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

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PRESIDENT WARREN G. HARDING - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 288353

PRESIDENT WARREN G. HARDING - COLLECTION WITH ROBERT F. WAGNER JR., JAMES - HFSID 288353

Archive of letters written by and to the President, his aides and sister, including a letter offering evidence to refute Nan Britton's claim that Harding was father of her child. Accompanying memorabilia includes vintage photos of Harding, and passes signed by two prominent US Senators. Collection includes: 1) Autograph Letter signed: "W.G.H.", 1 page, 5½x6¾ with blank integral leaf. No place, May 22, n. d., but with original mailing envelope postmarked Washington, D.C., May 22, 1917. To Mrs. Charles Williamson, in full: "Thank you for your note and clipping. Am glad to have both. Funny thing - I have a letter from California signed Ruth Williamson, who writes as though she knows me. Isn't that your daughter's name? But surely your daughter is not that far away. I am to be in New York either on Thursday, 24th, or Tuesday, 29th. One or the other is sure, possibly both. I'll be delighted to look you up. With assurances of high esteem, I am sincerely yours". Multiple mailing folds. Toned at folds. Multiple minor ink smudges. Otherwise, fine condition. 2) Autograph Letter signed: "Your Friend" [Harding], 2 pages (integral leaf), 4¾x6½. No place, October 20, but with original mailing envelope to Mrs. Jennie Williamson in New York City, postmarked Washington, D.C.

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

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PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY - TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED CIRCA 1960 - HFSID: 348144

Eight-page typed draft of a campaign speech delivered in Houston with 47 words of ink notation - including his name - written by the man himself Typed Manuscript signed: "Kennedy" in notes, 8 pages, 8x10½, separate sheets. Shown on hinges and framed to allow for complete visibility. Houston, Texas. Dated September 12, 1960. His reading copy of a presidential campaign speech in Houston, Texas. Kennedy's handwritten notes (47 words, including his name-"Kennedy") were written on the blank verso of the eighth page. JFK's lecturing/speech style was one of changing what was prepared for him, by writing notes to himself and incorporating those thoughts into the speech he actually delivered. This is exactly the case with this speech. 18 words including his name, "Kennedy", are in ink, the balance in light pencil: "Leon Jaworsky (sic)/Lt. Gov. Ramsey/Att Wilson/Cong Thomas/Cong Bob Casey/Jack Brooks/Jim Wright/Homer Thornberry/John Young. James Bowie/Crockett/Travis. Union/Daniel Webster. 1860. 21 Democrats. Nixon-Kennedy/Contest. FDR. Plodding feet. National Party. Century/Stand pat. Kansas-Nebraska/Controversy. Butterflys. Valuable asset". ALSO INCLUDED is a photocopy from the John F.

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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. "BILL" CLINTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 09/28/1999 - HFSID: 286043

The 42nd U.S. President pens this encouraging note to Senator Daniel Moynihan referring to some social and economic aspects, signed in black ink Autograph Note Signed: "Bill" in black ink as President. One page. 6¼x4¼ card. Embossed with gilt Presidential Seal and words "The President". Place: Washington, District of Columbia. Date: September 28, 1999. Addressed to: Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. In full: "Senator, If we persevere we'll get this done! - I will help in any way I can, in or out of office. Best." A day earlier, after getting the news of a higher than expected $115 billion budget surplus, President Clinton said, in part: "This triple digit surplus is larger than projected, larger than last year's and, in fact, larger than any surplus in the history of the United States…We can give the American people an honest, credible budget that extends the life of Social Security and Medicare, meets our responsibility in education and other important areas and leaves us free to pay down that [national] debt and be on target to be debt-free in the next 15 years." This may be what President Clinton is referring to in this note.

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PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT - DOCUMENT UNSIGNED WITH JOSEPH W. BAILEY, JOSEPH H. GAINES, GORDON J. RUSSELL, WILLIAM P. FRYE, JULIUS C. BURROWS - HFSID: 285772

PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT - DOCUMENT UNSIGNED WITH JOSEPH W. BAILEY, JOSEPH - HFSID 285772

Official Electoral College certification by the President of the Senate, William P. Frye, also signed by tellers of the US Senate and House of Representatives Printed Declaration signed: "Wm. P. Frye/President pro tempore" of the U.S. Senate and "Julius C. Burrows" and "J.W. Bailey" as tellers on the part of the Senate and "Joseph H. Gaines" and "Gordon Russell" as tellers on the part of the House of Representatives, 1p, 11½x28, Washington, District of Columbia, not dated. Certificate of the Electoral College votes deciding Theodore Roosevelt as President and Charles W. Fairbanks as Vice President. According to the 12th Amendment to the U.S.

