Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 101

Manuscript & Collectibles Sale

Historic Documents/Manuscripts

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 51		Garfield, James A. -- Autograph Letter Signed One Day Before Being Elected President (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States (March 4, 1881-Sept. 19, 1881). Autograph letter signed "J.A. Garfield" the day before his election (election day in 1880 was November 2), one page, headed Mentor, Ohio, 10¼ x 8", Nov. 1, 1880. To J.P. McCaskey, a local education in Lancaster, Penn. In part: "The General Barnum to whom you refer as having been present at the business meeting of the Army of the Cumberland at Washington was not the General Barnum of Connecticut but General Barnum of New York. Accept my thanks for the newspaper article you were kind enough to send me." With holograph envelope. Letter is in very good condition; light soiling, tape reinforcement on verso, chip at lower edge, and some contemporary ink smears. Envelope is soiled, with election-day postmark from West Mentor, Ohio. Garfield was a major general in the Civil War, but in 1862 left the Army to take a seat in Congress, where he served nine terms. He was and is the only sitting member of the House to serve as President. On July 2, 1881, he was shot by Charles Guiteau, a disturbed, disaffected office seeker. Garfield lingered until September 19, 1881. His assassin was hanged on June 30, 1882. Estimate $400 - 600 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $656
Lot 52		Gerald and Betty Ford -- Signed Photos. Color photo as President inscribed and signed, "Best wishes, Gerald R. Ford," 10 x 8", no place, no date. Signed in blue marker. Small crease in upper right corner, else very fine. With a 10 x 8" black and white photo of First Lady Betty Ford, signed in blue felt tip on her white blouse, no place, no date. Very fine. Estimate $200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 53		Grant, Ulysses S. -- A Presidential Pardon (1822-85) 18th President of the United States (1869-77). Partly-printed document signed "U.S. Grant" as President, one page, 10" x 7¾", Washington, Dec. 21, 1876. Grant authorizes and directs the Secretary of State "to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of Thomas W. Flannegan." Document is affixed at corners to a larger page, easily removed, else very fine condition with an exceptionally dark, bold signature. Estimate $900 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $688
Lot 54		Grant, Ulysses S. -- Document Signed as President (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States (1869-77). As Commanding General of the Union Armies, Grant had led the North to victory in the Civil War. Document signed "U.S. Grant" as President, one page, 10 x 8", Washington, Dec. 16, 1869. Ordering the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant "for the remission of all but one half of the fine imposed upon Thomas Curley." Light toning and a diagonal crease in blank, lower-left corner, else fine. Boldly signed. Estimate $1,000 - 1,250 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 55		Harding, Warren G. -- A Delightful Presidential Letter About Golf to the Editor of the New York Times (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921-1923). Typed letter signed "Warren G. Harding" as President, on White House stationery, 1½ pages (1st and 4th pages of conjoined sheets), Washington, June 24, 1922. Overall toning; one small spot on first page; signature page has type transfer and ink brushing to "G" in signature. To Rollo Ogden, Editor of The New York Times. In part: "…Golfing is really a most delightful passtime, and does perform the service of bringing devotees more closely together….One thing I like about it better than all else is that it always leaves one with a hope that he will do better on the morrow….I was considerably disappointed over the game to which I induced you….Gillett and Kellogg are the two outstanding players in Congress….You must come again and let us heal our shattered reputations….I would be glad to give you or your intimate associates a slant on important things at any time it is desired, assuming, of course, that it is wholly discreet to do so…. Estimate $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $525
