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Presidents and First Ladies
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Presidents and First Ladies...................................................................................................................3 Notables ..............................................................................................................................................20 Military ................................................................................................................................................ 52 Space ................................................................................................................................................. 56 Art, Architecture, and Design.............................................................................................................. 57 Comic Art and Animation .....................................................................................................................66 Literature .............................................................................................................................................68 Music ...................................................................................................................................................75 Classic Entertainment .........................................................................................................................85 Sports ..................................................................................................................................................91 Conditions of Sale ...............................................................................................................................93
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presidents and first ladies
Choice signature of Martha Washington
1. Martha Washington Signature. Wife
(1731–1802) of George Washington, and therefore the inaugural first lady of the United States. Clean and bold ink signature, “M. Washington,” on an off-white 2.5 x .5 slip, mounted onto thin paper inlaid into a paper frame. Handsomely matted with a color portrait and typed biographical sketch to an overall size of 26.5 x 14.5. In fine condition. A well-displayed, highly desirable autograph. Starting Bid $500
Rare, elegant dessert bowl from Jefferson’s White House china service
2. Thomas Jefferson White House China Dessert
Bowl. Extraordinarily rare circa 1790s china dessert bowl from Thomas Jefferson’s White House service. The stunningly beautiful white Chinese export porcelain serving plate measures 6.25˝ in diameter and 1˝ tall, and features painted blue borders with gilt fleur-de-lis edges. Center of the bowl bears an exceptional hand-painted design featuring Jefferson’s neoclassical shield studded with 13 gold stars enclosing the script initial “J,” surmounted by a plumed knight’s helmet. In very good condition, with a couple small chips to edges and much of the decorative worn away.
This particular gilt “J” dinner service has long been linked to Thomas Jefferson, including being published in Official White House China (mentioning early Chinese export) by M.B. Klapthor, with examples at one time on display at Monticello, the US State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms, and the White House (before at least 1908). Jefferson’s 19th century direct lineal descendants strongly believed in Jefferson’s ownership of the 1790s “J” service, sought to re-acquire it, and then gifted four “J” pieces to the White House in the early 1900’s—where each piece has remained for over 100 years. An incredibly rare opportunity to acquire such an attractive piece of US history, as most, if not all, of the other china from the first three presidents were destroyed when the British ransacked and burned the Executive Mansion during the War of 1812. Starting Bid $1000
Thomas Jefferson writes to George Washington in 1791 on American outposts in the Northwest Indian Wars
3. Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed to
George Washington. Third-person ALS signed within the text using his title, “The Secretary of State,” one page, 7.75 x 10, February 17, 1791. Handwritten letter from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington, in full: “The Secretary of State has the honor to send to the President three copies of a report & message relative to Kaskaskia, Kahokia & Prairie, to wit, one for each house, & one to be retained by the President. He sends also the original report which contains some things worth the President’s reading, tho not mentioned in the report. The passages reported on are marked with a pencil.” In very good to fine condition, with fold splitting, slight edge chipping, and toning from prior display. Accompanied by a 1978 certificate of authenticity from noted autograph expert Charles Hamilton. In early 1791, the American Army found itself mired in the center of the great Northwest Indian Wars, hard pressed to deliver on their president’s promise of expanding American frontier territory throughout what is now Ohio. To accommodate the influx of French, British, and American soldiers, supply centers were established en route amid the villages of the Illinois Confederation, with the lands of the Kaskaskia and Cahokia tribes, as well as the nearby settlement of Prairie du Rocher, serving as makeshift rest stops. Despite such reconnaissance, Washington’s troops would suffer resounding losses later that summer, when nearly 2,000 Native American warriors overran the sorely undertrained forces of Major General Arthur St. Clair.