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

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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 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 04/27/1931 - HFSID: 348039

As Governor of New York, he used this red, silver-tipped pen to sign a railroad bill creating the Board of Transit Control in 1931 Document Signed: "Franklin D Roosevelt", 1 page, 9x14½. Albany, New York. April 27, 1931. Certificate authenticating that FDR used the attached pen to sign Senate Bill 12, the railroad unification bill. In full: "THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the pen hereunto affixed was used by me in signing Senate Bill Introductory Number 12, Printed Number 2455, entitled: 'AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the plan of readjustment provided for in article seven thereof, to authorize the creation of the board of transit control and subsidiary corporations, to prescribe its and their duties and powers, to exempt its and their properties, income and securities from taxation and to make such securities legal investments, and to authorize the acquisition and operation of railroads and other transportation facilities, and otherwise.' and which became a law by my signature April 23, 1931, being Chapter 689 of the Laws of 1931. GIVEN by my hand and the Privy Seal of the State at the Capitol in the City of Albany, this twenty-seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one." Also signed by FDR's Secretary.

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PRESIDENT JAMES E. "JIMMY" CARTER - SPEECH UNSIGNED CIRCA 1976 - HFSID: 286040

Carter read this speech at the 1976 Democratic National Convention in New York, where he accepted the party's nomination for presidential candidate. He went on from here to become 39th President of the United States. Typed speech unsigned, with handwritten notes, under linings and corrections in blue ink and notations near left edge of page 1 in black ink in unknown hand, 5 pages, 8½x11. This is a speech that Carter gave at the 1976 Democratic National Convention, which met in Madison Square Garden from July 12 to July 15, 1976. Carter was named Democratic candidate for President at this convention, and Walter Mondale was named his Vice President. The nomination represented a dramatic reversal of fortune for Carter, a peanut farmer who had been elected Governor of Georgia in 1971 but who otherwise started the nomination process as an obscure candidate with little name recognition. However, favorable media coverage helped him win the New Hampshire primary, and Carter used his obscurity to his advantage, marketing himself as a fresh face and Washington outsider. His strategy that rocketed him to the forefront of the Democratic candidates despite an "Anybody But Carter" movement among northern and western Democrats.

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

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PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/23/1826 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 4708

PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/23/1826 CO-SIGNED BY: - HFSID 4708

The friends discuss their shared passion for race horses, and Eaton sends Jackson a gift of a pipe. When President Jackson appointed Eaton to his Cabinet, it triggered a major political scandal which changed the course of American history. Autograph Letter Signed: "A.J." on lower half of concluding page of 2½p Autograph Letter Signed (separate sheets) of John H. Eaton to Jackson, 8x9¾. Eaton's letter is written from Granville, North Carolina, 1826 September 12. Integral address leaf addressed by Eaton to General Jackson at "Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee" noting that it would be delivered by "Rev'd H.M. Cryer". In part: "The Sir Archie Horse sold to Mr. Cryer was bred by me-his Dam and grand Dam were very fine mares, of Roanoak's color-five feet three inches high ellegant (sic), compact and active...I am quite partial to old Archie, but think the Dam of Roanoak was certainly as fine or a finer Nag. In the Autumn of 1819 after covering some mares in the early part of the Spring, this Horse was trained & run at Warrenton. He was beaten by Mr. Drummonds Napoleon...…"

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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. "BILL" CLINTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID: 285955

The 42nd U.S. President pens this kind note to his political consultant in replacement of his original autograph, which was lost when he visited a Manchester restaurant, signed in black ink Autograph Note Signed: "Bill Clinton" in black ink as 42nd U.S. President. 6½x4¼. Place: Washington, District of Columbia. Date (circa): May-June, 1993. Seal of the President, embossed in gold, at upper left. This card was introduced to the White House by George Bush. In full: "To Brandon Mallard. -with thanks for your interest in our government. -good luck in school and have a good summer." Lightly soiled, light tape remnants at top verso (no show through). Accompanied by Typed Letter Signed: "Wendy Smith", 1p, 8½x11. The White House, Washington, 1993 June 2. To Brandon Mallard. In full: "I sincerely apologize for failing to return your autograph when we visited Chez Vachon Restaurant. Sometimes with all the activity surrounding the President it is difficult to return all of the autographs to their original owners. I hope this note from the President will serve as an adequate substitute for the autograph and your time. Take care.…"

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Presidents, Vice Presidents & First Ladies | Signatures

VICE PRESIDENT SPIRO T. AGNEW - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 32499

Spiro Agnew signs an index card. Signature: "Spiro T. Agnew", 5x3 index card. In 1962, Republican attorney Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996), born Spiro Anagnostopoulos, was elected as County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland, his first public office.