Lot 56		Harding, Warren G. -- Personal Check Signed as President (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921 until his death in 1923). Check signed "Warren G. Harding," as President, 3 x 8¼", Washington, April 25, 1923. Written on The Riggs National Bank and made out to Harry Collins for $485. Harding's name is engraved vertically in the left margin. Cancellation does not affect Harding's exceptionally bold signature. Matted with a color image of Hardy and framed to an overall size of 12½ x 12¾".¾. Very fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 57		Harding, Warren G. -- Typed Letter Signed as President (1865-1923) 29th President of the United States (1921-23). Typed letter signed "Warren G. Harding" as President, one page, on White House stationery, 8¾ x 7", Washington, Mar. 25, 1921. To Congressman Rowland B. Mahany (1864-1937) of New York, accepting his resignation as Representative of the United States to the International Commission on Immigration and Emigration, and thanking him for his services. Very good; light soiling; uneven toning around edges from a previous framing. Estimate $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 58		Harrison, Benjamin -- Letter Signed (1833-1901) 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893); he was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison (1841). Manuscript letter signed "Benj Harrison," one page, on Fifth Avenue Hotel letterhead, 7¾ x 4¾", Nov. 6. 1899. To R. N. Johnston, saying he would be glad to see him the next day but warning him: "Perhaps I ought not to anticipate the object of your call, but if it relates to any proposition looking to my writing something for the Century [popular magazine published from 1881-1930], come with a mind prepared for a disappointment." Fine condition. Matted with a color image of Harrison and framed to an overall size of 21½ x 13¾". Estimate $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $275
Lot 59		Harrison, William Henry -- Document Signed As Commanding Officer (1773-1841) Ninth President of the United States (1841); he died of pneumonia after serving only 31 days. Document signed "Wm H. Harrison" as Commanding Officer, one page, 9½ x 8", Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1796. Harrison signs off on the "Return of Camp Equipage & Stationary wanting for use of Captain R Sparks on command to the Southard Fort Washington…." and orders the Quarter Master to issue supplies which include tents, kettles, axes, paper, quills, a box of wafers, inkpowder, orderly books, an inkstand, and knapsacks. Very good condition. Some show-through from glue remnants on verso; hole and/or small paper loss at top corners, affecting two words of text. Notes in other hands on verso, one noting receipt of most of supplies, with "signed Duplicates." Harrison's signature is clear and of medium boldness. Estimate $800 - 1,000 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,031
Lot 60		Hayes, Rutherford B - Signed Presidential Pardon (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Partly-printed document signed "R.B. Hayes" as President, one page, 10 x 7¾, Washington, Apr. 15, 1878. Authorizing and directing the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a warrant for the pardon of Sandy Bruce. Fine condition. Bruce had been convicted of petty larceny in the District of Columbia. Estimate $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $263
Lot 61		Hayes, Rutherford B (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (1877�81). Card signed "Rutherford B. Hayes," 2 x 4", no place (1886 is penned in the lower left corner in another hand). Fine condition. Matted with a small engraving of Hayes and framed to an overall size of 14½ x 9¾". Hayes' election in 1876 over Samuel J. Tilden was one of the most contentious in U.S. history. Estimate $200 - 250 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 62		Hoover, Herbert -- Photograph Signed (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States 1929-1933). Sepia chest-up photo signed "Herbert Hoover," 9½ x 7½", no place, no date. Photo by Underwood & Underwood, Fifth Ave., N.Y. Hoover signed in black ink above the photographer's imprint. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 14¾ x 12¾". Estimate $200 - 300 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $125
Lot 63		Jackson, Andrew -- Free Frank Signature (1767-1845) Seventh President of the United States (1829-1837). Free frank signature "Free Andrew Jackson" cut from an address panel, 1½ x 3¾", no place, no date. Paper is toned and foxed, but Jackson's handwriting is bold, as usual. Attractively matted with a color portrait of Jackson and framed to an overall size of 16½ x 12¼". Estimate $500 - 750 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $656
