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1. ADAMS, Charles Francis (1807-86). Autograph Letter Signed.
Son of John Quincy Adams; member of Congress; minister to Great Britain. ALS, 1p, 4 3/4" X 7 3/4" (inlaid), Quincy, MA, 1856 July 10. Addressed to R.B. Clark. Fine. Angry letter to a debtor. "I have waited patiently until today, in the expectation that the money for your third note would be remitted...."
Price: $125.00

2. ARATA, Lawrence J. "Larry" (1907-79). Signed First Day Cover.
In 1955, John F. Kennedy saw a unique rocking chair at the office of his physician, Dr. Janet Travell, who recommended it to aid his chronic back pain; his father gave him an identical copy, which he brought to the Oval Office; White House upholsterer modified the design, adding plush upholstered arms and back support; images of JFK seated in them (he owned a number of them) have made them almost as much a JFK emblem as Lincoln's stovepipe hat and FDR's cigarette holder, and at auction original JFK-owned White House rockers have fetched hundreds of thousands of dollars. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Boston, MA, 1964 May 29. Fine. Two five-cent commemorative JFK "And the Glow from That Fire Can Truly Light the World" stamps at upper right, boldly cancelled with "First Day of Issue" noted. Decorative cachet at left depicts a line drawing of Arata's famous rocker. No distracting recipient's name/address present. At center, large and bold in black ballpoint, the famed upholsterer inscribes and signs: "My Best Wishes / to Paul Johnston / Larry Arata / 11/14/77." Most unusual and seldom seen.
Price: $95.00

3. ARTHUR, Chester A. (1830-86). Printed Handbill.
Twenty-first president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield upon his premature death and completing his term. Unusual anti-Arthur handbill, 1p, 6" X 8½", n.p., n.d. [1884]. Near fine. Interesting attack on Arthur questioning his home state’s apparent lack of enthusiasm for their native son. Reads in part: "If New York Republicans are so anxious for Arthur’s nomination, why did they not send a delegation to the National Convention favoring his nomination? She sends 72 Delegates, only 28 of them are for Chester A. Arthur, and 42 are against him...." Given the thin, flimsy paper on which such handbills are printed, this example is in remarkable condition, clean and bright and without edge tears. Rare.
Price: $375.00

4. BARKLEY, Alben W. (1877-1956). Typed Note Signed.
Truman's benign vice president (1949-53) served long as a Kentucky representative, including a stint as majority leader (1937-47). TNS, 1p, 7¼" X 10½", Paducah, KY, 1954 June 6. Addressed to William E. Marsh. Fine. The former Veep, who would reenter Congress the following year for one last hurrah, writes, "Let me thank you... for the story which you tell about the salary increase." Accompanied by a scarce vintage 7" X 9" news agency photograph (International News Photos) of 1953, an informal half-length portrait of Barkley at a press conference announcing his new NBC weekly show Meet the Veep. Nice letter and exceptional uncommon photograph.
Price: $125.00

5. BRYAN, William Jennings (1860-1925). Signature and Inscription.
"The Great Commoner," an attorney and one-term Congressman who took the country by storm as the populist Democratic presidential candidate in 1896, 1900 and 1908; Woodrow Wilson's secretary of state (1913-15); in 1925, he again made headlines as a prosecutor debating Clarence Darrow in the famous John T. Scopes "Monkey Trial." Clipped "yours Truly / WJ Bryan" on an irregularly-clipped 3" X 1" slip, n.p., n.y. Very good. Though tightly cropped, no letters are affected except the very top of the "T" in "Truly." A nice example.
Price: $100.00

6. CLEVELAND, Grover (1837-1908). Autograph Letter Signed.
Twenty-second president of the United States. ALS, 4pp, 4 3/4" X 7 3/4", Buffalo, NY, 1883 August 15. Addressed to Charles W. McCann. Good. Small separation at one fold; last page moderately soiled. The newly-elected New York governor thanks a friend for a box of cigars: "I shall I trust have many a cheerful smoke in the woods with thoughts of good friends left behind in the haunts of civilization." Asked to send some venison, Cleveland replies, "I have not the utmost confidence in the presence of deer nor in my ability to kill them." Discusses at length the death of his friend Dr. Mosher. Comes with a large copy of a steel engraving of Cleveland.
Price: $600.00