Price: $140.00
VICE PRESIDENT SPIRO T. AGNEW - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE - HFSID 35253

Spiro Agnew inscribes an index card . Inscribed signature: "With best wishes/to Madeline Hughes/Spiro T. Agnew", 6x4 yellow card.

Sale Price $115.00

$140.00
VICE PRESIDENT ALBEN W. BARKLEY - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 32809

Alben W. Barkley signed a piece of paper in blue ink. Signature: "Alben Barkley", 4½x¾, affixed to 4¾x¾ thicker paper. Typed caption below signature. Alben W. Barkley, the oldest U.S.

Sale Price $135.00

$160.00
PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 148764

George Bush signed a 1989 inauguration gold seal in blue ink. Inauguration Seal signed: "George Bush", 8¾x6 overall, image 1x1 (one surface). When George Herbert Walker Bush was inaugurated as the 41st U.S.

Sale Price $375.00

$450.00
PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE - HFSID 177203

George H. W. Bush sends his signature to fan. Inscribed Signature: "Nathan Clevenger/Best wishes/George Bush", 3x1½ piece of paper attached to 4½x4¾ piece of paper (two surfaces).

Sale Price $215.00

$250.00
LILLIAN G. CARTER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 17758

Mother of Jimmy Carter Signature: "Lillian G. Carter", 5x3 blue card. Bessie Lillian Gordy (1898-1983) and James Earl Carter (1894-1953) were married in Sumter County, Georgia on September 25, 1923. They had two sons and two daughters: James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr.

Price: $90.00
LILLIAN G. CARTER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 35264

Mother of Jimmy Carter Signature: "Lillian G. Carter/Plains/Ga.", 6x4 blue card. Bessie Lillian Gordy (1898-1983) and James Earl Carter (1894-1953) were married in Sumter County, Georgia on September 25, 1923. They had two sons and two daughters: James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, Jr.

Price: $70.00
FIRST LADY FRANCES F. CLEVELAND - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 256908

5x3 card signed as Frances F. Cleveland Preston Signature: "Frances F. Cleveland Preston", 5x3 index card. Typed caption in lower right.

Price: $700.00
FIRST LADY FRANCES F. CLEVELAND - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 274018

Signature: "Frances F. Cleveland", 3¼x2. After Oscar Folsom, the father of Frances Folsom (1864-1947) died when she was 11, his law partner, Grover Cleveland, became her guardian. "Uncle Cleve" took care of Frances and her mother as if they were his own.

Price: $700.00
PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 49248

Grover Cleveland signs a piece of paper. Signature: "Grover Cleveland", 1¼x3¾ paper. Cleveland served as the 22nd U.S. President from 1885-1889.

Price: $750.00
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. "BILL" CLINTON - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE 1980 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 276379

Clinton signs a form letter announcing the establishment of the Arkansas Governor's School for the Gifted, which opened in the year he was defeated for re-election as Governor of Arkansas. Inscribed signature: "To Martin Handley/Good luck!…"

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$900.00
VICE PRESIDENT SCHUYLER COLFAX - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 17326

Signature: "Schuyler Colfax", 3¼x2 card. Penned in another hand above signature: "Born 1823 was Vice Pres/of Ulysses S Grant first term/born in NY City he organized/the Rebekah Lodge".

Price: $600.00
PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 285011

Forty-six signatures of famous persons from politics, entertainment and the arts, collected in a Waterman's Autograph Album from 1932 as part of a national contest Autograph Album signed: [Explanatory ink notes (unknown hand) are written here in brackets.] "Daniel C.…"

Price: $3,250.00
FIRST LADY GRACE COOLIDGE - AUTOGRAPH 07/19/1930 - HFSID 311807

The First Lady signs and dates her name in black ink Signature: "Grace Coolidge/June 19, 1930", in black ink, 5x3. Grace Anna Goodhue (1879-1957) married Calvin Coolidge on October 4, 1905 in Burlington, Vermont.

