PRESIDENTS
WARREN G. HARDING – DOCUMENT SIGNED TWICE BY HIM
HARDING, WARREN G. (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States. Partially Printed Document Signed as owner and editor of The Marion Star. One page, oblong octavo. Marion County [Ohio]. June 27, 1896.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN – A LARGE, BOLDLY PENNED, FULL SIGNATURE, PROBABLY AS PRESIDENT — WITH A PERIOD CORRECT, OIL ON CARDBOARD, HAND-PAINTED COLOR MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF LINCOLN
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. (1809-1865). 16th President of the United States. A large, boldly penned signature “Abraham Lincoln”, probably as President, and most likely cut from a document. The signature measures over 4 inches long!
JAMES K. POLK — AN ATTRACTIVE ALS JUST MONTHS BEFORE HIS ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY — IN A CONTEST WHICH TURNED ON THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES OF SLAVERY AND THE ANNEXATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
POLK, JAMES K. (1795-1948) President of the United States. Uncommon Autograph Letter Signed, “James K. Polk.” One page, octavo. “Columbia” “Oct[ober] 16th, 1844.”
TWO PAGE ALS OF U.S. GRANT — SIGNED AS PRESIDENT
GRANT, ULYSSES S. (1822-1885). Eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877); Commander of the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed, “U.S. Grant”, as President, on ruled stationery. Two separate pages, octavo. Long Branch, New Jersey, July 25, 1871.
WOODROW WILSON — CHEERFULLY SUPPLIES HIS AUTOGRAPH
WILSON, (THOMAS) WOODROW. (1856-1924). Twenty-eighth President of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, “Woodrow Wilson”, as President of Princeton University. One page, octavo. Princeton. [New Jersey], January 11, 1904.
F.D.R, AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DURING WWI, CAN’T LEAVE WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ATTEND A SPECIAL SERVICE AT NYC’S ST. JOHN THE DEVINE CATHEDRAL
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO. (1882-1945). Thirty-second President of the United States (1933-45). Typed Letter boldly Signed, “Franklin D. Roosevelt”, on imprinted Navy Department, Assistant Secretary’s Office letterhead. One page, quarto. Washington, D.C., October 20, 1917.
SCARCE BENJAMIN HARRISON LETTER, AS PRESIDENT, ON BLACK-BORDERED EXECUTIVE MANSION MOURNING STATIONEY — USED IN RESPONSE DUE TO THE DEATH OF HIS FIRST WIFE
HARRISON, BENJAMIN. (1833-1901). 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893). Manuscript Letter Signed, “Very truly yours, Benj. Harrison,”, as President, on imprinted Executive Mansion, Washington black-bordered mourning stationery. [Harrison’s first wife had died on October 5th]. Two pages, octavo. December 5, 1892.