Lot 64		Jackson, Andrew -- Land Grant to a Prominent Missouri Citizen (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States (1829-37). Partly-printed document signed "Andrew Jackson" as President, one page, vellum, 9½ x 15½", Washington, Mar. 1, 1831. A grant of land in St. Louis containing ninety-six and eighty hundredths of an acre to Irvine O. Hockaday of Callaway County, Missouri. Countersigned by Land Commissioner Elijah Hayward. Seal at lower left is stained but intact. A lengthy endorsement by Hockaday as recorder for Callaway County is on verso. Jackson's bold signature measures 5½" across. Normal folds, else fine. Hockaday was an early settler of Missouri and became one of its most prominent citizens. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 65		Jefferson, Thomas -- Land Grant Countersigned by James Madison (1743-1826) Primary author of the Declaration of Independence; third President of the United States (1801-1809). Partly-printed document signed "Th:Jefferson" as President, one page, vellum, 8¼ x 15", Washington, Oct. 23, 1807. Countersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State. Granting a quarter lot of land at Steubenville, "in the Territory north-west of the Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river" to Horton Howard of Belmont County, Ohio. Jefferson's signature is light but legible; Madison's is somewhat darker. Very good condition; vellum is toned, with some creasing and a small edge splits at lower edge, not affecting signatures. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 14¼ x 20¾". Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,625
Lot 66		(Jefferson, Thomas) Portrait by Kosciuszko, Engraving by Sokolnicki. Bust portrait of Jefferson, right profile, wearing a laurel crown. Image: 6 1/8 x 5 1/8". Sheet: 13 x 11". Printed below the image: "Thomas Jefferson / A Philosepher [sic] a Patriote and a Friend / Dessiné par son Ami Tadée Kosciuszko. Et Gravé par Mt. Sokolnicki." Fine. General Tadeusz Kosciuszko was a Polish-born patriot who fought in the American Revolution. He and Thomas Jefferson became good friends when Kosciuszko returned to the United States in 1797. Kosciuszko was an amateur artist and he persuaded Jefferson to sit for a profile likeness. Kosciuszko took his watercolor portrait, now lost, to Paris, and had it engraved by Polish nobleman Michel Sokolnicki. Fine. Estimate $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $688
Lot 67		Johnson, Andrew -- Document Signed Three Days After Lincoln's Assassination. 1808-1875) 17th President of the United States (April 15, 1865 to 1869). Partly-printed document signed "Andrew Johnson" three days after being sworn in as President, one page, vellum,19 x 15½", Washington, April 18, 1865. Appointing William O. McDonald surgeon of volunteers. Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. Blue War Department seal is intact at upper left. Manuscript portion is very light but legible. Part of Johnson's first name is light, but the "A-n" is darker, as is "Johnson." Matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 15½ 28¼ x 24". A very attractive document, signed nine days after General Robert E. Lee's surrender. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $969
Lot 68		Johnson, Lyndon B. - Inscribed, Signed Photo (1908-1973) 36th President of the United States (Nov. 22, 1963-1969). Black-and-white photograph signed "Lyndon B. Johnson" and inscribed "To Jack Sutherland my friend," 10 x 8", no place, no date. A portrait of LBJ as President, striding confidently at the head of a group of cohorts. Fine condition. A few contemporary ink smears in the blue ink, Matted and framed to an overall size of 15¾ x 13¾". Estimate $400 - 600 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $400
Lot 69		Johnson, Lyndon B. -- TLS as President to Norman Cousins (1908-73) 36th President of the United States (1963-69). Typed letter signed "Lyndon B. Johnson" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, 9 x 6¾", Washington, July 6, 1967. To Norman Cousins, Editor of the Saturday Review, thanking him for his "kind and encouraging analysis of our response to recent foreign crises. Your own experienced judgments of these matters strengthen my convictions that calm, constructive initiatives will yet yield the enduring stability all men of conscience and vision seek…." Very fine; light toning at top edge. Very bold signature. Norman Cousins (1915-90) was a political journalist, world peace advocate and a humanitarian. He later wrote a book about how laughter had helped cure his illness. Estimate $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $525
