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Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 366

Presidential Related Signatures

Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

cut signatures "James Madison", "J.Q. Adams", "James Buchanan, 17 March 1868", "RB Hayes"; signed photo "Dwight Eisenhower" in General uniform, 4-3/4 x 7-1/4 in., accompanied by signed letter from Eisenhower referencing photo and outer mailing envelope postmarked August 16, 1944; signed portrait "Wm. H. Taft", personalized to Robert Humber, 9-3/4 x 13-3/4 in.; signed portrait "Theodore Roosevelt", dated 1905 with best wishes, 10-1/2 x 13-3/4 in.; signed letter "T. Roosevelt" to Robert Van Iderstine, Esquire, dated February 1899; signed portrait "Herbert Hoover", on back notation presented to Robert Humber Jr. by Herbert Hoover on June 20, 1920 at Harvard University, 8 x 10 in.; letter from Office of Vice President Hubert Humphrey to Honorable Robert Lee Humbert (sic), appears to be stamped signature; Harris & Ewing signed studio portrait "Hubert H. Humphrey", personalized to Robert Lee Humber, 11 x 14 in.; Harris & Ewing signed studio portrait "Lyndon Johnson", with best wishes, 11 x 14 in.; Harris & Ewing signed studio portrait "Harry Truman", personalized to Robert Lee Humber, 11 x 14 in.; signed portrait "Richard Nixon", to John L. Humber with best wishes, 11 x 14 in.

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

foxing, creasing, occasional tears, typical losses at periphery, Theodore Roosevelt portrait separated from signed backing

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