Handwritten letters from Jefferson to Washington are virtually unobtainable and represent one of the finest combinations in presidential autographs. A hugely desirable piece on a significant topic. Starting Bid $1000
Press copy of a letter from Adams following his successful negotiations in the Treaty of Ghent
4. John Quincy Adams Press Copy
Letter. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9, February 15, 1815. Original press copy of a letter from Paris to Under Secretary of State Henry Goulburn, referencing his departure from Ghent, where he had just negotiated the treaty that ended the War of 1812. In part: “Your obliging favour of 23d ulto. reached Ghent, some days after my departure from that place....Mr. Hughes was detained so long in descending the Garonne from Bordeaux, that Mr. Baker has probably arrived before him. I hope they are both ere this safely landed in the United States...My own anxious wish has been and will be to hear no news from America. At least no news of military operations. For in the present interval, all such news would be bad, and the Fortune of War itself could only vary the causes of regret.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered small areas of paper loss due to ink erosion. Christopher Hughes and Anthony St. John Baker were American and British secretaries to their respective legations during the Treaty of Ghent peace negotiations. Starting Bid $300
5. John Quincy Adams Signed Free Frank. Free franked mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3, addressed by Adams to “Rev’d N. Murray, Elizabethtown, New Jersey,” and franked in the upper right corner, “J. Q. Adams.” Another hand has added “Free” and “Quincy, Mass, Aug 23” in the upper corners. Retains an uncommon intact red wax seal on the reverse. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
President Jackson grants a patent to an immigrant for improvements in a “Stove used for cooking & warming rooms”
6. Andrew Jackson Document Signed. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12 x 15.25, July 6, 1835. Desirable patent signed by President Andrew Jackson, in part: “Ernst G. Augustin, who has given legal notice of his intention to become a citizen of the United States, hath alleged that he has invented a new and useful improvement in the Stove used for cooking & warming rooms.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Jackson, and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth and Attorney General Benjamin Franklin Butler. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling to the first page, light staining to the second, and the white wafer seal detached from the vellum but held in place by its pink ribbon. Starting Bid $200
7. Martin Van Buren Autograph Endorsement as President. Autograph endorsement signed as president, signed by
Martin Van Buren with his initials, “M. V. B.,” on the reverse of a manuscript DS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, December 12, 1838. Van Buren’s handwritten endorsement: “With the President’s best respects & a request that Mr. Fairfield will send the written to Chief Justice…after he has perused it himself.” The document consists of a list of facts sent to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett by John James Abert, the commander of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, who requests that several suspended nominations be reexamined. In very good to fine condition, with old tape along splitting to the folds and the hinge. Accompanied by an engraved portrait bearing a facsimile autograph. Starting Bid $200
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Fourteen handwritten pages on John Quincy Adams from Van Buren’s autobiography: “John Quincy Adams was as honest & incorruptible as his father. He was equally bold and fearless in the avowal and maintenance of his opinions, & in his feelings, & habits more Democratic”
8. Martin Van Buren Handwritten Manuscript on J. Q.
Adams. Handwritten draft of a biographical sketch of John Quincy Adams by Martin Van Buren, totaling 14 pages on 11 sheets, mostly 7.75 x 12.75 and inlaid into larger sheets, no date but circa 1854. Van Buren prepared this as part of his autobiography, which he began writing at Villa Falangola in Sorrento, Italy, on June 21, 1854. The manuscript would not be completed until after his death, when it was left in the care of his son and literary executor Smith Thompson Van Buren. After making a manuscript copy from his father’s autograph draft, Smith completed the manuscript and presented it to the Library of Congress in 1905. The majority of the original copy was either dispersed or discarded, but fragments of chapters such as these can still be found. The section of the manuscript offered here is a portrait of John Quincy Adams, who, although a former political rival of Van Buren’s, still appears to have commanded a great deal of respect from his successor.
On his one-time rival, Van Buren writes, in part: “John Quincy Adams was as honest & incorruptible as his father. He was equally bold and fearless in the avowal and maintenance of his opinions, & in his feelings, & habits more Democratic. In respect to the unaffected simplicity of his manners & the slight value he placed upon the pride & pomp of office, he did not fall behind any of our Democratic presidents, not excepting Mr. Jefferson, who, it will be remembered by a few, so outraged the sensibilities of the sticklers for official dignity by wearing red breeches & tying his horse to a peg, when he had occasion to visit the Capitol.
