President William H. Taft Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT
Born: September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: March 08, 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia
Biography
Taft (1857-1930) was Governor of the Philippines (1901-1904), Secretary of War (1904-1909), 27th of the United States (1909-1913) and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court (1921-1930). His bruising convention battle with former ally and patron Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 split the Republican Party, allowing the election of Democrat Woodrow Wilson. Taft as President was caught in the middle between progressives and conservatives and constrained by a more limited view of Presidential powers than TR had possessed, but historians tend to view his term of office more positively than did most of his contemporaries. His skills as Chief Justice are widely recognized. In the years between his Presidency and his appointment as chief justice, Taft taught at Yale Law School.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/03/1921 - HFSID 30802Autograph letter signed by William H. Taft, dated January 3, 1921, is written on Princess Hotel stationery in Bermuda. Addressed to Miss Kate Eisig, it expresses gratitude for her New Year's greetings and reflects on enjoying the beauty of Bermuda.Price: $1,400.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/28 - HFSID 41693Autograph letter signed: "Wm H. Taft" as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, dated June 28, 1929, written on Supreme Court letterhead. Addressed to Gurney E. Newlin, discussing delays in correspondence due to illness and absence of secretary.
Price: $1,600.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 07/29/1906 - HFSID 4909Letter signed by William Taft as Secretary of War, dated July 29, 1906, from Pointe au Pic, Quebec. Expressing regret for not attending a dinner invitation due to his vacation, he notes his availability for future assistance.
Sale Price $1,350.00
$1,600.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/04/1920 - HFSID 16888Card signed by William H. Taft, addressed to Paul Linebarger on May 4, 1920, with the message, "With best wishes/for Paul Linebarger/from a friend of/his father/Wm H Taft/May 4th/1920". Taft was campaigning for Warren G. Harding at the time.
Sale Price $495.00
$700.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 02/24/1916 - HFSID 76232Photograph of William Howard Taft, inscribed and signed: "For Elinor Tagele Hersy with best wishes/Wm H Taft/New Haven Feb 24th 1916". Taft served as both U.S. President and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sale Price $1,495.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 03/10/1909 - HFSID 279321Photograph of William Howard Taft, taken in 1908 by Harris & Ewing, inscribed and signed, "For my friend Walter J. Ballard/with best wishes of Wm. H. Taft/March 10, 1909". Includes an embossed copyright marking.
Price: $2,800.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 03/20/1909 - HFSID 35647Photograph of William Howard Taft, inscribed and signed, reading, “For my friend Edward McLean with regards and/best wishes of/Wm H Taft/March 20 1909.” Signed shortly after his inauguration as the 27th U.S. President.
Price: $2,800.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 03/30/1908 - HFSID 5023Photograph inscribed and signed by William H. Taft, stating "For my friend Rev. John Wesley Hill, D.D./of New York City with warm regards/March 30th 1908 Wm H. Taft" as Secretary of War. Taken by Harris and Ewing in 1908.
Sale Price $1,195.00
$1,400.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 04/14/1927 - HFSID 174827Publicity photograph of William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, inscribed and signed: "For James A. Crotty with best wishes/Wm H. Taft/Washington/April 14th 1927". Includes photographer's embossed imprint: "Harris & Ewing/Washington, D.C.".
Price: $1,850.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 202276Engraved portrait of William Howard Taft signed "Sincerely yours/Wm H. Taft" in pencil. Copyrighted 1909 by Wm K. Barmore, New York. Taft served as the 27th U.S. President and later as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Price: $1,500.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 02/28/1912 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 5283Appointment document signed by William Howard Taft as President and Frank H. Hitchcock as Postmaster General, dated February 28, 1912. It appoints Peter H. Vosburgh as Postmaster of Matteawan, New York, retroactive to January 5.
Sale Price $995.00
$1,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 12/01/1911 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 15572Document appointing John B. Hanna as Collector of Internal Revenue, signed by Wm H. Taft and Franklin MacVeagh, dated December 1, 1911. It features a 2¼-inch foil seal at the lower left margin.
Price: $1,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 90639Photographs comprising signatures from three Supreme Court Chief Justices: an inscribed photograph by Charles E. Hughes dated March 16, 1921; an inscribed photograph by Harlan F. Stone dated June 20, 1936; and an inscribed photograph by William H. Taft dated May 14, 1929.
Sale Price $2,895.00
$3,400.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT SIGNED 10/04/1912 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 15574Document signed by William H. Taft as President, appointing J. Butler Wright to Secretary of the Legation in Brussels, Belgium, dated October 4, 1912. Signed with the name "Wm H. Taft", co-signed by "Huntington Wilson" as Acting Secretary of State.
