Signed First Day Cover / Unsigned Photograph.
John S.D. was son of 5-star general and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- and himself a U.S. Army brigadier general, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and respected military historian. Milton S. was President Eisenhower's youngest brother, a distinguished academic administrator and likewise a president -- of Kansas State University (1943-50), Pennsylvania State University (1950-56) and Johns Hopkins University (1956-57, 1971-72). Item #51846
Signed FDC, 6½" X 3 3/4" envelope, postally cancelled in Casa Grande, Arizona on 28 January 1972 and with "First Day of Issue" so stamped. Fine. Full block of eight 8-cent Eisenhower stamps at upper right and left third filled with ArtCraft engraved portrait of Eisenhower captioned "8¢ Dwight D. Eisenhower Booklet Pane of 1972." John S.D. Eisenhower signs boldly in blue ballpoint just below the stamps and Milton S. Eisenhower signs below his nephew in black fineline. This FDC is accompanied by a superb original glossy 6½" X 8½" new agency black-and-white photograph, a candid shot showing Ike in uniform seated at left on a bench smiling at his niece, Milton's daughter Ruth, who sits on the lap of his son John (also in uniform). Original printed text tipped to verso dates this image 23 June 1945, captions it "Gen. 'Ike' Relaxes at Home," and describes the scene: "General Dwight D. Eisenhower sits on the porch of his mother's home at Abilene, with his son John, and his brother's daughter, Ruth, six years old. She listens as the family's famous members speaks." [sic] A delightful and unusual pair.
Price: $100.00