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Maine governor and senator. Signature and credentials ("Gov. of Maine 1949-1953 / U.S. Senator 1953-1959"), heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1972 February 29. Fine. With original envelope. More
Maine governor and senator. Signature and credentials ("Gov. of Maine 1949-1953 / U.S. Senator 1953-1959"), heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1972 February 29. Fine. With original envelope. More
This Wisconsin executive (president Wisconsin Telephone Company, director First National Bank of Milwaukee, president Milwaukee and Northern Railroad, president Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, president American Street Railway Association, etc.) served Theodore Roosevelt as postmaster general from 1902 until his death in office in 1904. Full signature in black..... More
This noted Quaker educator and editor was a professor at Swarthmore College before being appointed the Virgin Island's first civilian governor by President Hoover in 1931, a post he held until 1935; he was a leader in the Chautauqua movement -- and the father of journalist Drew Pearson. Small but..... More
Florida senator (1936-51) and representative (1963-89) who, as the oldest member of Congress, pushed through legislation outlawing a mandatory retirement age. TNS, 1p, 8" X 10½", Washington, DC, 1969 June 30. Addressed to Richard C. Laade. Fine. Brief note agreeing to a request. Accompanied by a wonderful 8½" X 6½"..... More
The powerful Republican senator from Illinois (1967-85) was often considered presidential timber. Bold signature in black ink (dated "2/26/68" in his hand at upper right) on a special heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p. Near fine. Single staple hole at upper left. Accompanied by a very good unsigned 8"..... More
This Illinois businessman and Republican politician served three terms as a highy-regarded U.S. Senator (1967-85). Bold signature in blue fountain pen, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., n.y. Near fine. Percy signs at left, while a small (1¼" X 1 3/4") printed portrait of Percy has been affixed at..... More
This notable Tennessean served with the 8th Tennessee Cavalry of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War, afterward becoming an attorney and politician and serving several terms as a Democrat in Congress (1883-85, 1889-93, 1897-1905). A large and bold full signature and title ("Commander In Chief / United Confederate..... More
President Grant's attorney general also served as U.S. ambassador to England. ANS, 1p, 4½" X 7", New York, NY, 1867 May 16. Near fine. Slight mounting traces on verso. "I send the autograph and am yours truly...." Huge, bold signature. More
This New York attorney and politician served that state as a Federalist in Congress (1799-1801) and in the state assembly (1796) and state senate (1810-13), though he lost the gubernatorial race in 1810; in later years he served as a New York Supreme Court justice (1814-21). Interesting ADS, 1p, 8"..... More
Nicknamed "The Easy Boss" (as well as "Me Too" for petulantly resigning his U.S. Senate seat in 1881 at Roscoe Conkling's urging), this powerful New York Republican party political boss served as Congressman (1873-77) and Senator (1881, 1897-1909) -- but is remembered not for legislative prowess but rather for the..... More
Nicknamed "The Easy Boss" (as well as "Me Too" for petulantly resigning his U.S. Senate seat in 1881 at Roscoe Conkling's urging), this powerful New York Republican party political boss served as Congressman (1873-77) and Senator (1881, 1897-1909) -- but is remembered not for legislative prowess but rather for the..... More
As Treasurer of the United States during the Eisenhower administration (1953-61), Priest's printed signature appeared on many millions of pieces of U.S. currency. Full signature on her 3½" X 2" business card, Sacramento, CA, n.y. Near fine. Small smudge to "t" in "Priest"; small show-through at upper center from tiny..... More
Massachusetts politician, mayor of Boston and long-time president of Harvard (1829-45). ANS, 1p, 7½" X 9", Boston, MA, 1821 July 21. Near fine. As corresponding secretary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Quincy writes, big and bold: "The American Academy of Arts and Sciences have the honor to..... More
This Texas representative from served Congress for an astonishing 24 yerms from 1913 until his death in 1961; he served as Majority Leader, Minority Leader, and from 1955 to 1961 as the all-powerful Speaker of the House. PDS, 1p (recto and verso), 8½" X 11", Washington, DC, 21 February 1935..... More
This failed 1912 Democratic vice presidential nominee was a New York representative (1911-13), best known as the very first U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1913-19, under Wilson). TNS, 1p, 7" X 10½", New York, NY, 1923 March 17. Addressed to Albert Johannsen, a University of Chicago geology professor who authored "The..... More
This Maine representative (1877-99) and twice Speaker of the House (1889-91, 1895-99) was known as "Czar Reed" for his passage of "Reed's Rules," which greatly increased the Speaker's powers. A large and bold full signature plus "Portland / Me" in brown ink on a heavy stock 4" X 2½" slip..... More
United States ambassador to Japan (1961-66) and historian. Bold signature, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1970 July 11. Fine. With original envelope. Nice example. More
Representative from New York (1847-51). DS, 1p, 7½" X 5¼", Lansingburgh, NY, 1862 May 22. Near fine. Cryptic legal agreement in which Reynolds grants one Guethman W. Cornell "his heirs and assignees all my right title and interest in and to the within instrument...." Small circular red wax seal present..... More
Senator from Virginia (1883-89). Large bold signature and "Virginia" in purple ink, heavy stock 4" X 2¼" card, n.p., n.y. Very good. An attractive example. More
The conservative South Carolina congressman (1940-70) hitched his wagon to the unpopular Vietnam War train, urging increased military presence and expenditures. Bold signature in the color of money, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1970 May 8 -- 7½ months shy of his death. Fine. With original envelope. Nice..... More
Secretary of the Navy under Grant; Massachusetts governor. LS, 2pp, 7 3/4" X 9 3/4", Washington, DC, 1877 February 3. Addressed to Commissioner of Pensions J.A. Bentley. Very good. Regards a pension sought by "John Heath, alias Thomas Steward," for service aboard the U.S.S. Nipsic. More
This important federal bureaucratic position was held from 1849 to 1853 by this Connecticut legislator. Closing portion of a Letter Signed, 3 3/4" X 1 3/4", n.p. [Washington, DC], n.y. [ca. 1850]. Near fine. Tipped to slightly larger sheet. Reads in full: "I am very respectfully / Your Obt Servt..... More
This attorney and politician succeeded Herbert Brownell Jr. as attorney general under President Eisenhower in 1957, serving until 1961; in 1969 he became President Nixon's secretary of state, serving until 1973 when Henry Kissinger took over. PS, heavy stock 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. Near fine. Handsome matte finish head-and-shoulders..... More
"Sunny Jim" was a businessman and Republican politician; elected mayor of San Francisco in 1912, he was that city's longest-serving mayor, resigning in 1931 when elected California's 27th governor; he died in 1934, that state's second governor to die in office. Heavy stock 3 3/4" X 2 3/4" calling card..... More
The only son of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the famed "Desert Fox," was a politician and the long-time popular mayor of Stuttgart (1974-96). PS, 4¼" X 5 3/4", n.p., n.y. Fine. Glossy head-and-shoulders portrait, signed boldly by Rommel in blue ink on blank lower margin. With Rommel business card..... More