Lot 70		Johnson, Lyndon B. and Jimmy Carter -- Signed Books. Copy of The Vantage Point. Perspectives of the Presidency 1963-1969 (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971), 635 pages, signed "Lyndon B. Johnson" on a book plate affixed to the half-title page. With dust jacket. Like new. Accompanied by a copy of Turning Point signed "Jimmy Carter" on a front end page in black marker (New York: Times Books, 1972), 223 pages. With dust jacket. Fine. Estimate $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 71		Kennedy, John F. -- TLS With Appreciation for Sympathy on the Loss of Their Son (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (1961-Nov. 22, 1963, when he was assassinated). Typed letter signed "John Kennedy" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, 8¼ x 6½", Washington, Aug. 14, 1963. To Congressman Charles A. Vanik of Ohio: "Dear Charles [Congressman Vanik is marked through]: Mrs. Kennedy and I were deeply moved by your thoughtful remembrance on the loss of our son. Your kind expression of sympathy meant a great deal to us." Matted with a photo of JFK, Jackie, Caroline, and John John, and a Kennedy silver dollar and framed to an overall size of 17¼ x 21½". Fine condition. Patrick Bouvier Kennedy was born five and a half weeks early, by caesarean section, on August 7, 1963, and died 39 hours later, on August 9, 1963. His death, which was caused by hyaline membrane disease (now called infant respiratory distress syndrome), spurred innovations in the treatment of premature infants, creating the pediatric subspecialty neonatology. Three and a half months after Patrick's death, John Kennedy would be assassinated in Dallas. Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,880
Lot 72		Kennedy, John F. -- Typed Letter Signed as Senator (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (1961-Nov. 22, 1963, when he was assassinated). Typed letter signed "John Kennedy" as U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, one page, on United States Senate letterhead, 10½ x 8", Washington, Aug. 24, 1954. To Mr. Harold Livingston of Haverhill, Mass. "with regard to your further interest in the case of Miss Dongois whom you are desirous of having come to the United States from France….I am today pursuing this matter further with the appropriate authorities, requesting their favorable consideration to same, and you can be sure that when a report is submitted to me, I shall promptly notify you." Accompanied by typed transmittal envelope. Fine condition. Signed in black ink. Estimate $600 - 800 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $870
Lot 73		Kennedy, John F. -- Unsigned Notes to Pierre Salinger on the "Catholic Issue" (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (1961-Nov. 22, 1963, when he was assassinated). Autograph notes to Pierre Salinger (1925-2004), who would serve as JFK's Press Secretary, totalling more than 120 words, on two sheets of 11 x 8½" paper, written in May 1960 during the presidential campaign. No Catholic had ever been elected President, so Kennedy's religion was a major issue. A few notes by Salinger are written in blue ink in the margins. Notes include: "You will recall the Lawrence & DiSalle opposition in 1956 to a V.P." [JFK was almost nominated vice-president in 1956, losing narrowly to Estes Kefauver]. "It is just like the McKinney quote this morning - In 1956 they were saying it about the V.P….In Burns' book it quotes a conversation Adlai had with Sarge Shriver. Get the Burns book…Unfortunately - Look has an article on the Protestant view of a Catholic Pres. this week which is not very helpful ['A Protestant View of a Catholic for President' by Eugene Carson Blake and G. Bromley, published in Look Magazine May 10, 1960]…In addition Reston etc. [etc. is crossed out] [?] - etc. say is all my fault because of the 1956 memorandum [by Theodore Sorensen regarding JFK's chances in 1960]. They forget that in 1956 - every one including Adlai - raised objections & questions about a R][oman] C[atholic] V.P. - the memorandum…was in response to them." Fine condition. Accompaning these notes is a note written by Pierre Salinger to Earl Mazo in October 1965 on a Continental Airlines memo engraved with Salinger's name (he was V.P. of Continental). The note says: "Cousin Earl -- I found them! See you in Washington in Dec. Pierre." Transmittal envelope, postmarked from Los Angeles, Oct. 20, '65, is present. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,563