Brought up, as was at that day the universal custom, & is still too much the case, in the belief that there could be nothing good in our opponents, I entered public life with strong prejudices against Mr. Adams. Although I had not the good fortune to be in power with the administration, or to be partially regarded by himself whilst he was the head of Mr. Monroe’s cabinet, and was ranked among opponents of his own administration, from first to last, my respect for his character as a straightforward, well meaning man, lasted from my first acquaintance with him in my Senatorial capacity till the close of his life. His personal demeanor towards me was invariably respectful & as cordial as I could desire. If personal antipathies were excited in his breast by political affectation towards others I never knew any reason to complain on that point, with in respect to himself or to his accomplices & excellent wife. His administration was encumbered by great difficulties from the moment it was formed to its close.” The pages have been paginated by Van Buren 374-375, 383-388, 397, 399-400, with numerous deletions and emendations. In fine condition. Accompanied by a custom-made presentation folder with gilt-stamped title. A superb and historic manuscript as one president evaluates the life and legacy of another. Starting Bid $1000
Early autograph of ‘prairie lawyer’ Abraham Lincoln
9. Abraham Lincoln Signature. Sought-after early ink
signature, “Logan & Lincoln, for Petitioners,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a circa 1840s handwritten legal document. On the reverse are several words in Lincoln’s hand: “Petitioners and the said / are and defendants are / unsold town lots in the.” In fine condition, with irregular trimming affecting none of the handwriting. Lincoln was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1836, and practiced law with Stephen T. Logan from 1841 to 1843. Starting Bid $300
10. Abraham Lincoln: 1863 Neutrality Laws Customs Circular. Printed
circular letter issued to customs collectors during the Lincoln administration, one page, 8 x 10, November 28, 1863. The circular features messages from Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase and Secretary of State William H. Seward, in which the Lincoln administration sought to enforce the Monroe Doctrine to prevent engagement in the Dominican Restoration War in the Caribbean. In fine condition, with small binding holes along the left edge. Starting Bid $200
Eleven days after Lincoln’s assassination—and on the day of Booth’s apprehension and death—President Johnson tends to official business
13.25 x 9.25, April 26, 1865. President Johnson appoints David Batchelder as “Deputy Postmaster at Amesbury, Massachusetts.” Neatly signed at the conclusion in bold ink by President Jackson, and countersigned by Acting Secretary of State William Hunter. The embossed white seal affixed to the lower left is toned but intact. Handsomely matted and framed with an engraved portrait (bearing a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 24.5 x 14. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. This historic document dates to just eleven days after Andrew Johnson took office upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; Secretary of State William H. Seward, who had been attacked as part of the assassination conspiracy, was still recuperating, with Hunter acting in his stead. On this date, John Wilkes Booth was apprehended and killed after a days-long manhunt that ended in Port Royal, Virginia. Starting Bid $200
12. U. S. Grant Signature. Crisp ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the back. Starting Bid $200
13. Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and Politicians Autograph Album. Leatherbound autograph al-
bum, 7 x 4.25, signed inside in ink by over thirty political figures, very few signed back-to-back, including: Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, Levi P. Morton, William B. Allison, William E. Chandler, John Sherman, James F. Wilson, Charles Frederick Crisp, Joseph C. S. Blackburn, David B. Henderson, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Alexander M. Dockery, William S. Holman, Nelson Dingley, Jr., Jeremiah Simpson, Sereno E. Payne, Henry H. Bingham, Henry Cabot Lodge, and others. A block of toning over a portion of Hayes’s signature, otherwise fine condition. A desirable compilation of 19th-century Washington’s political elite. Starting Bid $200
14. James A. Garfield Signed Photograph and Ephemera. Magnificent
4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of General James A. Garfield in a distinguished head-andshoulders pose, signed in the lower border in black ink, “J. A. Garfield.” Published by the J. F. Ryder Studio of Cleveland, Ohio, with caption to lower border reading: “The sitting for this portrait was made June 10th, 1880.” In very good to fine condition, with a few blemishes to the image, and staining to the perimeter of the mount, not affecting the signature. The sitting for this photo occurred just two days after the conclusion of the 1880 Republican National Convention.
