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General Foreign Stamps and Covers, U.S. Postal History continued...

Presidential Free Franks and Autographs continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2769° c Chester A. Arthur.> Autograph free frank <<C A A>> <as President> at top left of <Executive Mansion cover> to San Francisco Cal. which is also addressed in his hand, neat Washington D.C. Jul. 25 9 PM 1884 circular datestamp, receiving backstampChester A. Arthur. Autograph free frank "C A A" as President at top left of "Executive Mansion" cover to San Francisco Cal. which is also addressed in his hand, neat "Washington D.C. Jul. 25 9 PM 1884" circular datestamp, receiving backstamp, mostly intact red wax seal on back, expertly restored at right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF A CHESTER A. ARTHUR FREE FRANK ON AN EXECUTIVE MANSION COVER.

Chester A. Arthur was Vice President under Garfield, and he assumed the presidency after Garfield was assassinated. This is one of the keys to a complete collection of Presidential free franks. (Image)

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 E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2770° c William Howard Taft.> Signature <<Wm H Taft>> at top right of The White House, Official Business penalty envelope to Edward Stern in New York, with Washington D.C. May 15 duplex cancel, Very Fine, scarce signature on a White House penalty envelWilliam Howard Taft. Signature "Wm H Taft" at top right of "The White House, Official Business" penalty envelope to Edward Stern in New York, with "Washington D.C. May 15" duplex cancel, Very Fine, scarce signature on a White House penalty envelope, probably the finest of the three reported to exist, illustrated in History of the Free Franking of Mail in the United States by Stern (Image)

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 E. 3,000-4,000

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2771° c William Howard Taft.> Signature <<Wm H Taft>> at top right of legal-size The White House stationery, dateless Battle Creek Mich. postmark, unaddressed, Very Fine, reportedly one of only three signatures on White House stationeryWilliam Howard Taft. Signature "Wm H Taft" at top right of legal-size "The White House" stationery, dateless Battle Creek Mich. postmark, unaddressed, Very Fine, reportedly one of only three signatures on White House stationery (Image)

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 E. 2,500-3,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2772°   William Howard Taft.> Signature <<Wm. H. Taft>> as Internal Revenue collector on strip of four Distillery Warehouse stamps, punch holes affect signatures, still Fine and unusual item, Taft was a collector for Internal Revenue from the age of 25-30William Howard Taft. Signature "Wm. H. Taft" as Internal Revenue collector on strip of four Distillery Warehouse stamps, punch holes affect signatures, still Fine and unusual item, Taft was a collector for Internal Revenue from the age of 25-30 (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2773° c Warren G. Harding.> Free frank <<W G Harding>> on oversize U.S. Senate. Public Document. Free. cover to Alliance O., light vertical file fold at left well away from signature, some slight edgewear<><>^VERY FINE. A RARE HARDING FREE FRANK -- VERWarren G. Harding. Free frank "W G Harding" on oversize "U.S. Senate. Public Document. Free." cover to Alliance O., light vertical file fold at left well away from signature, some slight edgewear

VERY FINE. A RARE HARDING FREE FRANK -- VERY FEW ARE KNOWN.

Only one is known as President, which was sold by the Siegel firm in 2000. (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

CLOSED
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2774° c Calvin Coolidge.> Free frank <<Calvin Coolidge>> on White House, Official Business legal-size cover to William T. Marshall at the Hotel Willard in Washington D.C., neat Washington D.C. May 15 11AM 1928 duplex cancel<><>^VERY FINE. A RARE CALVCalvin Coolidge. Free frank "Calvin Coolidge" on "White House, Official Business" legal-size cover to William T. Marshall at the Hotel Willard in Washington D.C., neat "Washington D.C. May 15 11AM 1928" duplex cancel

VERY FINE. A RARE CALVIN COOLIDGE FREE FRANK AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN.