Lot 74		Lincoln, Abraham -- Autograph Note Signed Six Weeks Before His Assassination (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States (1861 until his assassination in April 1865). Autograph note signed "A. Lincoln" as President, 3 x 3", no place, March 1, 1865. Six weeks before he was assassinated, Lincoln wrote, "It is said that sentence in this case was fine & imprisonment until paid, & that the fine has been fully paid. If so, the disability is removed." Lincoln wrote on the verso of part of a letter which would have been a petition to dismiss the case to which he refers. Paper is toned, with faint file notes at top and bottom; note needs to be straightened in the frame. Boldly penned and signed. Matted with a large color image of Lincoln and framed to an overall size of 23¼ x 15". Estimate $3,500 - 4,500 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 75		McKinley, William -- Typed Letter Signed as Republican Presidential Nominee (1843-1901) 25th President of the United States (1897-Sept. 15. 1901, six months into his second term). Typed letter signed "W McKinley" as the Republican presidential nominee, one page, on personal stationery, 8½ x 5½", Canton, Ohio, Ohio. A month after the Republican convention in St. Louis, where he was nominated on the first ballot, McKinley writes to General William C. Wallace, Judge Advocate General of New York, thanking him for his "cordial congratulations and tender of active support…." Light toning, else fine. Large, bold signature. William C. Wallace (1856 - 1901) served as a U.S. Representative from New York (1889-91) and was appointed judge advocate general on the staff of New York Governor Morton in 1894. Estimate $300 - 400 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 76		Monroe, James -- Holograph Envelope With Free Frank (1758-1831) Fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). Envelope free franked "James Monroe" at top right of an envelope addressed in Monroe's hand to James S. L. Lansten, Esquire. With red "FREE" stamp and red circular cancellation, "NEW YORK NOV 5". The year "1830" is penciled in at lower left. Fine. Matted with a color image of Monroe and framed to an overall size of 14 x 18¼". Estimate $400 - 600 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 77		Nixon, Richard & Three Future Republican Presidents: Ford, Reagan, Bush + Members of Nixon's Cabinet & Family. Red cover with white letters for "Press Kit: Young Voters for the President" signed before and/or during the Republican National Convention held Aug. 21-23 in Miami Beach, Florida, where Nixon was nominated for re-election. Richard Nixon signed as President in the center. Three future Republican Presidents were present and signed: Gerald Ford, as House Minority Leader; Ronald Reagan, as Governor of California; and George H.W. Bush, as UN Ambassador. Among other prominent Convention attendees who signed were Cabinet members, presidential advisors, and White House staffers, including: Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Elliott Richardson, Robert Finch, Rogers C.B. Morton, Earl Butz, William & Jill Ruckelshaus, Richard Kleindienst, Jim Hodgson, George Romney, and William "Red" Blount. Other signers were CBS News' Charles Kuralt, Eastern Airlines head and ex-astronaut Frank Borman, and Washington Governor Tom Evans. The cover is 12 x 8½"; it is matted with 5¾ x 3¾" color images of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush and framed to an overall size of 18½ x 25". Fine condition. An attractive display piece. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,400
Lot 78		Nixon, Richard - Signed Copy of His Memoirs (1913-94) 37th President of the United States (1969-74). Book signed, "Best wishes from Richard Nixon" in blue ink, on a bookplate specially make for The Memoirs of Richard Nixon and affixed to the first end page, large quarto, no place, no date. The ex-President's autobiography was published in New York by Grosset & Dunlap in 1978, 1120 pages. Light overall toning. Dust jacket is present, with a few edge chips. Estimate $150 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 79		Nixon, Richard -- TLS as Congressman (1913-1994) 37th President of the United States (1969-Aug. 9, 1974, when he resigned from office, the only U.S. president to do so). Typed letter signed "Richard Nixon" as U.S. Representative from California, one page, on official letterhead, 10½ x 8", Washington, July 10, 1950. To Mr. Carrington Cook in Berkeley, thanking him for his "generous comments concerning my part in the Alger Hiss case. It is indeed encouraging to know you feel that my efforts to expose the activities of the communist conspiracy within our government can play some part in arousing the public to the threat to our freedom with which we are confronted…." A copy of a speech, "The Hiss Case," given by Nixon before the House, is included. Fine condition. Nixon's role in breaking the Alger Hiss spy case first brought him to national attention. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 80		Nixon, Richard M. -- TLS as President to Senator George Murphy. Typed letter signed with initials, "RN" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, 9 x 6¾", Washington, Dec. 5, 1970. To George Murphy (1902-1992) a former dancer and actor who served as U.S. Senator from California from 1965 to 1971, thanking Murphy "the important contribution you have made toward the cause of good government" and enclosing a book (not present) of Nixon's collected speeches which Nixon thought "might serve to point out the paths this Administration is taking to achieve the goals all of us are seeking…." Very fine. Accompanied by transmittal envelope. Estimate $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $238
