Lot 333
Hoover, Herbert C. Framed collection of four Hoover documents including: Typed Document Signed as President, 1 p, folio, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1930. Appointing James R. Sheffield Chairman, " …with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoteniary… to present, on behalf of the United States, a statue of Henry Clay to the Republic of Venezuela…." Countersigned by Henry L. Stimson, Hoover's Secretary of State, with a large white wafer seal at lower left. Very Rare. Documents signed by Hoover as President are seldom encountered, and this one is Very Fine. Typed Letter Signed as Chairman of the Finnish Relief Fund, 1 p, quarto, Finnish Relief Fund, Inc. letterhead, January 17, 1940. To Victor Eichorn, Adjutant, New York Chapter, Army and Navy Legion of Valor, in part: "…This country has not seen for many years such a generous outpouring of sympathy to a nation as that which is now being given to the Finnish people. Our purpose must be to translate this into actual material aid…." Two minor tape marks at upper corners, otherwise Fine. Signed Photograph. B&W, 8x6, sepia-toned portrait of President Herbert Hoover, by "Baker" studios. Two small spots at top border, otherwise Fine. Signed in the lower white border. With a 1931 typed letter from Hoover's secretary, regarding an autograph request. The four items are archivally framed with a steel engraving of President Hoover, a bronze Presidential medallion and plaque. Overall size 29 x 27."
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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