouster". Cosigned: "John Kittredge Coll." as Collector for that port. In part: "By the President of the United States of America SUFFER the Schoner (sic) Dolphin Samuel Grace master or commander of the burthen of Sixty nine tons or thereabouts mounted with No guns navigated with Six men TO PASS with her Company Passengers Goods and Merchandize without any hinderance seizure or molestation the said Schooner appearing by good testimoney to belong to one or more of the Citizens of the United States and to him or them only...." On vellum. 2¼-inch white paper seal affixed at lower left margin. Scalloped upper edge affects portion of upper vignette. At the time this document was signed, the British had already successfully blockaded the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay (December 1812), and by November 1813, the U.S. eastern seaboard south of Narragansett was under the blockade.

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PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON - DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/15/1965 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 285923

PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON - DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/15/1965 - HFSID 285923

LBJ as President, and Ball as Acting Secretary of State, sign the official appointment of Arthur Goldberg, formerly Supreme Court Justice, as US ambassador to the United Nations. Historic Partly Printed DS: "Lyndon B. Johnson" as President and "George W. Ball" as Acting Secretary of State, 1 page, 21½x17½. Washington, 1965 September 15. Appointment of Arthur J. Goldberg to the General Assembly of the United Nations to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Adlai E. Stevenson. In full: "Know Ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity and Ability of Arthur J. Goldberg, of Illinois, I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do designate him as a Representative of the United States of America to the Twentieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfill the duties of this commission, according to law, with all the powers and privileges thereunto of right appertaining during the pleasure of the President of the United States." On July 14, 1965, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson died suddenly in London at the age of 65. ARTHUR J.

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PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON - PATENT SIGNED 07/01/1836 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 283909

PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON - PATENT SIGNED 07/01/1836 CO-SIGNED BY: JOHN FORSYTH, - HFSID 283909

Jackson's bold signature on a 1836 patent for an improved machine to make ship's thimbles, also signed by Secretary of State Forsyth and Attorney General Butler. Accompanied by a 3-page handwritten description of the device by the inventor, Prentice White. Patent signed: "Andrew Jackson" as President, "John Forsyth" as Secretary of State, "B. F. Butler" as Attorney General, 1 page, 11½x15½. Washington, D.C., 1836 July 1. Patent issued to Prentice White for [in part] "a new and useful improvement in the Machine for making Ship's Thimbles which improvements he states has not been known or used before his application; [White] hath made oath that he does verily believe that he is the true inventor or discoverer of the said improvement; hath paid into the treasury of the United States the sum of thirty dollars." Archivally double matted and framed with a seated portrait and a biographical plaque, to an overall size of 29.5 x 25.25. In fine condition, with light intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and some scattered light toning and soiling. The white paper seal is lightly toned and worn, but intact, and retains its original green ribbon.

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PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 04/02/1991 - HFSID: 292104

Handwritten letter to Lydia "Hup" MacArthur, the widow of Peter MacArthur, who gave Reagan his first job as a 21 year old Sports Announcer in Davenport, Iowa, signed "Dutch". Autograph Letter signed: "Dutch", 1 page, 6½x4¼. No place, 1991 April 2. To "Dear Hup" [Lydia MacArthur] on card printed with his name and Presidential seal. In full: "Thank you for sending the news story. Nancy & I both enjoyed it very much. Yes we would like to have been there but our travels and chores had us elsewhere. By the way if you are writing again sometime how about sending me Myrtles address? I've somehow lost it. Again thanks and out love to you." Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) had two careers: actor and politician. His first movie was Love is on the Air (1937) and his 53rd and last film was The Killers (1964). In 1965, he wrote his autobiography, Where's the Rest of Me?, a line from his role as Drake McHugh in King's Row (1942). Reagan left his job hosting television's Death Valley Days during the 1965-1966 season, when he entered politics. Elected Governor of California in 1966, he was reelected in 1970.