Lot 81		Nixon, Richard M. -- Typed Letter Signed as Vice President (1913-1994) 37th President of the United States (1969-Aug. 9, 1974); he was the only U.S. president to resign from office. Typed letter signed "Richard Nixon" as Vice President, one page, on Office of the Vice President letterhead, 9 x 7", Washington, July 14, 1956. To Miss Rae Robbins at Emergency Hospital, thanking her for comments about an article the Vice President had written in Naval Affairs and for her inspirational verses, written while recovering in the hospital. Fine condition. Matted with the transmittal envelope and a color image of Nixon and framed to an overall size of 19½ x 20½". Estimate $250 - 300 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 82		Nixon, Richard, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Gerald Ford -- Three Signed Books. Three books: (1) The Richard Nixon Library Edition (paperback) of The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, with signed book plate affixed to a front end page (New York: Simon & Schuster Inc., 1990), 1122 pages. Like new. (2) Pat Nixon. The Untold Story, Julie's biography of her mother, signed by Julie and her sister, Tricia Nixon Cox on a book plate affixed to a front end page (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986), 480 pages. With dust jacket. Like new. (3) A Time To Heal. The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford with signed book plate affixed to the first end page (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), 454 pages. With dust jacket. Fine. Estimate $200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $88
Lot 83		Obama, Barack - Signed 2008 Rolling Stone Poster (1961 -) 44th President of the United States (2009-2017). Rolling Stone poster of the front cover of their March 20, 2008 issue, featuring Barack Obama and signed by him in black marker, 34 x 22¼", no place, no date but very likely on the campaign trail. Obama had announced his entrance into the presidential race in February 2008. The lead story in Rolling Stone was "Barack Obama / A New Hope." A few small creases, else fine. Rolled. Estimate $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $475
Lot 84		Polk, James K. -- Holograph Cover With Free Frank (1795-1849) Eleventh President of the United States (1845-49). Cover free franked "J.K. Polk" in the upper right corner and addressed in Polk's hand, "To The Hon. Howell Cobb of Georgia…," 3½ x 5¼", no place, no date. Light toning, else fine. Matted with a color image of Polk and framed to an overall size of 14¼ x 19¼". Estimate $700 - 900 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $688
Lot 85		(Presidential Memorabilia) FDR, LBJ, and Nixon, Plus J. Edgar Hoover. Seven items: FDR portrait banner, 16¾ x 11¼"; memorial postcard portrait of LBJ, cancelled at the LBJ Library Aug. 27, 1983, the 75th anniversary of his birth; attractive hard cover book, Inaugural 1965. Threshold of Tomorrow: The Great Society; 1965 Inauguration invitation; 1969 Inauguration Ceremonies Program; soft cover The Nixon Yearbook 1968. Additionally, a TLS by J. Edgar Hoover on FBI letterhead, 1935, to a pastor in New Jersey, thanking him for kind remarks and sending some publications (not present). Estimate $100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $88
Lot 86		(Presidents) George Washington and W.H. Harrison, Three Prints (1) "Washington's Reception by the Ladies, on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J. April 1789," by N. Currier, 13¼ x 9¼". Matted and attractively framed in gilt wood to an overall size of 20 x 15". (2) "Washington's Reception by the Ladies, at Trenton, N.J. April 1789," by Kelloggs & Comstock, 9½ x 12¾". Matted and attractively framed in gilt wood to an overall size of 15¾ x 18½". (3) "Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841," by N. Currier, 9¾ x 13¾". Matted and attractively framed in gilt wood to an overall size of 16¾ x 21". All three prints have some toning but are otherwise fine. Estimate $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 87		[Four Presidents] Color Photo Signed by Reagan, Ford, Carter, and Nixon. Color photo signed by Ronald Reagan, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter ("J Carter"), and Richard Nixon, 10 x 8". The photo was taken at the White House on October 8, 1981, just before Nixon, Ford, and Carter left for Egypt to attend the funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (1918-81), who was assassinated by fundamentalist army officers. Fine condition. Each President signed in black marker under his image; Nixon's signature is a little lighter than the others. The photo is matted and framed to an overall size of 14¼ x 12¼. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 88		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 89		Reagan, Ronald - "The only rose without thorns - is Friendship" (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States (1981-89). Autograph sentiment signed "Ronald Reagan," on 3 x 4¼ paper, no place, no date. In full: "To Joan: The only rose without thorns - is Friendship. Most Sincerely, Ronald Reagan." Boldly penned and signed in blue ink. Accompanied by two 10 x 8" color photos, one with autopen signature, the other a photo of a painting of Reagan by Robert Rishell in 1974. Estimate $500 - 600 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 90		Reagan, Ronald - Signed Birthday Card (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States (1981-1989). Birthday card signed "Ronald Reagan," 6¼ x 3¼", no place, no date. The printed card says, "I only wanted to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY." The recipient is not identified. It is matted with a 7¼ x 5¼" photo of Reagan (with a printed signature) and framed to an overall size of 18 x 12¼". Fine condition. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 91		Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush-- Signed Books. Copy of An American Life. Ronald Reagan with signed book plate affixed to a front end page (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990), 748 pages. With dust jacket. Very fine. Copy of Decision Points signed "George Bush" on the half title page in black marker (New York: Crown Publishers, 2010), 497 pages. With dust jacket. Like new. Estimate $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 92		Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- TLS as President Re Conference of State Welfare Directors (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-45). Typed letter signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as President, one page, on White House letterhead, 10 x 8", Washington, Dec. 9, 1937. To Charles F. Ernst, president of the American Public Welfare Association, expressing his gratification at learning of plans for the Second Annual Round Table Conference for the Association, which would include welfare directors from many states and would discuss vital problems confronting them, such as "consideration of means for closer coordination of welfare activities and the integration of emergency activities into the continuing welfare program…." Very fine. Accompanied by transmittal envelope. Estimate $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 93		Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- Typed Letter Signed as President (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). Typed letter signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as President, one page, 8½ x 7", Washington, July 7, 1938. To Honorable Edwin A. Halsey, Secretary of the Senate, thanking him for a letter and expressing his appreciation for all that Halsey has done. Fine. One discolored mark at lower blank edge. Matted and framed to an overall size of 11¾ x 10". Halsey served as Secretary of the Senate from 1933 to 1945. Estimate $600 - 800 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 94		Roosevelt, Theodore -- Appointing a First Lieutenant in the Philippine Scouts (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (1901-1909). Partly-printed document signed "Theodore Roosevelt" as President, one page, 16 x 18", Washington April 4, 1908. Countersigned by Robert Shaw Oliver as Acting Secretary of War. Appointing Stanislaus M. Neisser as First Lieutenant in the Philippine Scouts. Blue War Dept. seal is intact at lower left. Overall toning, darker in outer margins from a previous framing. The Philippine Scouts was a military organization first organized by the US in 1901 to combat Philippine revolutionary forces. The organization was disbanded in 1948 after the Philippines became independent. Estimate $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 95		Roosevelt, Theodore -- Typed Letter Signed as Vice President (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (1901-1909). Typed letter signed "Theodore Roosevelt" as Vice President, one page, on "The Vice President's Chamber" letterhead, Washington, April 3, 1901. Five and a half months before he would be thrust into the presidency by William McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt