Lot 70
Truman, Harry S and Bess W. Photograph Signed as President and First Lady, 10 x 8", in the original mat, 13½ x 10½". The 1946 Christmas gift print pictures the Trumans smiling and waving as they board the President's private plane, the Sacred Cow, signed by the President in blue ink and by the First Lady in black ink. Engraved at the bottom is "Christmas 1946". Photo is fine; Truman's signature is a little light. Mat has small damp stains at edges. According to Mary Evans Seeley's Season's Greetings From the White House, 575 autographed copies of this photograph were given to White House employees at an informal ceremony in the President's office.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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