Accompanying ephemera represents Garfield’s presidential campaign, inauguration, and death in office, and includes: a silk “Garfield and Arthur: Protection to American Industries” campaign ribbon, a colorful twelve-page Inauguration Ball program, a handsome “Inaugural Reception: Promenade Concert” invitation, and a pass for the “Obsequies of the Late President James A. Garfield in Rotunda of Capitol, Friday, Sept. 23, 1881.” Starting Bid $200
15. William McKinley Signed
Photograph. Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 commemorative cabinet photo featuring oval portraits of William McKinley and his wife Ida, along with their Canton, Ohio home, boldly signed and inscribed across the bottom in ink, “With cordial regards, W. McKinley.” Lower border bears a September 1896 copyright notice by Courtney of Canton, Ohio. In fine condition, with small tape mounting remnants to reverse. A desirable signed souvenir, published during McKinley’s presidential campaign. Starting Bid $200 17. Harry S. Truman Signed Dollar Bill. Desirable series 1935
C silver certificate one-dollar bill, signed on the left side in fountain pen, “Harry S. Truman.” In fine condition. A sought-after format for the president who famously popularized the phrase, ‘The buck stops here!’ Starting Bid $200
16. Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Check. Scarce State of New York Adjutant General’s office check, 9 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Roosevelt as governor, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” payable to Fred C. Westphal for $5, April 3, 1929, “and charge same to Pay Refund, Spanish War.” Countersigned by the comptroller and adjutant general. In fine condition, with some paper loss to the top edge. Starting Bid $200
Eisenhower remarks at length on a Col. Reeder’s juvenile biography, “Dwight David Eisenhower: Fighter for Peace”
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18. Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-Annotated Draft (~1,150 Words) with
(4) TLSs. Typed draft manuscript of Colonel Russel P. ‘Red’ Reeder’s juvenile biography, “Dwight David Eisenhower: Fighter for Peace,” 101 pages, 8.5 x 11, circa 1967, extensively hand-annotated in pencil by Dwight D. Eisenhower, who writes approximately 1,150 words while making substantial notes, corrections, and emendations throughout. Additional notes and corrections in blue ink were made by the author, as he explains in a note written on the first page. A few highlights from Eisenhower’s commentary include facts about his youth (“Our poverty has been over-emphasized. By today’s standards of course we were poor - but we were always well fed, well sheltered and adequately clothed”), corrections about military parlance (“In those days lieutenants were called Mr. by everybody except Enlisted men”), and preparing for the invasion of Europe (“He first directed me to draw up an outline plan for defeating Germany”).