responds to Dr. H.L.K. Shaw, the son of the late Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, regarding how an anonymous $500 donation by a lady was spent to help needy veterans, some of them "colored." Roosevelt writes, in part: "…I meant the sum to be at the absolute discretion of your lamented father whose judgment I knew I could implicitly trust…for I felt that in more than one way he rendered very great service to the country." Typewritten text is light but Roosevelt's signature is bold. Matted with a small, bust engraving of Roosevelt and framed to an overall size of 20½ x 11¾". A carbon copy of Dr. Shaw's letter regarding the donation is present. Estimate $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $325
Lot 96		Taft, William H. -- Typed Letter Signed as Secretary of War (1857-1930) 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person to have held both offices. He served as Secretary of War under Theodore Roosevelt from 1904-1908. Typed letter signed "Wm H Taft" as Secretary of War, one page, on War Department letterhead, 8¼ x 5½", Washington, Jan. 18, 1906. To Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff, who has requested a position as Marine Superintendent of Transports for a Captain Derby. Taft replies, "…I am advised by General Aleshire that the position of Marine Superintendent, which was held by Capt. W.E. Nye, deceased, at Newport News, Va., has been discontinued, as the services of a Marine Superintendent are no longer required at that place." Very good; toning, folds, and paper clip mark at upper left. Large signature. Estimate $250 - 350 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $163
Lot 97		Taylor, Zachary -- Bold Signature and Rank (1784-1850) 12th President of the United States. He served in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican-American War. During the latter war, Taylor became a national hero after leading U.S. troops to victory at the critical battles of Monterey and Buena Vista. Exceptionally bold signature with sentiment and rank: "Very respectfully Sir / Your obt Servt / Z. Taylor Majr Genl / U.S. Army," written on a 2 x 4" piece of light blue paper affixed to a 3¼ x 6¼" sheet, no place, no date (c. 1846-48). Extremely fine. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,313
Lot 98		Taylor, Zachary -- Letter Signed as Colonel Commanding (1784-1850) 12th President of the United States; he served from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.He spent 40 years in the Army, serving in the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars, and the Mexican-American War. It was his victories at Monterrey and Buena Vista that paved his way to the White House. Letter signed "Z. Taylor" as "Col Comd" during the Second Seminole War, one page, on lightly ruled paper, 9½ x 7½", Headquarters, 1st Brigade, Army South of the Withlacoochee [Suwanee], Fort Basinger (Fla.), Feb. 21, 1838. Shortly before he was promoted to Brigadier General, Taylor sends returns to Lt. Gen. Chambers at Head Qtrs Army of the South Fla. "Enclosed are the returns [not present] required by you with the exception of Co. "I" 2nd Arty. which will be forwarded as soon as recd. at this office. The reason why they were not furnished in due season, is stated on the…return." One small edge chip, else fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,840
Lot 99		Truman, Harry S. & Bess -- Typed Letter Signed & First Day Cover. Typed letter signed "Harry S Truman," one page, on personal letterhead, 10¼ x 7¼", Independence, MO, Oct. 1, 1963. To Jacob Rapoport in New York City, sending an autographed picture (not present) and thanking him "for the check for the Library….It is being mailed to the Director of the Library Fund and you will receive a formal acknowledgment." Fine. Accompanied by a commemorative First Day Cover honoring Truman, signed "Bess W. Truman" at lower left and postmarked "Independence MO May 8 1973." Fine. Matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 12¾". Cover has slipped within frame and needs to be repositioned. Estimate $200 - 300 Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 100		Truman, Harry S. -- Autograph Note Signed (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-53). Autograph note signed "Harry S. Truman" at the bottom of a letter from Mr. E.F. Hoffman, a retiree who was collecting presidential autographs, of which he had twelve, one page, 10½ x 8", no place, April 26, 1957. Truman wrote: "Hope you have good luck with your hobby. 4/26/57 Harry S. Truman." One staple mark and a crease in upper left corner, else fine. Estimate $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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