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PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 350594

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PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 91038

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - COLLECTION WITH BYRON R. WHITE, JOHN M. HARLAN - HFSID 91038

Collection including a handwritten letter from Senator JFK to a former Harvard professor, framed to an overall size of 46x32, with nine individual items signed by Justices Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark, Harlan, White, Brennan, Stewart and Fortas. Chief Justice Earl Warren has signed a copy of the eulogy he delivered at Kennedy's funeral. Comprises: (1) JOHN F. KENNEDY. Autograph Letter unsigned as U.S. Senator, 2p, 6½x9½ (front and verso). Washington, D.C., no date. To (Arthur) Holcombe, his Professor of Government at Harvard. Numbered "IV" in upper left. In full: "'If the practical business of government consists largely in the adjustment of the conflicts of interest arising among the people & politicians who understand the nature of the peoples (sic) interests and are responsible for their treatment of them to powerful and durable parties, may well be the most serviceable rulers that the people can reasonably expect to obtain.'" On verso: "Politicians personal conviction result of personal environment prejudices etc - is this a more justified guide than a reasonable adjustment of conflicting forces - which also insure his partys (sic) success & his own.…"

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PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON - WHALING SHIPS PAPERS SIGNED 12/16/1813 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 285763

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PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON - PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION SIGNED 10/23/1913 - HFSID: 350465

President Wilson issues a Thanksgiving Proclamation less than a year before the start of World War I. Proclamation signed: "Woodrow Wilson" as President, 1p, 7½ x 12. Washington, D.C., 1913 October 23. In part: "The season is at hand in which it has been our long respected custom as a people to turn in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for his manifold mercies and blessings to us as a nation. The year that has just passed has been marked in a peculiar degree by manifestations of His gracious and beneficent providence." President Woodrow Wilson issued this ceremonial Thanksgiving proclamation on October 23, 1913, during his first year in office. Wilson referred to the blessing of peace in the nation and the world, yet in less than a year, World War I had begun. For nearly two years of his first term, President Wilson worked to maintain America's neutrality and to mediate between the warring European nations. That war would occupy most of his attention following the United States' entrance into the war in April 1917. Two vertical and two horizontal creases. Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 30 x 21½.

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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. "BILL" CLINTON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/20/1999 - HFSID: 286044

President Bill Clinton signed this typed letter to Senator Pat Moynihan in 1999 regarding live bombing exercises Vieques, Puerto Rico that had killed a native Puerto Rican earlier that year. He added an autograph postscript that "I will do all I can to bring this to a satisfactory conclusion"… and he did. Typed Letter Signed: "Bill" as President, 2p, 7x10½, separate sheets. The White House, Washington, 1999 October 20. On White House letterhead to The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. Begins: "Dear Pat". In part: "Thank you for your letter on the Navy's target practice at Vieques, Puerto Rico. I especially appreciate your thoughts because of your personal experience as well as the insight you provided on Puerto Rico matters in general.…"

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PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT SIGNED CIRCA 1961 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 277534

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT SIGNED CIRCA 1961 CO-SIGNED BY: - HFSID 277534

This is the rarest signed photo of Kennedy that we've ever seen! The newly inaugurated President poses in the Oval Office with his top military advisers: Lyman Lemnitzer, David Shoup, Thomas White, Arleigh Burke and George Decker. Kennedy and all 5 military chiefs have signed this very rare 20x16, color photographic display! Very Rare Photograph Mount signed: "John F. Kennedy", "David M. Shoup", "Thomas D. White", "L. L Lemnitzer", "Arleigh Burke" and "George H. Decker". Color, 20x16 overall, image 13¼x10½ (two surfaces, with the signatures on the lower mat). Photo: Cecil W. Stoughton. Printed US government caption on verso dates this photograph on January 25, 1961. This is the rarest signed photo of Kennedy that we've ever seen! JOHN F. KENNEDY, inaugurated 5 days earlier, himself a naval veteran of combat in the South Pacific in World War II, poses with the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The Joint Chiefs of Staff, constituted in 1947 to advise the President and the Secretary of State, consists of a chairman and the highest ranking officers of the military branches. Army General LYMAN LEMNITZER (1899-1988) helped plan the North Africa and Sicily invasions as a key aide to General Eisenhower during World War II.