Responding to an inquiry from the author on a paperclipped notecard, Eisenhower writes: “Right! DE.” Includes four typed letters signed by Eisenhower with his initials, “D. E.” and “D. D. E.,” coordinating his reading and remarks on the manuscript. In a letter of July 14, 1967, Ike writes: “I was quite happy to examine your manuscript for accuracy. I was glad to undertake the chore, but, of course, it must never be known that I have seen such a document before publication. It would have the implication that I agree with every nice thing you have to say about me. The main outline of the story is accurate but numerous details are in error, most of them because of mistakes in sequence. I am making rough notes of these in pencil on the manuscript itself… Most of these mistakes could probably get by without question, but should any of my old associates or classmates read the book they would question its authenticity.” In a letter of July 21st, Ike contributes a brief foreword/endorsement of the book. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a custom-made quarter leather slipcase and a first printing of the book, inscribed and annotated by Reeder. Starting Bid $1000
Stunningly gorgeous brooch gifted by Jackie to her personal secretary
19. Jacqueline Kennedy Gifted Brooch with Autograph Gift Note. Vintage brooch by designer Marcel
Boucher, gifted by Jacqueline Kennedy to her personal secretary in 1960. The golden rope pin measures approximately 1.5˝ x 1.75˝ and is encrusted with faux emerald and pearl cabochons, and marked “Boucher” and “6778” on the reverse; gold content is unknown. Includes an ANS by Jacqueline Kennedy, signed “Jackie,” on a 4 x 3 card, in full: “Merry Christmas Mary and lots of Love”; includes the transmittal envelope addressed by Jackie to “Mrs. Mary Gallagher, c/o/ John F. Kennedy, 3307 N. St. NW, Washington, DC.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
20. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 3.75, personal stationery card, no date circa 1986. Handwritten letter to author Dilys Evans, in part: “Monster Soup is enchanting. Thank you—I know 2 small people who will love it. Gelsey sent the 1st 1/2 of her book in. It is so full of charm you can’t put it down…I’ll send it to you. Happy New Year.” In very fine condition. During her prolific tenure as an editor at Doubleday, Jackie helped steer the publication of the best-seller Dancing on My Grave by ballerina Gelsey Kirkland and her husband, author Greg Lawrence. Starting Bid $200
Exceedingly rare 1963 holiday card, signed 48 hours before leaving for Dallas
21. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Signed 1963 Christmas Card. Exceedingly rare official Hallmark card issued
during the 1963 holiday season, featuring an image of a nativity scene on the front, measuring 9 x 6.5 open, signed inside in bold ink as president, “John Kennedy,” and in blue ballpoint as first lady, “Jacqueline Kennedy.” The image on the front is identified as “Creche in East Room, The White House,” and a gilt-embossed presidential seal and engraved holiday greeting appear above the signatures, reading: “With best wishes for a Happy New Year.” Handsomely mounted, matted with an image of the front and a small nameplate (“The 1964 White House New Year That Never Came”), and framed to an overall size of 18 x 25. In very fine condition. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from PSA/DNA and SGC. Starting Bid $500
22. John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed as President. TLS as president
signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 15, 1961. Letter to Roger L. Conkling, in part: “Thank you for your kind invitation to attend the reception to be given by the Oregon State Society in honor of Senator Maurine B. Neuberger. I regret that it will be impossible for me to be present... The Senator is a most distinguished and able lady and it has been my pleasure to have known her for a good many years.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200
Kennedy campaigns at Notre Dame for “Victory in ’60”
23. John F. Kennedy Signed Program. Highly desirable
program for a ‘Congressional Victory in ‘60’ fundraising dinner held at the University of Notre Dame on April 9, 1960, 12 pages, signed in blue ballpoint by John F. Kennedy below an image of himself as senator. In very good to fine condition, with creasing, a central vertical fold, and three file holes along the left edge. Accompanied by an unsigned traditional oversized souvenir invitation to Kennedy’s inauguration as president on January 20, 1961. Starting Bid $200
Virtually unobtainable White House card signed by LBJ, sent to a serviceman overseas in 1967
24. Lyndon B. Johnson Signed White House Card
as President. Extremely rare White House card signed in bold fountain pen as president, “With best wishes—Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967.” Handsomely double-matted and framed with an exceptional graphite rendering of LBJ in profile to an overall size of 15.25 x 20.75. In fine condition, with staple holes to the right edge and the lower left corner. Accompanied by a White House letter of transmittal from presidential assistant Whitney Shoemaker, dated September 13, 1967, forwarding the autograph and returning a greeting card that was sent to be signed for a serviceman; as evidenced by its matching staple holes, the signed White House card was stapled inside below the printed ‘We miss you, too!’ sentiment.
