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Presidents and First Ladies
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Presidents and First Ladies...................................................................................................................3 Notables ..............................................................................................................................................21 Military ................................................................................................................................................ 58 Aviation............................................................................................................................................... 66 Space ................................................................................................................................................. 68 Art, Architecture, and Design...............................................................................................................72 Comic Art and Animation .....................................................................................................................82 Literature .............................................................................................................................................83 Music .................................................................................................................................................100 Classic Entertainment .......................................................................................................................117 Sports ................................................................................................................................................129 Conditions of Sale .............................................................................................................................130
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Rare handwritten letter by President Washington, entrusting a slave to begin the planting season: “He knows where and how it is to be sown”
1. George Washington Autograph Letter Signed.
ALS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, April 8, 1791. Handwritten letter to his nephew George Augustine Washington, penned from Dumfries, Virginia, during his presidency. The recipient, George Augustine Washington, capably managed Mount Vernon’s farms during Washington’s absences in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention and during his presidency. Here, President Washington offers some advice on happenings on his properties, focusing on a construction project and preparations for the planting season. Most remarkably, he conveys his complete trust in one of his slaves, Davy Gray, to begin planting.
In full: “I am just setting out from this place, having arrived safe at it an hour ago. Since I spoke to Cornelias this morning I have thought it best that the gable ends of the Green house should be carried up as if intended (as they are begun) for Chimneys hereafter, the unfavourable appearance will not add much to what is already seen of the design; and the convenience, if it shall hereafter be found necessary to add to the building, will be very great.
I have also determined, on reflection, to sow only Timothy Seed on the rye in the Neck. So soon therefore as the quantity necessary for that field which is now sowing at Morris’s, can be ascertained, all the residue may be sent to Davy; and the sooner the better, before the ground gets hard again. He knows where and how it is to be sown. In front of the House I shall put Red Clover and Orchard grass mixed; and if seed enough about 10 lbs of the first and half a bushel of the latter to the Acre. My love to all at home. I have heard nothing more yet from Fred’g.” Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 24 x 20. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Starting Bid $2500
2. George Washington: Artifact of Gen. Washington’s Headquarters, White Plains, NY, 1776. Unique porcelain
creamer from Gen. George Washington’s Headquarters at White Plains, New York, measuring approximately 3˝ x 3˝ x 2.5˝, with an early handwritten tag, “This pitcher the last piece left Dinner Set, James & Rachel Miller, Bought 1790, Owner Washington’s Headquarters Valhalla, NY.” Descended from family of Ann Miller, whose home was used as Washington’s Headquarters in White Plains, NY in 1776 at the time of the Battle of White Plains. According to a 100-year old publication (page 42), the contents of the Miller house (including furniture used by Washington) were descended to Henrietta Miller Oakley, whose name appears on the handwritten document noted above. More recently acquired from the estate of Edwin J. Hipkiss, curator for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from the 1920s through the 1950s (letter from estate included).
Includes detailed archives showing the provenance of the pitcher; early photo of the Miller House, which served as Washington’s Headquarters at White Plains 1776; bound pamphlet of Washington’s Headquarters circa 1920 (with enclosure “Program of Patriotic Exercises, October 27, 1917;” advertisement for the official New York State platter with illustration of the Old Court House in White Plains; Methodist Magazine (1819) (page 459) (original bound volume), which contains a “short account of Mrs. Ann Miller, of White-Plains, N. York” including the use of her house by Gen. Washington as his headquarters; John Rosch, Historic White Plains (limited edition, 1939) (discussion of Washington’s activities, Miller house and Miller family during the battle of White Plains in October 1776). Early accounts of the Battle of White Plains included in Stafford’s Gazeteer of the State of New York (Albany 1813), and Barber & Howe’s Historical Collections of the State of New York (1841) (early engraving of White Plains) – both vintage books included in the group. Starting Bid $200
3. George Washington Handwritten Dock-
eting. Handwritten docketing by George Washington on the reverse of Revolutionary War–dated document, one page, 7.5 x 8.5, Boston, October 21, 1778, being a list of items for General Washington’s personal use. General Washington dockets the reverse, “Mss Otis & Andrews , £85.20, 21st Oct. 1776 [sic].” The manuscript document’s heading reads: “Memo of Sundries forwarded to the care of George Measam, Esq. for the particular use of his Excellency Genl. Washington & charged to the Board of War by Otis & Andrews in a H[og] h’d mark’d AN 570.”. In very good condition, with light staining, toning, and small areas of edge loss; Washington’s handwriting is quite light, but fully legible. Starting Bid $200
Upon Vermont’s entry into the Union, Jefferson signs an act to enforce federal law on the new state
4. Thomas Jefferson Document Signed as Secretary
of State. Significant broadside DS, signed as Secretary of State, “Th: Jefferson,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, March 2, 1791. Broadside publishing an act passed by the Congress of the United States during its Third Session, headed, “An Act giving Effect to the Laws of the United States within the State of Vermont.” Imprinted at the conclusion with the names of Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, Vice President John Adams, and President George Washington, and prominently signed below in ink by Thomas Jefferson. In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and three small stains to the right edge (as well as some staining to the blank integral leaf, in no way affecting the document itself).