Price: $1,850.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 48437Document signed includes "Wm H Taft" as Collector on an unused distillery warehouse stamp. Additional printing on the verso indicates it was purchased from the Treasury Department in 1890. His signature appears on a blue, printed revenue stamp.
Price: $400.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 04/24/1908 - HFSID 85670Certificate of Honorable Service awarded by Secretary of State William Howard Taft to B.W. Flack for his role as an operator in the Military Telegraph Corps during the Civil War, signed as Wm H Taft on April 24, 1908.
Price: $1,400.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 06/21/1911 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 42072Document signed by William Howard Taft and Percival Hall, attesting that Mary Bass Michaels completed a Master's Degree at Gallaudet College. Taft signs as President of the US on June 21, 1911, with his signature reading "Wm H Taft".
Sale Price $925.00
$1,100.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - INSCRIBED ORIGINAL ART SIGNED CIRCA 1929 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 174828Pencil drawing signed by William Howard Taft, inscribed "For M.H. Herrin/with best wishes/Wm H. Taft" as Chief Justice. Also signed by artist M.H. Herrin, dated 1929, with a label from Washington, D.C., dated October 15, 1929.
Price: $1,600.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT SIGNED 03/30/1911 - HFSID 68337Photograph of William H. Taft in profile, inscribed and signed: "For Alan Clark Stevens with best wishes Wm H Taft/March 30 1911" as President. Embossed with "COPYRIGHT/CLINEDINST/WASHINGTON, D.C." indicating copyright.
Sale Price $2,050.00
$2,400.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT SIGNED 04/28/1911 - HFSID 350516Photograph of William Howard Taft, inscribed and signed, "For my faithful friend Millie Sullivan with best wishes./April 28, 1911---/Wm H Taft", in black ink. Taft served as President and later as Chief Justice, making significant contributions to U.S. law.
Sale Price $2,250.00
$3,000.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 08/24/1912 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 3266Document signed by William H. Taft as 27th U.S. President and Henry L. Stimson as Secretary of War, dated August 24, 1912. Includes a blue War Office seal and is countersigned by George Andrews. Contains a nomination for Ralph Harrison as Major of Cavalry.
Sale Price $995.00
$1,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/21/1909 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 35823Appointment signed by William Howard Taft as President and Robert Shaw Oliver as Acting Secretary of War, appointing Thomas L. Casey as Colonel in the Corps of Engineers. Signed with "Wm H. Taft" and "Robert Shaw Oliver" on September 21, 1909.
Price: $1,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 04/06/1909 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 13571Document signed by William H. Taft as President and George Von L. Meyer as Secretary of the Navy, appointing Paul P. Blackburn as a Lieutenant, junior grade, in the Navy. Includes a blue seal and is dated April 6, 1909.
Price: $1,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 04/22/1910 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48586Document signed by William H. Taft and George Von L. Meyer appointing Jerome C. Hunsaker as an Assistant Naval Constructor, dated April 22, 1910. It includes the printed signatures "Wm H. Taft" and "George Von L. Meyer", with a blue seal.
Price: $1,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 06/01/1912 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 13016Document appointing Frank H. Roberts as a Lieutenant in the Navy, signed by Wm H. Taft as President and George Von L. Meyer as Secretary of the Navy. Dated June 1, 1912, with a blue seal affixed.
Price: $1,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION SIGNED 11/07/1912 - HFSID 347960Proclamation signed by William H. Taft in ink, includes a printed image and plaque. The text highlights a favorable year for the nation. Taft served as the 27th U.S. President and later as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Price: $3,200.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/04/1911 - HFSID 3242William H. Taft signed letter, "Wm H. Taft", as President of the American Red Cross on American Red Cross stationery, dated January 4, 1911. The letter appoints J.G. Butler, Jr. to the Youngstown American Red Cross Endowment Fund Committee.
Price: $1,100.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/06/1891 - HFSID 30815Typed letter signed: "Wm H. Taft" as U.S. Solicitor General, dated February 6, 1891, discussing a Supreme Court case. Addressed to Calderon Carlisle, Esq., it acknowledges receipt of documents related to the case of the schooner 'Sayward'.
Price: $950.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/08/1909 - HFSID 30801Typed letter signed by William H. Taft as President-elect, discussing criticism and compromise, addressed to Rev. Thomas R. Slicer of Optimist's Magazine, dated February 18, 1909. Signed as "Wm H. Taft".
Price: $1,600.00
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/08/1917 - HFSID 27676Typed letter signed by William H. Taft, dated February 8, 1917, invites Eli Whitney to a conference-luncheon regarding assistance to nations affected by World War I. Taft emphasizes the meeting's importance and mentions prominent attendees like John R. Mott.
Price: $1,850.00
