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Sale 76
Manuscript Sale
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Lot 77 |
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Harding, Florence Kling (1860-1924) First Lady from 1921-1923. Check signed as First Lady, 5¾ x 2¾ in., Marion, Ohio, April 6, 1921. Written on The Marion National Bank and paid to New York Store for $16.70. One small tape mark at left margin. President Harding had been President just over a month when Mrs. Harding wrote this check. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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$123 |
Lot 78 |
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Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007) First Lady (1963-1969) and conservation activist. Photo of the First Lady with President Johnson inscribed and signed "For Charles Ruby, with best wishes / Lady Bird Johnson"; stamp on verso is "Robert L. Knudsen / The White House / 15 JU 68…." With a magazine article on "A More Beautiful America," signed and inscribed to Ruby "with the hope that you and I - all of us will work toward a more Beautiful America." Estimated Value $100 - 200
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Lot 79 |
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Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier (1929-1994) First Lady from 1961-63. Photograph inscribed and signed as First Lady to family friend Anne Lombard, 10 x 8 in. (Washington, Sept. 1961). The President's signature and inscription are secretarial but Mrs. Kennedy's is authentic. The First Couple is shown against the backdrop of the Washington Monument. Accompanied by an unsigned 10 x 8 in. photo of President Kennedy and Anne Lombard at Hammersmith Farm in 1961. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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$132 |
Lot 80 |
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Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-192) First Lady, diplomat, and humanitarian. Typed letter signed, on personal stationery, one page, 6 x 7 in., New York, Sept. 6, 1961. The widow of FDR sends a cheerful letter to a hospital patient, William P. Miller: "I am sorry to hear from one of your friends that you are in the hospital and this is just a note to say that I hope you will soon be well and strong again…" With original envelope bearing her printed franking signature. Estimated Value $100 - 150
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Lot 81 |
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Roosevelt, Eleanor. Typed letter signed, on personal letterhead, one page, 6 x 8 in., New York, April 14, 1960. To Mr. Swacker, about referring calls he is mistakenly receiving for her to The Park Sheraton Hotel, where she lives. Mrs. Roosevelt was the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights at this time. Light toning, else fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150
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