Price: $400.00
VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES G. DAWES - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 100890

Signature of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Vice President Signature: "Charles G. Dawes", on a 4½x3 card in light black ink. Charles G.

Sale Price $375.00

$450.00
VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES G. DAWES - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 315175

Signature of the Nobel Prize-winning banker and Vice President Signature: "Charles G. Dawes", 3½x2¼. Charles G. Dawes (1865-1951), Vice President of the United States under President Coolidge (1925-1929) the U.S.

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FIRST LADY MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 100491

Mamie Eisenhower signs a blue card in black ink. Signature: "Mamie Doud Eisenhower", 6x4 card. Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower lived in 33 homes during 53 years of married life. Their Gettysburg farm was the only home they ever owned together. It was not publicly known that Mrs.

Price: $140.00
PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 262886

Millard Fillmore and Daniel Webster sign vellum that has been cut form a document. Signatures: "Millard Fillmore" as President and "Daniel Webster" as Secretary of State, 1p, 6x3. [Washington], c. 1850-1852. On vellum, cut from a document.

Price: $1,800.00
FIRST LADY BETTY FORD - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 157438

Betty Ford signs an index card in black ink. Signature: "Betty Ford", 5x3 index card.

Price: $160.00
PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 157442

Gerald Ford signs a card in blue ink. Signature: "Gerald Ford", 5x3½ card. On August 9, 1974, Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) was sworn in as the nation's 38th President following the resignation of Richard Nixon.

Price: $220.00
PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 157436

Gerald and Betty Ford sign a green index card in black ink. Signature: "Gerald R. Ford" and "Betty Ford", 5x3. On August 9, 1974, GERALD R. FORD (1913-2006) was sworn in as the nation's 38th President following the resignation of Richard Nixon.

Price: $300.00
PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 279126

Unlined 6x4 card with signatures of all six Signatures: "Walter Mondale", "Spiro T. Agnew", "Gerald R. Ford", "Bob Dole", "Dan Quayle" and "Colin Powell", 6x4 card.

Price: $450.00
PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 179949

Gerald Ford, Walter F. Mondale, and Dan Quayle sign a card. Signature: "Dan Quayle," "Fritz Mondale," and "Gerald R. Ford," 6x4 card. Ford was Nixon's Vice President and 38th U.S. President. Mondale was Carter's Vice President and lost the 1984 presidential election to Reagan.

Price: $300.00
JACK FORD - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 37726

Son of President Gerald Ford Signature: "Jack/Ford", 5x3 slip. Pencil caption (unknown hand) in lower left corner. John Gardner "Jack" Ford was born in 1952, the second of four children to future President and First Lady Gerald and Betty Ford.

Price: $100.00
SUSAN E. FORD - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 157439

Susan Ford Vance signs an index card in blue ink. Signature: "Susan Ford Vance", 5x3.

Price: $80.00
VICE PRESIDENT JOHN N. GARNER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 156894

John N. Garner signs an index card in black ink. Signature: "Jno. N. Garner", 5x3 card. John Nance Garner represented Texas in the House of Representatives from 1903-1933, when he was sworn in as Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Vice President.

Sale Price $135.00

$160.00
VICE PRESIDENT ALBERT GORE JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 176925

Albert Gore, Jr. signs an index card in blue ink. Signature: "Albert Gore Jr.", 5x3 index card. Albert Gore, Jr., the son of former U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr., served as U.S. Congressman from Tennessee from 1977-1985.

Price: $180.00
PRESIDENT RUTHERFORD B. HAYES - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 49375

Card signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes Signature: "R.B. Hayes". 3½x2¼ card. On Nov. 7, 1876, Hayes (1822-1893), Republican Governor of Ohio, defeated Democratic Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York in the closest electoral vote election in U.S. history.

Price: $550.00
VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS A. HENDRICKS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 4595

Signature on a 4x2 card Signature: "Thomas A. Hendricks", 4x2¼ card. After serving two terms in Congress, Thomas A. Hendricks was Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1855-1859.

Sale Price $115.00

$140.00
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 16875

Herbert Hoover signs a card imprinted with Stanford University, California in black ink. Signature: "Herbert Hoover", 3½x2 card. Imprinted: "Stanford University, California". Herbert Hoover received a B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1895.

Price: $350.00