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PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - ANNOTATED SPEECH UNSIGNED CIRCA 1976 - HFSID: 286045

A revealing collection of documents from his 1976 presidential campaign - including a nine-page draft speech on Israel on Carter's presidential campaign stationery with 67 words of revisions and notes in Carter's hand - showing how a speech on Israel was drafted and revised. Photocopied annotated speech unsigned, with blue ink revision, some in Carter's own hand. 9 pages, 8½x11, loose-leaf sheets, typed on Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign stationery. Titled: "Speech on Middle East Policy". The photocopy already included revisions, to which someone, presumably Henry Owen of the Brookings Institution, has appended additional comment and crossed out some sentences and paragraphs in the interest of brevity. On page 7, Owen has penned additional suggestions from foreign policy expert Zbigniew Brzezinski, who would become President Carter's national security advisor. Carter has added margin notes of his own: On page 1, Carter has replaced the typed text, "stopping in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and Haifa, visiting the Holy Places" with "visiting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Golan Heights and the West Bank".

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PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - ANNOTATED SPEECH UNSIGNED CIRCA 1976 - HFSID: 286041

Original draft of Jimmy Carter's address accepting the 1976 democratic nomination for president. This draft bears 153 words written in Carter's hand, including this attack on Republicans: "use line about every mistake-- Vietnam, Chile, CIA excesses, etc. - happened because plotted in secrecy without U.S. people". Annotated Speech Unsigned, 8p. No date, but 1976. Eight pages from a draft of his July 15, 1976 speech accepting the Democratic nomination for President. Pages are numbered 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 14 (concluding page of speech). Not signed, but bearing 153 words in Carter's handwriting. Adviser STUART EIZENSTADT is mentioned frequently by Carter ("Stu") on these pages. In the Carter White House, Eizenstadt served as Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy. The following are quotes from the eight pages, Carter's handwritten edits and comments, and related excerpts from Carter's acceptance address delivered at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden on July 15, 1976.

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PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/24/1963 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 285937

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/24/1963 CO-SIGNED - HFSID 285937

Presidential appointment to the international atomic energy conference two days after U.S. ratifies the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Partly Printed DS: "John F. Kennedy" as 35th U.S. President and "George W. Ball" as Acting Secretary of State, 1p, 23x19. 3½-inch Presidential seal affixed to left of Ball's signature. Washington, 1963 September 24. In part: "Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity, Fidelity, and Ability of HENRY DeWOLF SMYTH, of New Jersey I have nominated, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint him an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Seventh Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of that Office according to law...." Two days earlier, the U.S. Senate had ratified the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. HENRY DeWOLF SMYTH served as Representative to the International Atomic Energy Commission in Vienna, with the rank of Ambassador, from 1961-1970.

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PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT SIGNED CIRCA 1961 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 277534

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Presidents, Vice Presidents & First Ladies | Checks

VICE PRESIDENT SPIRO T. AGNEW - CHECK ENDORSED 11/19/1986 - HFSID 83844

Check endorsed by Spiro T. Agnew for $10.00, with his signature reading Spiro T. Agnew. It is dated November 19, 1986, drawn on the account of James D. and Renette A. Hier at Sears Savings Bank, check No. 1289.

Sale Price $175.00

$220.00
PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/30/1960 - HFSID 787

Check signed by Jimmy Carter, dated April 30, 1960, made out to Trellis Jackson for $40.00. The signature appears as "J E Carter, Jr.", with a verso endorsement by "Trellis Jackson." Issued from Carters Warehouse in Plains, Georgia.

Price: $1,200.00
FIRST LADY ROSALYNN CARTER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 09/28/1960 - HFSID 5299

Check signed by Rosalynn S. Carter, dated September 28, 1960, payable to Chester Nowell for $797.23. It is partially printed and includes stamps related to payment obligations. The check references her involvement in her family's peanut business and her advocacy as First Lady.

Sale Price $425.00

$500.00
FIRST LADY ROSALYNN CARTER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 11/28/1960 - HFSID 17605

Check signed by Rosalynn S. Carter, payable to Ruth Jackson for $5.77, dated November 28, 1960. It features a partially printed signature of "Rosalynn S. Carter" and is stamped with "Carters Warehouse/Plains Georgia."

Price: $450.00
FIRST LADY FRANCES F. CLEVELAND - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 02/07/1913 - HFSID 325498

Check dated February 7, 1913, signed "Frances F. Cleveland" in black ink. Payable for $8.00 to John David, drawn on her account at Seaboard National Bank in New York. Includes historical context about Frances F. Cleveland's marriage to President Grover Cleveland.