7. (CLEVELAND, Grover) (1837-1908). Printed Proclamation.
Twenty-fourth president of the United States. Printed DS in type, 1p, 8¼" X 13¼", Washington, DC, 1886 November 18. Very good. Slight age toning; minor mounting traces on blank fourth leaf. Black bordered presidential proclamation, signed in type, issued on the date of Chester Arthur’s death, one year and 260 days after leaving office. Reads in part: "It is my painful duty to announce the death of CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR... which occurred after an illness of long duration at an early hour this morning at his residence in the city of New York...." Cleveland orders the White House to be draped in mourning for thirty days and all executive department business suspended on the day of the funeral. The broadside is also signed in type by secretary of state Thomas F. Bayard. Executive proclamations of this sort are becoming rather scarce. Accompanied by a large color reproduction of a portrait of Cleveland.
Price: $475.00

8. COLFAX, Schuyler (1823-85). Autograph Note Signed.
Vice president in U.S. Grant's first administration, the political career of this Indiana representative and Speaker of the House ended abruptly with the Credit Mobilier scandal. ANS, 1p, 7" X 6", South Bend, IN, 1861 October 22. Addressed to A.T. Goodman. Good plus. Outwardly attractive, but tipped to a heavy stock album leaf bearing two partial and unimportant documents on the verso. Cryptic: "I have already, if I remember aright, sent you one, but here is another." Responding to an autograph request? An attractive example.
Price: $150.00

9. COLFAX, Schuyler (1823-85). Signature.
Vice president (1869-73) in U.S. Grant's first administration, the political career of this Indiana representative and Speaker of the House ended abruptly with the Credit Mobilier scandal. Clipped signature, 2 3/4" X ½", n.p., n.d. [dated 1869 on verso in another hand]. Very good. Minor age toning; top and bottom edges of the "S" slightly cropped. A bold, decent example. Accompanied by a stunning 1866 steel engraved group portrait, "President, New Members of Cabinet & Others," consisting of 12 overlapping ovals, each containing a portrait: center stage, of course, is Andrew Johnson, and behind his left shoulder is Speaker of the House Colfax.
Price: $75.00

10. COOLIDGE, Calvin (1872-1933). Document Signed.
Thirtieth president of the United States. Partly-printed printed DS, 1p, 17" X 13", Washington, DC, 1926 August 26. Very good. Light, even age toning. Postal appointment naming Emma V. Clark as postmaster at Black Earth, Wisconsin, signed boldly by Coolidge at Lower right and by Postmaster General Harry S. New (1858-1937) at lower left. Blind-embossed circular Post Office Department seal at lower left. A handsome example.
Price: $495.00

11. CREEL, George (1876-1953). Typed Note Signed.
Versatile journalist and reformer -- chairman of the U.S. Committee on Public Information (1917-19) and intimate of Woodrow Wilson, chairman of the Works Progress Administration, author of many books such as "Wilson and the Issues" (1916), "How We Advertised America" (1920), "War Criminals and Punishment" (1944), "Rebel at Large: Recollections of Fifty Crowded Years" (1947) and others. TNS, 1p, 8½" X 11", New York, NY, 1923 January 5. Addressed to noted literary scholar Albert Johannsen, author of "The House of Beadle & Adams," the standard reference work on dime novels. Near fine. Brief, cryptic "I am only too happy to do as you requested" followed by a bold, attractive signature. Also present is Johannsen's partly-printed 5½" X 8½" catalogue slip. Johannsen had a large and well-known collection.
Price: $75.00

12. CURTIS, Charles (1860-1936). Typed Note Signed.
Herbert Hoover's vice president previously served Kansas as representative and senator. TNS, 1p, 8" X 10½", Washington, D.C., 1929 September 10. Addressed to George M. Nelson. Near fine. On "The Vice President's Chamber" letterhead, Curtis returns a newspaper photograph sent him for autographing and "also send[s] another picture of myself which I thought perhaps you might like...." Comes with a fine 6" X 8" news agency glossy photograph of 1932 (not the photo Curtis refers to) showing Curtis and Hoover on the White House lawn. A superb vintage image, itself scarce and desirable.
Price: $175.00

