Free Franks and Signatures continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
|
| 2012 |
|
 William McKinley. Signature as President on Sep. 6, 1898 American Security & Trust check for $66.80, 2c Battleship Revenue at top left with McKinley's initials and date, McKinley was the third
president to be assassinated (at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo N.Y., Sep. 14, 1901), and was the first president to ride in an automobile (rode electric ambulance to hospital after he was shot), Very Fine, with engraved portrait with facsimile
signature beneath (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2013 |
|
 Woodrow Wilson. Signature on Feb. 26, 1901 Princeton Bank check for $290.00, 2c Battleship Revenue stamp with Wilson's personal initials "W.W." and date, check drawn while Wilson was Professor of
Political Science at Princeton where the following year he became President of this well-known Ivy League University, Very Fine, with engraved portrait with facsimile signature beneath (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2014 |
|
Phineas T. Barum. Famous American showman (Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus), signature on Sep. 13, 1880 National Park Bank check for $100.00 payable to himself, full frontal bust portrait of Barnum at left with facsimile
signature beneath, 2c Revenue Stamp Paper RN-G1 at center, Very Fine, another portrait with facsimile signature accompanies |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2015 |
|
 Phineas T. Barnum. American showman, signature on reverse of half-length photograph dated 1865, made from a Brady negative from the National Portrait Gallery, First Issue Revenue 2c Orange Bank Check
perforated also on back, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2016 |
|
 Pierre G. T. Beauregard. Confederate General, signature on Apr. 21, 1880 Mutual National Bank check with 2c Blue Revenue R152 at top right, Very Fine, with engraved portrait with facsimile signature beneath
(Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2017 |
|
 John C. Breckinridge. Vice-President under James Buchanan, signature on Jul. 31, 1872 Grinstead and Bradley check, 2c Third Issue Revenue at top left, Very Fine, with engraved portrait with facsimile signature beneath (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2018 |
|
 Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain). Signature on Jul. 19, 1875 First National Bank of Hartford check for $171.05, 2c Orange Revenue Stamp Paper RN-D1 at center, Very Fine, with portrait and facsimile signature beneath (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2019 |
|
 George Clymer. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania, signature on Apr. 15, 1800 60-day Promissory Note for $1,500, 30c Pennsylvania First Federal Issue Embossed Revenue RM-179
at top left, spindle cuts slightly affect signature, otherwise Very Fine, with Clymer portrait (slight toning) (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2020 |
|
 Jefferson Davis. President of the Confederate States, signature on May 28, 1872 Union and Planters Bank check for $100.00, 2c Orange U.S.I.R. First Issue revenue (uncancelled) at left, Very Fine, with
engraved portrait with facsimile signature beneath (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2021 |
 |
 Henry Dearborn. Free frank "H. Dearborn" as Secretary of War under Jefferson, magenta "Washn. City Mar. 7" circular datestamp and matching "Free" straightline on folded cover to James McHenry in
Baltimore, intact red "War Office" wax seal, refolded and slightly wrinkled, still Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2022 |
|
 Thomas A. Edison. Inventor, signature on Feb. 12, 1876 Mechanics National Bank check for $50.00, 2c Blue Revenue R152 at left, some staining round spindle cuts and small separations at folds, otherwise Fine, with photograph (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
