Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Rare autographed letter signed
Autographed letter signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt”. 1p., 7.25 x 10.5 inch. New York City, n.d. (about 1926). On his personal letterhead as Vice President of the "Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland". Written while on vacation, the future President asks his secretary to forward his mail. In full: “Will you please send on my mail + continue to do so every 2 or 3 days, till Aug 20th? Long to bother you - This is a wonderful spot - too delightful to open mail from, but I have to keep up!" Mailing folds., else fine condition. FDR is rare in handwritten letters. From the Estate of Malcolm S. Forbes.
Price: $ 1,290 / € 1.090
Excellent content letter signed “Lighthouses for the Blind”
Typed letter signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt”. 2pp., 8.5 x 11.0 inch, Committee for Lighthouses for the Blind letterhead, 1921, May 31. Letter to William J. Sharp, in part: “In reaching your decision as to the acceptance of the state chairmanship offered to you by President Warren G. Harding, Honorary Chairman of the Committee for Lighthouses for the Blind, Mr. Lewis L. Clarke, President of the American Exchange National Bank…and I, feel that you would like to have the information which caused us to determine that we had no choice in regard to serving this movement. These briefly are the facts: 1–The work was founded more than 15 years ago by Miss Winifred Holt, under the name of the New York Association of the Blind; 2–The early growth of the institution was aided unsparingly by such men as William Howard Taft, Elihu Root, Charles E. Hughes, the late Joseph H. Choate, and the late Grover Cleveland…Mr. Clarke and I await with interest your ideas on how the campaign should be conducted from a national standpoint and from the standpoint of the state of Ohio.” In fine condition. Among his many charitable and philanthropic activities at this time, FDR headed a $2 million fund drive for Lighthouses for the Blind. Fine letter on rare letterhead. Comes with my Franklin D. Roosevelt autograph study.
Price: $ 695 / € 510
Typed letter signed
Typed letter signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt”. 1p., 8.0 x 10.5 inch, New York, 1932 February 6, “State of New York” letterhead. Governor Roosevelt writes a letter to Morris Osofsky in New York. In full: “Thank you so much for your greetings on my birthday. It was good of you to think of me.” Excellent signed in dark ink. Mailing folds, else fine condition. Comes with my Franklin D. Roosevelt autograph study.
Price: $ 630 / € 490
Mint condition Executive Mansion card signed
Signed card “Franklin D. Roosevelt”. State of New York Executive Mansion Albany card, 5.0 x 3.25 inch, gold embossed crest upper left corner. Signed in blue ink (rather uncommon, normally FDR used a black India ink). Mint condition and with a perfect signature.
Price: $ 590 / € 455