13. EISENHOWER, Mamie Doud (1896-1979). Photograph Signed.
First Lady whose short bangs became the fashion of the day. PS, 4" X 6", n.p., n.d. [ca. 1960]. Very good. Yellow tape stain at each corner (not affecting signature), a couple more down the right edge and bit of general wear. Unusual matte finish head-and-shoulders informal pose in profile, smiling broadly, hand held aloft. Signed boldly in full in black fountain pen on the blank lower margin. Despite flaws, an unusual and fetching pose with an attractive signature.
Price: $95.00

14. EISENHOWER, Mamie Doud (1896-1979). Signed First Day Cover / Unsigned Photograph.
First Lady whose short bangs became the fashion of the day. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Washington, DC on 6 August 1970 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Single 6-cent "Eisenhower" stamp at upper right. Fine. Near the center, below the postal cancellation, Eisenhower signs in full, large and bold, in black fineline. Quite handsome. Small portion of original transmittal envelope also present. Accompanied by a superb 8" X 10" original 1958 black and white news agency photograph (International News Photo) -- a fine full-length shot of the Eisenhowers "pictured leaving their Fort Myer, Virginia, home today as the recently retired U.S. Army Chief of Staff made his first appearance in civilian clothes." (Original caption printed vertically down the right side of the image.) A scarce, desireable image itself, accompanied by a choice relevant signed FDC.
Price: $175.00

15. GARFIELD, Harry A. (1863-1942). Signature.
The second of President James A. Garfield's eight children was a noted educator in his own right, serving as William College's eighth president (1908-34); only he and younger brother James R. entered public service; he served as chairman of the U.S. Food Administration's price committee and as fuel administrator under Woodrow Wilson. Bold signature in heavy brown ink, 6" X 2 3/4" slip, n.p., n.y. Near fine. Slight age toning. Handsome example.
Price: $35.00

16. GARFIELD, James R. (1865-1950). Autograph Letter Signed.
Son of President Garfield; interior secretary (1907). ALS, 1p, 5" X 7¼", Cleveland, OH, 1892 November 1. Addressed to Julius Strause. Fine. "I regret that I cannot send you one of Gen. Garfield's autographs," etc.
Price: $75.00

17. GARFIELD, James R. (1865-1950). Typed Note Signed.
Son of President Garfield; interior secretary (1907-09). TNS, 1p, 8½" X 11", Cleveland, OH, 1913 February 3. Addressed to Robert L. Heard. Very good, Slight bit of age toning and single small archivally-closed (on verso) edge tear. Graciously transmits his autograph. Bold full signature.
Price: $50.00

18. GORE, Albert (1907-98). Signature / Unsigned Photograph.
The father of the vice president served Tennessee as representative (1939-44) and senator (1953-71). Handsome signature and "U.S.S." in blue ballpoint on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1970 March 12. Fine. With original envelope. Comes with a choice original 1956 news agency photograph (9" X 7") depicting Senator Gore with Senator Styles Bridges. Nice signature of the Veep's old man and an even nicer photograph.
Price: $40.00

19. HAGERTY, James C. (1909-81). Signed First Day Cover / Unsigned Photograph.
President Eisenhower's White House press secretary (1952-60). Signed and inscribed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Washington, DC on 6 August 1970 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Single 6-cent "Eisenhower" stamp at upper right. Fine. At left center, Hagerty inscribes and signs large and bold in black fineline: "To: Paul Johnston / With best wishes / Jim Hagerty." Small portion of original transmittal envelope also present. Accompanied by a choice original 1956 glossy black-and-white news agency photograph (International News Photos), 7" X 9". Itself quite uncommon and desirable, this superb candid head-and-shoulders portrait depicts Hagerty speaking into a microphone, with caption suggestion running vertically down the right margin: "Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty is shown during a Press Conference today at which he stated that the President and Secretary of State Dulles met to discuss the repeated incidents of hostility in the Middle East." A fine appropriate FDC and scarce image.
Price: $100.00

20. HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964). Photograph Signed.
Thirty-first president of the United States. Color PS (magazine), 5 3/4" X 9", n.p., n.d. [ca. 1960]. Very good. Faint horizontal fold, barely noticeable. Matte finish color magazine shot of the elderly Hoover seated at his desk, apparently editing the manuscript of one of his books, signed boldly by Hoover in bright blue in a light portion at lower left. Attractive.
Price: $295.00

21. HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964). Typed Letter Signed.
Thirty-first president of the United States. TLS, 1½pp, 7¼" X 10½", Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, NY, 1943 April 6. Addressed to O. Glenn Saxon of Yale University. Fine. Staple holes at upper left. Outstanding content regarding Hoover's views on constructing a lasting peace after World War II. "I receive constant demand or expression of hope for the formulation of more adequate, more realistic and more definite bases of peace policies.... It has occurred to me that it might be of some service to develop some of the ground of common agreement, although it might not be a complete and final program. Some twelve months ago Mr. [Hugh] Gibson and I published a book [The Problems of Lasting Peace] advancing some new ideas upon the subject. Those ideas received extraordinary support from all sections of the press, Democratic as well as Republican.... We proposed wholly new approaches to the machinery for making lasting peace so as to avoid another debacle like Versailles. And we proposed new approaches to the long-view peace settlements. The problem covers so many and such complicated issues that they cannot be stated in a brief formula on a single sheet of paper.... ...I have had the book condensed... hoping that you would consent to read it and mark upon the margins those paragraphs to which you feel yourself in agreement.... I am writing you confidentially.... I am sending you an extra copy of the pamphlet for you to keep. I am sending this letter out initially only to a limited list to see what the feeling is." In the upper left corner of the first page Saxon has written, "Let me have your ideas directly -- But you might write the chief on some other excuse." Comes with Saxon's "extra copy" of the 37-page pamphlet, "New Approaches to Lasting Peace," in very good condition and bearing Saxon's pencilled notes. Also present is a photocopy of Saxon's reply, addressed to "Chief" and dated April 20, 1943. Accompanied by vintage 8" X 10" news agency photograph of Hoover. An important and fascinating look into Hoover's activities during the war.
Price: $600.00

22. (HOOVER, Herbert). NEWTON, Walter H. (1880-1941). Signature.
This Minnesota representative (1919-29) gained fame in 1929 as President Herbert Hoover's assistant; in 1936 he co-edited "The Hoover Administration: A Documentary Narrative." Bold signature, heavy stock 4" X 2¼" card, n.p., n.d. [ca. 1930]. Very good. Nice example.
Price: $20.00

23. (HOOVER, Herbert.) JOSLIN, Theodore G. (?-?). Typed Note Signed.
President Hoover's personal secretary and confidante. TNS, 1p, 6¼" X 9¼", Washington, DC, 1931 August 17. Addressed to Rosemary Rapp. Very good. Normal mailing folds. On White House letterhead, Joslin thanks a young girl on behalf of the president for birthday wishes. Large, bold signature. With original envelope. Comes with a fine 6" X 8½" glossy news agency photograph of 1932 showing Hoover and Joslin strolling across the White House lawn. Nice letter and unusual and scarce period photograph.
Price: $75.00

24. JOHNSON, Lady Bird (1912-2007). Signed Postal Cover.
First Lady. Signed (initials) Postal Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Phoenix, Arizona on 28 May 1968. 5-cent "Plant for a More Beautiful America" and 1-cent "Andrew Jackson" stamp at upper right. Near the center, just below the postal cancellation, Johnson boldly pens a large "LBJ" in black ballpoint. Signed in person by the First Lady at the opening of a new post office in Phoenix -- this, and the stamp honoring her passion for conservation programs, make this a relevant cover for Johnson.
Price: $100.00

25. JOHNSON, Lady Bird (1912-2007). Signature and Inscription / Unsigned Program.
First Lady most notable for her promotion of national conservation programs. "Fondly / Lady Bird J -- " large and bold in her characteristic brown fineline on a 4¼" X 1½" slip tipped to the front wrapper of program, "A Ceremony Honoring Lady Bird Johnson," a single 12" X 9½" heavy stock cream stock folded in half with gold cord and tassle along spine. Very good. Very slight wear to front wrapper (only). Front wrapper also indicates this ceremony was held at 11:00 a.m. in the U.S. House of Representatives on April 28, 1988. Inside pages list speakers that include the Speaker of the House (Jim Wright) and other politicos as well as Lady Bird herself. The event was held to commemorate her role in getting the 1965 Highway Beautification Act passed and for her efforts to beautify the United States. Nice and unusual pair.
Price: $100.00