Vermont was to be admitted into the United States on the fourth day of March 1791, becoming the first state since the original thirteen colonies to join the Union. The present act deals with the definition of the new state’s federal judiciary, calls for a census, and handles matters of taxation in anticipation of its entry into the nation. A significant early American document, marking the statehood of one of the country’s most scenic locales. Starting Bid $1000
5. James Monroe Document Signed as President. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13 x 8.5, March 4, 1823. President Monroe appoints Peter Turner as “a Midshipman in the Navy of the United States.” Signed crisply at the conclusion by President Monroe, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard. The embossed white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with light toning and staining, and clipped lower corner tips. Peter Turner (1803-71) spent his entire career in the U.S. Navy serving in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. He became a Commodore in 1863. This was the first U.S. Navy Commission issued to the future Commodore. Starting Bid $200
Monroe reclaims money owed by the bankrupt associate of Haym Salomon
6. James Monroe Docketed Letter by Edward Car-
rington. ALS signed “Ed. Carrington,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, June 13, 1787. Edward Carrington, a soldier and statesman from Virginia, writes to “Col. James Monroe, Attorney” to inform him of the repayment of a debt owed by the bankrupt Jacob Mordecai, a noteworthy American-born Jewish businessman and partner of financier Haym Salomon. Carrington writes, in part: “The eleventh of next month is appointed for the distribution of Mr. Mordecai’s effects. He has made return of your debt, the amount as well as I recollect one hundred & ten pounds. The assignee in whose hands the list of debts is being out of Town, I cannot have recourse to it for greater certainty—it will however be necessary that you make allotment of your debt and make affidavit for the justness of it, to [entitle] you to a dividend, as Mr. Mordecai’s return only presumptively places it on the list. Will you be good enough to do this and forward it immediately to me?” Addressed on the integral leaf to Monroe by Carrington, and franked “Free, Ed. Carrington” at the bottom; docketed in Monroe’s hand, “June 13, 1787, Col. Carrington.” In very good condition, with overall foxing, and adhesive residue stains to the integral address leaf, which also display a repair to seal-related paper loss. Starting Bid $300
7. John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President. Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 14 x 9.25, October 15, 1827. President Adams grants Elisha Oviatt a parcel “containing Eight acres of the Lands directed to be sold at Shawneetown.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Adams and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham.” The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, staining to edges, and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
8. John Quincy Adams Signed Book. Signed book:
Oration on the life and character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette, Delivered at the request of both houses of the Congress of the United States, before them, in the House of Representatives at Washington, on the 31st December, 1834. First edition. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. Hardcover bound in full green morocco, 5.5 x 8.75, 94 pages. Signed and inscribed on a slip tipped to the title page in ink, “Samuel F. Vinton from John Quincy Adams.” Adams was out of the country when this booklet was published, so he pre-inscribed slips for the printer to tip in and present to his friends. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None, with the front board almost entirely detached, rubbing to boards, and a chip to the head of the spine; interior clean. Starting Bid $200
Handwritten letter by Andrew Jackson introducing a lecturer on astronomy
An homage to the Marquis de Lafayette, signed in full by “John Quincy Adams”
9. Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed. ALS,
one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 1, 1827. Handwritten letter to “Colo. Leroy Pope,” introducing a “Mr. Goodacre.” In part: “Mr. Goodacre has spent some days in Nashville, has given several lectures to the citizens thereof & its vicinity, on astronomy, his apparatus is of a superior order, and his lectures, & demonstrations have been highly gratifying to all our learned gentlemen who have attended them. I believe it is the intention of Mr. Goodacre to spend some days in the town of Huntsville, should he, I am sure you will be pleased.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing, and some splitting and small areas of paper loss along intersecting folds. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300
10. Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.75, June 15, 1831. President Jackson grants George Gilliland of Jackson County Alabama a parcel in “the district of lands subject to sale at Huntsville, Alabama, containing eighty acres and eighty five hundredths of an acre.” Signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. The original seal to lower left is intact. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing and slightly irregular toning. Starting Bid $200
President Lincoln directs Capt. Dahlgren to examine a “plan for carting large guns” in 1862
12. Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement
Signed as President. Civil War–dated autograph endorsement signed as president, “Capt. Dahlgren please see these gentlemen & examine their plan for carting large guns. A. Lincoln, April 21, 1862,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip. Impressively mounted, matted, and framed in a 34 x 25 display, which features a number of Civil War-era relics and ephemera, including dominoes, bullets, musket balls, two Confederate bank notes, and a soldier’s portrait. In very good to fine condition, with light wrinkling, toning, and fading from prior display; a couple of the bullets have become detached from the mount within the display. Sometimes called ‘the first railroad war,’ the Civil War quickly made apparent the utility of freight lines for the quick and efficient movement of large quantities of resources—be it men, food, or artillery. The industrialized Union possessed an enormous rail advantage over the Confederacy, with nearly 20,000 miles of rail to the South’s 9,000 miles. The plan here referenced may well have considered the use of railroads for “carting large guns.” Starting Bid $500
Historically important document rebuilding the North–South economy in 1865: President Lincoln grants a permit to transport cotton across “the national military lines”
11. Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President.
Important manuscript DS as president, two pages, 7.75 x 13.25, March 7, 1865. Significant document issued from the Executive Mansion, permitting trade across military lines during the Civil War. In part: “Where Archibald D. Grieff of New Orleans, Louisiana, claims to own or control products of the insurrectionary states and to have arrangements whereby he will be able to bring such products within the national military lines, and sell and deliver them to agents authorized to purchase for the United States under the act of Congress of July 2, 1864, and the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury; It is ordered that all such products which an authorized agent of the government shall have agreed to purchase and the said Grieff shall have stipulated to deliver as shown by the certificate of the agent prescribed by Regulation VIII… And being transported or in store awaiting transportation in fulfillment of said stipulations and in pursuance of regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be free from seizure, detention or forfeiture to the United States, and officers of the army and navy and civil officers of the government will observe this order and will give the said Grieff and his agents and means of transportation and said products free and unmolested passage through the lines, other than blockaded lines, and safe contact within the lines while going for or returning with said products or while the said products are in store awaiting transportation for the purposes aforesaid.” In fine condition, with scattered staining. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $5000
13. Lincoln Assassination (4) Newspapers. Four
early and later reports upon the great national tragedy of the death of President Abraham Lincoln: New York Tribune (April 15, 1865), reporting on the president’s condition: “Latest report from Washington at 2:12 a.m. -- “The President is still alive, but he is growing weaker. The ball is lodged in his brain three inches from where it entered the skull. He remains insensible, and his condition is utterly hopeless”; The World (April 17, 1865), with extraordinarily detailed reports on the fatal scene in the theater, funeral plans, and President Andrew Johnson’s inauguration; Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (April 29, 1865), with half page illustration of the “Assassination of President Lincoln in his private Box at Ford’s Theater, Washington, April 14”; and The Evening Post (April 22, 1865), with reports about tributes to President Lincoln, actions of the Chamber of Commerce with regard to the death of President Lincoln, the Army’s reaction to the news of the President’s death, and much more. In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $300
14. U. S. Grant Letter Signed as President. LS as president, one page,
8.25 x 13.5, September 25, 1875. Letter to Francis S. Rew, in part: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 3142 Revised Statutes of the United States, approved June 22, 1874, you are hereby retained as Collector of Internal Revenue for the District formed by annexing the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-eighth Collection Districts of the State of New York, to be known as the Twenty-eighth Collection District of the State of New York.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by President Grant, and countersigned by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury. In fine condition, with some light creasing. Starting Bid $200
Very early mid-1880s signed portrait of Theodore Roosevelt
exceptional circa mid-1880s original 3 x 4.5 albumen portrait of the young Theodore Roosevelt, affixed to its original 4.25 x 6.5 Charles L. Ritzmann mount, signed on the mount in ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” Archivally mounted, matted, and framed under Tru-Vue UV Glas to an overall size of 11.5 x 13.75. In fine condition, with a faint stain to the left edge, and a slight crease to the lower right corner. Ritzmann was active in New York City as a seller of celebrity photographs from circa 1870s-1890s. A superb, ultra-early portrait of a great American. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $500
Exquisite vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.75 Harris & Ewing portrait of Roosevelt during his White House years, signed on the original studio mount in black ink as president, “with the regards of Theodore Roosevelt, Feb. 11th 1908.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 12.75 x 14.75. In very good to fine condition, with dampstaining to the mat and mount, and silvering to photo perimeter. The consignor notes that this portrait originates from the collection of Roger A. Selby, the son of shoe tycoon George D. Selby, who obtained the signature at the Dewey Hotel in Washington, D.C. Starting Bid $200
17. Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book. Signed book:
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography. First edition. NY: Macmillan, 1913. Hardcover, 6.5 x 8.75, 647 pages. Boldly signed on the first free end page in ink, “with the best wishes of Theodore Roosevelt.” Autographic condition: fine, with some light toning, and an ownership blindstamp, to the signed page. Book condition: VG+/None. Accompanied by an unsigned copy of the same book. Starting Bid $200 18. Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book. Signed book:
The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Vol. 13: Presidential Addresses and State Papers, Part One. Executive Edition. NY: P. F. Collier & Son. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 400 pages. Neatly signed on the first free end page in ink as president, “with best wishes from Theodore Roosevelt, Nov. 20th 1904.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None, with light wear at spine ends, cracked hinges and rear joint, and rubbing to boards. Starting Bid $200
19. William H. Taft and Cabinet Signed Photograph. Remarkable vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 9.75 Harris & Ewing photo of President Taft and his cabinet, signed in the lower border in ink by President William H. Taft, Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, Secretary of the Treasury Franklin McVeagh, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Attorney General George W. Wickersham, Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, Secretary of the Navy George von Meyer, Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Huge signed portrait of the smilin’ FDR, presented to his favorite White House photojournalist
20. Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph. Vintage matte-
finish 10.5 x 13.25 close-up photo of President Roosevelt smiling, affixed to a 15.75 x 19.75 mount, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to a noted photojournalist, “For John Thompson, from Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Framed to an overall size of 18 x 22. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing to the mount.
This classic image, popularly known as ‘Smilin’ Thru,’ was well regarded as a great likeness of President Roosevelt. The recipient, John S. Thompson, covered the White House beat for Acme News Pictures throughout Roosevelt’s presidency. Thompson’s obituary discusses his close relationship with FDR: ‘The late Franklin D. Roosevelt called Mr. Thompson ‘my photographer’ and he also called him by his first name, ‘Johnny.’ Mr. Thompson was said to have been the only photographer who followed Mr. Roosevelt’s White House career straight through and traveled with the President on all his out-of-town trips.’ Starting Bid $200
21. Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “Harry S,”
one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 17, 1953. Letter to Robert L. Stuhr at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, considering hypothetical conversations with past presidents. In part: “Lincoln, of course, spent his time saving the Union and it certainly is a wonderful thing for the world that he did just that. With the United States of ours divided into three or four independent republics we would be of no more force in the world than some of the other smaller nations. As it is, we are the most powerful free nation in the world and we should accept that responsibility and live up to it. I am of the opinion that we will do that in the long run.” He adds a handwritten clarifying comment at the conclusion: “Washington’s Address is out of date only as to foreign policy. Jackson kept national financial control in the capital!” In very good to fine condition, with creasing and a short tear to the top edge. Starting Bid $200
Scarce 1962 judicial appointment signed by President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
22. John and Robert Kennedy Document Signed. Scarce partly-printed DS, signed “John F. Kennedy” as president and “Robert F. Kennedy” as attorney general, one page, 19.5 x 15.5, April 3, 1962. President Kennedy appoints John K. Regan as “United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.” Boldly signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The embossed gold foil Department of Justice seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. Framed to an overall size of 21 x 17 and in fine condition. John Keating Regan would serve as judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri until 1987, assuming senior status in 1977. Presidential appointments signed by both of the Kennedy brothers are quite scarce; we have offered only two similar examples. Starting Bid $1000
Oversized Eisenstaedt portrait inscribed by John F. Kennedy to the longest-serving Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives
23. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Fantastic
oversized vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 12.5 Alfred Eisenstaedt portrait of Kennedy taken in August 1960 after his nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate, nicely signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Lewis Deschler, with esteem and very good wishes, John F. Kennedy.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a plaque to an overall size of 17 x 20.5. In fine condition, with two light creases touching the inscription. Lewis Deschler (1905–1976) was the first and longest-serving Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, responsible for advising the House’s presiding officers, members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S. Constitution and House rules and precedents, as well as for preparing, compiling, and publishing the precedents of the House. A marvelous oversize portrait with an important political association. Starting Bid $500
President Kennedy sends birthday wishes to an Iowa Democrat
24. John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed. TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, March 23, 1963. Letter to Congressman Neal Smith of Iowa, in part: “Please accept my warmest congratulations on your birthday. I hope that this will be a happy and memorable occasion and that the years to come will bring you continued health and happiness.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of provenance from University Archives.