President and Mrs. Coolidge left the White House shortly after lunch on May 15, 1928 to go to the Old State House in Annapolis Md. to witness a reenactment of George Washington's resignation of his command of the Continental Armies on the 150th anniversary of the event. (Image)

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 E. 3,000-4,000

CLOSED
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2775° c Herbert Hoover.> Signature <erbert Hoover>> on White House, Official Business penalty cover to West Branch Iowa, neat Washington D.C. Nov. 30, 1929 postmark with slogan, small cover tear at top right and slight wear, Very Fine, scarce HerbertHerbert Hoover. Signature "Herbert Hoover" on "White House, Official Business" penalty cover to West Branch Iowa, neat "Washington D.C. Nov. 30, 1929" postmark with slogan, small cover tear at top right and slight wear, Very Fine, scarce Herbert Hoover free frank as President (Image)

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 E. 3,000-4,000

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2776° c Franklin Delano Roosevelt.> Free frank <<Franklin Roosevelt>> at left of White House, Official Business cover to Edward Stern in New York, neat Washington D.C. May 20, 1935 postmark, light vertical file fold at center does not affect signature<Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Free frank "Franklin Roosevelt" at left of "White House, Official Business" cover to Edward Stern in New York, neat "Washington D.C. May 20, 1935" postmark, light vertical file fold at center does not affect signature

VERY FINE. A RARE "FREE FRANK" OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, WHO NEVER HELD THE PRIVILEGE OF SENDING HIS MAILS FREE THROUGH THE POST UNDER HIS SIGNATURE.

The presidential office was of course allowed to send out mail free of charge for official business, using penalty envelopes such as this. However, the signature was not necessary, and the penalty for private use is self-explanatory. Roosevelt died in office and so the free franking privilege exercised by all presidents after leaving office was never exercised. As a philatelist, Roosevelt occasionally prepared items such as this.

Illustrated in History of the Free Franking of Mail in the United States (Image)

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 E. 5,000-7,500

CLOSED
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2777° c Franklin Delano Roosevelt.> Signature at left <<Franklin Roosevelt>> on cover with typed address to Dorothy Starkey in Berlin Wis., neat Washington D.C. Mar. 23 8-AM 1937 postmark, missing top flap, Very Fine, Roosevelt did not have the frankingFranklin Delano Roosevelt. Signature at left "Franklin Roosevelt" on cover with typed address to Dorothy Starkey in Berlin Wis., neat "Washington D.C. Mar. 23 8-AM 1937" postmark, missing top flap, Very Fine, Roosevelt did not have the franking privilege and signed only a small number of covers as souvenirs (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

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2778° c Harry S. Truman.> Signature <arry Truman>> on White House cover addressed in beautiful calligraphy to Mr. Robert G. Simmons at the White House in Washington D.C., with written <<First day cover>> and with New York, N.Y. Centenary InternationalHarry S. Truman. Signature "Harry Truman" on White House cover addressed in beautiful calligraphy to Mr. Robert G. Simmons at the White House in Washington D.C., with written "First day cover" and with "New York, N.Y. Centenary International Philatelic Ex. Sta., May 19 10:00AM 1947" circular datestamp, narrow band of tape along top edge of cover, still Very Fine, the recipient was a former congressman and in 1947 was chief justice of Nebraska (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

CLOSED
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2779 c Harry S. Truman.> Autograph <arry Truman>> on cover addressed to Truman in Independence Mo., some corrections made to address in Trumans hand, Washington D.C. Apr. 1, 1959, First Day of Issue, NATO Alliance for Peace postmark, Very Fine, likelHarry S. Truman. Autograph "Harry Truman" on cover addressed to Truman in Independence Mo., some corrections made to address in Truman's hand, "Washington D.C. Apr. 1, 1959, First Day of Issue, NATO Alliance for Peace" postmark, Very Fine, likely not used as a free frank (accompanying certificate declines to opine), nevertheless a nice example of his signature, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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