White House cards signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson are, without hyperbole, in a class of their own. RR Auction has offered just one other—seven years ago—and that example was published in both Charles Hamilton’s 1983 authoritative publication, American Autographs, and in Larry F. Vrazlik and Michael Minor’s 1991 book From the President’s Pen, with both works attesting to it as being the only authentic example known to exist. This newly found example exists as a true modern presidential rarity and its appearance should be deemed as something of an event. Starting Bid $500
25. Lyndon B. Johnson 1967 Female Military Officers Bill Signing Pen. Felt tip pen used by President Lyndon B.
Johnson to sign the ‘Act to amend Title 10, 32, and 37, United States Code, to remove restrictions on the careers of female officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps’ (H.R. 5894). The official ‘bill signer’ Eversharp pen measures 5.25˝ long and features a navy-blue plastic barrel bearing a gold facsimile signature with presidential seal and a silver-tone cap section. Accompanied by two photos of Johnson in the Oval Office at the time of signing, the original presentation box, and a typed caption affirming that the pen was “used by the President on November 8, 1967, in signing H.R. 5894.” In fine condition, with some light foxing and soiling to the box and typed caption. Starting Bid $200
26. Richard Nixon Typed Letter Signed. TLS, one page,
7.25 x 10.5, August 10, 1967. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: “Of all the disciplines that our students will have to exercise in the years ahead, the habit of reading good literature will be the most rewarding. Through it they will have a richer, fuller, more meaningful existence as it will bring them tremendous insights into the world around them. In my youth I enjoyed reading Revolutionary and Civil War stories and I also spent a great deal of time reading the lives of famous men such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, whom I admired greatly.” In fine condition. Accompanied by photocopies of Nixon’s original cover letter and the edited version of this letter. Starting Bid $200
27. Barack Obama Signed Golf Score Card. President
Barack Obama’s tri-fold score card from the South Course at Andrews Air Force Base in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, measuring 12 x 6, no date, filled out entirely by the president in pencil, who signs in the player field, “POTUS,” and tracks the score for his three playing partners—“Katz,” “Grant,” and “Marv”—over 17 played holes. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Samuel Sutton, the personal valet to President Obama. Starting Bid $200
29. Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen Signed
Book. Signed book: Renegades: Born in the USA. Deluxe first edition. NY: Crown Publishing, 2021. Hardcover with slipcase, 9.5 x 11.5, 303 pages. Signed prominently on an opening page in black felt tip by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen. In very fine condition. A sought-after and beautifully produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material. Starting Bid $200
Obama autographs for an 8-year-old supporter
28. Barack Obama Signature. Felt tip signature,
“Thanks! Barack Obama,” on an off-white 11 x 8.5 sheet containing a handwritten letter addressed to Obama by a young fan hoping that he becomes president; a photo of the recipient is affixed to the left side. In fine condition, with light handling wear and a central vertical fold. The consignor notes that the autograph was obtained after an Obama campaign rally at Buchanan Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on September 4, 2008. Starting Bid $200
Historic 2009 inaugural invitation signed by Obama and Biden
30. Barack Obama and Joe Biden Signed Inauguration Invitation and Ephemera. Outstanding official 8.5 x
11 invitation to the first inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on January 20, 2009, signed in black felt tip by Barack Obama (as president), Joe Biden (as vice president), and Dianne Feinstein, who was the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Also includes three unsigned passes associated with their second inauguration in 2013: a gold pass for the mall standing area, a ticket to the Inaugural Ball, and a ticket to the National Prayer Service. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
31. White House 1950 Renovation (3) Items: Stones
and Nail. Unusual lot of three items removed from the White House during its expansive renovations undertaken by Harry S. Truman in 1950, consisting of two stones—marble (1.5˝ in length) and schist (1.75˝)—and a square-cut nail that measures 2.25˝. The lot is completed by its original shipping box and rare packing materials from the Commission on Renovation of the Executive Mansion, issued as “Order No. 8050” and “Item No. 4,” as well as its small presentation plaque with presidential seal that reads: “Original White House Material, Removed in 1950.” In overall fine condition, with expected wear from age and use. Starting Bid $200