26. JOHNSON, Lady Bird (1912-2007). Signature.
First Lady most notable for her promotion of national conservation programs. Bold full signature in characteristic brown fineline, heavy stock 5 3/4" X 3 3/4" cream card featuring a small engraved image of the LBJ Ranch at Stonewall, Texas near top, n.p., n.y. Fine. A superb example.
Price: $75.00

27. (KENNEDY, John F.) DOHANOS, Stevan (1907-94). Signed First Day Cover.
American artist and illustrator of the social realism school, remembered for his "Saturday Evening Post" covers (more than 125 of them) and his "Don't Talk" World War Two propaganda posters; founding faculty member of the Famous Artists School and chairman of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee; designer of numerous U.S. postal stamps, including the 1965 cancer stamp, the 1959 American flag stamp, the 1960 fifty-star flag stamp, the 1963 "Food for Peace" stamp, the 1967 Boy Scout stamp and others. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Brookline, Massachusetts on 29 May 1967 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. 13-cent Dohanos-designed "John F. Kennedy" stamp affixed at upper right. Fine. At left center, Dohanos signs large and bold in blue ballpoint, adding "designer" below. Quite handsome. Small portion of original transmittal envelope present.
Price: $50.00

28. (KENNEDY, John F.). LARSEN, Clarence A. (?-?). Signed Postal Cover / Autograph Letter Signed.
This North Dakotan earned a footnote in JFK's presidential nomination when, as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960, he gave all of North Dakota's vote to Kennedy -- which pushed JFK over the 51% necessary for the presidential nomination. Signed Postal Commemorative Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled at Bisbee, North Dakota, on 17 January 1976. Single 13-cent John F. Kennedy stamp. Fine. No recipient's name/address. Bold, large "Clarence A. Larsen / Agate / N. Dak 58310" in blue ballpoint on the "sweet spot." Accompanied by an ALS, 1p, 8½" X 11", Agate, ND, 1976 January 17. Addressed to Paul Johnston. Near fine. In part: "I met the man [John F. Kennedy] several times while at the convention and admired him a great deal. I'm a little disappointed with the 'Press' at present, as how they are printing so much about his life with various women. It could be those women now want some of his glory -- in order to sell there books. To me, Kennedy was a good President and now since he is dead -- lets just remember the man...." Original envelope present. Unusual.
Price: $50.00

29. KILDUFF, Malcolm (1927-2003). Signed First Day Cover / Autograph Note Signed.
This assistant White House press secretary was acting White House spokesman when for the first time on a presidential trip he accompanied Kennedy to Dallas -- thus it was he who officially announces JFK's assassination to the world from Parkland Hospital. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Washington, DC on 29 May 1964. Single 5-cent "John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963" stamp at upper right. Fine. Large printed Art Craft cachet at left. At the center, beneath the postal cancellation, Kilduff signs boldly in black fineline. Accompanied by an admirer's 1984 letter to Kilduff, 1p, 6" X 9" -- at the bottom of which Kilduff pens a brief ANS: "I consider it not only a privilege to comply with your request but also an honor...." Small portion of original transmittal envelope also present.
Price: $100.00

30. MONROE, James (1758-1831). Document Signed.
Fifth president of the United States. Partly-printed DS, 1p vellum, 13½" X 9½", Washington, DC, 1824 July 19. Very good. Normal original folds, minor soiling; small separation (about 2") and tiny resulting paper loss along one crease, slightly affecting several printed text words but not touching Monroe's signature. Flute-edged paper seal present. Land grant issued to Brant Ignew for 160 acres of land in Cincinnati, Ohio. Co-signed by commissioner of the General Land Office, George Graham. Monroe and Graham's signatures are average and legible, while much of the handwritten text portions are typically light but legible.
Price: $900.00

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