Price: $1,200.00
FIRST LADY FRANCES F. CLEVELAND - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/22/1903 - HFSID 274857

Check signed by Frances F. Cleveland, dated October 22, 1903, drawn on her personal account in Princeton, New Jersey. Payable to N. B. Bogart for $11.30, it highlights her unique position as the only First Lady married in the White House.

Sale Price $995.00

$1,200.00
PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/04/1913 - HFSID 35712

Check signed by Calvin Coolidge, dated January 4, 1913, for $12.21 payable to Hampshire County Bank of Northampton. Coolidge's signature appears as "Calvin Coolidge". The check, drawn on Hampshire County National Bank, is filled out by an unknown hand.

Sale Price $795.00

$950.00
PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/29/1932 - HFSID 156840

Check signed by Calvin Coolidge, dated April 29, 1932, and payable to Alice Reckahn for $15.00. Endorsed by Alice Reckahn and Rena E. Traplagen on verso. Drawn on the Northampton National Bank and Trust Company.

Price: $950.00
PRESIDENT JAMES A. GARFIELD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 12/31/1873 - HFSID 227328

Congressional check signed by James A. Garfield, filled out as "J.A. Garfield" in 1873. Payable to "myself, Draft or Bearer, Three Hundred & Twelve 50/100 Dollars". Accompanied by an unsigned engraving printed at the "Bureau of Engraving and Printing".

Sale Price $2,395.00

$2,800.00
FIRST LADY FLORENCE K. HARDING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/12/1921 - HFSID 252456

Check signed by "Florence Kling Harding", dated January 12, 1921, from Marion, Ohio. It is payable to "The F. & R. Lazarus & Co." for $80.73, reflecting her preparations to move into the White House as First Lady.

Price: $800.00
FIRST LADY FLORENCE K. HARDING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 07/14/1921 - HFSID 254440

Check signed by Florence Kling Harding as First Lady, dated July 14, 1921, drawn on The Marion National Bank for $18.08, payable to C.B. Kling, with verso endorsement by C.B. Kling.

Sale Price $675.00

$800.00
PRESIDENT WARREN G. HARDING - CHECK ENDORSED 05/03/1893 - HFSID 253895

Check endorsed by Warren G. Harding, reading "W.G. Harding" on the verso, dated May 3, 1893, from Marion County, Ohio. Signed by Auditor "W.L. Clark", it authorizes payment of seventy-six dollars for electric tickets.

Sale Price $795.00

$950.00
PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 06/04/1873 - HFSID 274905

Check written and signed by Benjamin Harrison, dated June 4, 1873, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Signed as "Benj Harrison", it is payable to "Fletcher & Sharpe" for $800, with a note mentioning its application on a $1000 debt.

Sale Price $1,495.00

$1,800.00
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER - CHECK ENDORSED 04/05/1949 - HFSID 227330

Check endorsed by "Herbert Hoover" on verso, dated April 5, 1949, from Bangor, Maine. Payable to Herbert Hoover for $3.00, with typed instruction to pay the Boys Clubs of America. Signed by "Robert D Smitt".

Sale Price $2,050.00

$2,400.00
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - CHECK ENDORSED 06/27/1934 - HFSID 85487

Check endorsed by Franklin D. Roosevelt supporting the Warm Springs Foundation, signed on verso with "Pay to order of/Geo. Warm Springs/Foundation/Franklin D. Roosevelt". Issued in Abilene, Kansas, on June 27, 1934, for a donation of $5.00.

Price: $1,100.00
PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/09/1925 - HFSID 156880

Check signed by Harry Truman, filled out to pay W.P. Francisco $5.00 on October 9, 1925. Signed as "Harry Truman", it reflects his early political career as judge of the Jackson County Court in Kansas City, Missouri.

Price: $600.00
PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN - CHECK ENDORSED 11/07/1953 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 147692

Check signed by Harry S. Truman, endorsing it for his Presidential Library, reads "Pay to Harry Truman/Library Inc or order/Harry Truman". Dated March 7, 1953, it is payable to Harry S. Truman for $3.00, with additional signature from Russell E. Silvius.

Price: $800.00