Smith was elected to Congress as part of the Democratic landslide of 1958 and remained in Congress until 1995. He famously sponsored a federal anti-nepotism law, enacted in 1967, which was presumed to be in response to President John F. Kennedy’s appointment of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, as attorney general. He repeatedly denied that this was the case, citing the postal service and legislature as the targets of his crusade—Smith said that in the House of Representatives, ‘there were 50 members who had their wives on the payrolls.’ Starting Bid $300
President Johnson extends a Capitol-flown flag to the commander of American forces in Vietnam— ”It echoes a people’s enduring debt to a great American, a great patriot, and a fine human being”
25. Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed as President and Capitol-Flown American Flag Presented to William Westmoreland. WWar-dated cotton
bunting 5´ x 3´ American flag that was flown over the United States Capitol and presented by President Lyndon B. Johnson to General William Westmoreland. Includes a transmittal TLS from President Johnson to Westmoreland and a signed handwritten statement of authenticity from Westmoreland. The Johnson letter, White House letterhead, June 14, 1967, addressed to “Westy,” in part: “As you explained our nation’s course in Vietnam to the American people, in the presence of their assembled representatives in the Congress, this flag flew proudly over the Capitol. Your unfailing courage and untiring perseverance continually renew our faith in the American flag...So the message that comes with this historic flag that I am sending you stems deep from within a nation’s heart. It echoes a people’s enduring debt to a great American, a great patriot, and a fine human being.” Westmoreland’s handwritten statement, in full: “This flag was given to me in June 1967 by President Johnson. W. C. Westmoreland.” In overall fine condition, with overall soiling to the Johnson letter; the flag is wrapped with duct tape and its removal will potentially leave adhesive remnants and oil-based staining; restoration and/ or a professional cleaning of the tape residue will in all likelihood be necessary if the tape is removed. Starting Bid $300
Attractive signed display of Reagan’s 1981 inaugural address: “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem”
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26. Ronald Reagan Signed Typescript of His 1981
Inaugural Address. Desirable 11-page typescript of Ronald Reagan’s inaugural address, which he delivered on Tuesday, January 20, 1981, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., the first inauguration to be held on the building’s west side. The pages are presented in two matted displays that measure 38 x 11.25 and 32.25 x 11.25, with Reagan signing neatly at the bottom of the final page in black ink. The speech, in part: “In the days ahead I will propose removing the roadblocks that have slowed our economy and reduced productivity. Steps will be taken aimed at restoring the balance between the various levels of government. Progress may be slow, measured in inches and feet, not miles, but we will progress. It is time to reawaken this industrial giant, to get government back within its means, and to lighten our punitive tax burden. And these will be our first priorities, and on these principles there will be no compromise.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Reagan on his lineage: “They hailed from County Cork Ireland”
27. Ronald Reagan Autograph Letter Signed. ALS
signed “R. R.,” one page, 5.75 x 8.5, [February 1967]. Handwritten letter to Miss May Liles, in part: “My Father was orphaned at age 3 and knew little of his family other than that they hailed from County Cork Ireland...Some Reagans in Texas have been on the trail of a possible relationship which would be borne out if my grandfather was the John Reagan one of 7 brothers & sisters with a relationship to the famous Texas Sen. John Reagan.” Matted to an overall size of 15.5 x 13. In very good to fine condition, with overall fading, and small words (“be of”) very light. Starting Bid $200
Reagan on his income tax reduction bill—“It won’t be easy and it’ll be quite a fight, but we’re going to fight”
TLS as president, signed “Ron,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 9, 1981. Letter to Charles J. Broska, president of the Shoreline Retirement Association, in part: “Thanks for the kind words about my speech...I have come down now to 5-10-10 and believe we have a good chance of putting together a coalition which will support this. It won’t be easy and it’ll be quite a fight, but we’re going to fight.” In fine condition. President Reagan addressed the nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation on July 27, 1981, and signed the Economic Recovery Tax Act two weeks later on August 13, 1981. A desirable letter referencing a major early example of ‘Reaganomics.’ Starting Bid $200
